So here is the itinerary for the one of the most exciting safari we had a couple of weeks back on each day I specify the events just as we encountered them, let's roll;
5 Days safari to Tsavo east, west, Amboseli and Taita Hills salt lick game sanctuary by Mocabe Safaris
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Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo East
This 5 days Tsavo East, Amboseli, Tsavo west and Salt Lick safari bagin with an early morning departure from Mombasa then driving on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway to Tsavo East national Park arriving in time for a morning game drive with stop over at the Aruba Dam to encounter a wide variety of game then drive toward Voi Safari Lodge for lunch with game viewing en-route. Short relaxation will be followed by an afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at Voi Safari Lodge.
Tsavo East National Park - Bachuma Gate along the Mombasa-Nairobi Road
Our Senior Safari Driver guide with our guests and friends at the Bachuma gate
Our Senior Safari Driver guide with our guests and friends at the Bachuma gate
We arrive at Tsavo East's Bachuma gate; safari minibuses lined up for entry in to Tsavo East, we disembark to stretch our legs and muscles and of course take a few picture like one above and the minibuses below
We begin our game drive marveling at the open plains of Tsavo East, the red soils and the large open blue skies
Our first sighting is a small bird (good omen for a superb game viewing LOL) on a faraway tree
Moments on we meet a huge herd of elephant but we take particular interest with the male who seems to be all by himself and our cameras set to work once again
We move on and are rewarded with sightings of Impala antelopes - a bachelor herd (a herd consisting of males only as the name suggests) and I take the chance to photograph our Senior Safari Driver guide and Tour Leader - Cornaleus Mwaruma with Implas feeding in the background
a short distance a head we meet a herd of female Impalas (a harem) - male and female impala keep to separate herds - only one male will be found in a female herd and he services all of them - until he is driven off by a dominant male hat is. Our camera goes to work once again and we manage to capture a couple of pic including the one below
We continue with game dive sighting more animals and birds and finally we arrive at Voi Safari Lodge, lucky enough to meet elephants visiting the water hole and I manage to capture the unssuspecting tourist with the elephants and waterhole in the background
On the other waterhole there was a healthy herd of other elephants, note the impressively tusked one
We have our lunch and a short rest then we go out for the afternoon game drive along we meet plenty of elephants we manage to capture afew picture including the one below
And then Zebras crossing
We happened to have met a cheetah at a distance, then i realise i need to upgrade my equipment - it was too far to capture on camera! but anyway we head back to our Tsavo East Voi Safari Lodge for Dinner and overnight
Sunset over the Mwakingali Hills in VoiSeen from Tsavo East
Sunset over the Mwakingali Hills in VoiSeen from Tsavo East
Day 2 : Tsavo East – Amboseli
After breakfast, leave Tsavo East with game viewing en-route to Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives in search for the big five. Enjoy the spectacular view of the Africans highest snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. Dinner and overnight at Kibo Safari Camp.
and so our second day began - with sighting of a pride of 3 lionesses on a rock
Then a group of Buffalo, i was particularly interested with the one below which looked like it had come out of the clay works!
Then a group of helmeted guinea fowl that dogged my every effort to capture them on Camera, nevertheless I got one whihc is presentable (or so I think!)
and so our second day began - with sighting of a pride of 3 lionesses on a rock
Then a group of Buffalo, i was particularly interested with the one below which looked like it had come out of the clay works!
And off we drove to
Amboseli via the Mombasa - Nairobi road again, we entered the park through the Iremito gate which is pictured below
Pictures from Amboseli
Day 3: Amboseli – Tsavo West
After early breakfast depart Amboseli for Tsavo West with Game viewing en-route. Entre Tsavo West through Chyulu gate and proceed to Mzima Springs where you an opportunity to observe hippos, crocodiles and a variety of fish from an underground observatory tank.
You may also see other animals like monkeys, baboon, zebra, giraffe and other plains game as you head on to Ngulia safari Lodge for lunch and a short relaxation. Afternoon game drive to Rhino sanctuary with an a chance to spot the endangered black rhino among other animals. Dinner and overnight at Ngulia Safari Lodge.
and so we get to Tsavo West's Chyulu Gate we disembark from our safari mini-bus take photo and complete park entry formalities and on we proceed to the Mzima Springs
Mzima Springs Pictured below
We weren't lucky to see hippos as most had died of an earlier drought but we did see fish and a hos of birds and baboons
You may also see other animals like monkeys, baboon, zebra, giraffe and other plains game as you head on to Ngulia safari Lodge for lunch and a short relaxation. Afternoon game drive to Rhino sanctuary with an a chance to spot the endangered black rhino among other animals. Dinner and overnight at Ngulia Safari Lodge.
Lady luck smiled on us, apart from Giraffe, Zebra and a lone elephant that was not too pleased with our company, we saw the Black Rhino, I was unable to take pictures - in fact this one was taken by the tourists who then emailed it to us
Day 4 -Tsavo West- Saltlick
Early morning breakfast, check-out of Ngulia safari Lodge and proceed with game drive to Taita Hills Salt Lick game sanctuary, enter through Mwakitau gate and proceed to Taita Hills Game Lodge for lunch. Short relaxation will be followed by an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Saltlick Lodge
We were extremely lucky in Taita Hills Saltlick Game Sanctuary - we sawa elephants, a huge herd of Buffalo, must have been more than 500 beasts, lions and a huge variety of birds
The sign board leading to the Taita hills Salt lick Game Sanctuary
A close up picture of a red-billed hornbill and below one of the lioness that we saw
Panoramic views of the Saltlcik Sanctuary from the 'Lion Hill'
Day 5 Taita hills saltlick – Mombasa
Early breakfast then make the final game drive as you exit the Taita saltlick sanctuary before midday to have your lunch at the Lion Hill Restaurant and proceed to Mombasa with afternoon arrival at your Coastal Hotel.
