2 Days Shimba Hills Rain Forest Safari Excursion

Unlock the most beautiful aspects of nature in the rainy forest when you visit the Shimba Hills National Reserve, also known as The Sable Antelope Paradise. From breath-taking sunset views to exciting elephant sanctuary, Shimba Hills provides diversity in scenic beauty as well as wildlife. Find wandering antelopes on your walks to Sheldrick’s falls for a peaceful and photographic spot to shed your stress. Have a thrilling holiday in the amazing Shimba Hills which also provide the Mombasa city with its water supplies.

You’ll be thrilled visiting the oldest and the largest safari park of Kenya. The gigantic Tsavo East National park is known for its exclusive and unique wildlife and a splendid safari experience. The red elephants are for sure a breath-taking sight to behold, whereas various African lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and other species can also be spotted playing hide and seek with you here and there in the densely inhabited Tsavo East National Park!

Below are the details for 2 Days Shimba Hill Safari:

Day 1:
Pick up from you hotel at 0700hrs. Drive for about 45 minutes until Shimba national reserve. Start straight with a game drive within the rainy forest until time for lunch. Proceed for lunch at the Shimba lodge the only tree hotel at the coast. Relax after lunch until around 1600hrs time for another game drive to the Elephant Sanctuary – Mwaluganje.

Proceed with a game drive in Mwaluganje until around 1830hrs time to go for sundowner at Shimba. After sundowner return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2:
Have breakfast at the Shimba lodge. After breakfast you proceed for a game drive until around 1000hrs. You are accompanied by a ranger for a guided bracing walk to the Sheldrick’s falls. Have another one hours game drive before you eventually return to you beach resort.

Shimba Hills National Reserve thrust nearly 450 meters out of the coastal plain, an enchanting other world, lonely and remote from the heat below. The Hills are about 45 kilometers south west of Mombasa and although not significantly higher than the coastal beaches, they are remarkably cool; breezes from the Indian Ocean rise over the eastern escarpment with invigorating freshness.

This pristine wonderland of rolling meadows and forests of giant primeval trees harbors a wide variety of wildlife, including some 500 elephant that favor the refreshing fruit of the borassus palm. There are leopards often heard but not frequently seen.

But the most distinctive of the Shimba Hills National Reserve’s many species is perhaps the rare and impressive Sable antelope, found in the same habitats as several large herds of buffalo. While never numerous in Kenya it is unlikely that viable populations exist other than in the Shimba Hills. Closely related to the Roan antelope, which it resembles, it is in fact, slightly smaller. Both sexes carrythe 100-160 centimeter horns, which rise vertically before curving backward in a pronounced arc.

Picnic sites on either side of the escarpment provide entrancing views: to the east overlooking the distant turquoise of the Indian Ocean and to the west, on the right day, hazy vistas of the vast plains with the Taita Hills rising out of them like a misty giant and beyond them, on days of exceptional clarity, the mighty mass of Mount Kilimanjaro. Shimba Hills National Reserve also has a large number of insects that create also sorts of unique sounds once the sun goes down

Unspoiled and one of the least exploited of all Kenya’s game reserves, the combination of rolling grasslands and forest, of hill and valley and the shadowy animals and superb insect habitat make the Shimba Hills a delight for all nature lovers. Shimba Hills Lodge provides not only nighttime game viewing with an artificial moon but also escorted walks through a true fairyland.

The Tour Safari Package Price Includes:

Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing.
All park entrance fees to include government taxes and service of an English, French or Germany speaking professional driver/guide.
Game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
Exclusive transport in a safari tour mini bus 4 x 4 with a game viewing roof hatch and UHF radio.

Things you need to budget for. The safari package price does not include: