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Lioness lying down with the Tsavo hills behind

4 days / 3 nights

Tsavo West, Amboseli & Tsavo East Safari, 4 days

The full southern circuit. Tsavo West with Mzima Springs and the black rhino sanctuary, Amboseli with its elephants beneath Kilimanjaro, and finally the red savannah of Tsavo East.

Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Departing from
Watamu, Malindi
Parks
Tsavo West National Park · Amboseli National Park · Tsavo East National Park

Highlights

  • Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary for the black rhino
  • Mzima Springs: hippos and crocodiles in crystal-clear water
  • Amboseli and Kilimanjaro
  • Floodlit waterholes in front of the lodges

Every safari is private and tailor-made: the price depends on group size, season and lodge. Your quote lists exactly what's included.

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Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day1

    Watamu → Tsavo West

    Early departure, reaching Tsavo West between 9 and 10. This is the land of the man-eating lions of Tsavo, made famous by the film The Ghost and the Darkness: riverine forest, mountains, lakes and ancient baobabs. Lodge around 12:30, lunch and rest. In the afternoon, depending on our position, a visit to the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary (open 4–6 pm), the protected area for black rhino. After dinner, the lucky ones see a leopard climbing the trees in front of the lodge.

  2. Day2

    Tsavo West → Amboseli

    Sunrise drive to Mzima Springs, where millions of litres a day of water filtered through the volcanic rock of the Chyulu Hills emerge so clear you can watch hippos and crocodiles. Then on to Amboseli: giraffe, gazelle, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, lion and hyena. Camp at the foot of Kilimanjaro, lunch, and at 3:30 pm a drive to the lake until sunset. Maasai performance after dinner.

  3. Day3

    Amboseli → Tsavo East

    Game drive on the way out of the park, then along the Nairobi–Mombasa road to Tsavo East. Game drive, lodge around 1 pm, lunch and time by the pool watching the waterhole. Out again at 3:30 pm until sunset.

  4. Day4

    Tsavo East → Watamu

    Last game drive at dawn. Around 10:30 we leave the park, stop for refreshments and drive back to your resort.

Mzima Springs in Tsavo WestTravellers on a black lava flow in KenyaElephants in Amboseli with snow-capped Kilimanjaro behindLeopard walking along the track in TsavoHerd of red elephants in Tsavo EastMale lion resting in the shade of a treeGerenuk, Tsavo East's long-necked antelopeSafari jeep in a dry riverbed

Frequently asked questions

Will we see rhinos on this safari?

The black rhino is rare and protected. The best place to see it is the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary in Tsavo West, which we visit on the first afternoon when our position allows. Sightings aren't guaranteed.

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