Name: 4 Day Nairobi to Mombasa Safari in Kenya
Brand: Denhum Holidays
Price: 2440 USD
Availability: InStock

Kenya Safari

If you’re short on time or just looking to extend an awesome Africa experience combined with beach holidays, then this safari starting either in Nairobi or Mombasa is for you. Most Kenya safari tours blend very well with beach holiday extension; this is one of the best safaris popular with safari and beach holiday makers. There’s no better marriage of a safari in Kenya and a beach break in Mombasa than this with views over Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro always adding to what promises to be an eclectic album of holiday snaps.

Key information

Starting point and ending point: Nairobi - Mombasa
Park fees included

Highlights

Game drives as per itinerary
Wildlife: hippos, crocodiles
Game drives in safari 4x4 vehicle (jeep)
Service of an experienced and trained driver-guide
Visit Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Tsavo East
3 nights accommodation

Styles

4 activity days

Airport transfer included: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Accommodation

Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Set on 200 acres of private land and with a rustic charm all of its own, the lodge nestles in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro which, at almost six thousand meters, is Africa’s highest and most famous snow-capped mountain.

Amboseli Sopa Lodge is set within mature wooded gardens with a wide variety of trees and plants which include thorn trees, Acacias, fragrant Frangipanis, colorful bougainvillea, and giant cacti which all thrive in these surroundings. The gardens are also home to numerous species of birds, as well as monkeys, mongooses, squirrels, duikers, the occasional gazelle and, once in a while, even an ever inquisitive leopard.

Rustic, well spaced cottages meander through the vast expanse of the mature gardens and house the eighty three guest rooms. These are all brightly decorated with Maasai themed wall murals, and each room has been purposely built to contain either one or two queen sized beds, as well as a veranda.

Accommodation level: Mid-range

Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge

A tranquil, hushed and cool refuge framed by Mount Kilimanjaro and the rolling, volcanic landscapes of the deep green Chyulu Hills, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park immerses you in stunning beauty and exhilarating adventures while surrounding you with every modern comfort. Arriving guests are enchanted by the classic stone design and views of elephants, buffalo and other plains game drinking and cooling off in the water hole.

Ashnil Aruba Lodge

Ashnil Aruba Lodge lies in the heart of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The lodge features 46 rooms and six tents. Its location is superb, just a couple of hours from the coast of Mombasa, a five hours leisurely drive from Nairobi, and is located on the banks of Aruba Dam which was built in 1952 as a sport fishing recreational point in the park.

Several watering holes nearby attract wildlife and spotting animals is easy because the park lies flat with savanna grassland.

Program

As you’ll be starting out in Nairobi and completing the Kenya safari tours in Mombasa, you’ll be presented with every opportunity possible to spend time on the plains of Africa before enjoying some well-deserved time out at the beach.

Alternatively, why not start at the beach and complete your holiday with a four-day safari in Amboseli? Starting a safari from a beach break in Mombasa is just perfect, especially for honeymooners and travelers who like to make the most of each and every occasion.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi - Amboseli National Park

You will be met on arrival at the airport by your tour leader who will brief you on your entire safari. He will then introduce you to your driver-guide and depart for the drive to Amboseli National Park arriving in time for a short game drive en route to your lodge for lunch. Relax at the establishment to enjoy the nice set-up over-looking Mt. Kilimanjaro with afternoon game drives starting around 4 p.m. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge or similar.

Day 2: Amboseli - Tsavo West National Park

Go on an early morning game drive that gives you a chance to take photos of the famous Mt. Kilimanjaro on a clear morning returning back in time for breakfast. Thereafter, depart for Tsavo West National Park passing through Shetani lava flows to arrive in time for lunch at Kilaguni Serena lodge. Afternoon game drives start at 4 p.m. with a visit to Mzima spring. It is the main source of water for Mombasa residents with underwater glass viewing point to see hippos, different types of fish, and crocodiles. Return back to the lodge before dark falls for dinner and overnight at Kilaguni Serena Lodge or similar.

Day 3: Tsavo West - Tsavo East National Park

Go on an early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast, drive to Tsavo East National Park with most of the way being on a game drive to arrive in time for lunch at Ashnil Aruba Lodge. Go for afternoon game drives in Tsavo East National Park returning back before dark falls for dinner and overnight at Ashnil Aruba Lodge or similar.

Day 4: Tsavo East - Mombasa (or Nairobi)

Go on early morning game drives in search of game in the vast Tsavo East returning back in time for breakfast. After breakfast, depart for your drive to Mombasa arriving early in the afternoon with a drop off at your hotel for beach extension or drop off at the airport for the flight back to Nairobi.

Location

Amboseli National Park

Topping the list of national parks and reserves in Kenya is Amboseli National Park. The combination of scenery, people, and animals are what makes the Amboseli National Park so fascinating. Beautifully situated at the foot of the towering Mt. Kilimanjaro, it is the home of the brightly painted Masai Tribe. Here you can see lions, cheetahs, hyenas as well as gnus, buffaloes, zebras, and herds of elephants. All these animals come to drink at water holes consisting of small lakes or muddy ponds kept filled up by water from the melting snows of Kilimanjaro. The northern Lake Amboseli contains water only after rain.

