6-Day Amboseli, Tsavo West and Tsavo East Safari

The safari leaves Nairobi by private road transport towards Amboseli National Park. The arrival-afternoon game drive introduces the park’s open plains, wetlands and surrounding dry-country landscape. The guide searches for wildlife along the marsh margins and grassland, explaining how the permanent water supports movement across the park. Mount Kilimanjaro forms part of the wider setting when the summit is visible. The outing returns to the Amboseli base for the first of two nights.

Morning and afternoon game drives provide a full day in Amboseli. The early outing explores the wetlands and open plains, looking for elephants and other wildlife as they move between habitats. Observation points give a wider perspective on the park’s landscape and the Kilimanjaro setting. The afternoon drive covers additional woodland and dry-country viewing areas, allowing time for birdwatching and observation of animal behaviour. The guide follows current wildlife activity rather than a fixed sighting sequence before returning to the Amboseli base.

The private road safari transfers from Amboseli to Tsavo West National Park. The afternoon programme introduces Tsavo West’s lava-rock scenery and bush habitats. It includes the Mzima Springs visit, following the visitor viewing route around the spring-fed pools and riverine vegetation. The guide explains the contrast between this permanent-water habitat and the surrounding drier country. Further game viewing explores the permitted routes through the volcanic landscape before the return to the Tsavo West base for the first of two nights.

A full Tsavo West day explores the park on morning and afternoon game drives. The programme includes the Shetani lava landscape, where the dark rock provides a distinctive setting for viewing the surrounding bush and wildlife habitats. The later drive explores the Ngulia area and additional permitted viewing routes. The guide searches for animal and bird activity as the day develops, interpreting the landscape and encounters rather than promising particular predators. The programme returns to the Tsavo West base for the second night.

The journey continues by road from Tsavo West to Tsavo East. The transfer reveals the change from the western park’s volcanic hills and thicker bush to Tsavo East’s broad red-earth landscape. An afternoon game drive explores the Galana River area and neighbouring habitats. The guide looks for elephants, other mammals and birdlife along the permitted viewing routes, with time to observe the animals encountered. The outing returns to the Tsavo East base for the overnight stay.

A final morning game drive explores the Galana River area and Tsavo East’s surrounding open country. The guide follows the viewing opportunities available around the water and nearby habitats, with the Yatta landscape forming part of the wider setting. The drive returns to the safari base for checkout before the road journey back to Nairobi. The programme concludes at the agreed Nairobi drop-off after the circuit through Amboseli and the two Tsavo parks.