3 day Safari to Tsavo East National Park and Lumo conservation area ( Taita Hills area ) with two nights full board. Overnight at Voi Wildlife Lodge and Lions Bluff Lodge.

Day 1: Diani Beach – Tsavo East (Ca 180 Km, approximately  3.5 Hours)
We pick you very Early in the morning from your Hotel .Then drive along Mombasa-Nairobi road. Enter Tsavo East National Park a 3.5 Hours drive.Tsavo East National Park is one of the world’s largest game reserves, famous for its huge herds of Red elephants, Man Eaters Lions and Many Birds. There are also other variety of other animals such as buffalos, giraffes and zebras. Then visit Aruba dam (Man made dam)  which is located in the middle of the park, where a high concentration of animals can be observed during the dry season. Afterwards we drive to the Lodge  for lunch. After your lunch you will rest till 4.00 pm.Afternoon game viewing searching for Red Elephants,Giraffe,Bufallo,Lion,Cheetah,Leopard ,Zebra and many types of Birds. From 4.00 pm till 6.30 pm. Then Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Tsavo Camp or Voi Wildlife Lodge or Voi Safari Lodge.

Day 2: Tsavo East – Taita hills/Lumo Sanctuary (approximately 1 hour)
Early morning game viewing before breakfast, After your breakfast drive to Taita Hills/Lumo Sanctuary arriving in time for check in and have your lunch. After your lunch you will have a rest till 4.00 pm.Afternoon game viewing searching for Elephant, Buffallo, Zebra, Giraffe, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard and many birds. Then dinner and Overnight at Sarova Saltlick Lodge or Lions Bluff Lodge.

Day 3: Taita Hills – Diani Beach
Early morning game viewing before breakfast, After breakfast another game viewing while checking out of the sanctuary  and drive to Bachuma gate Restaurant for your lunch. After your lunch drive back to your coast hotel arriving in the late afternoon. Distance approx. 230km, journey time approx. 5 hours.

Highlights:

Tsavo East National Park

With an area of 11,747 square kilometres, the eastern part is about 2,000 km² larger than the western part. The areas to the north of the Galana River, which is a permanent water source, about two thirds of the park, are inaccessible to visitors. The park is characterised by grass and bush savannahs and semi-desert steppes. These alternate with acacia forests, gorges, individual rock groups and island mountains. Seasonal rivers in the southern part are the Voi River and the Mbololo River. The Athi River and the Galana River are permanent waterways. The Galana River is formed above the Lugard Falls by the confluence of the Athi and Tsavo Rivers. Along the rivers there are narrow gallery forests. Standing waters can be found at Mundanda Rock (natural damming through rock face) and at Aruba Dam, in addition to smaller water holes, often created by elephants. Parts of the park are of volcanic origin. A flat and extensive lava ridge, the Yatta Plateau, runs along the western boundary in the east of the Athi River. It is the longest lava field in the world.

Lumo conservation area with Lions Bluff Lodge

360-degree panoramas from Lions Bluff Lodge
A uniquely specialised activity, which is usually not permitted within the boundaries of the national parks and reserves, a night game drive is the ultimate safari luxury. Leaving the lodge either before or after dinner, you will be provided with warm ‘shukas’ (Maasai wraps); before setting off to discover the creatures of the night. This is the exclusive domain of hunters such as lions and leopards, and the only time when you may catch a glimpse of such elusive nocturnal creatures as aardvark and Lumo’s melanistic serval cat.

To really appreciate all the Lions Bluff has to offer, you have to leave the safari vehicle behind; and take a walk. Slow in pace, wide-ranging in scenery, led by one of our trained safari guides, our guided walks are designed to offer a fascinating insight into the world of African trees, flowers, insects, reptiles, birds and animals. Tickle up a baboon spider, or ant lion, learn the art of tracking and how to tell which animals were there before you, learn how to light a fire without the use of matches, fire an arrow using arrows poisoned with desert rose sap, which roots to use when you have diarrhoea… our guides’ knowledge is amazing and their enthusiasm infectious.

Lions Bluff’s Lodge overlooks Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary and its neighbour, Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The privately owned 110 sq km Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is an abandoned sisal plantation, which failed nearly four decades ago.  Comprising savannah plains, a man-made reservoir and a riverine forest that follows the course of the Bura River, this unfenced wilderness has since found new life as a game reserve offering an abundance of zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, elephant, eland, waterbuck, reedbuck, giraffe, velvet monkey, lion, jackal and prolific birdlife. Good relations with this sanctuary means that our guests have the freedom to game drive within the sanctuary broadening the terrain and chances of seeing yet more African wildlife.

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