Trip Summary:
This tour takes you to
visit 4 National parks located in the southern of Kenya, where you will
stay for 3 nights in Amboseli National Park and 1 night in Tsavo West
National Park 1 night Salt lick with game drives. Accommodation can be either at luxury,
standard lodges or camping as per your choice.
On this safari you will visit one of the main sources of water supply in
Mombasa Kenya that is the mzima springs. you will also visit Amboseli
National Park and get a glimpse of the Mount. Kilimanjaro.
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: Nairobi
Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights Tsavo West - Amboseli - Tsavo East Lodge Safari Mombasa
Departure Time: 0800 Hrs (possible to leave earlier than)
Departures: Daily
Minimum Persons Required: 2
Accommodations: Luxury lodgeBest Time: All round the year
4 Days Tsavo West,
Amboseli, Tsavo East Safari from Mombasa
Day 1: MOMBASA - TSAVO WEST (240 kms, Appx. 5 hrs)
Your 4 days, 3 nights Kenya Coast Tsavo East/Tsavo West national parks
road safari departs from Mombasa and the Kenyan coast beach hotel.......
Depart the Kenya Coast for the inland Kenya safari tour via the Mombasa-Nairobi
highway. The 240 km, 4-hour journey through tarmac and gravel roads will
be broken en-route on a refreshments stopover. We will enter the Tsavo
West and commence game viewing towards the direction of your
accommodation base. After check in, we will freshen up and enjoy a
buffet lunch.
Here, laws of the jungle apply. Activities cease when the sun is up. In
the late afternoon, we will venture out to the Rhino Sanctuary with some
game viewing en-route to try your chances at spotting this endangered
species. It’s game viewing with the throws of sunset as we head back to
our bases for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: TSAVO WEST - AMBOSELI (140 kms, 3 hrs)
Sunset finds us ready and out for our pre-breakfast game viewing drive.
We will visit the Mzima Springs and explore on foot this volcanic wonder
marveling at the hippos, crocodiles, exotic fish, and tropical
vegetation together with resident and migratory bird species. We return
to our base for breakfast before checking out and proceeding further
south to the Amboseli National Park.
The 2-hour journey on gravel tracks gets us to our accommodation bases
in Amboseli. We will check in, freshen up, enjoy lunch, and relax
bidding our time for the natural circus that awakens when the sun begins
its journey down. Your game viewing drive will be short, detailed, and
comprehensive. Amboseli is small and sparse of vegetation, animal
spotting is easy and fast, the Mt. Kilimanjaro in it’s majesty will
shear off the clouds, snow will gleam on it’s peak and Africa in all
it’s splendor will be smiling at you. It is a sight to behold, a
photographers moment for those magical memories. We will return to the
base for meals and overnight.
Day 3: AMBOSELI - TSAVO EAST (300 kms, 5½ hrs)
Dawn at Amboseli: Yet another date with Kilimanjaro. We will game watch
as we exit after a hearty breakfast. A bumpy start before we re-join the
highway, Nairobi – Mombasa, for your last leg; the Tsavo East National
Park. Arrival at your base for check-in, freshening up, lunch and
relaxation. Your next appointment with nature begins at about 1600hrs.
Your evening game drive will be slow and appreciative “no hurry in
Africa” is the norm now. No clamor for snaps, we will drink in the
serenity of the jungle while reflecting on the essence of nature. Your
driver guide will be more informative on animal behavior and keen on
pointing out characteristics. We return to our base for dinner and
overnight.
Day 4: TSAVO EAST - MOMBASA (170 kms, 3 hrs)
Dawn finds us ready for our early morning game viewing drive. Tsavo is
expansive and open. We will explore this vastness in a relaxed style
with more time spent at our sightings. We return to your base and check
out.
A last lap of honour will follow in your optional post-breakfast game
drive followed by a long lunch and a relaxed drive back to the Coast. We
will be dropped off at your respective hotels.
Price include:
Transport in our customized safari mini-bus.
Services of a driver/ guide.
accommodation in your safari lodge or tented camp
Park entrance fees.
All meals on safari.
Pick up and drop off at respective hotel, residence.
Not Included
All bottled drinks.
Items and services of a personal nature.
Tips and gratuities
Amboseli Safari
Amboseli National Park is a very popular Kenya safari reserve because of
the stunning view it displays of nearby Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s
tallest freestanding mountain. When you go on your Amboseli Safari, be
sure to get the famous photograph of elephants with the unforgettable
views of Kilimanjaro in the background!
Streams from Kilimanjaro surface in the centre of Amboseli, creating
swamps that attract and support a rich diversity of wild animals and
birdlife.
As Amboseli is easily accessible, it forms a popular part of many of our
safari itineraries. Amboseli is one of the smaller game parks in Kenya
and the vegetation ensures that the animals are easy to spot. Lions can
easily be found and can occasionally be watched stalking their prey.
