Trip Summary:
This tour takes you to
visit 2 National parks located in the southern of Kenya, where you will
stay for 1 nights in Tsavo West National Park and 1 night in Tsavo West
National Park with game drives. Accommodation can be either at luxury,
standard lodges or camping as per your choice.
You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the
fauna and flora in the natural areas, also peoples and culture.
Availability 90%
Minimum Rate Per Adult: US$
Departing From: Mombasa
Duration: 2 Days / 1 Nights Tsavo West Lodge Safari
Departure Time: 0800 Hrs (possible to leave earlier than)
Departures: Daily
Minimum Persons Required: 2
Accommodations: Luxury lodgeBest Time: All round the year
2 Days Tsavo West Safari - Kenya
Tsavo West Highlights
-Rhino Sanctuary
-Mzima Springs
-Mt Kilimanjaro
DETAILED SAFARI PROGRAM
Day 1: Mombasa-Tsavo west National Park Safari
Pick up from your coastal hotel in the morning drive through Nairobi -
Mombasa highway. There will be a stop over en-route for breakfast cum
refreshments. We enter the Tsavo West in the mid-morning and commence
game viewing en-route base to booked camp or lodge. After check-in, we
freshen up and settle for a buffet lunch. We will proceed for an
afternoon game viewing drive with a visit to the rhino sanctuary. We
return to our camp or lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Tsavo West - Mombasa
Earlry morning breakfast Leave booked camp or lodge drive to Mzima
Springs, a natural spring from an underground river from Kilimanjaro to
see Hippos and Crocodiles. Later game drive en route coming out from
Mtito Andei gate and proceed for lunch at voi town. Drive back to
Mombasa arriving late in the day
2 days Tsavo West Safari
Tour Price Includes:
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
- Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
- Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing.
- All park entrance fees to include government taxes and service of an
English, French or Germany speaking professional driver/guide.
- Game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
- Exclusive transport in a safari tour mini bus 4 x 4 with a game
viewing roof hatch and UHF radio.
The price does not include:
- Tips
- Laundry
- Drinks
- Items of a personal nature
TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK
Area: 9,065 Km
Location: South East Kenya
Gazetted: April 1948
Climate:
Warm to hot and dry. Temperatures range from 20 - 30° C. Annual rainfall
of 200 - 700 mm occurs in the "long rains" of March - May and the "short
rains" of October - December.
Open: Daily 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. No entry after 6:15 pm. No entry allowed
on foot. Walking and hiking only allowed in designated areas only and in
the company of a KWS ranger. Contact the park Warden or KWS HQ for
specific information.
When To Go: The Park is open all year round.
Ancient land of lions and lava
World famous Tsavo West National Park, with it's Tsavo East neighbour,
combine to form one of the largest national parks in the world.
Beckoning are the ancient lands of lava and lions, resembling a
masterpiece painted on a sprawling canvas of endless skies, emerald
hills and palm-fringed rivers. Amidst abundant wildlife, sparkling oases
blend with the unforgettable sunrise or sunset backdrop of Mt.
Kilimanjaro, "the roof-top of Africa". Exhale, unwind and allow Tsavo
West to cast it's everlasting spell!
Vast vistas and volcanic views
The immense Tsavo West stretches from the northeastern Athi river to the
southwestern Tanzania border. With rocky outcrops in it's northern
parts, most of the park is a vast tangled bushland savannah, laced with
volcanic ridges and lava beds. With it's sweeping hills reaching 1,800
metres high, the Ngulia range offers dramatic vistas, while Chyulu Hills
, adjuscent to Tsavo West, feed the remarkable Mzima Springs where
thousands of gallons of crystal-clear freshwater gushes into palm
fringed pools, filled with hippos and crocodiles.
Ancient and recent volcanic activity is evident within and around the
park. Visit Shetani or Devils Lava Flow foremed a few hundred years ago
when a fiery molten fury spewed from the earth! Or climb to Chaimu
Crater - in a mere 10 minutes. And stop by the eerie "Roaring Rocks" ,
named after the buzz of the cicadas that inhabit them and the howl of
the wind as it rushes past the sheer face of the scarp.
From the Park's many panoramic vantage points, absorb the vast vistas as
you monitor the movement of the wildlife herds below. The finest of
Poachers Lookout, a roofed hut high on a hill with views to eternity.
Wondrous wildlife
The world's most magnifient game viewing awaits you! Vast herds of
dust-red elephant, fat pods of hippo, giant crocodiles, teeming herds of
savannah dwellers plus a fantasia of birds and magical flora flourish
here. The Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary protects Tsavo's growing population of
endangered black rhino, successfully inching their way back from the
brink of extinction caused by rampant poaching in the 1960's. Beautiful
Lake Jipe, straddling the Kenya/Tanzania border, offers memorable
experiences of abundant aqautic and bird life viewing - from a hired
boat!
