2-Day Tsavo East and Saltlick Private Safari with a Van

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Diani Beach to Tsavo East National Park & Taita Hills

Hotel Pickup: Your private driver-guide meets you at your Diani Beach resort in a custom safari van.

Scenic Drive: Travel inland along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway, passing through coastal scrublands transitioning into open bush.
Tsavo East Game Drive: Enter through the Bachuma Gate and begin your morning game drive. Search for the famous red dust-covered elephants, lions, giraffes, and zebras, and stop by the historic Aruba Dam.
Exit Park & Transfer: Drive out of Tsavo East and head towards the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
Check-In: Arrive at the iconic Salt Lick Safari Lodge, perched on high stilts over active waterholes, and enjoy a hot lunch.
Rest and Tunnel Exploration: Relax at the lodge or watch wildlife from the ground-level underground tunnels.
Evening Game Drive: Head out into the sanctuary for an afternoon and sunset game drive to spot resident antelopes, elephants, and lions.
Enjoy dinner at the lodge while observing animals visiting the floodlit waterholes below.

Main Destination:

Tsavo East National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February (Best for general wildlife viewing; little rainfall)

High Season December to March and July to October (Not busy)

Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tsavo East NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

LionOccasional

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CheetahOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

LeopardRare

WildebeestRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof minivan)

Accommodation:

Salt Lick Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Taita Hills WS

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Taita Hills Sanctuary to Diani Beach

06:30 AM – 08:00 AM:
Early Morning Game Drive: Catch the active morning wildlife and sunrise across the Taita Hills landscape.

08:00 AM – 09:30 AM:
Breakfast: Return to the lodge for a full breakfast and check-out.

09:30 AM – 10:30 AM:
Final Sanctuary View: Spend your final hour relaxing on the terrace overlooking the watering holes.

10:30 AM – 03:30 PM:
Return Journey: Depart the sanctuary for the return drive to Diani Beach, stopping for a roadside lunch en route, with drop-off at your hotel by late afternoon.

Main Destination:

Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Best Time To Go June to October (Wildlife), November to April (Birding)

High Season June to September

Best Weather

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof minivan)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.