Tsavo West region had been inhabited for thousands of years by hunter-gatherers, with limited numbers of Kamba people moving through the region in the last thousand years or so, herding their livestock or looking for honey.
Masai cattle herders arrived in the eighteenth century from the Rift Valley further north, but the tsetse flies of the woodland that infected their herds with sleeping sickness put them off from spending long here: despite Tsavo West’s good water, the drier plains of Tsavo East were a safer grazing area. The Tsavo West region became a national park in 1948 and safaris in Tsavo West became popular in the late 1960s when the first charter flights began arriving in Mombasa, and really took off when the Mombasa-Nairobi road was first surfaced in 1969.
Nairobi – JKIA Airport or Nairobi hotel
Early Morning
Pick up from your hotel after breakfast around 0745am,leave Nairobi and drive south arriving in Tsavo before lunch, on arrival check in the Hotel where you will have early lunch, then proceed for the game drive the rest of the day. Tsavo West is the western part is a more popular destination on account of its magnificent scenery Mzima Springs, rich and varied wildlife, good road system, rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Explore the park for the whole day, then return to the camp for dinner and overnight
After breakfast leave Tsavo West and head to Amboseli, on arrival check in the camp and then proceed for the game drive while packed your picnic lunch. This will take you until 1830hrs when you return to the camp for dinner and overnight. Amboseli National Park
At 6 am proceed for an early morning pre – breakfast game drive, return to the camp for main breakfast. After breakfast proceed for a further game drive which will take you until the time for lunch. Amboseli also provides a chance to see many animals with Kilimanjaro (Africa’s highest peak) providing a beautiful backdrop, After lunch you may opt to relax in the camp or visit the Masai village, proceed for your last game drive as from 0430hrs which will take you until 1830hrs return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
You will have your last game drive early in the morning before the breakfast as from 0600hrs until 0930hrs,return to the camp for the main breakfast as you prepare to leave Amboseli and head back to Nairobi arriving early afternoon with a drop off to your hotel or at the airport if your flight is for the same day.
