4-Day Safari to Tsavo West, Amboseli and Tsavo East

An early morning departure from your coastal hotel takes you along the main Mombasa-Nairobi highway into Tsavo West National Park for a first morning game drive en route to your lodge, with good chances of spotting leopard at close range. Check in for lunch, relax by the pool during the heat of the day, then head out for a further afternoon game drive before returning to the lodge for dinner.

Distance: Road transfer from the coast to Tsavo West, approx. 4-5 hours

Activity: Morning and afternoon game drives

Accommodation: Lodge in Tsavo West National Park

Meals: All meals included, drinking water provided

After an early breakfast, check out with game viewing en route to Amboseli National Reserve, stopping at Mzima Springs, which produces over 95 million gallons of water daily and offers an underwater observation tank for viewing hippo, crocodile and fish. To the west of Amboseli, a seasonal lake attracts waterfowl, though for much of the year it is a dry, soda-crusted bed where desert mirages shimmer across the surface. Sightings can include elephant, buffalo, lion, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, baboon and the endangered black rhino. After lunch at your lodge, relax before a late-afternoon game drive, an ideal time to spot game, before returning for dinner.

Distance: Road transfer via Mzima Springs to Amboseli

Activity: Travel day with a Mzima Springs stop, afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Lodge or camp in Amboseli National Reserve

Meals: All meals included, drinking water provided

A morning game drive in Amboseli after breakfast is followed by the drive to Tsavo East National Park, home of the famous red elephants, with further game viewing en route. Settle in for lunch with panoramic views and the chance to watch animals at the waterholes from the lodge, before an afternoon game drive when the odds of spotting the park’s wild cats are at their highest.

Distance: Road transfer with game viewing en route

Activity: Morning game drive in Amboseli, afternoon game drive in Tsavo East

Accommodation: Lodge in Tsavo East National Park

Meals: All meals included, drinking water provided

A final morning game drive before breakfast offers one more chance to spot the park’s big cats. After breakfast, begin the drive back toward the coast, with a stop for lunch along the way before arriving at your hotel or beach resort in Mombasa, Diani, Kilifi or Watamu, bringing the safari to a close.

Distance: Morning game drive, then road transfer back to the coast, approx. 4-5 hours

Activity: Final game drive and departure

Accommodation: N/A, end of safari

Meals: Breakfast & lunch