This 7-day Tsavo Park & Mombasa Tour combines a safari in Tsavo West and Tsavo East with a Mombasa beach holiday. Highlights include game drives, Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Mzima Springs, Shetani Lava Flow, Aruba Dam, Mudanda Rock, Mombasa city tour, Old Town, Fort Jesus, and leisure on white sand beaches before departure.
7-Day Tsavo Safari & Mombasa Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park
- Day 2: Game drives in Tsavo West National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Tsavo East National Park
- Day 4: Transfer to Mombasa
- Day 5-6: Mombasa beach holiday
- Day 7: Airport drop-off – End of safari
Detailed 7-Day Tsavo Safari & Mombasa Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast, check out of your Nairobi hotel and drive with your guide to Tsavo West National Park via the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway. Spot some wildlife as you enter the park on the way to your lodge. Check in, have lunch, and relax.
In the afternoon, go for a game drive to see the park’s resident animals. Visit the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary for a chance to see black rhinos, white rhinos, and other wildlife. Overnight at your lodge.
Day 2: Game drives in Tsavo West National Park
Spend the day exploring Tsavo West on game drives. Start with a pre-sunrise drive to spot nocturnal animals and early grazers. Look out for elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, and hyenas.
Visit Mzima Springs for underwater views of fish and hippos, then continue to Shetani Lava Flow and Poacher’s Lookout before returning to your lodge for the night.
Day 3: Transfer to Tsavo East National Park
After breakfast, cross over to the larger Tsavo East National Park for a full day of exploration. On your game drive, look for elephants, wildebeests, buffalos, waterbucks, hippos, zebras, giraffes, baboons, warthogs, crocodiles, gerenuks, lions, and hyenas. Visit Aruba Dam and Mudanda Rock to see more wildlife and birds. Overnight at your lodge.
Day 4: Transfer to Mombasa
Begin with a pre-sunrise game drive to watch the park come alive as grazers feed in the open Savannah. Return for breakfast, check out, and drive to Mombasa.
Have lunch on arrival, then enjoy a city tour including Old Town and Fort Jesus. Check in at your beach resort in the evening.
Day 5-6: Mombasa beach holiday
Spend two days at leisure on Mombasa’s white sand beaches. You can choose from activities such as snorkeling, boat trips, dolphin watching, and exploring other parts of the coast.
Day 7: Airport drop-off – End of safari
Enjoy a relaxed morning and breakfast at your resort. Depending on your flight time, you will be transferred to Mombasa Airport for your journey home.