2 Days Mombasa Safaris Tsavo East National Park 1 Night

2 Days Mombasa Safaris Tsavo East National Park 1 Night is an excellent-value Big 5 safari experience in Tsavo East National Park of Kenya, starting and ending in Mombasa. Tsavo East National Park is 173 km northwest of Mombasa (approximately 2½ hours’ drive from Mombasa). During your stay, you will have the opportunity to embark on game drives with expert guides in a safari vehicle with a pop-up roof that opens so guests can look out. 

The 2-day Tsavo East Safari includes accommodation at any one of the following eco-friendly safari camps or lodges with prime access to Tsavo East National Park wildlife areas. These include Ashnil Aruba Lodge, Doa Safari Club, Galana Crocodile Camp, Impala Safari Lodge, Kiboko Camp, Loyk Tsavo Camp, Manyatta Camp, Osteria Swara Camp, Taita Hills Game Lodge, Satao Camp, Ngutuni Lodge, Voi Safari Lodge, etc, where guests enjoy traditional Kenyan cuisine.

The tour provides convenient pick-up and drop-off services from any address in Mombasa.  Tsavo East is Kenya’s largest game park, incorporating a massive 13700km², whilst Tsavo West National Park is about 9065km² in size. Tsavo East is renowned for its large herds of elephants, often dramatically coated in fine red dust. The population is over 10,000 elephants strong.

Tsavo East is also notorious for its lions – the ‘man-eating’ lions of Tsavo, in particular. The lions of Tsavo became famous when railway crews were attacked and many of the workers were eaten in 1898. Some reports estimate that the two lions killed about 135 people building a railway bridge over the Tsavo River, whilst recent evidence suggests that 34 people were eaten.

Over the centuries of slave trading between East Africa and Arabia, countless slaves died en route to Mombasa – their bodies left behind in the Tsavo area, where lions most likely fed on the corpses. The lions of Tsavo are today known for their short manes, compared to the males of other populations. The hot, dry habitat of Tsavo may be the reason for their shorter manes.

In addition to its famous elephants and lions, Tsavo East is also home to the other members of the Big Five – leopard, buffalo, and rhino. The black rhino population is monitored to protect these endangered mammals from poachers, but they are rarely spotted on game drives. Tsavo East is also home to the endangered hirola antelopes.

Tsavo East National Park also hosts a wide variety of other wild animals, from cheetahs, hyenas, and crocodiles to hippos, giraffes, and Grevy’s zebra, along with species typical of northern Kenya, including Gerenuk and Somali ostrich.

Over 500 bird species have been recorded in Tsavo East, including black kite, crowned crane, hornbill, lovebird, and sacred ibis.

Yatta Plateau is the world’s longest lava flow at 290 km long

Walking safaris are offered by several guides along the Galana River

Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary is saving the black rhino from extinction due to hunting by poachers

The elephant in Eden – The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling, and spraying each other

Aruba Dam – Aruba dam is visited by thousands of animals and is a great game-viewing location

Mudanda Rock – Rock towers above a natural dam, which draws thousands of Elephants everyday

Lugards Falls – Named after Captain Lugard, the waters of the Galana River plunge into foaming rapids and crocodile-infested pools

Bird watching: Over 500 bird species have been recorded in the park, including ostriches, kestrels, buzzards, starlings, weaverbirds, kingfishers, hornbills, secretary birds, and herons.

Tsavo East Game Drives: On your game drives, you may see Buffalo, Cheetah, Elephant, Gazelle, Gerenuk, Giraffe, Hartebeest, Hyena, Impala, Leopard, Lion, Mongoose, Monkey, Rhino, Warthog, Waterbuck, and Zebra

Day 1: Mombasa North or South Coast Beach Hotel – Drive to Tsavo East National Park
Day 2: Tsavo East National Park – Drive to Mombasa (North or South Coast)

Day 1: Mombasa North or South Coast Beach Hotel – Drive to Tsavo East National Park

0700 Hours: After breakfast at your hotel in Mombasa, we pick you up and depart by road to Tsavo East National Park, located about 160 km – approximately 2½ hours’ drive from Mombasa.

Upon arrival at Bachuma Gate, the entrance to Tsavo East National Park, we proceed on a game-drive game drive en route, exploring Aruba Dam and Kanderi Swamp where most animals come to drink.

Tsavo East National Park is one of the world’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries noted for its vast elephant herds and a variety of wild animals including lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, buffalo, and other plain game.

1230 Hours: We arrive in time for lunch at our camp/ lodge followed by check-in, then lunch and later relax in anticipation of the afternoon game run.

1600 Hours:  We depart the lodge for an afternoon game drive in search of more animals. The park has Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Giraffe, Gazelle, zebra, hyena, and warthog amongst others.

