Magical Kenya Safari:
Day 1. Mombasa – tsavo east
You will be picked from your hotel early in the morning at 6:00am and drive to tsavo east through Bachuma gate. Arriving in time for game drive immediately. Lunch at Voi Safari Lodge. After lunch you will have an afternoon game drive searching for the big 5.
Tsavo East National Park is located 333 km from Nairobi and approximately 160 Km from Mombasa, it is one of the largest national parks in Kenya, covers an area of about 11,747 square kilometers. The park contains some fantastic terrain, including rivers, lakes, tarns, glaciers, and peaks with a wide variety of vegetation, including grasslands, acacia vegetation, open plains and savanna.
It is therefore recognized as one of the world’s leading bio-diversity strongholds. Some of the popular destinations within the park include the Mudanda Rock and the Yatta Plateau, which is the world’s largest lava flow. Luggard’s Falls on the Galana River include shapely water-worn rocks.
You can view a variety of animals at the park, including elephant, lion, leopard, crocodile, waterbuck, kudu, gerenuk, zebra and Aruba Hunter’s hartebeest. You will also observe the large herds of red elephants- they glow red due to red dust of Tsavo. There are also about 500 species of birds, including the ostrich, and migratory birds like kestrels and buzzards. Dinner and overnight at SATAO CAMP
Early morning game drive from 6:30am followed by a breakfast at 8:00am. After breakfast proceed with game drive enroute to Tsavo west. Arriving in time for a short game drive enroute to the lodge for Lunch. After lunch you will relax until 3:30pm time for an 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” 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 to explore 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. Diner and Overnight at VOYAGER ZIWANI CAMP
Day 3. Tsavo west – mombasa
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, you will proceed with game drive enroute to tsavo park hotel in voi town for lunch. After lunch drive back to Mombasa, arriving in your hotel in the evening.
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