Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi - Tsavo East National Park

   • Upon arrival at JKI Airport (NBO), meet for a tour briefing as your Kenya tour guide finalise all underlying issue. At that time, get clarification of any problem that may not have been clearly understood so you can proceed as one team, with everyone involved and fully aware of what to do.

   • After settling all outstanding issues, we set off on a 3 to 4 hrs journey to Voi Town. 

   • Drive along the Mombasa- Nairobi highway for 320 km with stopovers for coffee along the busy highway. 

   • Upon arrival at Voi town, proceed for a short drive to Tsavo East Park gate (the largest park in Kenya, which covers an area of 13,747 km2), where you will have access to the Tsavo East Park gate at dawn. 

   • With a requested early check-in, you will catch up on some sleep and wake up for a full breakfast at 0900hrs. Alternatively, depending on you, after a long flight and a long drive, you will advise if you can embark on a 6 am morning game drive, an ideal moment for introductory game watching when the animals are active and easy to spot the big game hunting.

   • Return to the lodge for a full breakfast and a much-needed sleep and rest from fatigue after a long hour's drive and flight. You will have time to sleep uninterrupted and wake up for lunch at 13:30hrs. 

   • After some rest, embark on an extensive exploration of Tsavo East National Park, with its abundant wildlife and natural scenery, even to the Aruba Dam (a water hole where animals come to drink water). Physical attractions include Tsavo River, Yatta Plateau, 300 sq km, Mdanda Rock, Lugard Falls, Voi seasonal River and Aruba Dam. You also have a chance to see animals like red elephants, rhinos, leopards, cheetahs, and giraffes, among others. 

   • Proceed with the game drive till 6.30 pm when you are back to the lodge for dinner and overnight with an opportunity to watch animals in the comfort of your cosy room and at restaurants or over a campfire to sit back, dine and unwind as you take stock of the days moments. 

   Dinner and overnight at Voi Safari Lodge Or Voi Wildlife Lodge.

   Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

2. Day 2: Tsavo East - Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

   Taita Hills Game Lodge includes Big Cats, the Big Five (buffalo, lion, elephant, leopard and rhino), and almost everything. 

   • After an early breakfast, drive to Tsavo East National Park. The park covers approximately 40 per cent of Kenya's national parks. Its dramatic view of the Mudanda rock and Yatta plateau, the world's most significant lava flow, makes it a popular destination. Tsavo and Athi rivers unite to form the remarkably Lugard's Falls. The park is home to the Red Elephant and other wildlife and birdlife. 

   • Have game en route as you head for exit through Buchuma Gate for a short drive to Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.

   • Arrive in time for lunch and check in at Taita Hills Game Lodge, where you will reside for the least of your stay in this magnificent wildlife haven. This sanctuary forms a vital wildlife corridor between the two major national parks, Tsavo East and Tsavo West; it's a major migration route for the more than 12,000 elephants in the two national parks. The parks form one of the largest conservation areas on earth and are home to the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino. This sanctuary is privately owned and located in Taita-Taveta in the south-west region of Kenya.

   • After lunch and restful moments in this game lodge, one of the Kenya flagship lodges, you will embark on an introductory game drive around the conservancy, exploring extensively as you familiarise yourself with the surroundings. The game search will take you till sun-downer, when you will drive back to dine and unwind, having settled in this sanctuary and the lodge and becoming part of it as you enjoy.

   Enjoy dinner and a silent night's sleep. 

   Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

3. Day 3: Taita Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

   • After a hearty breakfast at your lodge, depart for a day-long game searching in the heart of Taita Hills Game Sanctuary with lunch breaks at Taita Hills Game Lodge or its partner Sarova Salt-lick Game Lodge. Both lodges have spectacular open views as you enjoy your lunchtime meal. 

   • After lunch, continue to explore the wildlife sanctuary on a game drive. Scenic sights include landscape, while wildlife includes Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, cheetah, Masai giraffe, zebra, etc. The sanctuary also has a great diversity of birdlife as it borders Tsavo West National Park. It is majorly savanna with a few areas covered with bushes and thicket. As the name suggests, the sanctuary offers panoramic views of the neighbouring Taita hills, an ideal location for a photographic tour for nature lovers, including guided walks and a visit to a local and authentic tribal village. 

   • After lunch, proceed for a game drive in the sanctuary until sunset.

   • During the afternoon game drive, you have a high chance of spotting the lions, cheetahs, baboons, giraffes, herds of elephants, buffalo and other games that roam wild and free in this park.

   Return at sunset for dinner and overnight at Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge.

   Meal plan. Breakfast, lunch and dinner

4. Day 4: Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary - Tsavo West

   • Early in the morning, served with a cup of tea or coffee, embark on a dawn game drive in search of wild games, with chances to witness Lions, Cheetah, and leopards hunting their prey. It is an excellent game-watching moment that will take the better part of the early hours, then return to the lodge for a full breakfast.

   • Check out from the lodge, with en-route game watching, exit Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary for neighbouring Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo West lies on the West of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, equidistant from Mombasa and Nairobi. The emerald hills, liquid lava flows, palm-fringed rivers, teeming wildlife and sparkling oases set against the unforgettable cloud–shaded African Savannah. Cutting across the Vast Park or accessing it through Voi Or Mtitu Andei Gates will depend on the nature of the road, with an en-route game drive.

   • Arrive at the lodge for lunch and check-in. 

   • Relax at this magnificent lodge overlooking wildlife watering and salt-lick areas. 

   • Depart at 14:00hrs, and you will cross dramatic volcanic formations at Shaitani Lava Flow after the visit to this picturesque scene of lava formations. Emerald hills, liquid lava flows, palm-fringed rivers, teeming wildlife and sparkling oases set against the unforgettable cloud–shaded African Savannah.

   • At the north of the park, water that has filtered underground from the Chyulu Hills gushes from below a lava ridge into a series of clear pools. You have an opportunity to view animals underwater through a glasshouse. The scenic volcanic arena from the ‘Shetani’ Lava flow, Swahili for ‘Devil’, and the Chaimu Crater, Lake Jipe, ridges, volcanic ash cones and rocky outcrops form scenery like no other. Game viewing here is magnificent, with herds of dust-red elephants, fat pods of hippos, giant crocodiles, teeming herds of plain game, a fantasia of birdlife and some magical flora.

   • Proceed for an afternoon game viewing till evening. 

   Dinner and Overnight at Kilaguni Lodge Or Ngulia Safari Lodge, where you can watch animals coming at the watering point in the comfort of your room and from the restaurant.

5. Day 5: Tsavo West - Nairobi

   • Early morning breakfast in search of wild games until 09:00hrs.

   • Return to the lodge for a full breakfast. 

   • Prepare for Check-out from the lodge, then proceed on with your last game drive in Tsavo West. 

   • At the north of the park, visit the Mzima water springs; water filtered underground from the Chyulu Hills gushes from below a lava ridge into a series of clear pools. You have an opportunity to view animals underwater through a glass.

   • As you prepare to exit Tsavo West, the tour shall not be complete without being taken to an elevated point to see Mount Kilimanjaro from a distance. Chyulu hills are seen nearby and other scenic valleys. 

   • At midday, begin a 3-hour journey to Nairobi with lunch served en-route or in Nairobi, depending on time. 

   • Arrival in Nairobi mid-afternoon 15:00hrs. This a time that's ideal for some shopping for handicrafts and others to take with you back home. 

   • At 18:30hrs, have your farewell dinner at one of the restaurants in Nairobi of your choice. 

   • Later, you will be transferred to JKI Airpot for your flight home or your next destination after completing your 5-day tour in Kenya.