Day Trip - Tsavo East National Park: Tracking Natural Behaviours of Tsavo Wildlife

Embark on a thrilling day trip to Tsavo East National Park and witness the natural behaviors of Tsavo wildlife. From giraffes foraging on Acacia trees to predators stalking their prey, this adventure is filled with excitement and wonder.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Diani Beach - Pick up from Diani/Mombasa/Nyali/Watamu/Malindi (4:30 AM) and drive to Tsavo East, Kenya’s largest park. This journey takes about 3 hours. Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by the vast, flat, and dry landscape, marking the start of your adventure.
  • Tsavo East - Spend the entire morning spotting wildlife in Tsavo’s semi-arid to arid environment, nourished by the merging of the Tsavo and Athi rivers, which form the Galana River.

In addition to its wildlife, you’ll also see the Yatta Plateau on the horizon, known as the world’s largest lava flow.

For lunch, please discuss or request options or suggestions from your guide in advance.

After lunch, enjoy an afternoon game drive, taking in Tsavo’s scenic views. The dry and harsh conditions often force animals to gather in smaller areas, especially during the dry season, making them more vulnerable to predators.

On the positive side, as the weaker and diseased animals are easily taken by predators, only the fittest with the best genetic material survive to father the next generation, ensuring the species is better equipped to endure these tough conditions.

  • Nyali Beach - Free drop-off at your hotel, residence, or location within Diani or Mombasa Island.
  • Malindi - Free drop-off at your hotel, residence, or location within Malindi.
  • Watamu - Free drop-off at your hotel, residence, or location within Watamu.
  • Mombasa - Free drop-off at your hotel, residence, or location within Mombasa Island.
What's Included
  • Transportation in a Customized Safari Vehicle with a pop up roof for ideal game viewing
  • Convenient pick up and drop off in Mombasa & Diani
What's Not Included
  • Tsavo Entrance Fee 52/35 USD Adults/Children Per Person card payment to government website
  • Lunch 5 - 20 USD - Kindly Discuss/Request guide for Options
  • Items and Services of personal nature
  • Tip and Gratuities
Additional Information

Join us for a thrilling journey as we observe the wild habits of Tsavo’s diverse wildlife. Watch as giraffes maneuver delicately through prickly thorns to feast on the fresh foliage and branches of Acacia trees. Meanwhile, predators subtly pursue impalas, gazelles, elands, zebras, fringe-eared oryx, dik-diks, and other potential meals from the secluded corners of sparse bushlands and shadows.

This dynamic performance plays out against the cautious backdrop of browsing and hunting elephants, buffalos, rhinos and other substantial plant-eaters. Trek under tree canopies bustling with lively monkeys, baboons, galagos, and other arboreal species, ever ready to issue a warning at any sign of peril.

With such an array of wildlife contained within a varied landscape, you are guaranteed joy and excitement at every turn of your experience with Expedition Happy Hour.