Buffalo, zebra, giraffe, gazelle and other plains game are plentiful in
the park and hippos live in the open waters and swamp channels. The
elephants found here are surprisingly relaxed around safari vehicles;
they were largely unaffected by ivory poaching and have some of the
largest tusks.
Tsavo West National
Park
The Land of Lava, Man-eaters, Springs and much more...
Tsavo West National Park covers 7065 km2, approximately 30% of Kenya's
area under parks, and contains a diversity of habitats, wildlife and a
mountainous scenic landscape.
The park is a vast expanse of savanna stretching from Mtito Andei, along
the Mombasa-Nairobi road and south to the Tanzanian border. The North
Eastern boundary along the Highway adjoins Tsavo East National Park, but
Tsavo West has a more varied topography and a more diverse array of
habitats than its neighbour.
The park's habitats include open plains alternating with Savannah bush
and semi desert scrub, acacia woodlands; rocky ridges and outcrops and
more extensive ranges and isolated hills; belts of riverine vegetation;
palm thickets and on the Chyulu hills, mountain forest.
There are numerous rocky outcrops and ridges and part of the park,
towards the Chyulu Hills, is of recent volcanic origin with lava flows
and ash cones including the Shetani lava flow, an example of a recent
volacano.
In the far south western corner on the Kenya Tanzania border is Lake
Jipe, part of which is in the park. This very attractive lake is fed by
runoff from Mt. Kilimanjaro and the North Pare mountains.
At Mzima Springs, in the North of the park, water that has filtered
underground from the Chyulu Hills gushes from below a lava ridge into a
series of clear pools.
Location:
South Eastern Kenya, inland from Mombasa, and the altitude ranges
between 200 - 1000m.
Climate:
Temperature ranges from 20 - 30o C and rainfall from 200mm - 700mm. Two
ran seasons: Long rains - March/April & Short rains - Nov/December.
HOW TO GET THERE
Roads:
The main access routes are through Chyulu Gate from Amboseli and Mtito
Andei Gate from Nairobi (240 km) and Mombasa. Visitors from Mombasa also
use Tsavo Gate near Manyani. The park can also be reached via Taveta-Voi
road through Maktau, Ziwani and Jipe gates.
Airstrips:
Kamboyo, Kilaguni, Tsavo Gate, Jipe, Kasigau, Finch Hottons, Ziwani and
Maktau airstrips are in good condition.
Park Gates:
Chyulu, Mtito Andei, Tsavo, Jipe, Maktau Gate, Kasigau and Ziwani Gates.
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Recent volcanoes, lava flows and caves with potential for geological and
cave exploration, and hiking. Mzima Springs & underwater hippo watching,
Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Lake Jipe, Mt. Kilimanjaro, elephant, rhino,
diverse bird and plant species. And if lucky - Wild dogs.
FACILITIES
Lodges:
Ngulia Lodge; Kilaguni Serena Lodge; Severin Safari Camp/Lodge; Finch
Hattons.
Campsites:
Lake Jipe (public); Kamboya (public); Royal Little (special); Simba
(special); Kenge (special); Kudu (special).
Others:
Kamboyo guesthouse; Tsavo West Information Visitor Centre.
Bandas:
Lake Jipe; Kitani; Ngulia.
Picnic Sites:
Poachers look out; Chaimu Crater; Shetani Lava Flow; Roaring Rocks;
Mzima Springs; Visitor Information Centre Picnic Site.
COMMON VEGETATION
Most of the northern sector is Acacia commiphora bushland with scattered
trees such as baobabs - Adansonia digitata and Delonix elata. In the
Ngulia area, a range of craggy hills reaches around 1800m and is heavily
wooded. The southern sector consists of open grassy plains. The
permanent tsavo river runs through the northern part of the park with a
fringe of riverine Acacia elatior and Hyphaene compressa woodland. Lake
Jipe is bordered by extensive beds to Typha and has large permanent
swamps at its eastern and western ends. Mzima springs, is fringed by
Raphia farinifera and Phoenix reclinata palms.
Visitor Activities
Boat excursion at lake Jipe; Bird watching at lake Jipe; Annual bird
ringing at Ngulia lodge; Hill and rock climbing at Chaimu and Ngulia
Hills.
Accommodations in Tsavo
Finch Hatton's Finch Hatton's
Found at the foot of the Chyulu Hills rests the friendly luxury tented
lodge of Finch Hattons. From Mombasa or Nairobi Finch Hattons is in the
heart of Tsavo.
Voyager Safari Camp
Voyager Safari Camp offers a tranquil retreat in one of the wildest
places left on Earth. It has excellent view of the overlooking mystical
Mount Kilimanjaro.
Kilaguni
In the heart of the Tsavo National Park lies Kilaguni Lodge, a Tsavo
landmark, where you are assured a memorable experience.
