Kenya - Beach and Safari - This summer, Newmarket Holidays is offering up to 15% off best-selling tours, so you can experience the wish-list moment you’ve been waiting until Thursday, 31 July.

This summer, Newmarket Holidays is offering up to 15% off best-selling tours, so you can experience the wish-list moment you’ve been waiting until Thursday, 31 July.

Combine the joys of a stay on the Indian Ocean’s shore with exciting wildlife-spotting in East Africa’s famous reserves. Bookended by stays in a Mombasa beach resort hotel, this great-value African experience also includes a four-night safari, during which you’ll enjoy a night in a ‘stilt-hotel’ overlooking a waterhole, and game drives through two of Kenya’s most famous and exciting game reserves. In the company of ranger guides, you'll discover the wonders of a safari, spotting protected wildlife in their natural habitat, enjoying a bush breakfast in the wild and spending nights under star-washed African skies.

Highlights

Discover vast Tsavo West National Park, with its Savannah and scrubland, on included game drives
Stay in a safari camp and enjoy three game drives in historic Tsavo East National Park, home to herds of African elephants
Blue waters and even bluer skies
Punctuate a week’s rest and relaxation at an idyllic beach hotel with a four-night safari
Stay in a Taita Hills private game reserve
See the animals from the vantage of your elevated hotel
Enjoy a bush breakfast

Inclusions

Seven nights’ all-inclusive hotel accommodation at a beach resort in Mombasa
Four nights’ full-board accommodation in game lodges on safari
Return flights to Mombasa, via Nairobi or Addis Ababa
Travel by 4x4 safari vehicles, with airport-to-hotel coach transfers
Fully escorted by friendly, experienced drivers and safari guides during your time on safari and our local agent will be available for assistance at specified times during the beach stay
A dedicated local agent will be available for assistance at specified times throughout the beach stay

Day 1

Fly to Kenya - Fly overnight from the UK to Mombasa via Nairobi or Addis Ababa.

Day 2

Arrive in Mombasa - You'll meet your tour manager on your arrival in East Africa, and transfer to the wonderful, all-inclusive beach resort, your Indian Ocean-side base for the beginning and end of your Kenyan stay. Settle into your surroundings, and switch into relaxation mode as you enjoy the pools, restaurants and colourful cocktail bars. Enjoy the comforts of your room and the pleasures of the nearby beach, and then spend the first of your balmy evenings under the Kenyan sky.

Day 3

Day at leisure by the ocean - Enjoy lazy days and warm nights as you soak up the pleasures of life by the ocean. The energetic might try their hand at water sports, others may take a stroll along the shoreline, while others may simply curl up with a book. At day’s end, sun-downer in hand, do nothing more than gaze out across the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, on the hotel’s doorstep.

Day 4

Day at leisure by the ocean - Today is free for you to enjoy the beach.

Day 5

Begin your safari experience at an elevated, five-star lodge - This morning, you'll meet your driver/guide and board your 4x4 safari vehicle for the drive away from the coast to the private Taita Hills Sanctuary. Set in a dramatic, verdant landscape, the sanctuary is home to colourful birdlife and some large mammals, including lions and elephants. Enjoy an afternoon game drive through the sanctuary, and then continue to the five-star rated Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge. This imaginative collection of buildings is set on stilts above a series of waterholes – floodlit at night – to which the local animals come to quench their thirst. Settle into your well-equipped room, enjoy a candle-lit dinner in the dining room enjoying the panoramic views and the chance to watch for game from your lofty viewpoint. Hot and cold drinks are available all night.

Day 6

Tsavo West National Park - After breakfast at your lodge in the sky, this morning, you'll re-board your safari vehicle for the short journey into the renowned Tsavo West National Park, a vast, protected area that features savannah grasslands, semi-desert scrubland, rocky ridges and extensive plains dotted with volcanic cones and low hills, and that supports an equally diverse variety of game and birdlife. Your destination is the sumptuous Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge and, after lunch here, you'll enjoy a game drive. Later, as you enjoy dinner in the traditionally thatched restaurant or a drink in the bar, watch the animals arrive at the lodge watering hole – always a stirring sight.

