Tour Highlights
Embark on a scenic rail journey as you’re whisked through the countryside from Kenya’s tropical coast to the heart of its wildlife-rich national parks. See hundreds-strong elephant herds in Amboseli and discover the wilds of Tsavo West, then return to the beach where you can unwind on soft white sands. This innovative itinerary offers a real Out of Africa experience.
Package Includes
- Meet and greet services with assistance at the airport or hotel
- All transport and game drives on road safaris will be in a 4×4 Land cruiser
- Services of a Professional English speaking driver-guide on private basis
- All Transfers in Nairobi
- Transfers in Mombasa
- First class train tickets Mombasa/Emali & Mtito Andei/Mombasa
- Meals and accommodation as specified
- All park fees and government taxes
- Flying doctor’s emergency rescue cover while on safari
- 2 bottles of ½ litre mineral water per person per day on game drives
Package Excludes
- Visas, international flights and Airport taxes (clients pay direct)
- Driver-guide gratuities, drinks, dining rooms tips, porterage
- Personal travel, baggage and medical insurance
Additional remarks
- We may have to re-route the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability.
- Prices for domestic flights, airport taxes or park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you.
Passenger Information
- Passengers should bring only soft-sided bags on safaris.
Day 1: Arrival Mombasa
Arrival at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, met and greeted in our traditional style by our representative, transfer to your city hotel. You will have the rest of the day at leisure to cool off, relax from the effects of a long flight.
Dinner and Overnight at Voyager Beach Resort | Meal: Lunch or Dinner.
Day 2: Mombasa – Amboseli
Today there’s an early start for your journey to Amboseli. You’ll be picked up from your beach hotel and transferred to Mombasa rail station to board the 7.15am Madaraka Express to Emali town via the Tsavo West National Park. The Madaraka Express is a modern train travelling along the new Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway line, which was completed in 2017. Travelling by train gives a real throwback to the Out of Africa era, allowing you to sit back and relax as you pass through the Kenyan countryside and take in the views. You’ll travel in first class, in a comfortable carriage with plenty of storage space for your luggage. Depart the train around 11.30am and be met by your driver/guide to continue on to Amboseli National Park by road. In the Rift Valley province of southern Kenya, close to the Tanzanian border, Amboseli has some of the most dramatic views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive in the park. Your accommodation in Amboseli is the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, nestled in an acacia grove by a mountain spring, with a Maasai-inspired design and glorious views of Kilimanjaro. Approx. journey time: 4-hour train ride and 1½-hour drive.
Overnight Stay at Amboseli Sentrim Camp| Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 3: Amboseli
Today you’ll explore the park on morning and late afternoon game drives. Sunrise and sunset are spectacular in many national parks, but here, over Mount Kilimanjaro, are some of the best. Amboseli has a large concentration of wildlife, particularly in the dry season. There are over 1000 elephants, including some of the largest in Africa. As well as the huge herds, catch sight of buffalo and lions in the open savannah, rolling hills and swamplands. Other wildlife inhabiting the grasslands includes cheetah, lions, zebra and warthog. Though largely dry and dusty, Amboseli is fed by underwater springs from the meltwaters of Mount Kilimanjaro. These lush green swamplands attract wallowing elephants and hippo, as well as buffalo and birdlife. More than 400 species of bird can be found, including the rare Taita falcon, the southern banded harrier eagle and the secretary bird.
Overnight Stay at Amboseli Sentrim Camp| Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4: Amboseli – Tsavo West
Head out on an early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast, leave Amboseli and drive on to Tsavo West, where you’ll arrive at your lodge in time for lunch and head out on a late afternoon game drive until sunset. Tonight you’ll stay at the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge. One of the first lodges ever to be built in a Kenyan national park, Kilaguni is cool and quiet, with uninterrupted views of Kilimanjaro from every corner. This beautiful lodge has been designed to blend chameleon-like into the rugged savannah, encircled by rocky outcrops and lying next to a teeming waterhole that’s visited daily by herds of elephant, buffalo and other plains game. The lodge even has an optional night time ‘on-call’ service to alert guests if wildlife visits the waterhole when you’re asleep – perfect for game viewing from your balcony! Approx. journey time: 3 hours.
Overnight Stay at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Tsavo West
Today you’ll discover Tsavo on two further game drives. The landscape here is spectacularly varied, with semi-arid plains, open grasslands, dense woodlands, rocky outcrops and lava flows. The soil is rich and red in colour and this creates the illusion of magnificent red elephants – which are actually covered in dust from the soil. The park is also home to wildlife including rhino, buffalo, leopard, lion, waterbuck, lesser kudu, giraffe and gerenuk.
Overnight Stay at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Tsavo West – Mombasa
After an early breakfast at your lodge, you’ll transfer to Mtito Andei railway station for your 10.50am train journey back to Mombasa. On arrival in Mombasa at around 2pm, return to Mombasa for a chilled-out evening by the beach or Moi International airport for your onward flight. Approx. journey time: 45-minute drive and 3-hour train ride.
Meal: Breakfast.
