JuliusT005 - 2 Days Tsavo East West Rhino Safari

Day 1;

This safari is a total combination of animals, birdlife and geographical sceneries like the Mzima springs, acacia trees and the famous shetani lava.

You will be picked from your coastal hotel & drive for one & a half hours to Tsavo East for game drive and lunch at Voi safari lodge. After lunch relax for one hour and later cross over to Tsavo West (Tsavo River Gate) where you have a chance to see the rare black rhino. The game drive in Tsavo West will continue up to 6.30 P.m where you go for dinner and overnight at either of the following: Ashnil aruba lodge, voi safari lodge, voi wildlife lodge, voi wildlife manyatta luxury tents , ashnil aruba luxury tents all in tsavo east(you can choose).

Day 2;

Early morning breakfast and proceed with game drive until Mzima springs to see the hippos, crocodiles and fish. Mzima springs supplies the coastal town of Mombasa with clear pure water. After Mzima springs pass through the shetani lava and have last lunch at Voi town.

Be back at the hotel at around 5.30 P.m

About Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo West has a rolling volcanic landscape and is home to the "big five" animals. It also offers a temporary home to a huge number of migrating birds between October and January.

Tsavo West National Park was established in 1948 and is bordered by Taita Hills to thorests at the water margins. It covers a total area of 9065 sq kms and hosts a wide variety of wildlife species from the 'Big Five' (Lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant), numerous other carnivores, gazelles to over 150 bird species.

The park also has the Mzima springs, Shaitani Lava Flow which consists of caves, three craters, basalt flows and lava splashes. It is also rich e east and Tanzania to the south east with areas of unending succession of fantastic views across the plains dotted with fin graphite, marble and sulphite deposits.

Fact File on Tsavo West National Park

Area : 9065 sq km Altitude: 200 to 1000 m [656 - 3280 ft]

Access from Nairobi / Mombasa: By Road : 275kms ( 5 hours )

Location : In Eastern and Coast Province, South East of Nairobi

Animals : Numerous - The Big Nine, and plenty other herbivores and birds

Vegetation : Open savannah and light patches of bush, cactuslike euphorbia trees

Facilities : Lodges and camp sites are available

Attractions : Mzima springs, Big Five, Rhino sanctuary