3 Days Tsavo West & Taita Hills/Saltlick.

3 Days Tsavo West & Taita Hills Saltlick.
  • Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights

    Destinations:

    • Tsavo West National Park

    • Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (home to Salt Lick Safari Lodge)


    Safari Highlights:

    • Explore the scenic beauty of Tsavo West: lava flows, Mzima Springs, and volcanic hills

    • Visit the iconic Salt Lick Safari Lodge, famous for stilted rooms above a busy wildlife waterhole

    • Game drives in two different ecosystems: national park and private sanctuary

    • See elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and possibly leopards or rhinos

    • Experience day and night wildlife viewing right from your lodge balcony

  • Park fees

  • Transport in a safari van or 4×4 Land Cruiser

  • Accommodation on full board

  • Professional driver/guide

  • Bottled water during game drives

  • International or domestic flights

  • Drinks and alcoholic beverages at lodges or camps (unless stated)

  • Extra meals not specified in the itinerary

  • Personal expenses (souvenirs, laundry, tips, etc.)

  • Tips/gratuities for driver/guide, lodge staff, etc.

  • Optional activities (e.g., nature walks, night game drives – if available)

  • Visa fees (if applicable)

  • Travel insurance and medical cover

  • Phone calls, internet, or other communication costs at lodges

Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo West

Depart Mombasa for Tsavo West through the Mombasa Nairobi Highway. Enter Tsavo West through Tsavo River gate and proceed on to a game viewing along the palm ringed Tsavo River home for hippos and crocodiles. Check in and have lunch at  Rhino Valley Lodge. In the afternoon, visit Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary to search the rare black rhino. Dinner and overnight at Kilaguni Serena lodge / Rhino Valley Lodge.

Day 2: Tsavo West Taita Hills (Saltlick)

Depart  the Lodge after breakfast and proceed to the famous Mzima Springs where some 250 litres of water gush out of the Chyulu Lava flows everyday creating a scenic home to fat pods of hippos and crocodile infested pools. Drive out of Tsavo West.

 Afternoon game drive is made in the Taita Hills (Salt lick) Wildlife Sanctuary famous for its large numbers of the prides of lions. Also to be seen are the elephants, buffaloes, giraffe, impala, baboon, warthog and waterbuck. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Saltlick Safari Lodge.

Day 3: Saltlick – Mombasa

Early breakfast, make the final game drive as you exit the sanctuary before midday to have lunch at Lion Hill Camp/ Voi town. Proceed to Mombasa with afternoon arrival at your coastal hotel.