2 Days 1 Night Mombasa Amboseli National Park Safari

Our 2-day/1-night safari from Mombasa to Amboseli National Park offers a quick escape to see large elephant herds and views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

The tour involves a long drive (approximately 6–8 hours) from Mombasa, featuring afternoon game drives, a lodge/tented camp stay in Amboseli, and morning game drives on day two before returning.

Amboseli Overnight Safari from Mombasa Details

Accommodation: Full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast included) within a safari lodge or camp
Wildlife: Amboseli is famous for massive herds of free-ranging elephants, lions, cheetahs, buffalo, and giraffes
Scenery: Amboseli offers spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro—Africa’s highest peak—especially in the early morning
Transport: Long road transfer (approx. 6–8+ hours) from Mombasa/beach resorts, often via a safari van or a 4×4 safari land cruiser with a pop-up roof
Itinerary: Day 1 involves driving, check-in/lunch, and an afternoon game drive. Day 2 includes an early-morning game drive, breakfast, and a drive back to Mombasa or a transfer to Nairobi.

2 Days 1 Night Amboseli National Park Safari from Mombasa Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Mombasa to Amboseli National Park 

0500 Hours – 0530 Hours: Pick up from your Mombasa/Diani hotel and depart by road for Amboseli National Park
0600 Hours – 1230 Hours: Driving via the Mombasa-Nairobi highway, taking a break for refreshments along the way
1230 Hours – 1300 Hours: Arrive at the park gate, beginning a short en-route game drive toward the lodge/camp
1300 Hours – 1530 Hours: Check-in, lunch, and time to relax or enjoy the pool at your accommodation
1600 Hours – 1830 Hours: Afternoon game drive in the Amboseli plains, offering top views of Mount Kilimanjaro and large elephant herds.
1830 Hours – 1900 Hours: Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight 

Day 2: Amboseli Drive to Mombasa 

0600 Hours – 0800 Hours: Early morning game drive, providing the best chance to see predators and get a clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped peaks
0800 Hours – 0930 Hours: Return to the camp for a full breakfast and check out
0930 Hours – 1300 Hours: Departure game drive while exiting the park
1300 Hours – 1400 Hours: Lunch in Voi town
1400 Hours – 1800 Hours: Continue driving back to Mombasa
1800 Hours – 1900 Hours: Arrive in Mombasa and drop off at your hotel/airport 

Our 2-Day 1 Night safari from Mombasa to Amboseli National Park is a short wildlife tour for guests in Mombasa with limited time to visit Kenya’s Amboseli National Park.

Amboseli is famous for close-up elephant encounters with its large elephant herds, flanked by the impressive Mount Kilimanjaro in neighboring Tanzania.

This overnight safari offers you the opportunity to see the large elephant herds for which Amboseli is famous, as well as other wild animals such as wildebeest, zebras, buffalo, giraffes, and other plains game.

Predators include lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, caracals, jackals, hyenas, and servals. Other inhabitants include crocodiles, mongoose, porcupines, warthog, hyrax, small dik-dik, impala, and Lesser Kudu, among other antelopes.

Elephant herds of over 100 individuals can be seen in Amboseli, which is renowned for its large, old bull elephants, which boast the largest tusks in Africa.

Amboseli hosts abundant birdlife, with over 400 bird species. Birdlife includes pelicans, bee-eaters, Egyptian geese, kingfishers, crakes, hammerkops, and 47 types of raptors, including various eagle species.

Amboseli National Park is located in southern Kenya, near the southern border with Tanzania and close to Mount Kilimanjaro, and is a 6-hour drive from Mombasa (400 km away). Amboseli is about a four-hour drive (240 km) southeast of Nairobi.

The game park is situated in the Loitoktok District, in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya, not far from Tsavo National Park to the east.

At around 180 km, it takes just over 4 hours to drive south to Arusha, the gateway to the Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit. Amboseli is the closest Kenyan game park to Tanzania’s Northern Safari Circuit, which includes Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park.

