4 Days Tsavo East Salt Lick Amboseli Safari – Best Kenya Wildlife Adventure

Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo East National Park
Your Tsavo East Salt Lick Amboseli Safari begins with an early morning pick-up from your hotel or residence in Mombasa, Diani, Watamu or Malindi. You travel along the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway toward Tsavo East National Park, one of Kenya’s largest and most historic wildlife reserves. Upon entering the park, your first game drive takes you across vast open plains in search of Tsavo’s famous red elephants, lions, buffalo, zebras and giraffes. You arrive at your lodge in time for lunch, followed by a short rest. In the afternoon, you head out for another game drive, exploring wildlife-rich areas such as Aruba Dam and the Galana River. The day ends with dinner and an overnight stay at your Tsavo East safari lodge.

Day 2: Tsavo East – Salt Lick Lodge (Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary)
After breakfast, you enjoy a final early game drive as you exit Tsavo East and continue your journey to the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The landscape transitions into rolling hills and open plains as you arrive at the world-famous Salt Lick Lodge—one of Kenya’s most unique safari lodges, built on elevated stilts overlooking active wildlife waterholes. After checking in and enjoying lunch, you embark on an afternoon game drive within the sanctuary, home to elephants, antelopes, lions and an impressive variety of birdlife. Evening at Salt Lick Lodge is magical, as animals gather at the illuminated waterholes below, offering exceptional viewing opportunities. Dinner and overnight at Salt Lick Lodge.

Day 3: Salt Lick – Amboseli National Park
Your day begins with an early morning game drive in the Taita Hills Sanctuary when wildlife is most active. After returning for breakfast, you check out and begin the scenic drive toward Amboseli National Park. As you enter Amboseli, you enjoy game viewing on your way to the lodge, with excellent chances of spotting elephants, zebras, hyenas and a variety of plains game. After lunch and relaxation at your Amboseli lodge, an afternoon game drive follows, offering breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro towering above the savannah. Amboseli’s famous wetlands and open plains provide ideal conditions for close-up photography of large elephant families. Dinner and overnight at your Amboseli lodge.

Day 4: Amboseli – Return to Mombasa
Your final safari day begins at sunrise with a game drive designed to capture the early morning beauty of Amboseli and its majestic views of Mount Kilimanjaro—weather permitting. After enjoying the rich wildlife activity, you return to the lodge for breakfast. With check-out complete, you depart Amboseli and begin your journey back to the Kenyan coast. A relaxed drive brings you to Mombasa or Diani in the afternoon, marking the end of your memorable Tsavo East Salt Lick Amboseli Safari.