Day 1. MOMBASA - TSAVO WEST
You will be picked from your hotel early in the morning at 6:00am and drive to Tsavo West National park through Tsavo river or Mtito gate. You will start game viewing just after the park entrance, enroute to the lodge/camp for lunch. After lunch you will relax until 3.30pm when you will start the afternoon game drive until 6:00pm. 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" The 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 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. Mzima Springs is a major attraction here; there is a pool of natural spring water coming from underground with an underwater viewing tank from which you can observe the hippos, fish and crocodiles. Finally, the park offers an excellent view of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Dinner and overnight at the Finch Hatton’s tented campCamp
Day 2. TSAVO WEST – MOMBASA
Early morning game drive at 6:30am followed by a breakfast at 8:30am. After breakfast proceed with game drive with a visit to the Mzima Springs, a major attraction here, there is a pool of natural spring water coming from underground with an underwater viewing tank from which you can observe the hippos, fish and crocodiles After Mzima springs proceed with game drive enroute to voi town hotel for lunch. After lunch drive to Mombasa arriving in your hotel in the evening.
END OF SAFARI………
Price:
Price includes:
Transport in a 9-seater safari bus with a pop-up roof, Game drives, Park entrance fees, accommodation in full board, meals and bottled mineral water in a cool box on game drive
Does not include:
Drinks in the lodges, Cigarettes, tips and things of personal use. |
