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5 Days Amboseli and Tsavo West Luxury Safari Tour, A 5 days safari visiting Tsavo West National Park and Amboseli National Park. Tsavo West National Park has a variety of wildlife, such as black rhinos, Cape buffalo, elephants, leopards, and Masai lions. There are also other smaller animals that can be spotted in the park, such as the bush baby, hippo, hartebeest, lesser kudu, and Maasai giraffe.
Day 1: Nairobi/Tsavo West
We depart by road for Tsavo West National Park. Arrive in time for lunch then an optional afternoon or evening game drive. Tsavo West is the most visited section in Tsavo National Park, offering many attractions apart from its wildlife. The foremost is the famous Mzima Springs where up to 227.3 million liters of cool crystal clear water flows out of the ground through porous volcanic rocks. The water is believed to originate from Chuyulu Hills, via an underground river.
Destination: Tsavo West National Park
Accommodation options:
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey
Day 2: Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast, we have a full-day game drive, packed lunch provided. Other interesting places to visit are the Roaring Rocks, which get their name from the wind that hurtles through them. From here there are wonderful views over Tsavo from the top of a 98m rock face; similar views can be experienced from the poacher’s lookout. 5-Day Amboseli and Tsavo West – High End, The volcanic Chaimu Crater, less than 200years old and composed of black coke, is worth visiting and can be climbed if one is interested. The area is a good place to look out for klipspringer, a small antelope that’s as agile as its Swahili name mbuzi mawe (mountain goat). In the southwest corner of Tsavo West is Lake Jipe, which has the Kenyan-Tanzanian border running through it.Dinner and overnight.
Destination: Tsavo West National Park
Accommodation options:
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey
Day 3: Tsavo West/Amboseli
Early Morning start and drive to Amboseli National Park, check in at your accommodation, day spent at leisure. Amboseli National Park is situated due south of Nairobi, most of the park consists of a dry, ancient lake bed and fragile grassland with patches of acacia woodland, while in the southern area there is a number of small rocky volcanic hills. Around the swamps Ol Okenya, Ol Tukai and Enkongo Narok, the vegetation is lush with yellow-barked acacias and phoenix palms. Dinner and overnight.
Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation options:
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey
Day 4: Amboseli National park
Rising early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided, an Optional visit to a Masai village can be planned after breakfast. A visit reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area in the whole of Africa to experience elephants at close range. Left unharassed by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps must form the highlights of any Safari. Dinner and overnight.
Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation options:
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey
Day 5: Amboseli/Nairobi
Early morning game drive. Return to accommodation for breakfast. Depart after breakfast to Nairobi. Transfer to hotel or airport.
Destination: Nairobi City
Accommodation Option: No (Unless on request)
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey
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