5 DAYS TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK AND SHELDRICK FALLS IN SHIMBA HILLS NATIONAL RESERVE TOUR

Tsavo National Park is Kenya’s largest National Park and the fifth largest in the whole of Africa.  It is an expansive wilderness, in addition to recently formed volcanic hills and traversed by two life-giving rivers.  It covers an area of 20,810 km2, (8036 sq miles).  Due to it’s expansiveness, the park has been split into two, for administrative purposes, Tsavo East and Tsavo West, divided by the main road from Nairobi to Mombasa. In the early eighties, Chyulu Hills was declared part of the park.  The park is visited by about 240,000 people annually.  Tsavo East is more arid, and only the region south of Galana River is open to tourists, hence the reason why we are concentrating on Tsavo West in this tour.  In Tsavo West, numerous tracks, well sign-posted, crisscross the park making it easy to view the animals especially the areas surrounding the various water holes where they are normally concentrated.  Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary (within the park), protects the Tsavo’s 40 black rhinos. Mzima Springs are the park’s major attraction, which are within easy reach of Kitani Safari Camp and Kilanguni Lodge.  The pools of this clear water flow from the Chyulu Hills.  The pure water has created an oasis surrounded by palm and fever-tree which is inhabited by hippo, crocodile and waterbirds.  Tsavo is a habitat to a rich diversity of wildlife that include the lesser kudu, lion, cheetah, Masai giraffe, oryx and  buffalo.

Day 1: Nairobi – Kilanguni Lodge

Pick up by our driver/guide at 700 hrs and drive through Nairobi-Mombasa highway, and have a stop over at Mtito Andei where you will have lunch and refreshments. After lunch, continue with the journey  to arrive at Kilanguni Lodge, at Tsavo National Park, early evening.    After check-in, guests may relax at the lodge and enjoy an indoor games like pool or chess.  For those who love swimming, they can enjoy swimming at the lodge after which they will have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Tsavo West – Game Drive

Early morning breakfast, after which you leave for a whole day’s game drive in the Park.  You will be able to view the wild game and have a chance of visiting the protected Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary.  You will also  visit the Mzima Springs which are the park’s foremost attraction due to their pools of crystal clear water originating in the Chyulu Hills 25km away, from where rain soaking into the porous lava re-emerges at the Springs. You will have a pick nick lunch at the park.  Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Kilanguni – Diani

After morning breakfast, we drive to Mombasa, then we cross with the ferry to Diani Beach, and check in at either Baobab Beach Resort or Neptune Diani in time for lunch.  Relax in one of the beach lodges as you savour the beautiful beaches and enjoy a swim in the salty beaches.  Have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Diani – Shimba Hills

Early morning breakfast, after which you will  drive to Shimba Hills National Reserve in Kwale County.  At the Reserve, you will trekk down hill to have a splendid view of the Sheldrick Falls, a jewel in the heart of the Reserve.  The pounding water, falling down the fall and forming a pond down the fall is tempting for a swim, especially with the hot weather (it is good to have extra clothes, just in case!)   Enjoy lunch at the Green Lodge Hotel as you view the underlying landscape, which is a sight to behold.  Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Diani – Nairobi

Early morning breakfast, after which you leave at 600 hrs, and drive to Nairobi or take a flight back to Nairobi (with prior arrangement), so as to get a flight back to your destination. (Please note we can arrange the same trip from the Coast if you choose to land in Mombasa).

Please note, you can take flight to Mombasa direct, and we arrange the same trip from Mombasa