Day trip to Tsavo East National Park from Mombasa

Tsavo East National Park Day Trip Safari

From Mombasa Island, Kenya

(Tsavo East National Park is about 160 kilometers - Approximately 2½ hours drive from Mombasa. Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya at 11,747 square kilometers. Opened in April 1948, it is located near the village of Voi in the Taita District of Coast Province. Tsavo East National Park can be accessed by three main gates, from Voi through the Manyani gate, from Mombasa through the Bachuma gate or from Malindi through the Sala gate)

Tsavo East National Park Day Tour Safari (Tour Duration: Full Day)

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Tsavo East National Park Safari Full Day Trip from Mombasa takes you to Tsavo East National Park where you get an opportunity to spend 6 quality hours of game/scenery viewing with a lunch break at Voi Safari Lodge located in the Park. Park entrance fees, road transportation, drivers allowances, hot lunch, mineral bottled waters, fly doctors fees and a professional safari guide/driver is all included as part of our safari package.

Before sun rise, you will be picked up from your hotel and depart by road (along the Mombasa - Nairobi highway) to Tsavo East National Park. You will enter Tsavo East National Park via Bachuma Gate. From here you start your game viewing searching for wild animals.

Lunch will be at Voi Safari Lodge or Voi Wildlife Lodge. After lunch, another game drive will follow. Animals in the park include the "red" Elephants, Lions, Buffalos, Giraffes, Zebras and many other plain game animals. Your game viewing ends in the afternoon where you will return to your hotel in Mombasa early evening. For the best game viewing of African wildlife from Mombasa, this is a great short Safari to take. Plenty of photo opportunities, good food, and excellent guides. Well worth the short time you have in East Africa for game viewing.

Red Elephants of Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Red Elephants of Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Lion Pride in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Lion Pride in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Wet season in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Wet season in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Tsavo East National Park Day Tour Safari Rates/Prices

Dates From	Dates To	Price Per Person
1st January 2011	31st December 2011	350 US Dollars

Notes

* Tsavo East National Park day tour - daily departures at 0530 Hours

Tsavo East National Park Safari Full Day Trip from Mombasa Includes:

* Visit Aruba Dam at Tsavo East

* All park entry fees, service charge and taxes
* Game driving safari at Tsavo East National Park
* Lunch at Voi Wildlife Camp or Satao Camp or Voi Safari Lodge
* Pickup from your hotel in Mombasa - South or North Coast at 0530 hours and drop-off to your hotel
* Professional English speaking guides. All are experts in the African wildlife, culture, and tour guiding, many of who speak other European languages

Tsavo East National Park Safari Full Day Trip from Mombasa Excludes:

* Drinks

* Laundry

* Tips or gratuity

* Travelers insurance

* Communication charges

* Minimum of two persons required

* Visas, international airfares and airport taxes; meals

* Sightseeing not included in the package; optional activities

* Personal expenses such as transfers to/from the airport (supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

Tsavo National Park, Kenya — One of the world's largest Game Sanctuaries
The combined area of Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks makes Tsavo one of the world's largest game sanctuaries, larger than Wales in Great Britain or Jamaica in the Caribbean. Lying about halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa it covers 20,812 square kilometers. Tsavo East is larger and more arid than Tsavo West.

Tsavo East National Park Establishment & History
Tsavo National Park was established on 1st April, 1948 with an area of 21,812 Km2 It is the largest Park in Kenya. In May 1948 Tsavo National Park was divided into East and West for administrative purposes. Notable historical events include:

* The two Parks are divided by Nairobi – Mombasa railway /Highway

* The Waliangulu and Kamba tribes used it as a hunting ground prior to gazettement

* Dr. Kraft journeyed on foot through this area in 1848 crossing the Tsavo river on his way to Kitui – first European to see Mt. Kenya.

* Construction of the railway reached Tsavo river in 1898. During the construction of the bridge Lions (Man eaters of Tsavo) terrorized the workers, killing over 130 people before being killed by Col. Patterson

* During the World War I (1914-1918) British forces built fortresses along Tsavo river to counter threats from invading German forces from Tanganyika (present Tanzania) – whose intention was to blow up the Tsavo river bridge that was vital to British Communication

* Captain Lugards a European explorer passed through the area on his way to Uganda and had a drop over at the Lugards Falls area

* Tsavo/Athi rivers confluence – when the two rivers join they form the Galana river

* Yatta plateau – It is about 290 Kilometers long and is one of the worlds longest lava flows

* Lugards Falls on the Galana river – This is not a true falls but a series of rapids. Visitors can walk down to the river to view the rapids

* Mudanda rock – This is a long rock outcrop that is about 1.6Km long. There is a dam at the base. Animals can be seen drinking. Visitors can walk along the rock and enjoy a cool breeze as well as view wildlife at the base

* Aruba Dam - was built in 1952 across the Voi river. The dam attracts many animals and water birds can be seen at this dam