Private Tour
Day Trip - Tsavo East National Park ( Man Eater Lions of Tsavo & Other Big Five)
Overview
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Join us as we track down and watch the natural behaviours of Tsavo wildlife, from giraffes carefully navigating sharp thorns to pick fresh leaves and twigs of the Acacia trees, to Predators stalk impalas, gazelles, elands, zebras, fringe-eared oryx, dik-diks and other prey animals from the cover of sparse bush and shadows.
This immense action unfolds against a vigilant backdrop of grazing and foraging elephants, buffalos, rhinos and other large herbivores. Walking under tree canopies filled with scampering monkeys, baboons, galago and other tree dwellers, ready to sound an alarm at the slightest sign of danger.
With so many wildlife species within the diverse landscape, you will be delighted and thrilled every moment of your Experience with Expedition Happy Hour
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
All Transportation in a Customized Safari Vehicle with a pop up roof for easy game viewing
Pick up and Drop off in Mombasa & Diani
Tsavo Entrance Fee 80/40 USD Adults/Children Per Person card payment to government website
Lunch 5 - 20 USD - Kindly Discuss/Request guide for Options
Items and Services of personal nature
Tip and Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
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What To Expect
Diani Beach
Pick up from Diani/Mombasa/Nyali/Watamu/Malindi (4:30 Am) and Drive to Tsavo East, the largest park in Kenya. This will take roughly 3 hours. Upon entering, the first thing you noticed is the limitless flat and dry earth, kick starting your adventure.
Tsavo Travel & Safaris
Spend the entire Morning spotting game in Tsavo's semi-arid to arid habitat, Fed by the confluence of Tsavo and Athi rivers, which go on to form Galan River. Apart from its wildlife attractions, you will also get to see the aforementioned Yatta Plateau on the horizon which is billed as the world’s largest lava flow. For Lunch Kindly Discuss/Request guide in advance, for Options or Suggestions that best suites you After Lunch, Enjoy an Afternoon Game Drive as you appreciate Tsavo’s scenic views and the fact that it is a dry and unforgiving place where crowding into smaller spaces especially in the dry season for access to water and habitat is common. Making animals more susceptible to predators. On the plus side, as the weaker and the diseased became easy picking, only the fittest and those who have the best genetic material, father the next generation. Ensuring the species as a whole is more equipped to survive in this hardship.
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Day Trip - Tsavo East National Park ( Man Eater Lions of Tsavo & Other Big Five)
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Reviews
65 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
It was an amazing...
Biniyam S,
Nov 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was an amazing experience beautiful sighting we have seen pride of lions warthogs lots of zebras and elephants and the others I couldn’t remember the names Our guide Kelly was an amazing guy picked us up early from our hotel and he was so friendly and helpful it was one of the best moments I ever had
TSAvo East day safari
SallyAnne T,
Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We booked a day safari from Diani beach- an early start of 4:30 am and a long, bumpy journey because of the roadworks, we had a brilliant time at TSAvo east. We saw many animals including my favourite elephants and giraffes (the buffet lunch was over looking the elephants, gazelles & zebras by the watering hole) and our driver/guide Bindo was good at giving us plenty of time to watch and photograph the animals. A long, hot wonderful day and an unforgettable experience.
Excellent safari
N7205RAmarkc,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely brilliant experience, all game drives were so good and we saw so much. Our guide Best was a really great guy. Highly recommend this trip.
What an amazing experience!
Jessica C,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00What an amazing day! We saw lots of animals including elephants, zebras, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, hippos, gazelles, monkeys, warthogs, vultures, ostrich, many birds & more! All thanks to our wonderful guide Francis, he drove us around searching for the animals, stopped for us to take pictures and watch the animals whenever he or we spotted anything. Great safe driver & very happy we had Francis and were lucky enough to see so many animals! Would definitely come again! Highly recommend!
Dissapointing experience
Oana M,
Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00Extra expensive, beside the tickets we had to pay extra admision ticket for the park entrance another 53 $ per person. Very few animals 😔 and we found out later that is well known the lions are not easy to spot and they know it. Our ghid on the way back he lost himself amd instead of a 3h journey we made it in 4h.
