SAFARI TSAVO WEST – AMBOSELI – TSAVO EAST 4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS
DAY 1
5.30 am departure from Malindi towards Kilifi, located halfway between Malindi and Mombasa (about 45 minutes).
After leaving the main asphalt road, you will travel along a panoramic dirt road for about 70km nicknamed “Mille Palme” (Thousand Palms), a name given by the plantations that you will encounter along it (1.5 hours).
This road joins the highway that connects the coast with the highlands, one of the main roads and an important commercial hub of the country. It is also the road that marks the division of Tsavo into East and West.
After about 200 km (about 2 hours of highway) you will arrive at the entrance to the Tsavo West National Park (Tsavo River Gate), the place where the famous film “The Ghost and the Darkness” was filmed. After completing the formalities for entry into the park, the first photographic safari will begin towards the tented camp. Upon arrival, accommodation, lunch and time to rest.
H 15.30 departure for the afternoon safari and visit to the rhino sanctuary, a protected area for the reproduction of the same, open to the public from 16 to 18. In addition to the rhinos it will be possible to identify all the other species present in the savannah. Return for dinner and overnight stay.
2nd DAY
6.00 am wake up, 6.30 breakfast and at 7 am departure for Mzima Springs, natural springs that provide water for all of Mombasa and surrounding areas This spring is full of hippos, crocodiles and you will take a walk on a protected path escorted by rangers. At the end of the visit you will head towards the exit of the Tsavo West park towards Amboseli (90km 2 hours approx.), travelling between the mountains of volcanic lava “Shetani Lava” with their lunar landscape. After travelling this suggestive stretch you will enter the lands of the Masai tribe and you will encounter their villages, the herds they graze and many monkeys.
If the sky is clear you will start to see Kilimanjaro in the distance, a unique backdrop for this unparalleled panorama. Arrival at the tented camp located at the foot of Kilimanjaro, room assignment, lunch and relaxation.
H 3.30 departure to explore and discover the Amboseli National Park and the animals that live there, in a completely different habitat from Tsavo. An unforgettable experience will be the view of the sunset reflecting on the snow of Kilimanjaro. Don't forget your camera or to recharge it during the stop at the lodge.
Return to the camp for a relaxing shower before dinner. Overnight stay.
3rd DAY
H 6 wake up, 6.30 breakfast, 7 departure for the Tsavo East park (km 290) after about 5 hours of road you will arrive in the district of VOI in time for lunch. After lunch you will enter the Tsavo East national park and you will go on a safari following the Galana river via a dirt track until you reach the tented camp in time for an aperitif around the bonfire. Dinner and overnight stay in tents.
H 7 wake up 7.30 breakfast 8 departure for the last safari either in the Galana reserve or inside the park, at the participants' choice.
Lunch, short stop and departure for Malindi where the arrival is expected after about two hours.