$1,760 to $1,947 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
Have an early morning pick up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport for a relaxed morning drive to Amboseli National Park with scheduled stops. We plan to arrive at our reserved camp in good time for lunch. After a brief relaxation and familiarization with our accommodation, we proceed on our first game drive in Amboseli, visiting the numerous swamps dotting the park. Here, big concentrations of elephants and hundreds of other grazing herbivores can be found. Our game drive will be easy and unhurried, searching for game opportunities and how to capture the best views of Mount Kilimanjaro that form a beautiful backdrop of this beautiful park.
The game drive lasts until sunset, when we return to the camp for dinner and overnight at AA Lodge Amboseli.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Aa Lodge Amboseli
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Amboseli National Park full exploration
Amboseli National Park full exploration
Have an early breakfast and enjoy beautiful views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Then, depart with a packed lunch to spend the entire day inside the park. You are in the land of the gentle giants! Enjoy great opportunities to watch the elephants and capture their photos against the backdrop of the snowcapped Kilimanjaro. Visit the numerous swamps where wildlife concentrates for forage and mud bathing.
Amboseli is renowned for huge elephant herds, but other wildlife, including giraffe, buffalo, eland, zebra, wildebeest, lion, hyena, and cheetah, can also be seen. You will also be excited by the abundance of birdlife found in this park's wetlands and woodlands, including fish eagles, egrets, pelicans, flamingos and a good selection of birds of prey.
Lunch is served at Observation Hill, the highest point, offering a 360-degree park view. Return to the camp on an en-route game drive with the option of visiting a local, traditional Maasai village.
Dinner and overnight at AA Lodge Amboseli.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Aa Lodge Amboseli
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Amboseli to Taita Hills and Salt Lick Wildlife Sanctuary
Amboseli to Taita Hills and Salt Lick Wildlife Sanctuary
Breakfast in Amboseli is complimented by a beautiful sunrise and a clear morning view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Depart Amboseli for a 4-hour drive to the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. This is an interesting drive along the boundary of Kenya and Tanzania, with superb views of Mount Kilimanjaro and scenic views of rural farms and villages.
Arrive at the Taita Hills Lodge for a set buffet lunch. Embark on an en-route game drive through the sanctuary, enjoying various wildlife sightings, most commonly elephants, zebras, hartebeests, giraffes, and buffalos. A number of predators can also be spotted here, including lions, hyenas, cheetahs, and jackals. Check in at the Salt Lick Game Lodge, a charming and luxurious accommodation with a unique elevated design that enables guests to enjoy uninterrupted views of its several waterholes. A brief relaxation follows before proceeding for an afternoon game drive until sunset when we return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
- Accommodation:
- Salt Lick Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Taita Hills and Tsavo West full exploration
Taita Hills and Tsavo West full exploration
Wake up to the sounds of nature and a beautiful sunrise. After a continental breakfast, start your adventurous full-day exploration of Tsavo West National Park from Taita Hills. With a picnic lunch, access the park through Maktau gate and embark on a game drive.
This is a huge, sprawling park with a magnificent landscape. You will visit areas of bush shrubs, volcanic plateaus, riverine forests, and rocky cliffs. Look out for the “red elephants” of Tsavo, kudus, giraffes, gerenuks, oryx, zebras, buffalos and gazelles. An opportunity to spot a pride of lions, immortalised as the "man-eaters" of Tsavo, leopards, or wild dogs may present itself. Enjoy lunch by Mzima Springs, a clear, sparkling natural spring fed by underground streams that formed underneath a porous volcanic plateau.
Return to Taita Hills and Salt Lick Lodge in the late afternoon, enjoy a swim or watch animals visit a waterhole through a specially designed underground observatory. Dinner and overnight are at Salt Lick.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo West National Park
- Accommodation:
- Salt Lick Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo West NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Taita Hills to Tsavo East National Park
Taita Hills to Tsavo East National Park
Opt for an early morning game drive starting at around 06h30. Catch up with the first rays of sunrise and witness predators in the field hunting for prey. Watch the early morning grazers and browsers and listen to the beautiful sounds of birds. It will be 3 uninterrupted hours of an enticing game drive before returning to Salt Lick for a proper breakfast and to prepare for our drive to Tsavo East National Park.
After breakfast, set out for a comfortable midmorning drive to Tsavo East. Embark on an en-route game drive immediately after accessing the park. Later, check in at the camp in good time for lunch. After relaxation, proceed for an afternoon game drive. You will visit the numerous wildlife concentration areas of Aruba and Kandili. Large herds of elephants and buffaloes are a common sighting in these areas. Enjoy a wide variety of animals, and if lucky, you can encounter the rare African wild dog. The game drive runs until sunset when we return to camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo East NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Tsavo East full exploration
Tsavo East full exploration
A new day dawns in Tsavo. Start off with an early morning game drive in this fascinating park. These game drives present great opportunities to see predators hunting or still feasting on last night's kill. Explore the park, anticipating to see the marauding lions of Tsavo, immortalized as the "man-eaters of Tsavo" for their attacks on railway engineers and their crew in 1898.
Return to the camp at 09h00 for a full breakfast. Midmorning will be spent leisurely as it gets very hot in Tsavo and animals tend to hide from the midday sun. A strategic waterhole by the camp will keep you busy as you watch animals take turns for a drink and a mud bath. A hot lunch is served before the afternoon game drive commences. You can experience more great sightings of elephants, buffalos, and zebras, as well as a chance to spot some lions or cheetahs. Enjoy the park’s 500 bird species, including ostrich, buzzard, roller, and the migratory kestrel. Return to the lodge by sunset for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Aruba Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Tsavo East to Mombasa
Tsavo East to Mombasa
Enjoy an early breakfast in Tsavo. This is the last day on safari, and we plan to make the best of it. We will load up shortly after breakfast and embark on an en-route game drive towards the exit of the park. This day also presents great sighting opportunities since there’s no dull moment in the wilderness. A 2-hour game drive is the best way to complete your wilderness adventure.
We exit the park to join the main highway to Mombasa. Enjoy a smooth drive through remote rural villages and take a scheduled stop for lunch and refreshments. In the afternoon, you will be dropped off at your North or South Coast beach resort to enjoy the rest of your holiday.
This marks the end of our 7-day elephant encounter safari, full of excitement and great memories.
- Main Destination:
- Mombasa Beaches
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
