5 Days, 4 Nights - Tsavo East, Tsavo West & Amboseli National Park Safari
Discovery Tour Of Tsavo East/West & Elephants of Amboseli
Prepare to see elephants! And plenty of other big game on this African safari to Kenya’s largest parks. Rolling savannahs, glistening fresh springs, and the highest free-standing mountain on the planet – Mt. Kilimanjaro – are all awaiting your discovery. So, join us on this 5-day medium-length safari where you’ll be close to the land and the wonders of the natural world.
SAFARI ITINERARY
Nairobi – Tsavo East: (340km-Appr 5 hrs)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
We’ll take the Nairobi/Mombasa highway, stopping to stretch and get refreshments along the way.
Entering Tsavo East, you’ll appreciate the vast stretches of land and sky before you. It’s time to set out on our first game drive.
This is a rugged park with a rusty colored soil the big elephants like to roll in. They may even entertain you marching by with their proud, red dusted coats.
We’ll head to our accommodation for lunch and perhaps some relaxing time. Then, it’s back into the safari vehicle and more tracking of giraffe, impala and of course, lion.
As a final flourish to our first safari day, we’ll be treated to the first of several blazing African sunsets.
OVERNIGHT – Tonight, we’ll stay in Tsavo East, at your choice of safari lodge or tented camp.
Tsavo East – Tsavo West
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Welcome to safari life where we rise before the sun to watch the park come alive and head out on our first game drive. The park is peaceful at this time of day and we’ll be listening and looking for the first signs of emerging wildlife.
We’ll enjoy breakfast at our accommodation and take one more game drive as we depart for Tsavo West.
This next park is pleasing to the eye with its scenic hills and valleys, oases, and surprises like ancient baobab trees.
There’s plenty of the big game here like lion and rhino. We’ll proceed to the Nguila Rhino Sanctuary which harbors over 80 of these fascinating creatures
OVERNIGHT – We’ll spend our second safari night at Tsavo West at your choice of lodge or tented camp.
Tsavo West – Amboseli: 100kms Appr 2 hrs:
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
We’ll be up with the birdsong and ready for the sights the natural world will bring us in this new dawning day.
An early game drive brings us into the first rays of sunlight as it lights up the savannah and the park’s awakening inhabitants.
Let’s head over to one of Tsavo West’s treasures, Mzima Springs, a rich, green oasis. In this lush setting, we’ll find hippo, crocodile, exotic fish and birds. We can walk here, under the palm-fringed shores and take in the park’s other wildlife, attracted to these life-giving waters.
Now it’s time to take the short trip to Amboseli Park.
Just look for the sky-scraping peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro as our beacon to the park.
We’ll enjoy a relaxing lunch and perhaps some free time at our accommodation before heading out to discover the wilds of Amboseli.
There is a rich assortment of game to discover on these plains and we’ll be looking for all of Africa’s Big Five.
With Kilimanjaro posing in the background, you’ll be tempted to take lots of photos and why not? This what it’s all about.
Toward evening you may even get better views of the great mountain’s snow-encrusted peak as the cloud covering often burns away, revealing one of the world’s most enchanting sights.
OVERNIGHT – We’ll spend the first of two nights at Amboseli at your safari lodge or tented camp.
Amboseli National Park
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
We have prepared a full day of game drives at Amboseli to see the big game, especially the elephants.
The park is famous for being the best spot in Africa to spot the great herds as they march family-style to their favorite watering holes. See how many you can count.
Observation Hill is a wonderful vantage point to observe the wildlife in the marshes below, like buffalo, hippo, pelican, and other waterfowl.
Along with your many game drives you can take advantage of an optional visit we offer to a nearby Masai Village. Meet the tribespeople and learn about their lifestyle up close. Your driver/guide can make all the arrangements.
OVERNIGHT – We’ll spend your final night at Amboseli at your safari lodge or tented camp.
Amboseli – Nairobi
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch
It’s our last safari morning but we’ve got plans to pack in as much as possible. We’ll start with a pre-breakfast game drive and see who else we can check off our list.
Breakfast follows, surrounded by all the beauty of nature and then another mid-morning drive through the park. There will be time to visit any spots you may have missed.
Then we’re off to Nairobi with a stop for lunch on the way.
We should arrive at about 16:30 hrs. (4:30 pm).
We promised you lots of elephants and wildlife, and we delivered, plus all kinds of unforgettable safari fun. Thank you so much for joining us on this journey. And when you are ready for your next adventure
DROP-OFF – We should arrive back in Nairobi toward the early evening and will bring you to your hotel, residence, or the airport
On behalf of the entire team at Homeland Adventures Kenya, a big thanks for letting us host your safari. Hope to see you soon!
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Tsavo East National Park
– Game viewing drives
– Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, antelope, warthog, ostrich, Baboons, birds…
– Herds of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling or simply foraging
– The beautiful man made Aruba dam located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River, is visited by thousands of animals and is a great game viewing destination.
– Mudanda Rock – this whale-backed rock towers above a natural dam, which acts as a draw to thousands of elephants - Tsavo West National Park
– Scenic hills and valleys
– Game viewing drives
– Crocodile, hippo, exotic fish and migratory birds at the Mzima springs
– Africa’s limitless expanses of the wild.
– Lava flows
– Recent Volcanoes - Amboseli National park
– Mount Kilimanjaro, highest mountain in Africa
– Swamps below observation hill hosting large herds of elephants, buffalo, hippo and a variety of water fowls like pelican, Egyptian goose.
– A glimpse of African homesteads & cultures - Masai village visit at Amboseli =$ 20 per person to Masai village chief – Optional
SAFARI COST IS DETERMINED BY SEASON, NUMBER OF PERSONS & ACCOMODATION OPTION
- Tour in our Standard Customized Pop-top roofed Safari Vehicle.
- Services of an experienced driver/ guide
- Stay in your preffered accommodation choice
- Game viewing drives
- Park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle.
- Pick up/drop off at Nairobi hotel or residence.
- Government taxes and local levies
- International flights.
- Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
- Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
- Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.)
- Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled & Soft Drinks.
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
Tips and Gratuities.