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Day 1 :

Depart Nairobi in the morning after breakfast, for the 3 hour drive down Mombasa road to Kibwezi. Here we will leave the tarmac, and take an all weather road for about 30 kms where we start walking to the caves. First though, lunch of cold cuts, salads, bread and cheese, cold beer or soft drink, then an hour walk to the entrance of the caves. Afternoon spent exploring the caves. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

 

Day 2 :

After breakfast, explore sections of one of the longest "Lava Tube" caves in the world - Leviathan. These caves, which world-wide, are rare, are thought to have been formed when molten lava, of specific type and viscosity flowed down a slope of a specific angle. The surface layer cooled and solidified, but the lower part, still molten, continued to flow on down. At this point, somewhere up the hillside a collapse of the surface crust occurred through which air enters, and so a tube evacuated itself just below the surface. Afternoon and the evening spent down in the caves looking at some of the fascinating formations found therein - Sink holes, lava ropes, stalagmites and stalactites, benches and of course the secondary, water formed features. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

 

Day 3 :

After breakfast early morning, depart by road for the top of the Chyulu Hills. Superb walking country with gently undulating grasslands, interspersed with dense patches of forest. Possibility of viewing herds of eland and other antelope, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest with slightly lesser chance to see elephant, lion and buffalo and the other game that live in the area. Probable views of Kilimanjaro just 50 km away. Night somewhere along the crest with dinner.

 

Day 4 :

Breakfast and spent full day trekking. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

The enormous size of these parks with many remote corners, makes them important for their biodiversity.

Wildlife congregates around waterholes particularly in the dry season. Game includes buffalo, zebra, giraffe, oryx, lion and leopard. Tsavo East sees herds of elephants up to a hundred strong and they often appear more brown than grey from the rich red Tsavo dust.

Some 500 species of birds have been recorded in the Tsavo West area, including many migratory birds on their flight south

Day 5 :

Early morning game drive or short walk before a late breakfast / early lunch . Leave along the crest road and down the western side of the hills for the drive back to Nairobi arriving before nightfall in time for your next destination. Options are many and varied and in many cases we can be flexible on the itinerary while on safari. One may, for instance, wish to spend an extra day caving (or cut out a day), thus spend less time (or longer) walking the Chyulu Hills.

Conuact us for pricing

Tour price includes:-

- Transport by safari vehicle
- Services of English speaking driver and chef
- Flying Doctors Emergency evacuation cover

- All airport/hotel/airport transfers

- Game park entrance fees
- Services of local Maasai guides
- - All campsite fees and community fees

- 1 litre drinking water per person per day

- All camping equipment including use of our 2-person tents, stools, foam mattresses,
- Three meals a day while on safari whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian prepared by our safari chef

Tour price excludes:-

 - Personal travel insurance
- Sleeping bags
- visits to cultural villages
- All airport taxes and visas

- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before and after the safari
- Any other extras not stated as included above e.g. alcoholic beverages, gratuities to

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