Wildlife and Beach Holiday, Kenya
Tour Description
This is a fascinating 10 days tour combining game watching and beach relaxation at the Kenyan coast.
We visit the largest National Park in Kenya, Tsavo.
Tsavo National Park has been refered to: theatre of the wild... with a reason: The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300 kilomtere long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.
We also visit Shimba hills National reserve. As one of the largest coastal forests in East Africa after Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, this reserve is rich in flora and fauna and hosts the highest density of African elephant in Kenya. Other animal species found in the area are Sable antelope, elephant shrew, bushy tailed mongoose and other small mammals like fruit bats. The forest is an important bird area and is endowed with forest birdlife while the grasslands hold localized species such as red-necked-Spur fowl, Croaking Cisticola and Zanzibar Red Bishop. The scenic Sheldrick Falls and the dense Mwaluganje Forest are also found here along with four campsites.
We also visit Amboseli home to huge free ranging elephants at the slopes and base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest African mountain. We also visit Taita Hills wildlife sanctuary where night game drives are very rewarding.
Attractions Visited in This Tour