Amboseli National Park is situated just over 150 km from Nairobi. This is a 392 sq. km (149 sq. mi) of swamps and plains country inside a 3,260 sq km reserve all dominated by the snow capped peak of Kilimanjaro. It is about 3,500 ft above sea level.

Before the 1,235 sq miles of the Amboseli Game Reserve had their most vital 149 sq miles designated as a national park, the Masai shared the area with the game which they seldom kill for meat, being preoccupied with their cattle. But there wasn’t enough pasture for both and under an agreement with the government, the Masai moved after a pipeline had been constructed to bring them water outside the park. Lake Amboseli though blue on maps, is a dry bed of soda most of the year and even produces mirages like a desert.

A road cuts across it but the Loginya and other swamps remain wet, attracting large herds of elephant and buffalo who migrate to them during the dry season. Amboseli protects herds of kongoni, eland, oryx, wildebeest, gazelle, and zebra. Of the cat family are the caracal, cheetah, civet cat, leopard, lion, and serval cat though sometimes it is hard to spot them. The rhino, formerly famous, have been all but poached almost to extinction. Accommodation is available at Amboseli Serena Lodge, Amboseli Lodge, Kilimanjaro Safari Lodge, and Kilimanjaro Buffalo Lodge among other newest lodges and eco-tented camps.

Tsavo East / West National Park

Both Tsavo National Parks are roughly kidney-shaped and 7,930 sq. mi (20,812 sq. km) and is bisected in the middle by the Mombasa road. For administrative convenience, the part north-east of the road is called Tsavo East with headquarters near Voi and measures 11,747 sq. km and the part southwest of the road are Tsavo West with the wardens’ offices near Mtito Andei and measures 9,065 sq. km.

Overall, this famous park covers a vast section of the 200 miles of thorn scrub, spiked with bulbous trunks of baobab trees, that separate the tropical vegetation of the coast from the great central plateau of the African continent.

It was the endless thorn scrub here that kept the peoples of the interior remote from western civilization for so many centuries. Try walking through it as the early missionaries did and you will soon understand. It has various names – the Nyika, which means thorn country, the Nyiri Desert, and the Taru desert. Much of the year, it’s burnt dry and dusty by the sun. Then overnight the rains transform it into a paradise of convolvulus flowers that burst out white and purple, the grass seed germinates and the bushes are suddenly green.

Explorers hated it for the very reason that makes it an attraction today – the game. ‘Full of wild beasts, such as rhinoceros, buffaloes, and elephants,’ the German missionary Rebmann, noted in his diary on May 11, 1848. Indeed it is full, though overgrazing has depleted the vegetation in parts and the elephant population is now only an estimated 15,000 to 20,000. They are fairly accustomed to cars now, but if you meet one on the road, drive cautiously.

Tsavo’s lions are also described as “The Man-Eaters of Tsavo” due to how they obstructed the building of the railway in the 1900s by the simple expedient of eating the linesmen.

In Tsavo West, which is rather hillier, the volcanic area where the Mzima Springs and other waters rise attracts most species of game. The springs, 40 km (25 mi) from Mtito Andei, form a series of clear pools. An observation tank in the top pool enables you to watch hippos and crocodiles from underwater. Other major viewing places are at the Kangethwa Dam, the Kilaguni waterhole, and an artificial spring right in front of the Kilaguni Lodge. Other camps and lodges found in Tsavo West are Ngulia Lodge, Taita Hills Lodge, Kitani Lodge, Tsavo Safari Camp, and Salt Lick Lodge.

Tsavo East is less hilly with the exception of the dramatic line of the Yatta Plateau which rises almost parallel to the Mombasa road. Beyond this escarpment, to the east, is a seemingly endless expanse of low lying semi-desert, spiked with thorn bushes, most of which you can only visit by special permission of the Park Warden.

All roads north of the Galana River, which cuts across Tsavo East, are closed to the public. Lugard Falls and Crocodile Point on the river are worth a visit, though the best places to see animals are unquestionably Aruba. The former is a great hump of rusty-colored rock overlooking a huge waterhole making a natural amphitheater. At the end of an exciting day, you can always relax at the Voi Safari Lodge, the Tsavo Safari Lodge, Ashnil Aruba Lodge, Voi Wildlife Lodge, and the famous Crocodile Camp.

Both national parks are managed separately, but together they form the largest reserve in East Africa. The Northern part of Tsavo East may not, however, be visited by tourists. Nevertheless, the Tsavo National Park, founded in 1947, is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Kenya.

In spite of its arid countryside and savannah vegetation, about 60 species of mammals and 400 different species of birds are to be found here. The Tsavo is particularly famous because of the “red elephants” which owe their color to the dust prevalent in this area. As well as lions and cheetahs, there are many antelopes (oryx, kudus, and Grant’s gazelles and giraffe gazelles), zebras, Masai giraffe, baboons, and vervet monkeys. Of the birds, the most impressive is the Masai ostrich. Where there is water, such as Mzima springs, crocodiles and hippos can be seen.

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The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

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