Most of the park consists of semi-arid grasslands and savanna. It is considered one of the world's biodiversity strongholds, and its popularity is mostly due to the vast amounts of diverse wildlife that can be seen, including the famous 'big five' consisting of lion, black rhino, cape buffalo, elephant and leopard. The park is also home to a great variety of bird life such as the black kite, crowned crane, lovebird and the sacred ibis. Tsavo East National Park is generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls.
Tsavo West National Park is more mountainous and wetter, with swamps, Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs. It is known for birdlife and for its large mammals. It is also home to a black rhino sanctuary.
We begin the 2 days Tsavo east safari with an early pick up from your hotel at about 06:00hrs in the morning, the journey takes you along the main Mombasa-Nairobi highway where traditional coastal culture slowly and noticeably begins to transform into semi-arid terrain the closer we approach Tsavo East National Park.
Arriving at the Tsavo East National Park gate, you will begin the safari game drive looking for animals on entry as we slowly and surely drive towards the direction of your accommodation looking for any resident wildlife that call Tsavo East home.
At a size of 22,000Km2, Tsavo is one of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries and is most noted for its dust covered red elephant herds, its maneless lions and a variety of other wild animals including leopards, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo and other plains game. On arrival at Lion Hill Lodge (or similar), you will be assisted with check in and enjoy lunch followed by some relaxation.
In the afternoon at about 16:00 hrs, continue with another series of game viewing in search of more animals and birds, concentrating on maximizing your photo opportunities of any wildlife we may spot. We then return to the lodge before sunset for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2:
The following morning at about 06:30hrs, enjoy some coffee/tea at the lodge before you leave for an early morning game drive in search of animals and big cats that may have come out into the open during the night. After the game drive you will then return to the lodge for a full breakfast.
Checking out from the lodge at about 10:00hrs, we begin the return journey via the Mombasa-Nairobi highway to drop you at your beach hotel, which completes the 2 days tsavo east safari.
- 1. Accommodation at the camps.
- 2. All meals as provided in the itinerary.
- 3. Transportation in a chauffeur-driven land cruiser with a pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography.
- 4. Services of an English /Spanish/French/Russian speaking tour/guide-driver
- 5. Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary.
- 6. All Government taxes and levies.
- 7. Minimum of one liter Mineral water a day while on safari only
- 8. All arrival and departure transfers
- 9. 24 hours stand-by contact number
- 10. Guaranteed window seat in the land cruiser
- 11. Two-way long-range high-frequency radio communication
- 12. Unlimited Game drives
- 1. Tips
- 2. Laundry
- 3. Beverages/Drinks
- 4. International flights
- 5. Visas
- 6. Items of a personal nature
- 7. Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary