3 Days Tsavo East & Salt Lick Safari from Mombasa – Taita Hills Wildlife Safari

Safari Duration

3 Days / 2 Nights

Safari Departing

3 Days / 2 Nights

Max People

20+

Safari Overview

The 3 Days Tsavo East & Salt Lick Safari from Mombasa is a fantastic short wildlife adventure combining one of Kenya’s largest national parks with the famous Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. This safari offers excellent game viewing, scenic landscapes, and the unique experience of staying at the iconic Salt Lick Safari Lodge, built on stilts overlooking a wildlife waterhole.
Your journey begins from Mombasa or Diani Beach with a drive to Tsavo East National Park, home to the famous red elephants, lions, giraffes and vast open savannah plains. The safari then continues to the nearby Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, where wildlife gathers around waterholes that can be viewed directly from the lodge.
This safari is ideal for travellers looking for a short but memorable wildlife experience from the Kenyan coast.

Safari Highlights

Explore Tsavo East National Park, Kenya’s largest national park
See the famous Tsavo red elephants
Game drives in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
Stay at the unique Salt Lick Safari Lodge built on stilts
Watch wildlife from the lodge waterhole viewing decks
Chance to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo and antelopes
Spectacular African savannah landscapes and wildlife photography opportunities
Ideal short safari from Mombasa or Diani Beach

Full Safari

Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo East National Park

Your safari begins with an early morning pickup from your hotel in Mombasa or Diani Beach.
Drive along the Mombasa–Nairobi highway to Tsavo East National Park, arriving mid-morning.
Enter the park for your first exciting game drive. Tsavo East is famous for its large herds of red elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, buffalo and many antelope species.
Visit the wildlife-rich Aruba Dam, where animals gather to drink water.
Continue with game viewing en route to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch and relaxation, enjoy an afternoon game drive exploring more areas of the park.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge or tented camp.

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Tsavo East – Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (Salt Lick)

After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Tsavo East National Park before departing for Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
Arrive at the sanctuary in time for lunch at Salt Lick Safari Lodge.
The lodge is famous for its elevated rooms and wildlife waterhole where elephants, buffalo, and other animals frequently visit.
In the afternoon, depart for a game drive in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, a private conservation area with good chances of seeing lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras and antelopes.

Dinner and overnight at Salt Lick Safari Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Salt Lick – Mombasa

After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
Return to the lodge for breakfast and check out.
Depart the sanctuary and begin your drive back to Mombasa with scenic views along the way.
Arrive in the afternoon and transfer back to your hotel or beach resort.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

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