Day 7

Bush breakfast and Tsavo East National Park - Experience the excitement of an early morning game drive and enjoy a bush breakfast – coffee and rolls in the wild – before you return to the lodge and bid farewell to Kilaguni to head towards the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Enjoy a picnic lunch, and cross the highway and the railway line as you head into into the vast plain, upon which a variety of species can be spotted. Soak up the spectacular scenery, including towering Mudanda Rock, beneath which elephants can often be seen, and the vast Yatta Plateau, one of the world’s largest lava flows. You'll spend the next two nights at the Ashnil Aruba Lodge, overlooking the dam from which it takes its name. The lake formed by the dam is a magnet for wildlife in an otherwise dry landscape. This evening, enjoy dinner and your first night at the camp.

Day 8

Included full-day safari - Enjoy all the wonders of safari, as you take early morning and afternoon game drives in search of wildlife that might include plains animals such as elephant, buffalo, cheetah, lion, leopard and countless different species of bird. Return to the lodge for a last evening under the bush stars.

Day 9

Return to the beach - Bid farewell to the lodge and make your way out of the national park, enjoying a packed lunch and perhaps a last glimpse of game en route, before arriving back at the beach resort, this afternoon, for a final four-night stay.

Day 10

Day at leisure - Enjoy welcome rest and relaxation on the shores of the Indian Ocean, with all the amenities of your hotel and the lovely beach to savour. You may like to explore colourful Mombasa and its Old Town and historic Fort Jesus, a 20-minute drive away, or to head north to some of the more remote beaches that dot the beautiful coast. The choices – and pleasures – are yours.

Day 11

Day at leisure - Today is free for you to enjoy at leisure.

Day 12

Day at leisure - Today is free for you to enjoy at leisure.

Day 13

Return flight home - Return to the airport for your flight home. Flights arrive later today or early the next day, dependent on flight times.

Further Information

Tour duration

This tour is advertised online as 14 days. In some cases, with an overnight flight on the return, you will land on the morning of day 14. However, on some departure dates your return flight will land late on day 13. We're sorry that we're unable to show the correct duration. Be assured that the tour will operate as per the printed itinerary.

Itinerary changes

Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.

Passports and visas

British Citizens require an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to Kenya, which can be applied for online. We will send you details prior to travel. Passports must be valid for six months from your date of entry into Kenya, and have two adjacent blank pages available for arrival in Kenya.

Hotel transfer times

The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.

Foreign Office Travel Advice

Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.

Special requirements

If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.

Disabled access

The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made. In many developing countries access is sometimes not as easy as at home. Should you have walking difficulties, getting around monuments and attractions may be harder and, in some cases, impossible. Should you have any concerns whatsoever please do contact us prior to travel.

Flight information

Please note, all flights operate via Nairobi or Addis Ababa.

Changes to your hotel

Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.

Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions: 'Wish-list moments save up to 15%' applies to new bookings on selected tours made between 31st May to 31st July 2025 inclusive, and cannot be applied retrospectively to bookings already confirmed. This offer does not apply to holidays with late availability pricing and excludes André Rieu events, Lapland, Wimbledon, Tattoo, Ocean Cruise and River Cruise. Maximum discount of 15% is applied to our best-selling tours. This offer does not apply to child pricing. This offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other discount, promotion, or concession. When booking a holiday as described above, prices shown will automatically have the discount applied. The discount applies to the original tour price (excluding extras and holiday insurance) at the time of booking. This offer is subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time. Newmarket Holidays reserves the right to cancel, change or amend any tour. Holidays booked with Newmarket Holidays, are financially protected in accordance with ABTA, ATOL & ABTOT regulations. Newmarket Holidays Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02238316.

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