Kenya Bush and Beach Wildlife Safari

DAY 2 AND 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK, THE FOOTHILLS OF MT. KILIMANJARO

Our Kenya Bush and Beach Wildlife Safari will then head to Amboseli National Park, at the foothills of the mighty Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa’s highest mountain). This beautiful park is one of the premium national parks in Kenya and offers amazing views of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park is very famous for its elephants. This is often termed as the best destination in Africa to see and photograph wild elephant herds. Amboseli also hosts the oldest elephant research project, which was started by the famous Cynthia Moss and her team. 

We shall enjoy game drives here as we scan the salty and dusty plains. Some sections have beautiful grasslands, and others are covered by Acacia woodland. Amboseli is also famous for Lake Amboseli, a seasonal pan that collects water in the rainy season. There are many other wetlands and swamps all over the park, and these attract many waterbirds and mammals.

Highlight mammals here include African Elephant, Banded Mongoose, Yellow Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Common Hippopotamus, Common Zebra, Common Waterbuck, Gerenuk, Grant’s Gazelle, Thomson’s Gazelle, Common Impala, Bohor Reedbuck, Maasai Giraffe, Common Warthog, Cheetah, African Civet, White-bearded Wildebeest, Black-backed Jackal, African Golden Wolf, Spotted Hyena, Serval, African Wild Cat and African Lion. 

Highlight birds include Lesser Flamingo, Greater Flamingo, African Fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Saddle-billed Stork, Hamerkop, Common Ostrich, Goliath Heron, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Kori Bustard and Grey Crowned Crane.

Some of the exciting reptiles found in Amboseli National Park include Leopard Tortoise, Striped Skink and Kenya Red-headed Rock Agama.

Nights in Amboseli.

DAY 4 AND 5: TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK

We shall then continue our Kenya Bush and Beach Wildlife Safari to the mighty Tsavo West National Park. This is one of the largest national parks in Kenya; mainly comprised of bushed savannah habitat.

A key attraction in Tsavo West National Park is the long lava flow known as Shetani Lava Flow. This massive feature comprises of a black solidified garden of lava emanating from the higher Chyulu Hills; nick-named the “Green Hills Of Africa” by Ernest Hemmingway. There are several other lava flows in Tsavo West National Park, including the Chaimu Crater Lava Flow. We shall also explore the beautiful Mzima Springs on foot, as we enjoy the underwater viewing chamber. Here you see fish at eye-level as they swim around the pools.

Mammals found in Tsavo West National Park include African Elephant (often looking very red due to the red soils of Tsavo i.e. Red Elephants of Tsavo), Leopard, Klipspringer, Kirk’s Dikdik, Common Zebra, Fringe-eared Oryx, Lesser Kudu, African Lion, Common Waterbuck, Common Impala, Common Warthog, Maasai Giraffe, African Buffalo, Black Rhino, Common Hippopotamus, Unstriped Ground Squirrel, Vervet Monkey and Yellow Baboon.

Reptiles common here include Nile Crocodile, Savannah Monitor Lizard and Kenya Red-headed Rock Agama.

Exciting birds in Tsavo West National Park include Vulturine Guineafowl, Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Martial Eagle, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Common Ostrich, Golden-breasted Starling, Golden Pipit, Pink-breasted Lark, Superb Starling, Long-tailed Paradise Whydah and Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl.  

Night in Tsavo West.

DAY 6 AND 7: TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK

We shall then continue to Tsavo East National Park, one of Kenya’s oldest national parks. Tsavo East National Park is also Kenya’s largest national park, with an area the size of a small country.

Tsavo East National Park is fed to the North and East by the mighty Galana River, which starts near Nairobi, as the Athi River. Along the Galana River is a line of scenic Doum Palms lining its banks. This long river, second-largest in Kenya, then drains into the Indian Ocean. The habitat here is mainly open savannah with scattered trees; although some sections have some considerable bushland. The typical red soils here colour all animals making them appear red-coloured. Famous for this are the Red Elephants of Tsavo; a key sighting on our Kenya Bush and Beach Wildlife Safaris.

Other mammals found here include African Lion, Cheetah, Fringe-eared Oryx, Coke’s Hartebeest, Hirola or Hunter’s Hartebeest, Spotted Hyena, Common Impala, Common Waterbuck, Common Hippopotamus, Maasai Giraffe, Kirk’s Dikdik, African Buffalo, Common Zebra, Tana or Peter’s Gazelle, Gerenuk, Topi, Desert Warthog and Leopard.   

Reptiles common in Tsavo East National Park include Nile Crocodile, Savannah Monitor Lizard and Kenya Red-headed Rock Agama.

Exciting birds of Tsavo East National Park include Golden Pipit, Somali Bee-eater, Helmeted Guineafowl, Golden-breasted Starling, Somali Courser, White-bellied Go-away-bird, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Northern Carmine Bee-eater, Kori Bustard, Secretarybird and Somali Ostrich.

Nights in Tsavo East.

DAY 8, 9, 10 AND 11: KENYAN COAST – INDIAN OCEAN BEACH

We shall then continue to the beautiful Indian Ocean, where we shall have a nice beach holiday. Kenya has many exciting beach locations and we shall have a choice to either stay in Watamu, Malindi, Mombasa, Diani or Lamu.

Here we shall relax at our beautiful beach resort and take in the great atmosphere along the Indian Ocean coastline. We shall have opportunities for swimming, beach walks, diving, snorkeling, boat rides and many varied water sports. There are also many national parks, monuments and historical sites along the Kenyan Coast, and you can choose to visit some of these during your stay. Depending on your personal or group interests, our office will help you choose the best activities for your specific holiday. These experiences form a great part of our Kenya Bush and Beach Wildlife Safari.

Nights at the Coast.

DAY 12: FLY TO NAIROBI

We shall have an easy morning relaxing at our hotel or enjoying a local activity.

We shall then take a transfer to the airport, for a domestic flight to Nairobi; where we shall connect with our flights home. This marks the end to our lovely Kenya Bush and Beach Wildlife Safari.

You may also choose to join one of our safari extensions, such as the Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration Safari.

 

 

Highlight mammals and others

African Lion, White-bearded Wildebeest, Maasai Giraffe, African Elephant, Common Hippo, Cheetah, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Serval, Black Rhino, African Buffalo, Topi, Thomson’s Gazelle, Grant’s Gazelle, Common Warthog, Common Zebra, Caracal, Nile Crocodile, Nile Monitor Lizard, Fringe-eared Oryx, Lesser Kudu, Hirola

Highlight birds

Grey Crowned Crane, Kori Bustard, Common Ostrich, Martial Eagle, Long-crested Eagle, Hamerkop, Saddle-billed Stork, Southern Ground Hornbill, Secretarybird

Habitats covered

Savannah, Wetlands, Indian Ocean Coast, Semi-arid Bushland

Photographic opportunities

Excellent

Special moments

Mt. Kilimanjaro views, Indian Ocean Beaches, Tsavo