3 Days Tsavo East & Shimba Hills


Day 1.Diani Beach / Mombasa - Tsavo East

You will be picked from your hotel early in the morning at 6:00 am and drive to tsavo east through Bachuma gate. Arriving in time for game drive immediately. Lunch at the camp. After lunch you will have an afternoon game drive from 3:30pm until 6:30pm 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 Manyatta camp

Day 2.Tsavo East – Shimba Hills

Early morning game drive from 6:30am followed by a breakfast at 8:00am. After breakfast proceed with game drive until lunchtime with a visit to the Lugards falls and mudanda rocks After lunch you will drive to Shimba hills game reserve through Kinango for sundowner.

Shimba Hills National Reserve is a small National Park in the Coast Province of Kenya, 40 km from Mombasa and 25 km from Diani. The reserve is an area of coastal rainforest, woodland and grassland. It is an important area for plant biodiversity – over 50% of the 159 rare plants in Kenya are found in the Shimba Hills, including some endangered species of cycad and orchids. It is also a nationally important site for birds and butterflies. There are estimated to be approximately 700 elephants in the reserve. This population is unsustainably high – it causes significant damage to vegetation, threatening the endangered plant life. Conflict between humans and elephants has also reached critical levels. North of the Reserve, the Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary has been established to provide a route for elephants to leave the park. The remainder of the park boundary is fenced to prevent the elephants from invading farmland. Shimba Hills contains Kenya's only population of Sable Antelopes. There are about 100 here. Diner and Overnight at Shimba rain forest Lodge.

Day 3. Shimba hills – mombasa/ diani

After breakfast proceed with game drive with a guided walk to the shedrick falls. Lunch at Shimba lodge. After Lunch relax viewing the beauty of Mother Nature, and then have game drive back to Mombasa or Diani arring in your hotel in the evening.

Price includes.

Transport, Accommodation on full board, all meals, park entrance fees, Game drives as per the itinerary and bottled mineral water in a cool box during game drives

Excludes:

Drinks at the lodge/Camp, cigarettes, tips and things of personal nature.