Kenya - Beach & Safari
13 Days
Visiting: Mombasa, Salt Lick Game Lodge, Tsavo West National Park, Tsavo East National Park
Tour operator:
Tour code:
99512
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
0 - 50
Age range:
0-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Interests:
Tour Overview
Combine the joys of a stay on the Indian Ocean’s shore with exciting wildlife-spotting in East Africa’s famous reserves.
Bookended by stays in a Mombasa beach resort hotel, this great-value African experience also includes a four-night safari, during which you’ll enjoy a night in a ‘stilt-hotel’ overlooking a waterhole, and game drives through two of Kenya’s most famous and exciting game reserves. In the company of ranger guides, you'll discover the wonders of a safari, spotting protected wildlife in their natural habitat, enjoying a bush breakfast in the wild and spending nights under star-washed African skies.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day One - Fly To Kenya
Location: Mombasa
Accommodation: Hotel
Fly overnight from the UK to Mombasa via Nairobi or Addis Ababa.
Day Two – Arrive In Mombasa
Location: Mombasa
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Voyager Beach Resort
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
You'll meet your tour manager on your arrival in East Africa, and transfer to the wonderful, all-inclusive beach resort, your Indian Ocean-side base for the beginning and end of your Kenyan stay. Settle into your surroundings, and switch into relaxation mode as you enjoy the pools, restaurants and colourful cocktail bars. Enjoy the comforts of your room and the pleasures of the nearby beach, and then spend the first of your balmy evenings under the Kenyan sky.
Day 3 - 4 : Days Three And Four – At Leisure By The Ocean
Location: Mombasa
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Voyager Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy lazy days and warm nights as you soak up the pleasures of life by the ocean. The energetic might try their hand at water sports, others may take a stroll along the shoreline, while others may simply curl up with a book. At day’s end, sun-downer in hand, do nothing more than gaze out across the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, at the hotel’s doorstep.
Day Five – Begin Your Safari Experience At An Elevated, Five-Star Lodge
Location: Mombasa
This morning, you'll meet your driver/guide and board your 4x4 safari vehicle for the drive away from the coast to the private Taita Hills Sanctuary. Set in a dramatic, verdant landscape, the sanctuary is home to colourful birdlife and some large mammals, including lions and elephants. Enjoy an afternoon game drive through the sanctuary, and then continue to the five-star rated Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge. This imaginative collection of buildings is set on stilts above a series of waterholes – floodlit at night – to which the local animals come to quench their thirst. Settle into your well-equipped room, enjoy a candle-lit dinner in the dining room enjoying the panoramic views and the chance to watch for game from your lofty viewpoint.
Day Six – Tsavo West National Park
Location: Salt Lick Game Lodge
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast at your lodge in the sky, this morning, you'll re-board your safari vehicle for the short journey into the renowned Tsavo West National Park, a vast, protected area that features savannah grasslands, semi-desert scrubland, rocky ridges and extensive plains dotted with volcanic cones and low hills, and that supports an equally diverse variety of game and birdlife. Your destination is the sumptuous Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge and, after lunch here, you'll enjoy a game drive. Later, as you enjoy dinner in the traditionally thatched restaurant or a drink in the bar, watch the animals arrive at the lodge watering hole – always a stirring sight.
Day Seven – Bush Breakfast And Tsavo East National Park
Location: Tsavo West National Park
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: sumptuous Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Experience the excitement of an early morning game drive and enjoy a bush breakfast – coffee and rolls in the wild – before you return to the lodge and bid farewell to Kilaguni to head towards the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Enjoy a picnic lunch, and cross the highway and the railway line as you head into into the vast plain, upon which a variety of species can be spotted. Soak up the spectacular scenery, including towering Mudanda Rock, beneath which elephants can often be seen, and the vast Yatta Plateau, one of the world’s largest lava flows.You'll spend the next two nights at the Ashnil Aruba Lodge, overlooking the dam from which it takes its name. The lake formed by the dam is a magnet for wildlife in an otherwise dry landscape.This evening, enjoy dinner and your first night at the camp.
Day Eight – Included Full-Day Safari
Location: Tsavo East National Park
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy all the wonders of safari, as you take early morning and afternoon game drives in search of wildlife that might include plains animals such as elephant, buffalo, cheetah, lion, leopard and countless different species of bird.Return to the lodge for a last evening under the bush stars.