Unique experience
ivanod281,
Sep 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00You cannot go on holiday to Kenya without taking part in a Safari. Fantastic experience. We opted for the overnight stay inside the park and it was worth it. During the tour both at sunset and dawn, as well as landscapes with enchanting colors, we were lucky enough to meet many species of animals. Then returning to the accommodation we had the rooms overlooking the pond where there were elephants, hippos, zebras and other animals. Experience definitely highly recommended.
Tsavo est
Michael M,
Aug 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Un experience not to forget in Kenya safari 2 days 1 night tsavo est national park abble to see Lions, elephants, giraffe etc
Transport broke down at the start of the day but ultimately we did see lions
sofedupnow,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00I booked this trip in February. A few days before we were due to go I read a review saying someone else had been on the trip and their transport broken down at the start of the day and they were stranded for 6 hours. This really worried me and I emailed the company seeking assurances, which they gave. Had they not given these I would have cancelled the trip as I still had time to get a refund. On the morning of the trip our transport was 30minutes late in arriving, not necessarily a big deal, but more of a big deal when we had to get up at 4am and would have appreciated an extra 30mins sleep. Before our transport arrived the message I was given was that he would be 5 minutes late because he had problems getting on the ferry. When our transport did arrive he told us the delay was due to a flat tyre, which he continued to fix at the hotel. I again expressed my concern at the van breaking down and was again given assurances and felt like I was being unreasonable afterwards. I felt somewhat aggrieved that the person who gave me the message originally had been dishonest about the reason for and length of the delay. It took us only 2 hours to get to the stop off toilet break/restaurant which is 10 mins away from the park, which was impressive (in contrast it took us 4 hours to get back - from Diani Beach). There we were fleeced for gifts as is usual but this had nothing to do with the tour operators. Shortly before entering the park again we were fleeced by people selling overpriced hats but when someone tells you they need money to feed their family, it’s hard to argue with that. Someone more forthright can just say no. I guess I’m just a soft touch. But again this fleecing is not in the control of the tour operators. Our original guide was knowledgeable and kind and I was looking forward to spending the day with him. We managed to see elephants almost immediately after entering the park but I would say within 20 minutes of entry our van had broken down. Thankfully we had been travelling in convoy so another van being not too far away could pick us up. But from what I can gather our original guide was stranded there in a poor signal area waiting for a tow for some time and I did feel really bad for him. We ended up joining two different vans during the day. A very kind family and couple let us join them at different times. Out of the 3 groups travelling with this company today that paid for a private tour, none of them got it due to the breakdown. Ultimately we did see lions which was great. Although I was a bit concerned that one of the guides was going to speed by a herd of zebras as he hadn’t seen them due to being on his phone and we had to ask him to stop. The guides were generally really good and I don’t really have any complaints. I have no idea if the guides are the same people that own this company (they are calling themselves “explorer” to the checkpoint staff in the park), but whoever owns this company needs to take a serious look at the roadworthyness of their fleet of vehicles. We were lucky as we travelled in convoy. Had we not, we could have been stranded all day. That would have literally ruined my entire holiday. So until this company gives their vehicles some attention, I think you’re taking a risk of getting stranded and missing your safari.
Car breakdown, spent most of the time waiting in a lodge
Odyssey10292,
Jul 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The old nissan van broke down early, at 10:20am, forcing our group of 4 (3 kids and grandfather) to wait for relief for 6 hours at a nearby lodge inside the park. The "full day" safari was thereby reduced into mostly long road transport from Diani to Tsavo and return. Boring and dissappointing, paticularly for the kids. However, we saw a few animals on our tour into and out of the park. Such things happens, and we do not blame the driver, we think he did do what he could do, but rater the company for poorly maintained car and no backup for stranded tourists. We were offered a ten percent refund, but as the park fees were not included in the trip price, the refund was much less of the total cost. Tips: Assure with the operator that you do not get an old car, and preferably a Prado built for the rough roads in Tsavo. Our landlord told me that we should have expected a Prado for that price, not an old Nissan. If the trip is to be an once-in-the-lifetime experience, spend an overnight trip so you do not risk waiting for car repair most of the time.
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alessiarG2607PQ,
Jul 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I organized from Italy before leaving always through positive reviews, I contacted Derick refrigerator at +254 740 140784, very serious person, very nice and reliable we did the safari with him all gorgeousoooooooooo, they saw so many animals, slept in a fantastic lodge. I highly recommend
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