Day trip
1 Day Tsavo East Tour from Malindi & Watamu
A dawn-to-dusk safari in Tsavo East National Park from the Malindi and Watamu beach resorts.
Starting from / returning to Watamu or Malindi beach resorts
Tsavo East National Park day trip departing from Malindi and Watamu beach resorts.
The Tsavo East day trip is a dawn to dusk tour providing the opportunity to spend at least 6 hours of maximum wildlife and scenery viewing at park.
Tsavo East is Kenya’s largest and a premier national park hosting a rich variety of wildlife species, birds and awesome landscapes.
Tour is in private pop up top safari minivan.
Upgrade to a customized pop up top 4 x 4 Land Cruiser jeep option is at a supplementary cost.
Safari picks up & drops off at
Malindi & Watamu beach resorts, hotels, villas and cottages.
Tour pick up time
Malindi beach resort / hotels: 0500Hrs
Watamu beach resorts / hotels: 0500Hrs
Just so that you may know… (please read carefully)
Driving times in Kenya are estimates and can vary due to road traffic and state of road
Please arrange with your hotel/resort for an early / packed breakfast as breakfast is not included on the tour
We do not make tour groups from individual bookings.
Tour Highlights
Tsavo East National Park
- Game viewing drives
- Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, antelope, warthog, ostrich, Baboons, birds…
- Herds of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling or simply foraging
- The beautiful man made Aruba dam located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River, is visited by thousands of animals and is a great game viewing destination.
- Mudanda Rock - this whale-backed rock towers above a natural dam, which acts as a draw to thousands of elephants
The day
1 Day Tsavo East National Park
Malindi/Watamu – Tsavo East – Malindi/Watamu (Round Trip Approx. 360 km)
The Tsavo East day trip starts before dawn.
This allows you to marvel at the African sunrise and to spend maximum time at the Tsavo East National Park.
Proceed along the Malindi – Sala Gate road on a scenic 2.5 hour drive along smooth tarmac and also gravel road.
Tour does not include breakfast
Commence game viewing in search of Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Buffalo, Giraffe, Antelope and many more animal species.
Lunch shall be at a safari lodge or tented camp restaurant within Tsavo East National Park.
There shall be an extra short game viewing drive as you exit the National Park.
Return to the Kenya Coast to arrive Malindi/Watamu approximately 6pm.
Drop off at your beach resort.
What you may see at Tsavo East National Park ………
Large mammals including vast herds of dust-red Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Hippo, Crocodile, Gerenuk, Giraffe, Hirola, dik-dik, cheetah, Antelope .
What you could see on a Day Tsavo East Safari Tour
- Vast herds of dust-red elephants
- Lions
- Cheetah
- Zebra
- Hippopotamus
- Hartebeest
- Thomson's Gazelle
- Giraffe
- Baboon
- Waterbucks
- Lesser Kudu
- Antelopes
- Gerenuk
- ACCOMMODATION Safari accommodation options for each location
Tour price includes
- Transport in a customized pop up top safari minivan
- Services of an experienced English/ other language speaking driver / guide
- Game viewing drives
- Park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
- Pick up / drop off at Nairobi hotel or residence.
- Pick up / drop off at Malindi or Watamu beach resorts/hotel
- Government taxes and local levies
Not included in the tour price
- All bottled drinks, items and services of a personal nature and tips & gratuities.
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