Day Nine – Return To The Beach
Location: Tsavo East National Park
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Bid farewell to the lodge and make your way out of the national park, enjoying a packed lunch and perhaps a last glimpse of game en route, before arriving back at the beach resort, this afternoon, for a final four-night stay.
Day 10 - 12 : Days 10 To 12 – At Leisure
Location: Mombasa
Accommodation: Resort
Accommodation Name: Voyager Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy welcome rest and relaxation on the shores of the Indian Ocean, with all the amenities of your hotel and the lovely beach to savour. You may like to explore colourful Mombasa and its Old Town and historic Fort Jesus, a 20-minute drive away, or to head north to some of the more remote beaches that dot the beautiful coast. The choices – and pleasures – are yours.
Day 13 – Return Flight Home
Location: Mombasa
Accommodation: Resort
Accommodation Name: Voyager Beach Resort
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Return to the airport for your flight home. Flights arrive later today or early the next day, dependent on flight times.
What's Included
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Seven nights’ all-inclusive hotel accommodation at a beach resort in Mombasa
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Four nights’ full-board accommodation in game lodges on safari
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Return flights to Mombasa, via Nairobi or Addis Ababa
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Travel by 4x4 safari vehicles, with airport-to-hotel coach transfers
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Fully escorted by friendly, experienced drivers and safari guides during your time on safari
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A dedicated local agent will be available for assistance at specified times throughout the beach stay
What's Not Included
Insurance
Tour duration
This tour is advertised online as 14 days. In some cases, with an overnight flight on the return, you will land on the morning of day 14. However, on some departure dates your return flight will land late on day 13. We're sorry that we're unable to show the correct duration. Be assured that the tour will operate as per the printed itinerary.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Foreign Office Travel Advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Passports and visas
British Citizens require a visa to travel to Kenya, which can be applied for online. We will send you details prior to travel. Passports must be valid for six months from your date of entry into Kenya, and have two adjacent blank pages available for arrival in Kenya.
Flight information
Please note, all flights operate via Nairobi or Addis Ababa.
Tour duration
This tour is advertised online as 14 days. In some cases, with an overnight flight on the return, you will land on the morning of day 14. However, on some departure dates your return flight will land late on day 13. We're sorry that we're unable to show the correct duration. Be assured that the tour will operate as per the printed itinerary.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Foreign Office Travel Advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Passports and visas
British Citizens require an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to Kenya, which can be applied for online. We'll send you details prior to travel. Passports must be valid for six months from your date of entry into Kenya, and have two adjacent blank pages available for arrival in Kenya.
Flight information
Please note, all flights operate via Nairobi or Addis Ababa.
Check out our Q&As
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Are all the relevant entry visa’s included in the price of the tour?
No
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes
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What is the standard of the hotels on this tour?
As detailed in the itinerary
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
As detailed in the itinerary
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
Yes
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Are flights included in this tour?
Return flights to Mombasa, via Nairobi or Addis Ababa
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
Your luggage allowance is stated on your Confirmation Invoice. You will also receive details of your baggage allowance with your final travel documents, which we will send approximately one week prior to your departure date. We do not include any hold luggage on our Christmas Markets or Lapland breaks.
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
Yes
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What is the maximum group size?
Generally no more than 50
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Since 1983
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Vaccination Requirements
Your health and safety are pivotal to our operations, and every customer travelling on a tour with us must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Fully vaccinated means that you have had the full course of an approved vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to your holiday. We also recommend that you travel with proof that you’ve been fully vaccinated.
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What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?
Our company’s mission is to enrich lives and improve wellbeing through travel. A big part of that is ‘Travel for Good’. Our ‘Travel for Good’ hub is our first step in a long journey to reduce carbon, offset anything we produce as a company and travel without harming the planet or the people of the destinations we go to.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
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Fitness to Travel
We strive to give all our customers full care and attention, but we do need to know at the time of booking if there are any special needs or requirements. It is particularly important that we are advised of any disabilities and also if you intend to bring any specialist equipment such as a wheelchair with you. Please make sure that you make us aware of any requirements.
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Up to 56 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
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Vaccination Requirements
Your health and safety are pivotal to our operations, and every customer travelling on a tour with us must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Fully vaccinated means that you have had the full course of an approved vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to your holiday. You can find the travel restrictions for different countries on www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. We also recommend that you travel with proof that you’ve been fully vaccinated.
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