3 Days Tsavo East National Park Safari
This 3 Days Tsavo East National Park Safari leads you to one of Kenya’s trademark safari destinations, where you can see large herds of elephants and lions, visit attractions like the Aruba Dam, and enjoy birding in the open savannah. This itinerary involves travel from the main city ‘’Nairobi or the coast.
Key Facts About the Safari:
Tsavo East National Park boasts its dramatic landscapes, including the world’s longest lava flow, the Yatta Plateau, and the Lugard Falls on the Galana River. It is also famous for its red elephants, which get their color from the park’s dusty red soil and its history about the “Man-Eaters of Tsavo” lions.
Wildlife: All the Big Five—“elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos.” Other mammals to see include giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, wild dogs and various antelope like lesser Kudu and gerenuk, among others.
Birdlife: The Park hosts over 500 recorded bird species; some include; Ostriches, starlings, weaver birds, hornbills, secretary birds, herons, buzzards, and kingfishers, but few are mentioned.
Accessibility: It can be accessed by both road and air, making it reachable from Nairobi or Mombasa. By road, drive along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway to enter through gates like Voi or Buchuma, which takes a 3-hour drive.
By air, you can choose to use a charter flight to fly you to several airstrips within the park, such as Voi, Sala or Aruba airstrips.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Tsavo East ‘’Game Drive’’
Start the trip from Nairobi or the coast to Tsavo East National Park. You will check into your lodge or Camp. Arrive at the park in the early afternoon and enjoy lunch. After lunch, go on your first game drive to experience the park’s vast landscape and get to see animals like the “Big Five”: elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo and rhinos.
You will also visit the Aruba Dam, a rewarding spot for wildlife viewing. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
Meal plan: HB
Day 2: Full Day of Exploration
On this day, spend the full day on game drives, exploring different areas of the park, searching for diverse wildlife, including elephants, zebras, lions and various antelope species. Enjoy sunrise and sunset views. A picnic lunch to be enjoyed in the jungle. Dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: FB
Day 3: Final Game Drive /Departure
Head on a final morning game drive to catch any wildlife you might have missed, and then back at the lodge for breakfast. Then after, check out and start your journey back to Nairobi or the coast. End of the tour.
Meal plan: FB
End of 3 Days Tsavo East National Park Safari
Tour Includes:
Airport transfers
Accommodation
All meals on safari
All activities on the itineraries
Park entrance fees
Drinking water on safari
Ground transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
A professional English-speaking driver-guide
All Taxes /VAT
Tour Excludes;
International flights
Hot Air balloon safaris
Personal expenses
