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3 Days, 2 Nights Safari to Tsavo East from Nairobi

Famed for its iconic "red elephants" coated in iron-rich soil dust, wide-open plains, and dramatic lava flows, it offers a classic, untamed wilderness safari experience

Duration3 days
Max People8
Min Age3+
PickupNairobi

Tour Overview

Tsavo East National Park is Kenya’s largest protected wildlife area, spanning 13,747 square kilometers of flat, semi-arid savanna roughly halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa. Famed for its iconic “red elephants” coated in iron-rich soil dust, wide-open plains, and dramatic lava flows, it offers a classic, untamed wilderness safari experience

Tour Highlights:

  • Red Elephants: Large herds caked in red dust from the park’s soil to protect their skin from the sun.
  • Lions & Predators: Home to strong lion prides, including descendants of the legendary man-eating lions of railway lore.Yatta Plateau: The world’s longest lava flow at 290 kilometers long.
  • Lugard Falls: A scenic series of white-water rapids along the Galana River.
  • Aruba Dam: A hotspot on the Voi River where large concentrations of wildlife and waterbirds gather to drink.
  • Mudanda Rock: A massive rock outcrop with a natural water catchment below that attracts thirsty elephants

Day by day itinerary

Day 01

Depart from Nairobi to Tsavo

Early morning pick up from hotel and drive through the city center to join the great transafrican highway along the Nairobi Mombasa road.
The journey takes you through lovely sceneries in the eastern part of Kenya, sight seeing wild animals on the way and the different cultural setting of the community around.
After a 4hr drive you will arrive at a stop over town in Mtito andei, where you will have a bathroom break, fuel up and continue with the journey.
It a 1 hour drive to the next town Voi town, where you will branch and head straight to the Tsavo East National Park main gate.
You will do a game drive enroute to the lodge and arrive at the famous Aruba Ashnil Lodge, where you will be greeted by the warm friendly staff, beautiful and magnificent serene. After a briefing the guest will check in at the Exclusive Tents where they will settle down for the afternoon with a late lunch where variety of delicacies are served at the main dining area with a lot of ambience.

At 4pm guest meet at the reception lounge area for an evening tea and after set out for the evening game drive, later sunset dinner and then rest.

Day 02

Full day game drive in Tsavo East National Park

Breakfast at 7.30 and leave at 8am for the full day game drive in the park with a picnic lunch along the Galana Tsavo river sightseeing the falls.
After the picnic drive through as you head back to the lodge late afternoon for resting and swimming.

Day 03

Depart from Tsavo East National park to Nairobi

Early morning game drive at 6.30 as you catch a glimpse of the sunrise, then back at 8.am for breakfast with a late departure to Nairobi with a drop off at hotel of choice. End of Tour.

What is included

Included

  • 2 Nights accommodation
  • All Park entrance fees.
  • Meals as per itinerary during the safari
  • All Transport in a tour van with a pop up roof for easy game viewing and photography
  • Professional English-speaking driver guide
  • Bottled drinking water during safari drives
  • Nairobi city centre hotel pickup and drop-off

Not included

  • International flights and visa fees
  • Travel insurance and personal expenses
  • Alcoholic drinks and extra beverages
  • Airport transfers or pickups outside Nairobi city centre unless arranged
  • Tips and gratuities

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