SALT LICK SAFARI
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DAY 1: MOMBASA/TSAVO EAST: L, D.
Breakfast at the resort/Residence. Depart for Tsavo East National Park. Enter the the park through Bachuma gate and game drives en-route to the lode. Arrive, check-in and lunch at Ashnil Aruba Lodge. Afternoon game drives. A vast expanse of unremitting flat savannah plains broken up only by the Yatta plateau lava flow, the Galana river and occasional rocky outcrops. Being of lower altitude than the Western park, Tsavo East is hotter and dryer with bushy grassland, Acacia woodland and riverine forest along the water courses. Most game viewing is concentrated South of the Galana river. Here, large herds of "red elephant" can be found, so called because of the red Laterite soil common to this area. In addition, rhino, lion, leopard, waterbuck, kudu, gerenuk and the rare Hunter's Hartebeest can be seen. Aruba dam provides permanent water and interesting game viewing while the views from Mudanda rock and the Yatta Plateau lava flow are well worth the scramble to the top. Spend 1 night at the lodge on full board.
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DAY 2: TSAO EAST/TSAVO WEST: B, L, D.
Breakfast at the lodge. Depart for Tsavo West National Park. Arrive, check-in and lunch at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge. Afternoon game drives and a visit to Mzima Springs. From Kilaguni, great expanses of open plains stretch in all directions with Mount Kilimanjaro, the Chyulu hills, the Taita hills and Ngulia mountains on different horizons. The views from Roaring rocks and Poacher's lookout are truly spectacular. Elephant, buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino and most common species of plains game and smaller mammals are present so wildlife viewing is varied but requires some patience. A visit to Mzima Springs where crystal clear water bubbles up from underground may reveal hippo and crocodile, seen from an underwater viewing hide. Bird life is extraordinarily colourful and diverse with the Ngulia mountains hosting many migratory species at certain times of the year. Spend 1 night at the lodge on full board.
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DAY 3: TSAVO WEST/TAITA HILLS: B, L, D.
Breakfast at the lodge. Depart for Taita Hills Game Sanctuary. Arrive, check-in and lunch at Taita Hills Lodge. Afternoon game drives en-route to Salt Lick Lodge. Taita Hills private Wildlife sanctuary, situated between Tsavo East and West is home to over 50 species of mammals and 300 species of birds within 28,000 acres of rolling savanna and woodland habitats. The Sanctuary is a success story in sustainable conservation where wildlife - including elephant, lion, buffalo and giraffe - thrive. Sarova Salt Lick lodge is set high up on stilts overlooking a waterhole which is floodlit at night when large numbers of animals come to drink giving a rare opportunity to view animals close up in their natural habitat. There is also an underground viewing hide right next to the waterhole which is reached from the lodge by a tunnel. Spend 1 night on full board.
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DAY 4: TAITA HILLS/MOMBASA: B..
Breakfast at the lodge. Depart for Mombasa. Arrive and transferred to your hotel or beach resort.
