5 Day Amboseli - Tsavo Safari Tour

Duration : 4 Nights / 5 Days

Destination Covered : Mombasa, Nairobi, Health

Tour Activities : Game Drives

Tour Themes : Wildlife, Safari Tours

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Mombasa, Nairobi and Health Tour Overview

What’s Cool About These Parks?
You don’t always get a guarantee on safari but you do at Amboseli – the free-ranging elephants are so populous you’re guaranteed lots of sightings. But you’ll also be looking for lions, leopards, rhino, buffalo, cheetah, jackal, hyena, and much more. This is an active place.

Rhinos don’t come with every safari but at Tsavo West, you’ll be treated to a visit to their unique rhino sanctuary. Over 80 of these rather large but gentle creatures make their home here.

The Tsavo parks are renowned for their legendary lions, truly the stuff of legend. You’ll hear tales of their ferocity, especially during the colonial era.

The Extras
Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extra activities like campfire dinners, bush breakfasts, spa, views of the Galana river with its elephants, hippos, and crocodiles, waterhole views of wildlife, traditional dancers, interconnecting rooms and suites, kid clubs, and night game drives.

The Details
No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform, and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.

You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.

We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.

Tour Highlights
Amboseli National Park
Large Elephant herds – guaranteed sighting
Snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro (weather permitting)
Lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant
Marshlands host many elephants, buffaloes, hippos, and a variety of waterfowl like pelican and Egyptian goose
Observation Hill – view the entire park, especially the marshlands with the elephants
Contemporary Masai culture and indigenous lifestyle
Optional Masai village visit – please arrange with your driver/guide – $20 per person

Tsavo West National Park
Scenic green hills and valleys
Unlimited game viewing drives
Rhino sanctuary
Crocodile, hippo, exotic fish, and migratory birds at Mzima springs
Lava flows
Recent volcanoes

Tsavo East National Park
Unlimited game viewing drives
Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, antelope, warthog, ostrich, baboon, bird, and more
Herds of red-dust elephants
The beautiful Aruba Dam on the north bank of the Voi River – fantastic for game viewing
Mudanda Rock – a whale-shaped rock towering over a natural dam – a draw for thousands of elephants

Mombasa, Nairobi and Health Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi – Amboseli National Park 3 – 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

7:00 am Your African Kenya Safaris driver/guide will be by early at your hotel, residence, or place of your choosing. Hop into your private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep to begin this five-day safari of Kenya’s classic parks.

As we head out on the Nairobi/Mombasa Highway, take in the rich morning light spreading over the passing farms, homesteads, and hills. Your safari is just starting.

Well before we arrive at Amboseli, you’re certain to spot the rising peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro – our beacon to the park.

Arriving late morning, we’ll bring you to your safari lodge or tented camp to refresh and enjoy lunch. And then it’s time to head out on your first real game drive.

One of the many fun aspects about Amboseli, besides the postcard-perfect form of Kilimanjaro dominating the landscape, is the sheer number of large free-ranging elephants that you simply can’t miss. The park is known for this very healthy population.

But we’ll also be tracking for lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe… the list goes on. Amboseli hosts all the large and many smaller species.

Toward evening, we might get lucky with a view of Kilimanjaro’s snow-covered peak as the cloud cover peels away. We’ll spend our first safari night at your accommodation.

Day 2

Full-Day at Amboseli

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Let’s get up early to watch the wildlife stir and enjoy the easy, quiet of the new day. We’ll take a game drive and then head back for breakfast.

This is a day of unlimited game drives… if you wish. It’s your choice – just plan it out with your guide. He’ll have lots of ideas and suggestions.

As we roam the park keep an eye out for all sorts of species like impala, Masai giraffe, wildebeest, hyena, jackal, monkey, and even baboon.

Soon it will be lunchtime and you can relax or head right back out to the bush.

We might head up an unusual pyramid-like hill called Observation Hill. Leaving our Jeep we can take in great vistas of the park, its marshes, elephants, and birdlife such as pelican, kingfisher, Egyptian goose, and egret.