Location
Diani Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sam_a
Jul 17, 2024
Highly recommended - Fabulous experience. Our guide Kelli was excellent. Picked up sharp at 04:30 and didn’t get back until after 20:00. Saw loads of animals and vehicle etc was all good.
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Kristiina_m
Jul 12, 2024
Amazing! - Absolutely amazing day! We saw a lot of different animals:lion,giraf, elephant,hippo,apes etc. The tour guide was really professional. We went to have lunch also outside the park,which was really good. I recommend this tour 100%. Private safari experience was amazing.
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Kxtz
Jul 2, 2024
A Unique, Once in a Lifetime Experience. Not To Be Missed - Extraordinary tour. One of the best I've done so far. A safari really is a unique experience and one that many travellers will unlikely encounter, but making the effort to do so will reward you with one of the best experiences in a lifetime. This tour began with a pick up at 4.30am in the morning, from which we took a 2 1/2 journey to the park. The drive itself is an amazing experience as you pass shanty towns and the rural landscape, and the opportunity to see the sunrise over the Kenyan landscape. A stop over also at a local tourist centre allowed us to have coffee and some breakfast, before we continued on our way. Upon arriving at the park I was totally unprepared for the experience that i was about to have. The rangers on site helped to lift up the rooftop so that I could observe through the roof. And there I stood as we proceeded through the gates and into the park. Driving through opens up onto the wide savannah grasslands, stretching endlessly to the horizon. This alone was a sight to behold. And almost immediately on our tour we encountered a herd of elephants. They came up to us so close i could almost hear them breathe! They deliberated long hard about whether to cross the path we were travelling on before eventually turning away. Our journey through the park took us through winding dusty roads and each passing moment the landscape was teeming with animals luxuriating in their natural abode. Elephants, giraffes, buffalo, hippopotamuses, waterbucks, gazelles, zebras, baboons and more, and plenty of bird life and other unexpected surprising creatures. I was so fortunate as to have even witnessed a mongoose digging through a termite mound, an ostrich blockading our way, a wild boar, Komodo lizard, and even the most sort after Lion. Yes, on this journey I was so fortunate, with the expertise of my guide Francis to stumble upon 2 lions. As the midday approached they had already had their feed, the remnants of their prey, visible not far away,and were now lounging under the shade of bush near to the dusty road we travelled on. We stationed ourselves there for several minutes watching their movements. Truly a sight to behold. The majority of the tour is spent driving through the winding roads of the open grasslands searching for and hurrying to locations to where animals would be found. This was especially made possible by firstly, the knowledge, awareness and expertise of my guide. It was extraordinary to watch him in action looking for signs of animals and hurrying to them or maneuvering to get close. Also the communication between guides is fascinating to watch, the 2 way radios that they all used were scrambled with messages relaying to each other where animals were, and the drivers would all then scurry to the locations. It genuinely felt like a hunt. Our journey through the park was capped by a herd of elephants including their infants lumbering towards a waterhole, where we waited behind bushes for their approach. Once they arrived the adults drank thirstily from the hole, whilst the infants played gleefully. The male observed our presence then signalled a warning to us to not approach too closely after which we ventured away... But that was not the end of my adventures. After exiting the park, Francis had another surprise for me. A visit to a Maasai tribe. Words really cannot convey the amazement I felt and the sight that beheld me upon arriving. All the tribal people joyfully welcomed us, surrounding and calling out Jambo!, or Welcome!, They took me inside their village where I toured their huts made by the women, of animal dung and clay, very sturdy and surprisingly comfortable. They then proceeded to show me how to start a fire using just sticks and dung. I attempted to do so myself, a moment when I realised I was not Maasai and did not possess their skills. The women then treated me to their traditional dance, dressed in their colourful attire it was an overwhelming experience to behold. Unforgettable. When time came to leave the tribe, I felt a tinge of sadness as I realised that their traditional way of life was ever threatened by the encroachment of modern society. Finally my big thanks to Francis, my tour guide for making this experience unforgettable. Most safaris may require more than just the one day to sufficiently explore the grasslands and witness all the animals, but with his expertise and keen sense of awareness he made it all possible for me on this special occasion. Thanks Francis. Overall a tour not to be missed. A once in a lifetime experience!
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Lloyd_b
Jun 19, 2024
We found the man eaters of Tsavo - The entire trip was amazing. Francis our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. 2 of our group of 3 had been on game drives and safari before with 1 of us visiting Africa for the first time. We knew we wouldn’t be able to see everything with only a few hours in the park but we told him elephant and lions were our priority and he made sure to get us deep enough into the park to see the lions first and then we worked our way out. 10/10 a memorable experience and would recommend.
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220conorh
Jun 8, 2024
Wonderful Tsavo - This was an amazing trip I saw loads of wildlife including 4 of the big 5 plus loads more. Tsavo is spectacular. I want to pay special trip to my driver/guide Francis he was fantastic, friendly, knowledgeable, clearly loved the animals, he made the experience even more enjoyable. I would love to come back with my family someday.
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Jason_w
Jun 2, 2024
Tsavo East Day Trip from Diani - It was great! We saw a ton of animals up close. Our guide Francis was fantastic and an excellent driver under challenging conditions!!!
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Tourniquet-travel
May 27, 2024
The price was very affordable, the vehicle was clean and drive understood what we needed - We had a best time the drive was top notch the experience was wow.i would recommend this agency over and over again.the price was very affordable
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84angelinab
Apr 18, 2024
Wonderful excursion - Dream realized wonderful excursion followed by this top person Ciccio and Enrico Who made us visit the real Africa
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Katherine_a
Dec 10, 2023
One day safari - maybe too short but still was amazing - We went for a day so it was a very tiring trip there and back, but we got amazing experience and memories! Francis is a wonderful game driver, and even though it depends on the day and mostly luck, Francis made it all better by listening to our needs and getting the best position possible for us to get great photos. He looked well after us not just during the game, but also when we were stuck in traffic on the way back to the hotel, he is very considerate and patient (also speaks fluent Italian) so we definitely recommend!!!
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Ddidiana
Oct 18, 2023
3 Days 2 Nights Safari: Tsavo East and Ziwani - I had the opportunity to have a life experience that I truly recommend to everyone at least once in their life. I was in Kenya and thanks to Shariff (Sheriff for friends) and his availability and kindness, the stay was nothing short of spectacular. He accompanied us on a 3-day safari between Tsavo East and Ziwani and organized some wonderful experiences for us: blue safari with lunch on Waka Waka island, tuk tuk transport to Garoda beach, aperitif at sunset in Lichthaus and a visit to a school. Sheriff is a kind person and an excellent guide. He is very good at finding animals that camouflage themselves in the savannah and will do everything he can to let you see as many of them as possible. He also speaks Italian very well. It was a wonderful discovery, I hope to return to the magnificent place that is Kenya and I will certainly rely on him again.
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