3 Days Tsavo East And Amboseli
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
Destinations:
Tsavo West National Park
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (home to Salt Lick Safari Lodge)
Safari Highlights:
Explore the scenic beauty of Tsavo West: lava flows, Mzima Springs, and volcanic hills
Visit the iconic Salt Lick Safari Lodge, famous for stilted rooms above a busy wildlife waterhole
Game drives in two different ecosystems: national park and private sanctuary
See elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and possibly leopards or rhinos
Experience day and night wildlife viewing right from your lodge balcony
Park fees
Transport in a safari van or 4×4 Land Cruiser
Accommodation on full board
Professional driver/guide
Bottled water during game drives
International or domestic flights
Drinks and alcoholic beverages at lodges or camps (unless stated)
Extra meals not specified in the itinerary
Personal expenses (souvenirs, laundry, tips, etc.)
Tips/gratuities for driver/guide, lodge staff, etc.
Optional activities (e.g., nature walks, night game drives – if available)
Visa fees (if applicable)
Travel insurance and medical cover
Phone calls, internet, or other communication costs at lodges
Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo West
Depart Mombasa for Tsavo West through the Mombasa Nairobi Highway. Enter Tsavo West through Tsavo River gate and proceed on to a game viewing along the palm ringed Tsavo River home for hippos and crocodiles. Lunch at Ngulia Safari Lodge. In the afternoon, visit Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary to search the rare black rhino. Dinner and overnight at Kilaguni Serena, Rhino Valley Lodge or similar.
Day 2: Tsavo West – Amboseli
Depart the Lodge after breakfast and proceed to the famous Mzima Springs where some 250 litres of water gush out of the Chyulu Lava flows everyday creating a scenic home to fat pods of hippos and crocodile infested pools. Drive out of Tsavo West on the Shetani lava flows to Amboseli National Park for lunch at Oltukai Lodge/Amboseli Serena Lodge.
Afternoon game drives on this magnificent park on the back drop of Mount Kilimanjaro in search for lions, cheetah, buffalo, rhino and elephant. Plenty of plains game will be seen. Dinner and overnight at Oltukai/Amboseli Serena lodge.
Day 3: Amboseli – Taita Hills (Saltlick)
After breakfast make drive en route exiting the park proceeding to Taita Hills for lunch and leisure. Afternoon game drive is made in the Taita Hills (Salt lick) Wildlife Sanctuary famous for its large numbers of the prides of lions. Also to be seen are the elephants, buffaloes, giraffe, impala, baboon, warthog and waterbuck. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Saltlick Safari Lodge.
Day 4: Saltlick – Mombasa
Early breakfast, make the final game drive as you exit the sanctuary before midday to have lunch at Lion Hill Camp/ Voi town. Proceed to Mombasa with afternoon arrival at your coastal hotel.
