This is a short itinerary packed with exciting game viewing in Kenya’s Tsavo and Amboseli National Parks. It is ideal for those with time constraint or first timers. Accommodation is in fantastic lodges with good value for money.
Your Safari kicks off from the Eastern part of Tsavo one of the worlds leading bio-diversity strongholds. Tsavo East National Park is one of the world’s largest game reserves, providing undeveloped wilderness and home to vast numbers of animals. On the shaded northern bank of the Voi River looking across the Aruba dam is the Ashnil Aruba Lodge. Here you will spend the first night of your safari. Activities in this park include bird watching, sundowners, bush breakfast and game drives.
Lying on the foot hills of Mount Kilimanjaro is the Oltukai lodge, one of the best spots in the world to watch elephants with the backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Oltukai Lodge has 80 luxury chalet-style twin rooms, all with an uninterrupted view of the wetlands or Kilimanjaro. Stylish and comfortable, the rooms have private bath rooms and individual terraces.
Superbly situated in the lee of Mount Kilimanjaro and sheltered by the volcanic splendor of the Chyulu Hills, is the classic stone-built Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge. The lodge overlooks its own water hole, which is visited daily by elephants, buffalos and a wide variety of plains game. One of the first lodges ever to be built in a national park, the lodge is cool, tranquil and hushed for optimum game-viewing. It is also ideally placed for visits to all the park’s prime attractions. Here you will spend the last night of your safari.
Safari Itinerary
Day 1 : Tsavo East National Park
06.00 hrs pick up from your hotel in Diani or Mombasa international airport. Depart for Tsavo East National Park entering via Voi gate. Proceed with game drive en route to arrive at Ashnil Aruba Lodge in time for lunch. After lunch there’s a chance to relax or take a swim then embark on a late afternoon game drive. return to the lodge in time to freshen up for dinner.
Dinner and Overnight at Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Day 2: Amboseli National Park
After breakfast depart for Amboseli National Park, home to over 400 species of birds and also wild animals roaming freely. Uniquely placed at the heart of Amboseli is the beautiful Oltukai Lodge. Enjoy lunch and relax before embarking on a late afternoon game drive.
Dinner and Overnight at Ol Tukai Lodge
Day 3 : Amboseli National Park
Depending on your preference, there are a couple of options with regards to how your day is Structured. You can have breakfast in camp and head out with a picnic lunch, returning in the mid afternoon. Alternatively you can do a morning game drive, return to camp for lunch, relax and do a nature walk in the late afternoon.
Dinner & overnight Ol Tukai Lodge
Day 4 : Tsavo West National Park
After early breakfast depart for Tsavo West National Park arriving at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge for lunch. After lunch there’s a chance to relax or take a swim then embark on a late afternoon game drive with a stop at Mzima Springs – a set of crystal-clear ponds, fed by the melt waters of Mount Kilimanjaro, in which many hippos can be viewed from a submerged chamber.
Dinner and Overnight at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge
Day 5 : Coast – End of Safari
After breakfast depart with game viewing en-route to the Coast dropping off at your hotel in the early evening.