4-Day Tsavo East and Tsavo West Safari with Red Elephants

Destination: Tsavo East National Park

• Depart: 6:00 AM - Depart Mombasa early for the roughly 3-hour drive to Voi via the Nairobi highway.
• Park entry: Enter Tsavo East through the iconic Voi Gate.
• Game drive: Enjoy an afternoon game drive on arrival.
• Accommodation: Voi Wildlife Lodge - perched dramatically on a hillside overlooking a busy waterhole where elephants and hippos visit at dusk.
• Dinner: Dinner with a view.

Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner included. Drinking water included.

Destination: Tsavo East National Park

• Game drives: Two game drives today - dawn and dusk.
• Activity: Head out at first light before the savannah heat builds.
• Visit: Aruba Dam - hippos and crocodiles bask in the shallows, and over 50 bird species congregate around the water's edge.
• Scenery: Yatta Plateau - stretching over 300 km, it is the world's longest lava flow.
• Wildlife: Tsavo's iconic red elephants travel in large herds and are almost always visible near water sources.
• Wildlife: Lions, cheetahs, giraffes, and zebras roam the plains.
• Rest: Return to the lodge at midday to rest and escape the heat.
• Game drive: Evening game drive.

Accommodation: Voi Wildlife Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included.

Destination: Tsavo West National Park

• Drive: After an early breakfast, drive west across to Tsavo West.
• Visit: Mzima Springs - crystal-clear water bubbles up from volcanic aquifers beneath the Chyulu Hills; a glass observation chamber allows you to watch hippos and Nile crocodiles gliding through the water from below the surface.
• Explore: Shetani Lava Fields - jagged black volcanic rock formed just 200 years ago and believed by local communities to be the path of a shetani (devil).
• View: On clear days, the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro appears on the horizon beyond the Chyulu Hills.

Accommodation: Ngulia Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch included.

Destination: Tsavo West National Park - Nairobi

• Game drive: Rise early for one final dawn game drive in Tsavo West.
• Breakfast: Return to camp for breakfast.
• Check-out: Pack up and check out.
• Drive: Depart Tsavo West mid-morning for the drive to Nairobi (4-5 hours via the Nairobi-Mombasa highway).
• Lunch: Enjoy a lunch stop en route.
• Arrival: Arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon, giving you time to freshen up, explore Nairobi city centre, or visit a local attraction before heading to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your 11:00 PM departure.
• Airport drop-off: Your driver will ensure you reach the airport in comfortable time for check-in.

Accommodation: N/A - Nairobi (11:00 PM flight departure)

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast included. Lunch en route.