7-Day Kenyan Red Elephants Safari
Tour Overview
Join as we embark to this captivating 7-Day Kenya Safari, traversing the iconic plains of Amboseli with Kilimanjaro views and Witness elephants against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro, explore the rugged landscapes and the magical fresh water of Mzima Springs in Tsavo West, experiencing the unique charm of Taita Hills private sanctuary and delving into the land of the Red-Orange Savanna Elephants as they dust-bath in the red soil of Tsavo East.
Tour Highlights
- Amboseli National Park
- Tsavo West National Park
- Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
- Tsavo East National Park
What's included
Itinerary
Leave Nairobi Early in the morning and head south with several stops on the way for landscapes and coffee breaks. We arrive in time for lunch at Sentrim Amboseli. After relaxing from the 4 to 5 hours' drive, we embark on our first game drive looking for elephants and any interesting creative setup. We end the evening with silhouette photography as the sun goes down and watching the Mount Kilimanjaro with animals in the fore ground.
We leave the Lodge after Breakfast, spend the day exploring the wonderful Amboseli national park. We search for cheetahs, lions, big herds of elephants which are the main highlight of this Safari and of this beautiful park. In the swamps that are fed water by the Mount Kilimanjaro there is prolific birdlife as well, hippos zebras gnus and a variety of gazelles and antelope. Amboseli offers one of the best elephant safari experience as huge herds move into and out of the park in the morning and in the evening giving you perfect opportunities of elephant and Mount Kilimanjaro photography.
This is a private safari thus game drives are flexible, and we also consider how much the kids can handle.
After breakfast we head out to the Tsavo West National Park. We do a game drive as we head to our lodge arriving in good time for lunch. Later in the afternoon we go out for a game drive. We explore the mzima springs. A natural reservoir under the Chyulu hills feeds the springs. Water percolates through underground porous volcanic rocks and the natural filtration process gives the mzima springs clear water. There is a small watch tower where you can observe the aquatic life from such as fish and Nile crocodiles from. Further exploration and we could run into savannah monitor lizards’ lions’ leopards buffalos’ elephants’ common waterbucks amongst other beautiful creatures and not forgetting a prolific birdlife. Later return to Kilaguni Serena lodge for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast we head to Taita Hills as we do a game drive through the expansive Tsavo West National Park. The Taita Hills Wildlife Conservancy gets its name from the surrounding hills. The conservancy covers an area of 28,000 acres of diverse habitat in which the plant physiognomy is riverine forest, savanna wood and grassland. The vegetation formation is usually stratified, dense and always dominated by Acacia /Commiphora trees. The Salt lick lodge is raised and has a water whole where animals including elephants come to quench. You get fantastic views from the underground watch. We arrive in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon we head for a game drive at these wonderful Sanctuary Dinner and overnight at the Salt lick lodge.
After breakfast we do a game drive as we exit and drive towards the Kenyan coast. We arrive at the camp/lodge for lunch. Later in the afternoon we head out and explore this semi-arid conservation area that is covered in beautiful iron rich red soils. The famous huge red elephants of Tsavo are to be found here as well as lions’ cheetahs and leopards. We later return to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight after chasing the ever-magical sunset in Africa.
Our flexible safari itinerary gives you the option of doing morning and evening game drives or crafting an ideal day program with our professional safari guide. Tsavo is the biggest conservation area in Kenya and offers not only the red covered elephants but also the rare hirola antelope. Zebras Dik Diks and a good variety of Antelopes call this magnificent Tsavo East their home. These dry plains have the Galana river snaking its way seeking out its way to the Indian ocean, its water roars over the rocks at the Lugard’s falls as the sneak between the creeks. A stop worth visiting. The 1.6 km inselberg of stratified rock acts as a water catchment that supplies a natural dam below is locally called the Mudanda rock. A refuge for animals during the dry season. After a day of exploration, we return to Ashnil Aruba for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we will head back to Nairobi arriving by early evening. You will either be dropped at a Nairobi hotel or at the airport.
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FAQ
This Safari is not available for Solo travellers
You will have to pay a deposit of at least 40% of the booking value for the booking to be confirmed. Please note that the deposit amount varies based on the tour type and shall be notified to you before making the booking. Once the booking is accepted by us, we shall send you a booking confirmation email with the voucher, which shall serve as a contract between us from the date we send the confirmation. All details about the balance payment which is due before the departure date will be mentioned in the booking voucher. If this balance is not paid on or before the due date, we reserve the right to cancel the booking.
In case of cancellations, the following charges will apply on the amount paid · 45% if cancelled between 60 and 45 days prior to arrival · 60% if cancelled between 44 and 30 days prior to arrival · 100% if cancelled 30 days and 24 hrs prior to arrival