The park is the second most popular animal park after the Masai Mara and lies on the border with Tanzania. One of the highlights of visiting Amboseli National Park is encountering the proud Maasai people, indigenous to the region.

Experience the distinctive ways of these tall, semi-nomadic people, explore Maasai villages, and watch traditional dance performances. The area around Amboseli is dotted with Maasai settlements, with Oloitokitok town being a major Maasai hub.

The Maasai are best known for their distinctive dress, with elaborate accessories and red robes, as well as for their fierce warriors.

✓ Bird watching

Best between October and January, including African skimmers, red and yellow bishops, goshawks, weavers, etc

✓ View Mount Kilimanjaro

Amboseli National Park offers the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Africa’s highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro, has a scenic backdrop

✓ Masai people

Learn about the Masai culture and their indigenous way of life. Maasai cultural encounters and dance performances

✓ Amboseli National Park Elephants

The park is known for its large herd of over 900 free-ranging elephants. Close-range encounters with wild elephants, especially big bulls

✓ Observation Hill

Offers panoramic views which overlook the park, swamps, and, of course, the herds of elephants and swamps hosting numerous buffalo, hippos, and a variety of waterfowl

✓ Amboseli Game Drive 

Sightings of wild animals such as elephants, buffalo, impalas, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and giraffes. Home to four of the Big Five of Africa – lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant

Day 1: Mombasa – Drive to Amboseli National Park
Day 2: Amboseli National Park – Drive to Mombasa Island

Day 1: Mombasa – Drive to Amboseli National Park

0600 Hours: This morning, we depart Mombasa and drive through to the bush country of Amboseli National Park, home to the legendary Maasai tribesmen and famous for huge herds of elephants.

1200 Hours: Upon arrival at our lodge, we check in and lunch follows. Later, we have some time to relax, swim, and enjoy the camps/ lodge grounds.

1530 Hours: We have our afternoon tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate before setting out for the afternoon game drive. Amboseli offers some of the best opportunities to see African animals because its vegetation is sparse due to the long dry months.

The park is home to wild animals, including elephants, buffalo, impala, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeests, among other African species. There is also a host of Kenyan birds, both large and small, to see if you keep your eyes open and stop at every sighting.

1830 Hours: Return to the camp/ lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Options:
Luxury Accommodation: Tortilis Camp, Tawi Lodge, Amboseli
Mid-Range Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Budget Accommodation: Amboseli Kibo Safari Camp, Amboseli Sidai Budget Camp

Meal Plan: {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2: Amboseli National Park – Drive to Mombasa Island

0630 Hours: Tea/ Coffee and Hot chocolate at the lounge, then set off for the morning game drive. Amboseli is renowned for its large herds of free-ranging African elephants.

There are over 900 African elephants in Amboseli, as well as huge herds of wildebeests and many other animals, including giraffes, African lions, monkeys, zebras, hyenas, and antelopes.

0930 Hours: We return to the lodge for breakfast.

1030 Hours: Depart for Mombasa with a game drive en route.

1800 Hours: Approximate arrival time in Mombasa.

Meal Plan: {Breakfast & Lunch}

2 Days 1 Night Mombasa Amboseli National Park Safari Rates Include

✓ 2 extensive game drives
✓ Pre-tour itinerary document
✓ All meals included while on safari
✓ Professional experienced driver guide
✓ All applicable game park entrance fees
✓ Guaranteed window seating with open-top
✓ Safari vehicles carry cold drinks and mineral water
✓ Accommodations of your choice in Amboseli National Park
✓ Round-trip transport from Mombasa to Amboseli National Park

2 Days 1 Night Mombasa Amboseli National Park Safari Rates Do Not Include

* A visit to a Masai Village
* Accommodation in Mombasa
* Cost of obtaining a passport and visas
* Gratuity for your professional driver guide
* Sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner
* Gratuity for Porterage/ waiters at hotels, camps, and airports
* Personal expenses such as traveling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication charges that include laundry, emails, faxes, and phone calls, beverages including luxury champagne, luxury spirits, beer, and wines during meals or meals not indicated in the itinerary
* Personal expenses such as transfers to/ from the airport (supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

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