Rounding out the day, if you wish you can partake of an optional visit to a nearby Maasai village. You’ll learn about their lifestyle up close as you meet these fascinating indigenous people.

Our second safari night will be at your Amboseli accommodation.

Day 3

Amboseli – Tsavo West 2 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

On our final day at Amboseli, we might just get another view of Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped summit.

We’ll make the two-hour drive to Tsavo West and possibly spot more game on the way. You’ll soon be greeted by the park’s green rolling hills and other inviting landforms like its acacia woods.

Tsavo West features all the big game – everything from lions to leopards to crocodiles. Not every park offers glimpses of the elusive but gentle rhinos, but here you can visit the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, home to over 80 of these endangered creatures.

Another unusual feature that you’ll come upon is Mzima Springs, an unexpected oasis of lush flora, exotic birds and fish, crocodiles, and hippos. We can leave our 4 x 4 to explore the palm-fringed banks of the oasis. There’s even a special hippo viewing area.

And if all that isn’t enough you’ll come upon volcanic artifacts like giant lava tubes and the quirky, towering baobab trees.

We’ve changed our accommodations and you’ll spend the evening at your Tsavo West safari lodge or tented camp.

Day 4

Tsavo West – Tsavo East National Park 1-Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

This is an easy drive and we’ll be looking for more big game on our way to Tsavo East, home of the legendary Tsavo lions, whose tales of ferocity have fascinated generations.

This sprawling park is a land of big tracts out to the horizon, of elephants and lots of other large game.

Your guide will bring you to several well-recognized watering holes like the man-made Aruba Dam and the natural formation of Mudanda Rock. Tsavo’s thirsty inhabitants frequent these oases in the large park to quench their thirst. You’re sure to see elephants, giraffes, zebras, and many other species coming to these respites.

Another famous watering spot is the Galana River which bisects the park. Here, you’ll find crocodile, hippo, waterbuck, and more.

Tsavo East also boasts unusual volcanic formations – check out the Yatta Plateau, the longest hardened lava flow in the world.

Toward evening you’re certain to see one of Tsavo’s glorious sunsets as you make your way to your Tsavo East accommodation.

Day 5

Tsavo East – Kenya Coast/Diani Beach Two-hour train ride

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

It’s day number five of our safari so let’s get in one more game drive through the park’s rugged terrain.

After breakfast, we’ll head over to the train station at Voi where we should arrive at about 11:45 am.

On our trip to the coast, there will still be more opportunities to spot Tsavo’s wildlife from your train – the Madaraka Express. We’ll head over to the train station at Voi where your guide will make sure you are safely boarded in first-class.

This high-speed train is built for air-conditioned comfort with soft reclining seats. The large picture windows will provide colorful vistas of Tsavo East’s great plains and wildlife.

Should you be hungry or want to stretch your legs, visit the buffet car for drinks and snacks. You’ll soon arrive at the modern train station in Mombasa.

What a spectacular way to traverse the Kenyan countryside – in a 4 x 4 Jeep and then on the speedy Madaraka Express to the coast. From Mt. Kilimanjaro to the sands of Diani Beach, we hope you enjoyed the best of our beautiful country and its wildlife. From the team at Africa Kenya Safari, a big thanks for joining our five-day Kenya Classic Safaris.

More Details about Mombasa, Nairobi and Health Tour

Inclusions

Hotel
Nairobi airport hotel pick up transfers
Transport in a customized 4×4 pop up top Land Cruiser jeep
Services of a experienced English/other language speaking safari tour guide/driver
Stay in economy, comfort or luxury lodge/tented camps (your choice)
Private game viewing drives in a 4×4 pop up top land Cruiser jeep
Park entrance fees
All meals on safari
Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
The flying doctors medical, emergency and rescue cover
First class train tickets to the coast
Drop off at Diani Beach or other coastal resort
Government taxes and local levies