2 Day Road Safari in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Splendid Safari in Kenya
Alibaba Tours and Safaris invites you to travel to Kenya's Tsavo West National Park from Mombasa. Tsavo West National Park topography features a wide range of habitats, wildlife and a young mountain scenery unique in Kenya - a spectacular showcase of recent geological activities. With Mount Kilimanjaro sitting on its flank, this recent volcanic area abounds in hills / mountains, lake / rivers / springs, and other geological particularities. You will surely be held spellbound by the grandeur of this park.
Key information
- Starting point and ending point: Mombasa
- English, French, Spanish speaking guide
- All park fees are included
Highlights
- Game drives in a minibus
- A chance to meet the red elephants
- Encounter with elephant, lion, leopard, crocodile, and other animals
- Services of a well-trained safari driver guide
- 1 liter of bottled water per person per day
- Pick-up from and to the hotel
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 1 night's accommodation
Styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Lounge
Severin Safari Camp is situated in Tsavo West, the biggest national park in Kenya, 250 kilometers from Mombasa, and offers the possibility of encountering the big five (elephant, leopard, buffalo, lion, and rhino) and an uncountable number of species of birds and other plains game. This park is where the biggest population of elephants in Kenya is at home. On good days, the camp offers a wonderful view of the Kilimanjaro.
The Severin Safari Camp offers spacious octagonal tents equipped with walk-in bathroom facilities fitted with 240-volt power. These tents are spacious and appointed with comfortable beds and en-suite facilities with hot showers. At a discrete distance from the rest of the camp, Luxury Kibo Suite provides the perfect hideaway for honeymooners. The suite comes fitted with all the comforts of home, including a private terrace overlooking the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, a romantic setting for private dining.
Severin Safari Camp is designed in a harmonious and natural design. The tents, junior suites, and suites are equipped with wooden furniture in a traditional African style. Bright and warm colors care for a comfortable and personal atmosphere.
From each of the 27 tents, junior suites, and suites you can enjoy a wonderful view over the bush landscape and the water holes where the wild animals pass by undisturbed. Maasai warriors accompany you to the restaurant or back to your tents after dawn. The camp also has a restaurant, bar, and spa.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Program
Day 1: Mombasa - Tsavo West
This morning, you will be picked up at your beach hotel in Mombasa at 07:00 and drive via an air-conditioned shuttle service to the park gate where you are met by your guide and vehicle. Drive to Severin Safari Camp or similar in Tsavo West National Park with a game drive en route, arriving for a well-prepared and tasty lunch menu.
Check into your camp and relax in the lounge area with spectacular views of wildlife at the waterhole just 100 meters away. Complete the day in Tsavo West National Park with a game drive and return to the camp for dinner and overnight at Severin Safari Camp. Activities included are day game driving.
Day 2: Tsavo West - Mombasa
After an early wake-up call, a morning game drive is experienced. Chief among Tsavo West National Park ranks the marvel of Mzima Springs, replenished with two hundred and twenty million liters of crystal clear water every day, from the underground streams stemming from the lava massif known as the Chyulu Hills, 40-50 kilometers away.
Mzima forms a haven for a rich wildlife pageant with elephant soaking half immersed in the waters, light-footed but ponderous looking hippo, apparently weightless, tip-toeing across the bottom, crocodiles basking on the bank or swirling through the water; gazelles, zebra and giraffe wandering around the banks through the thick acacias and raffia palms together with hundreds of chattering monkeys and birds.
Attractions
- Physical attractions: Mzima Springs, Shetani Lava Flow, Poachers Lookout, views of Mount Kilimanjaro weather permitting
- Wildlife: elephant, lion, leopard, crocodile, waterbuck, kudu, gerenuk, zebra, Hunter’s hartebeest, red elephants, etc. and 500 bird species including ostrich, migratory kestrels, buzzards, weaver birds, African fish eagle, etc.
Transportation
Ali Baba Tours and Safaris' vehicles are six-seater custom safari minibusses (4x4-wheel-drive, custom-made Nissan) with pop-up roof ideal for game viewing and sightseeing. The minibusses are well-maintained to provide a maximum level of comfort and safety and are fitted with HF long range radios for easy communication. The vehicles are fully equipped with cool boxes and first aid kits.
Driver / tour guides
Ali Baba Tours and Safaris provide knowledgeable and professional driver / tour guides who know wildlife and animal behavior as well as the local fauna and flora. They are not only drivers but they are also qualified and experienced driver / guides trained to reveal the beauty of the destination's wildlife, culture, and people. The driver speaks English, French, and Spanish. Other foreign-language-speaking guides / tour leaders are available on request. A supplementary cost might be involved.
Location
This two-day road safari will take you from Mombasa to Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo West National Park is a 9,000-square-kilometer game park in southern Kenya, located about 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. Separated only by the Mombasa / Nairobi road from Tsavo East, Tsavo West is part of the entire Tsavo ecosystem. Tsavo West National Park features the Chyulu and Ngulia Hills, Chaimu Crater, Lake Jipe, Tsavo River, Mzima Springs, Shetani Lava Flow, Shetani Caves, as well as outcrops rock and ridges (Roaring Rocks). All these landmarks and nature treasures erupted million years after the energic shake-up of the earth of Tsavo.
Tsavo West National Park's landscape is dominated, especially off the hills by the giant baobab, a tree that is reputed to live a thousand years. After the rains, Tsavo West National Park is showered with white and pink Ipomoea, the morning glory family, and the acacia trees are festooned with feathery masses of white and pink blossom. The desert rose, somewhat like a miniature baobab, produces fuschia-pink flowers of striking beauty at almost any time of the year. The game in the park includes leopard, cheetah, buffalo, rhino, elephant, giraffe, zebra, lion, plains game, crocodile, and plenty of additional small mammals, birds and insects.
Distances
- Waterhole, 100 meters
Food
Severin Safari Camp's cuisine is a la carte and is served in the open-sided dining room, which, like the lounge and Thorn Tree Bar, overlooks two waterholes and the adjacent plains.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
What's included
- Game drives in a minibus
- A well-trained safari driver guide
- 1 night's accommodation
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 1 liter of bottled water per person per day
- Pick-up from and to the hotel
- Park entry fees
What's not included
- Other drinks including sodas, beers, and wines
- Personal costs
- Tips and gratuities
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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