Kenya · Safari

5-Day Kenya Beach Circuit Safari from Mombasa with Amboseli and Tsavo

5 Days Round trip from Diani Beach Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Game viewing in Tsavo East en route to Ashnil Aruba Safari Lodge
  • 02 Spot large elephant herds in Amboseli with views of Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 03 Experience Maasai culture with the chance to visit a Maasai village
  • 04 Visit Mzima Springs to see hippos, Nile crocodiles, and lush waterside vegetation
  • 05 Explore Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary for lions, giraffes, antelope, and birdlife

Experience a thrilling 5-day safari across Kenya's iconic parks, starting from the coast and journeying through Tsavo East, Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. Enjoy rewarding game drives, spot Amboseli's large elephant herds against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, and visit Tsavo West's Mzima Springs with its hippos and crocodiles. Along the way, discover a rich variety of wildlife, from lions and cheetahs to black rhinos, giraffes, and birdlife, before returning to your coastal resort.

Enjoy rewarding game drives, spot Amboseli's large elephant herds against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, and visit Tsavo West's Mzima Springs with its hippos and crocodiles.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Malindi, Mombasa, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo East National Park, Watamu, Tsavo West National Park, Taita Hills, Diani Beach
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

From the Coast to Tsavo East National Park

  • After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel and depart from your beach resort at Watamu, Malindi, Mombasa, or Diani for Tsavo East National Park.
  • You will then proceed to the Bachuma Gate of Tsavo East National Park.
  • Together with your safari guide, continue with game viewing en route to Ashnil Aruba Safari Lodge for lunch.
  • Spend the afternoon at leisure by the swimming pool as you wait for the day to cool down for a late afternoon game drive in Tsavo East National Park.
2
Day 02

Tsavo East Safari to Amboseli National Park

  • Enjoy a pre-breakfast safari in Tsavo East National Park. After breakfast, proceed to Amboseli National Park with a game drive en route.
  • Amboseli National Park is famous for viewing large herds of elephants up close. Other park attractions include meeting the Maasai and visiting a Maasai village. The park also offers views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in Africa. Amboseli was home to Echo, perhaps the most researched elephant in the world and the subject of many books and documentaries. He was followed for almost four decades by American conservationist Dr. Cynthia Moss.
  • The park offers some of the best opportunities to see African wildlife because the vegetation is sparse due to the long, dry months. The protected area is home to African bush elephants, Cape buffaloes, impalas, lions, cheetahs, and spotted hyenas.

Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.

3
Day 03

Amboseli Game Drive and Transfer to Tsavo West

  • Breakfast is followed by an extensive game drive in Amboseli National Park before heading to Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo West has a variety of wildlife, such as the Eastern black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, and lion. Other smaller animals can also be spotted, such as the bush baby, hartebeest, lesser kudu, and Maasai giraffe.
  • Apart from wildlife, you will visit Mzima Springs, one of Tsavo's most popular wildlife attractions owing to its resident populations of hippo and Nile crocodiles. Mzima's isolation makes both species dependent on its waters, as other sources are too distant for them to reach by overland travel. The hippos also sustain an entire food chain. They browse the surrounding savannah by night and return to Mzima's pools daily, where their dung fertilizes the water. Fruiting trees such as date palms, raffia palms, water berries, and figs grow beside the water.

Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.

4
Day 04

Tsavo West to Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Have an early morning breakfast and then check out of the lodge as you leave for a mid-morning game drive.
  • Later, drive to Taita Hills Game Sanctuary. Upon entering the sanctuary, begin a game-viewing drive as you make your way toward Taita Hills Game Lodge for lunch.
  • Enjoy an afternoon safari game drive, dinner, and an overnight stay at Salt Lick Safari Lodge.
  • After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned wildlife sanctuary and national park in Kenya. It is located in Taita-Taveta County, approximately 220 kilometres from Mombasa. It hosts Cape buffalo, African bush elephant, leopard, lion, cheetah, Maasai giraffe, zebra, hartebeest, impala, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, lesser kudu, dik-dik, hyena, and other smaller animals, including a diversity of birdlife.

5
Day 05

Taita Hills to Your Coastal Beach Resort

  • After breakfast, depart from the lodge at 9:00 am for an early morning game drive.
  • Enjoy en route game viewing as you exit Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • The journey will then continue to your resort in Watamu, Malindi, Mombasa, or Diani Beach, arriving in time for you to enjoy a relaxed beach dinner.
Tsavo East National Park, Ashnil Aruba Safari Lodge poolside, Amboseli National Park with Mount Kilimanjaro, Mzima Springs pools

Where this trip takes you

Tsavo East National Park, Ashnil Aruba Safari Lodge poolside, Amboseli National Park with Mount Kilimanjaro, Mzima Springs pools

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Diani Beach 8 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Park fees
  • All accommodations during the safari
  • Professional tour driver/guide
  • Transportation in a safari van or safari jeep 4x4
  • Government taxes/VAT
  • Meals
  • Mineral bottled drinking water

What's Not Included

  • International flights
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal items
  • Government-imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees

What to bring

  • Passport, itinerary, travel insurance documents, and e-tickets
  • Prescription medications
  • Prescription glasses, sunglasses, hat, and sunblock
  • Camera, video equipment, and binoculars
  • Clothes and toiletries
  • Preventative pharmaceuticals
  • Odds and ends
  • A good torch (flashlight)
  • Hand luggage
  • Finally, do not forget your sense of humor, patience, and some common sense

Know before you go

  • Accommodation on the first night is excluded from the package.
  • Transfers from the airport to the hotel on arrival in the country can be arranged at an extra cost.
  • Rates are based on a minimum of 2 pax in the hotel and 6 pax in transport.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Moi International Airport, Airport Road, Mombasa, Kenya
Tour start
Diani Beach, Kenya
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Diani Beach.

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