AJS
20: 2Nights/3Days
Mombasa Beach - Tsavo West - Tsavo
East
Day
01: MOMBASA BEACH - TSAVO WEST
After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked at any Beach Hotel
at south or North Coast and your driver/guide will drive you through the
North Great Road to , to the legendary land of the "Man-Eaters"
- Tsavo National Park. The 21,000 sq km park is one of the largest in
the whole world. Due to its enormous size, this animal and plant heaven
was divided into two parts Tsavo East and Tsavo West, for easy administration
and management. This wilderness is home too over 1000 plant species, 400
bird species and more than 60 major mammal species such as lions, huge
herds of buffalo, the solitary and ill-tempered Rhino and at least 7000
elephants. The park is the location of Africa's most famous adventure
story "Man eaters of Tsavo", in which two lions where responsible
for eating over 500 workers who where building the Uganda railway also
known as the "Lunatic Line " by it's opponents in the British
Parliament in 1898. The story was made famous in the 1996 movie "The
Ghost and the Darkness."
Enjoy
your lunch at KILANGUNI SERENA LODGE. Conveniently
located in the heart of the park (Tsavo West), the lodge offers captivating
views of the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Chyulu Hills. Only 100m
from the main building, is a water hole where animals come to quench their
thirst. Each of the 53 rooms has a private shower, toilet, and a verandah
(Patio) overlooking the waterhole and Africa's highest mountain, snowcapped
Mt. Kilimanjaro. With it's own airstrip nearby, Kilanguni lodge is the
place to be.
In the afternoonyou
will visit Mzima Spring 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. Mzima is also
the main source of Mombasa's water supply. There are well-marked nature
trails, an observation platform and an underwater glass tank, which provides
a special vantage point to view this remarkable oasis. Not far from Mzima
Springs, along a well-marked track, lies the precipitous magnificence
of the Ngulia escarpment at the foot of the Ngulia Hills, which rise to
1825 meters. Dinner & overnight at KILANGUNI
SERENA LODGE (BLD).
Day
02 : TSAVO EAST
Soon after breakfast with game en-route through the vast Tvaso National
Park we will depart Tsavo West for our today's major game drive at Tsavo
East.
You will check-in at VOI SAFARI LODGE
for your lunch. Perched on the top of a cliff faced hill, voi safari lodge
is uniquely designed to be a hinge like structure overlooking the Tsavo
east plains extending as far as the undulating terrain of the Yatta plateaus.
This vantage positioning of the lodge has made it a stop over for many
safari adventures, nature lovers and holiday makers who are assured of
sampling Kenya's wildlife attractions that continuously beat a track to
the three water holes sunk by the lodge below the cliff. During the dry
season the waterholes are the convergence of a lot of wild animals moving
almost in a radial flies as if urged on by some kind of telephatic communication,
the sight is just fantastic. The location evokes a romantic inspiration
that once moved a visiting British poet who now incorporated his experience
at the lodge in most of his poems, to describe it as sample of wonder
that is better than a dream.
The visitors to the lodge have the rare chance of coming as close as a
breath away from the wild animals in a specially designed tunnel with
protective barricades that has proved popular for Post Card quality close-ups
of Kenya's wildlife. The 52 roomed lodge is designed to blend with the
rocky surroundings and boats of a unique dug up rock swimming pool with
the surroundings dotted by wild flora planted around the lodge. The lodge
is also proving popular with the travelers along the Mombasa - Nairobi
highway,located 165 kms from Mombasa and has the advantage of being within
a park that is served with a good infrastructure including communication
facilities. After few hours relaxation you will enjoy a late afternoon
before you retire for day at VOI SAFARI LODGE
for dinner and overnight.
Day 03 : TSAVO - MOMBSA
After breakfast, you will drive through the North Great Road via VOI TOWN
and later proceed to your Beach Hotel for lunch (B).
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