One of our short safaris from Nairobi our 4 Days Kenya Safari to Amboseli & Tsavo West is great package if you are short of time but would still want to explore some of the finest national parks. Although this four-day safari in Kenya starts and ends at Nairobi, we can still customize it for you to start and end at Mombasa Kenya with a small transport supplement because the car will have to drive an empty run from Mombasa back to Nairobi at the end of the safari. Please get in touch with one of our Kenya safari experts for more information if that is not yet clear for you.

You will have fun and appreciate the wild, habitats, nature as well as the behavior of the plants and animals in the surrounding environment as well as people with their culture.

4 Days Kenya Safari to Amboseli & Tsavo West Itinerary

Day 1: transfer from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

Day 2: Explore Amboseli National Park

Day 3: Transfer from Amboseli to Tsavo West

Day 4: Morning game drives. Tsavo West, drive Back to Nairobi or drop off at Mombasa

4 Days Kenya Safari to Amboseli & Tsavo West – Where to visit?

4 days Safari Kenya Amboseli Tsavo
Lone elephant with Mount Kilimanjaro on as a background

Our 4 Days Kenya South Safari will takes you to two national parks situated in southern Kenya, where you will dwell for two nights in Amboseli National Park before you finish with one last night in Tsavo West National Park with game drives. If you have ever dreamt of yourself in the middle of the wilderness with elephants in front of you, with the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro at the backdrop, then this is the safari for you. Amboseli National park offers the best views of the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world; Mount Kilimanjaro.

Tsavo West National Park on the other hand is part of greater Tsavo Ecosystem that also includes Tsavo east and a legendary wildlife area where thousands of wildlife call home. The Tsavo West National park is also where the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary is located and with a little luck you may sport all the Big five animals 5. Mzima Springs a natural oasis of its kind is also a must visit in this magnificent park.

Where to Stay during 4 Days Kenya Safari to Amboseli & Tsavo West

Your lodging can be standard or elegant camps or lodges that you prefer.  This particular 4-day safari in Kenya we have included nice mid range lodges but we can also revise the same package with other upgraded accommodations that can be found in these two parks.

The midrange lodges / camps that we use are comfort level accommodations that have en suite bathrooms, real beddings, flush toilets and overhead showers with safety and hygiene of the highest possible standards. That you may expect. We regularly inspect the accommodations in order to make sure that we offer you only the best.

Day 1

Transfer from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

You will set off from Nairobi in the morning and head to Amboseli National Park for brief game drives in the reserve and after which you will have your lunch at the lodge or camp. in the late afternoon, you will have another game drive in Amboseli until later in the evening and then you will head back to the lodge. Amboseli is very popular for its pictures of elephants as well as the snow covered peaks of Mountain Kilimanjaro as a backdrop- a photograph that sends a clear message- Welcome to Africa. Overnight at  Zebra Plains Amboseli Camp. 

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2

Explore Amboseli National Park

We tour early in the morning and then have game drives in the afternoon wanting to see the variety of wild animals in the park. It is among the best places in Africa to observe elephants which are known for having the largest trunks in Africa, cats such as cheetahs, lions, leopards as well as multitudes of animals in the plains roaming around. The landscape at Amboseli is vast and arid since it has been trampled by numerous animals however it is supplied with water from the snow that melts from the peak of Mountain Kilimanjaro that also provides water to the springs in the park. Overnight Zebra Plains Camp. 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3

Transfer from Amboseli to Tsavo West

After this we shall travel to Tsavo West where you will get to see some magnificent scenery of undulating grasslands as well as scrubby bushes littered with baobab trees. The wild animals include all the Big Five, cheetah, zebra, numerous antelopes, more than 500 species of birds as well as giraffes. Tsavo is popular for its multitudes of elephants and the Rhino Sanctuary at Ngulia within the park. A visit to the Mzima Springs, the Shetani Lava flow site as well as the poachers hideout are some of the must see attractions within Tsavo West National Park. Your professional safari guide will advise you on the best places to visit during your visit.  Overnight at Ngulia Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Upgrade also possible to Kilaguni Serena Lodge (at a supplement) 

Day 4

Transfer back to Nairobi - Departure

The day will start early with game drives in Tsavo West Park. At around 9:00 am, you will then head back to the camp or lodge for breakfast and then check out from the lodge and proceed with game viewing in the park on the way to Nairobi where you will reach in later in the afternoon, with an option for drop off at JKIA if departing the same day back home or for future travels.


The same package can end at Mombasa or Diani subject to an empty car run supplement for the car to bed driven back at Nairobi. Get in touch with our Kenya safari experts for more information or free customization of your tour. 

You may also be interested in our 4 days kenya safari visiting Masai Mara Game Reserve, if you want to do a four days safari adventure from Nairobi. 

4 days Kenya safari to Amboseli & Tsavo West; Prices

The below prices are based on staying in nice upper midrange lodges and camps but we can customize the same package for you to include upgraded options or cheaper places depending on your budget and preferences. 

Peak Season (15th Jul – 15th Sep 2022)

2 Persons sharing 1 Double / Twin Room USD 1089 per person sharing
4 Persons sharing 2 Double / Twin Room USD 882 per person sharing
6 Persons sharing 3 Double / Twin Room USD 813 per person sharing

High Season (1st Jul – 14th Jul 2022), (16th Sep – 31st Sep 2022), (23rd Dec – 02nd Jan 2023)

2 Persons sharing 1 Double / Twin Room USD 1010 per person sharing
4 Persons sharing 2 Double / Twin Room USD 803 per person sharing
6 Persons sharing 3 Double / Twin Room USD 734 per person sharing

Low Season (3rd Jan 2022 – 30th Jun 2022), (1st Oct – 22nd Dec 2022)

2 Persons sharing 1 Double / Twin Room USD 940 per person sharing
4 Persons sharing 2 Double / Twin Room USD 733 per person sharing
6 Persons sharing 3 Double / Twin Room USD 664 per person sharing

NB – You can request for prices for using Ordinary Safari Vans, and / or using cheaper mid-range lodges or tented camps, incase you wish to lower the cost of travel. Please contact our safari specialists for advice and pricing. 


Prices Include

04 days private safari in Amboseli & Tsavo West

Transport in a customized pop up top 4 x 4 Land Cruiser jeep

English or other language speaking driver/guide.

03 x overnight at lodges and camps as per program

Services of a professional English speaking safari guide

Park entrance fees

All meals on safari.

Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle.

Pick up and drop off at Nairobi airport or Nairobi hotel

Prices Exclude

International Air fare

Visa to Kenya

Extra alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages 

Items and services of a personal nature

Tips or gratuities for the guide and lodge staff


In case you are going for a beach extension in Mombasa or Diani beach we can always drop you at your beach hotel at a small empty run supplement for your car to get back to Nairobi where your safari started. If you are in Mombasa, Diani beach or Malindi town, you may be interested in our 4 days Mombasa safari to Tsavo East, West and Amboseli. 

Amboseli National Park Kilimanjaro
Amboseli national park kenya
elephants of Amboseli