RTTS 004 – Amboseli / Tsavo national park. 3 nights. Elephants and lion safari.

DAY 1 arrival and welcome.
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta international airport to be received by our client service representatives who guide to our vans or shuttle bus for a transfer to the hotel for dinner/ briefing session and the nights accommodation.

DAY 2 _ Amboseli National park.
Depart Nairobi after breakfast driving on tarmac through the Athi / Kaputei plains and other beautiful sceneries along Namanga road. You branch off at the border town of Namanga to an all weather road leading to you to Amboseli national park, which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kenya. You will check into the Amboseli Serena or Ol Tukai lodge for lunch and relaxation before embarking on an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is considered a favorite spot for writers such as Earnest Hemingway. Its incomparable beauty and ample wildlife makes it a definite visit for all tourists. The diversity of Amboseli`s ecosystem has created the perfect environment for hundreds of bird species and large game. It’s major attractions are the big five: lion, leopard, Elephant, rhino and buffalo. The park rests at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, kilimanjaro. Writers have described the area surrounding Amboseli with its breathtaking scenery and unique wildlife ``as a home for the Gods”. Cynthia Moss, the internationally renown Authority on Elephant behavior and ecology describes the Amboseli as "still a haven for elephants, probably the only place like it in the world’’. Dinner / entertainment and overnight accommodation at the lodge.

Day 3 Amboseli / Tsavo.
After an early breakfast you will make conduct extensive game drives in this photogenic park (cameras at the ready) as you enjoy spectacular views of the snow capped mt. Kilimanjaro. You will then proceed further left on an all weather road and enter Tsavo west national park. You will check into kilaguni Serena safari lodge or similar for lunch in this expansive park covering 21,000 square kilometers. You will conduct an afternoon game drive before returning to the lodge for dinner / entertainment by Maasai dancers and overnight accommodation.

Day 4 – Game drives.
Today you will enjoy two extensive game drives in the morning and afternoon. You will have lunch and relax in the lodge in between the game drives, swimming, sunbathing etc. Tsavo national park is the largest in Kenya and one of the largest in the world. It was actually split into two because it was too large an area for tourists to cover. It boasts a huge population of elephants, lions (man eaters of Tsavo), volcanic hills, rivers and more than 60 major mammal species as well as over 1000 plant species. Dinner / entertainment and overnight accommodation at the lodge.

Day 5 Tsavo / Nairobi / Departure.
After one more game drive this morning you go back to the lodge for breakfast and check out. Game viewing enroute as you head back to Nairobi in time for lunch. The afternoon may be spent relaxing / shopping with a brief city tour before going to the world famous carnivore restaurant for dinner. You will then be transferred to the airport to take your flight back home.