Kenya · Safari

5-Day Kenya Safari through Amboseli, Tsavo and Taita Hills

5 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Admire snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro from Amboseli National Park
  • 02 Enjoy multiple game drives across Amboseli, Tsavo West, Tsavo East, and Taita Hills
  • 03 Visit Mzima Springs and spot hippos, crocodiles, fish, and monkeys
  • 04 Look out for Africa's Big 5, zebras, giraffes, and prolific birdlife
  • 05 Explore varied habitats from wetlands and savannah to open plains and woodlands

Embark on an adventurous 5-day safari through Amboseli National Park, Tsavo West, Taita Hills Sanctuary, and Tsavo East. Enjoy multiple game drives across these prominent wildlife areas, with chances to spot Africa's Big 5, zebras, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife. Take in Amboseli's remarkable scenery with snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro as a backdrop, and visit Mzima Springs for its crystalline clear water and resident wildlife. This journey combines diverse landscapes, rich wildlife viewing, and some of Kenya's most celebrated safari destinations.

Enjoy a game drive en route, with a visit to Mzima Springs, where you can see hippos and fish in crystalline clear water.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Nairobi, Mombasa, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo East National Park, Tsavo West National Park, Taita Hills, Diani Beach
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

  • Connect with your tour guide, who will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel or airport in the morning and drive to Amboseli National Park. Amboseli is famous for its scenery, with snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro as a backdrop dominating the landscape and open plains.
  • Arrive for a game drive and proceed to your lodge for check-in.
  • Have lunch at the lodge/camp and get some rest.
  • Later in the afternoon, go for a game drive in the park. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here, ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli to wetlands with sulphur springs, as well as savannah and woodlands.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.

2
Day 02

Amboseli to Tsavo West via Mzima Springs

  • Early in the morning after breakfast, leave Amboseli for Tsavo West. It is less than a 3-hour drive to the main gate.
  • Enjoy a game drive en route, with a visit to Mzima Springs, where you can see hippos and fish in crystalline clear water. There are also possibilities of seeing crocodiles and monkeys.
  • Later, proceed to your lodge for check-in and lunch at the lodge/camp.
  • In the afternoon, continue with more game drives in Tsavo West, which offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world. Attractions here include elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, and diverse plant and bird species.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.

3
Day 03

Tsavo West to Taita Hills Sanctuary

  • Early in the morning, have breakfast and then leave Tsavo West for Taita Hills Sanctuary. After about a 3-hour drive to the main gate, continue with game viewing en route to Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge.
  • Check in and have lunch.
  • Proceed with an afternoon game drive in search of its famous residents, including well-known predators and their opponents such as zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion, leopard, and more.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.

4
Day 04

Taita Hills to Tsavo East National Park

  • Early in the morning, go for a game drive. Then, drive back to your lodge for breakfast.
  • After breakfast, check out and enjoy a short game drive en route to Tsavo East National Park. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, including vast herds of dust-red elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser kudu, gerenuk, and prolific birdlife with 500 recorded species, as well as the famous man-eating lions.
  • Check in and have lunch at your lodge.
  • Later in the afternoon, get ready for another game drive in the park.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.

5
Day 05

Tsavo East to Mombasa

  • Early in the morning, have breakfast at your lodge.
  • After breakfast, check out with a game drive and head to Mombasa town.
  • Arrive in Mombasa around lunchtime.
  • Drop-off at your hotel on the North Coast of Mombasa or the South Coast in Diani.
Amboseli National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mzima Springs

Where this trip takes you

Amboseli National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mzima Springs

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 7 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transport (4x4 Land Cruiser/Jeep safari vehicle)
  • Park fees
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • All meals on safari
  • Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Tips for the safari guide and chef
  • Visas
  • Medical insurance
  • Additional park fees

Know before you go

  • It is owned by Kenya Natural Tours & Safaris Company Limited.
  • No mileage or fuel limits.
  • High maintenance standards - we have our own maintenance shop.
  • Both of our safari cars are new.
  • All of our cars are 4x4 with pop-top roofs.
  • All of our cars have a refrigerator.
  • All of our safari cars have camera charging ports.
  • Most of our cars are air-conditioned.
  • We provide water during the safari.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour start
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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