1 Day Shimba Hills Kenya Safari Tour
Shimba Hills National Reserve
1 Day Tour
Road Safari /Private Safari
From $100/Per Person
Overview
Shimba National Reserve is a small National Reserve in the Coast Province of Kenya. Its About 192.5 km² Area 33 km from Mombasa and 15 km from the South coast. The reserve is an area of coastal rainforest, woodland and grassland.
You have a chance to visit the famous Sheldrick Falls in the hills. You enjoy your full day enjoying game drives till late afternoon. Later you will drive back to your coastal hotel in the evening. Lunch is provided during midday.
Tour Highlights
Elephants
Coastal rainforest
Bird viewing
Sheldricks Falls
Tour Itinerary
You will be picked from your hotel reception at 6.30 am in the morning and drive to Shimba Hills, a distance of 35 kms from Diani and 70 kms from north Coast Hotels -arriving at the gate at around 7.30 am. Begin a game drive visiting Sheldrick Waterfalls escorted by a game ranger.
Shimba Hills is a tropical rain forest which covers an area of 202 km2. Physical attractions include casuarinas forests, Marere Dam (a water hole where come to drink water), Sheldrick Waterfalls. The landscape is grassland. Animals seen in this area include elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, heeartbeasts, rare leopards, black and white monkeys, attractive sable antelopes, and roan antelopes among others. Shimba Hills has different species of birds like (tropical guinea fowls, fish eagles, falcons and weaver birds, ground horny bills among others.
Drive to Shimba Lodge for lunch (One of the tree top hotels at the coast region where you have a chance to see animals at the water hole) After lunch head on for another game drive till 3.00 pm where you will check out from Shimba Hills and drive back to the hotel arriving at around 17.00 hrs
Tour Price Includes / Excludes
- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Lunch
- Service of an English-speaking driver guide
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Government taxes
- Park entry fee
- Tips
- Laundry
- Drinks
- Items of a personal nature
- Christmas and Easter Supplements