DAY 1. NAIROBI – AMBOSELI
You will be picked from your Nairobi hotel at 6:30am and drive to Amboseli. Arriving in time for game viewing. Lunch at the Camp. After lunch you will relax until 3:30pm time for an afternoon game drive until 6:30pm.
Amboseli offers an interesting contrast in appearance. It has a somewhat dry and dusty appearance, which can be attributed to the volcanic ash that came out of Mt Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. Mt Kilimanjaro is located just about 25 miles away. The park was opened to visitors in April 1948.
Visitors mainly come to watch the huge herds of elephants. There are about 900 elephants in the park. Wildlife here includes the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal and serval cat, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, wild dog, and hippo. There are also over 400 species of birds, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, marital eagle and pygmy falcon.
You will also enjoy excellent views of Mt Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Dinner and Overnight at Kibo Safari Camp.DAY 2 AMBOSELI - TSAVO WESTToday you will have an early morning game drive from 6:30am to 8:00am then back to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast you will depart for Tsavo West for game drive en-route to the Lodge for Lunch. After lunch you will have an afternoon game drive from 3:30pm until 6:30pm. Tsavo West National Park is covering a large area consisting of diverse terrains; the park stretches 9,065 square kilometers at a distance of about 240 km from Nairobi and about 255km from Mombasa. It provides diverse habitats for its animals as altitude ranges from 500 ft to 6,000 ft above sea level. There are rivers, forests, lakes, wooded grasslands and mountains, each harboring a distinct set of animals.
The park became famous through the notorious "Man Eaters of Tsavo" incident at the turn of the century, when man-eating lions were preying on the workers building the great Kenya-Uganda Railway. This incident was also depicted in the popular movie "Ghost and the Darkness. You can enjoy exploring the Chaimu volcanic crater. You can also explore the Shetani Lava Flow and a variety of caves in the park. There is a quite a variety of wildlife and birdlife in the park. Over 600 species of birds have been recorded. Moreover, game viewing is fairly easy. Animals include the leopard, cheetah, buffalo, rhino, elephant, giraffe, zebra, lion, crocodile, mongoose, hyrax, dik dik and porcupine. The Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary is another safe haven for rhinos.
Finally, the park offers excellent views of Mount Kilimanjaro Dinner and overnight at Ngulia safari lodge DAY 3. TSAVO WEST - MOMBASA/ DIANIToday you will have an early morning game drive from 6:30am to 8:00m for breakfast. After breakfast proceed with game drive with a visit to the Mzima springs where you will be able to see hippos, crocodiles and fish from an underground glass built tunnel. Then proceed with game drive enroute to Voi town hotel for lunch. After lunch you will drive to Mombasa or Diani Beach arriving in the early evening. Drop off at the hotel of your choice or private villa.