5-Day Amboseli Tsavo East and Tsavo West Southern Explorer Safari

The private road safari leaves Nairobi for Amboseli National Park. The arrival-afternoon game drive explores the park’s open plains and wetland habitats, with the guide looking for elephants and the other wildlife present. Time around the water and adjoining grassland provides opportunities to observe animal behaviour and birdlife. Mount Kilimanjaro forms part of the wider setting when cloud and visibility allow, rather than a guaranteed photographic backdrop. The outing returns to the Amboseli base for the overnight stay.

A final morning game drive in Amboseli explores the park before the road journey to Tsavo West. The guide follows current wildlife activity through permitted viewing areas, then the programme continues into Tsavo West’s contrasting volcanic landscape. The afternoon game-viewing programme introduces its rocky terrain and woodland and includes the Mzima Springs visit. Viewing follows the designated access arrangements at the springs, with the animals visible determined by their movements. The first of two Tsavo West nights follows.

Morning and afternoon game drives provide a full day in Tsavo West. The morning outing explores volcanic country around Chaimu and the Ngulia Hills, looking for wildlife and birds in the rocky and wooded habitats. The later programme returns to the Mzima Springs area and explores additional viewing routes around the Tsavo River habitats. Time at each stop focuses on the landscape and wildlife encountered. Viewing-facility access follows current park arrangements, and an underwater animal sighting is not guaranteed.

The private road journey leaves Tsavo West for Tsavo East National Park. The change to more open, red-earth plains gives the next game drive a different setting from the volcanic country of Tsavo West. The afternoon programme includes the Lugard’s Falls area on the Galana River, where the guide introduces the river’s rapids and surrounding wildlife habitats from permitted viewing points. The drive looks for the animals and birds present before returning to the Tsavo East base for the overnight stay.

A final morning game drive in Tsavo East explores the red-earth plains and riverine viewing areas before departure. The guide follows current wildlife activity through permitted routes, allowing time to observe the animals encountered and the surrounding landscape. The programme then returns to the Tsavo East base for checkout and the private road journey to Nairobi. The return follows the Nairobi–Mombasa highway corridor, completing the five-day circuit through Amboseli and the two Tsavo parks.