Accommodation Options
Budget Accommodation: Mashariki Camp
Mid-Range Accommodation: Voi Safari Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Galdessa Safari Camp

Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2: Tsavo East National Park – Drive to Mombasa (North or South Coast)

After an early wake-up call, we have a cup of coffee/ tea or hot chocolate and proceed for a morning game drive. A variety of animals can be seen such as Leopard, Cheetahs, Serval Cats, Kongoni, Lesser kudu, Oryx, Klipspringer, Impala, and Ostriches.

There are many interesting features in the open areas of Tsavo East such as the Yatta Plateau, one of the world’s longest lava flows.

An additional attraction is the Athi River flanked by stately Doum palms which, near the Manyani gate forms the Lugard Falls, a long stretch of rippling white water cataracts and a favourite haunt for sunbathing crocodiles.

Lugard Falls gush through a small fissure, narrow enough for the foolhardy to leap across, before dropping to Crocodile Point below, where the river changes its name to the Galana.

Return to the lodge for breakfast followed by check out and depart with a game drive en route back to Mombasa.

1230 Hours: You will have lunch on your way to Mombasa and will arrive late in the afternoon.

Drop off at your hotel/ residence or Mombasa Port

Meal Plan {Breakfast & Lunch}

2 Days Mombasa Safaris Tsavo East National Park 1 Night Rates Include:

✓ Pick up and drop off at your hotel in Mombasa
✓ Full board meals when staying the night during the safari
✓ Accommodation in a single, double, or twin room — sharing
✓ Game drives in safari vans with pop-up roofs for easy photography
✓ All Park Entry Fees, transfers, VAT, state levies, service charge, and hotel taxes
✓ All point-to-point personalized meet, greet, and transfer services as in the program, & Professional wildlife guiding services. All guides are native experts in African wildlife, game driving, and the African culture, many of whom speak other European languages

Notes

* Price depends on the type of accommodation of your choice. Kindly inquire

2 Days Mombasa Safaris Tsavo East National Park 1 Night Rates Do Not Include:

* Drinks
* Laundry
* Tips or gratuity
* Travelers Insurance
* Communication charges
* Visas, international airfares, and airport taxes; meals
* Sightseeing is not included in the package; optional activities
* Personal expenses such as transfers to/ from the airport (a supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

This is a short overnight Kenyan African safari to Tsavo East National Park located only 65 miles on the Nairobi-Mombasa Road (A109) to the Buchuma Gate. The tour is suitable for all ages and group sizes and begins and ends at Mombasa (Kenya Coast).

It departs as a private safari or you can join an existing safari group. Key attractions include the Galana River and the Yatta plateau, as well as several pools and dams used as watering holes by both birds and animals. Tsavo East National Park is one of the best places to see red elephants in Africa.

It’s not just elephants that we’ll see on our game drives, however, as Tsavo East National Park is home to a rich variety of wild animals including the famous Big Five. Keep an eagle eye out for buffalos, rhinos, lions, hyenas, zebras, and all kinds of antelopes like kudu, eland, red hartebeest, and bushbuck. We’re sure to see warthogs and the world’s largest flightless bird – the ostrich.

The tour departs from your hotel/ residence in Mombasa and travels to Tsavo East National Park. Upon arrival, we set off on a 4×4 game drive in Tsavo East. This Kenyan park, jointly with Tsavo West National Park, forms the largest park in Kenya at 13747 sq kilometres. We are fortunate to have a day and a half here in search of more exciting sightings, particularly on the lookout for the famous Tsavo lions.

We take a break from our wildlife adventures for lunch and a rest at our safari lodge, before embarking on a late afternoon game drive. Tsavo East is home to the Cape buffalo, caracal, Tanzanian cheetah, leopard, a diverse abundance of antelope, zebra, black rhino, the ubiquitous elephant, and the famous Tsavo lions.

Not to be outdone there are over 500 species of birds gathered here. A great spot for viewing is the Aruba Dam, whose brown waters attract thirsty wildlife and water birds. End your rewarding day on safari in Tsavo off with optional sundowners and dinner at the safari lodge.

On day two, we rise and shine early this morning for a fresh cup of coffee or tea and rusks before our sunrise game drive. Early mornings are the best time for spotting predators roaming the bush before they settle down for the day. It’s also an excellent time for birdwatching and photography so keep your cameras ready.

Your guide takes you in search of wildlife action using his experience to improve your chances of sighting animals. After our early morning game drive, we return to the camp for a late breakfast at the restaurant. At about noon we have lunch at the lodge, before setting off on an afternoon game drive.

Then we check out and slowly make our way back south through the wilderness watching for mammals, reptiles, insects, and birds as we go. We then exit via the south gate, leaving the magnificent Tsavo East behind and retracing our steps to Mombasa.

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