2 days / 1 nights

2 Days Tsavo East National Park Safari

Coast hotel → Tsavo East → Coast hotel

Overview

This two-day safari takes you from Diani Beach into Tsavo East National Park, one of Kenya’s largest and best-known parks, with its sweeping red-earth plains, acacia and sausage trees and abundant wildlife.

You stay at Sentrim Tsavo East Safari Camp or Ashnil Aruba Safari Camp, set above a natural waterhole where animals gather within view of the camp.

Duration 2 days / 1 nights

Route Coast hotel → Tsavo East → Coast hotel

Starts and ends Coast hotel or airport

Stay Sentrim Tsavo East Safari Camp or Ashnil Aruba Safari Camp

Minimum age 6+

Safari highlights

Scenic early-morning drive from Diani Beach to Tsavo East National Park
En-route game drive from Bachuma Gate, exploring open plains and savannah grasslands
Opportunity to spot elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, and predators
Overnight stay at Sentrim Tsavo East Safari Camp or Ashnil Aruba Safari Camp, overlooking a wildlife waterhole
Evening game drive during golden sunset hours
Early morning game drive when wildlife activity is at its peak
Ideal short safari combining beach relaxation with authentic wilderness

Day by day

Day 1

Diani Beach to Tsavo East National Park

Pick-up from Diani at 7:30 am for the drive of 2.5 to 3 hours to Tsavo East, entering through Bachuma Gate for a game drive of about 1.5 hours. Lunch and check-in are at 11:30 am, followed by an evening game drive from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and dinner.

Stay Sentrim Tsavo East Safari Camp or Ashnil Aruba Safari Camp

Meals Lunch and dinner

Day 2

Tsavo East National Park to Diani Beach

A two-hour game drive at 6:00 am, followed by breakfast and a two-hour game drive en route as you leave the park. After a lunch stop at Kilimanjaro Restaurant and Curio Shop, you arrive in Diani between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Meals Breakfast and lunch

Where you’ll stay

The lodges and camps on this itinerary. We can suggest other options at a different level if you prefer.

Tsavo East National Park

Sentrim Tsavo East

In the Tsavo East area, about 20 minutes’ drive from the park’s Voi Gate.

Tsavo East National Park

Ashnil Aruba Lodge

Inside Tsavo East National Park, on the banks of the Aruba Dam.

What’s included

Price includes

Pick-up and drop-off from your Mombasa or Diani Beach hotel
Full board accommodation whilst on safari in standard rooms
All park entry fees
Services of an English-speaking professional driver/guide
Game drives as detailed in the itinerary
Exclusive transport in a 4×4 all-weather safari jeep with a game-viewing roof hatch and UHF radio
Drinking water
Emergency air medical evacuation cover
Government taxes

Price excludes

All optional activities and related fees
Night game drives, cultural visits, nature walks, trekking and balloon safaris
All drinks at the hotels and lodges
Laundry
Tips and gratuities

Route map

From

$766

per person sharing

Prices are indicative. Tell us your dates and group and we will send your final quote.

Why book with us

Call or WhatsApp +254 736 116 152

Guest reviews

What our guests say

4.9

Rated 5 out of 5

on TripAdvisor

5.0

Rated 5 out of 5

on Google

Rated 5 out of 5

“The experience was nothing short of Incredible. From the punctuality at pick Up, to the Top tier professionalism from our driver and guide @Bedan. … Special thanks to Mr Bedan for being an excellent guide and ensuring we were most comfortable throughout the entire safari.”

Paul N

Review on TripAdvisor

· September 2026

Rated 5 out of 5

“Mbutu Tours offered us a seamless experience from enquiry to booking and the actual safari. John and Bedan, our guide and driver, were kind, professional and knowledgeable in the requirements for the trip and the animals that we spotted in the wild.”

Flo Ndiritu

Review on Google

Rated 5 out of 5

“We have learnt much more about animals during our 4 days safari than through all years at school. It was truly an amazing experience. We visited Masai Mara, Masai Village, Lake Naivasha, Crescent Island and on the last day we were in Nairobi National Park and in coffee factory.”

Magdalena

Review on TripAdvisor

· June 2026