Mzima Springs Magic
The lush, hippo inhabited pools of Mzima Springs are a verdant cooling
oasis. An underwater hippo-viewing chamber, two nature trails and some
scenic picnic spots provide a refreshing and rewarding adventure. And a
romantic spot too!
Wildlife galore
Kenya's largets national park supports ALL the "Big Five"! Home to the
country's larget herd of elephant population, your exciting safari is
sure to include buffallo, lion, leopard and rhino too. Plus at Mzima
Springs, abundant Nile crocodile and hippo. Herds of giraffe, gerenuk,
oryx, zebra and impala range through bush and plains, as do hartebeest,
lesser kudu, eland, water buck, Steinbuck, Kirk's Dik Dik and
kingspringer. Don't miss yellow baboons and vervet monkeys as they
cavort noisly around acacia trees.
Birds
Prolific bird life - featuring over 600 recorded species - are a true
highlight. Birds of the semi-arid zone, such as somali ostrich and
golden pipit, slip by the the more conspicuous white-headed buffalo
weaver and it;'s vivid coral rump displayed in flight, or the
brilliantly plumaged golden-breasted starling. Raucous hornbill, with
their lilting flight, are also prevalent in the park as are hole-nested
birds, such as orange-bellied parrot, and D'Arnands's barbet that favour
the thick-trunked baobab tress.
Roaring Rocks is an excellent spot for raptors: eagles cruise by at eye
level and Bateleur comb the rocky scarp for unsuspecting prey. The
Ngulia area, due in part to it's geography, forms a focus for
innumberable Eurasian and Palaeartic migrating birds. A palaeartic
migrartory bird-banding (bird-ringing) project is at Ngulia Lodge.
Plants.
Ranging from woodland to semi-desert, Tsavo West covers a diverse array
of habitats. For the most part. the area is hot and dry, with acacia-commiphora
scrub broken by short grassy plains flecked with thorn trees. Wild
flowers appear with the short rains and the ground can be quickly
carpeted with delicate thnubergia, ipomoea and barleria. Watch for teh
blazing fire-balllily and the delonix, a sparsely branched tree with
exquisite white blooms, pollinated by nocturnal bats. Rivers are fringed
with acacias as magnificient baobabs rise leafless above the shimmering
heat.
Around and about Tsavo West
Nearby excursions can include visits to the massive expanses of sister
park Tsavo East, the verdant Taita Hills or volcanic remnants of the
Chyulu Hills. Within easy reach is world-renowned Amboseli National
Park, remembered daily by the glorious backdrop views of majestic
Kilimanjaro.
Where to stay
Luxury Lodges and tented camps, hotels as well as self-catering
accommodation is available including:-
Kilaguni Lodge, Ngulia Safari Lodge, Finch Hutton's Tented Camp, Kitani
Safari Lodge and Voyager Safari Camp.
Self catering accommodation
Kamboyo Guest House located 8 km from the park HQ at the Mtito Andei
gate. It comprises 3 double bedrooms, 1 single, 2 bathrooms and WC's.
Bedding, nets and limited kitchen equipment is provided.
Ngulia Safari Camp offers 6 self-catering cottages or "bandas", each
with a double bedroom (2 single beds with bedding and nets), bathroom
and WC plus a fully equiped kitchen and outdoor dining area.
Kitani Safari Camp offers 8 stine cottages, each with a double bedroom
(2 single beds with bedding's and net), hot water, bathroom and WC plus
an equipped kitchen and outdoor dining area. An outdoor BBQ restaurant
and bar, generator and a s basic food and beverages shop, as well as
access to meals (delivery too) from the nearby sister Kitani Safari
Lodge round out this site.
Lake Jipe Banda's. On the lakeshore, three cottages or "bandas" are
available. each with 2 single beds with nets, water, outdoor cooking
area and kerosine lamps. A detached building offers showers and toilets
for all visitors.
Camping. There are 3 public campsites (water and latrine only) as
follows:-
Kamboyo Campsite (8 kms from Mtito Andei gate), Chyulu Campsite (1 km
from Chyulu gate) and Lake Jipe Campsite (on the lakeshore). A wide
selection of "special" (private) campsites are available.
Guide services. To explore the park on foot, the service of a KWS ranger
is required due to the potentially dangerous wildlife. As a naturalist
and park expert, KWS ranger may be booked in advance through the warden.
What to take with you.
Drinking water, picnic and camping equipment (if you camp overnight) ,
binoculars, camera, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, insect repellent,
anti-malarial prophylactics, walking boots and field guides.
How to get there.
By road: Mtito Andei gate is 240 kms south of Nairobi and 249 kms north
of Mombasa on the main Nairobi - Mombasa highway.
Roads: The roads are well graded and efficiently maintained
Gates: Chyulu, Mtito Andei (Kamboyo HQ) , Tsavo, Jipe, Ziwani and Maktau
By air: Air strips are at Kilaguni, Finch Hattons and Lake Jipe.
