Amboseli, Tsavo East and the south coast – 9-Day Accessible Safari

9 days · 8 nights · By road, flight home · Nairobi, Amboseli, Tsavo East, Diani

Kenya’s classic road circuit from the capital to the sea. Elephants under Kilimanjaro from Ol Tukai Lodge, in the heart of Amboseli, red elephants at Ashnil Aruba Lodge in Tsavo East, then three nights on Diani Beach at Southern Palms.

Who it works for

• Physical disabilities: Yes
• Visual disabilities: With support
• Hearing disabilities: Yes
• Hidden disabilities: With support (long road day 4)

Where you stay

Stays as listed or similar, subject to availability and to each guest’s measured access needs.

Day by day

Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi

Accessible Travel Kenya’s team meets you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, at the aircraft door if you need airside assistance, and helps with immigration and luggage. A short transfer in the company’s ramp or swivel-seat van to the Eka Hotel. The afternoon is free to rest; your driver-guide briefs you on the days ahead. If you land early, an optional visit to the Giraffe Centre.

Day 2: South to Amboseli

About 4 hours by road with a break on the way. Lunch at Ol Tukai Lodge, then an afternoon game drive among the elephant families.

Day 3: Amboseli

Morning and evening drives through the swamps, below Kilimanjaro. Rest afternoon at the lodge.

Day 4: To Tsavo East

A sunrise drive, then the longest road day of the trip, east to Tsavo East, broken with rest stops and lunch on the way. Arrive at Ashnil Aruba Lodge in time to watch the waterhole at sunset.

Day 5: The red elephants

Drives to Aruba Dam, the Galana River and Lugard Falls, with a rest afternoon at the lodge.

Day 6: To the coast

A morning drive out of the park, then about 3.5 to 4 hours to Diani via the Mombasa bypass. Afternoon at Southern Palms.

Day 7: Diani

The beach and the pool, with a beach wheelchair on request, or the colobus monkeys at Colobus Conservation.

Day 8: Diani at your pace

A free day, or an optional dhow to the Kisite-Mpunguti marine park for dolphins, with lunch on Wasini Island.

Day 9: Home

Transfer to Ukunda airstrip and fly to Nairobi for your onward flight, or to Moi International, Mombasa.

Included

• Meet and assist on arrival and departure (airside at the aircraft door on request)
• All transfers and game drives in Accessible Travel Kenya’s adapted Land Cruiser with pop-up roof: rear ramp with tie-downs, or powered swivel seat
• Accessible Travel Kenya’s own driver-guide, trained in first aid, BLS and disability etiquette
• Measured accessible rooms as listed; measurements and photos sent before booking
• Park and conservancy fees for listed activities
• Drinking water, charging points and first aid kit in the vehicle
• Try-before-you-fly pack, 24-hour WhatsApp support and daily written briefs
• Flight Ukunda to Nairobi
• Activities: Amboseli and Tsavo East game drives, Colobus Conservation visit

Not included

• International flights, Kenya eTA and its travel health insurance
• Travel insurance (including cover for mobility equipment)
• Drinks, laundry, tips and personal expenses
• Mobility equipment hire, caregivers and sign language interpreters (KSL, ASL, BSL), unless requested at booking
• Giraffe Centre visit on day 1 (optional)
• Kisite-Mpunguti dhow trip and Wasini lunch (optional)
• Lunch on the road on day 4

On every Accessible Travel Kenya journey

• Meet and assist at JKIA, Wilson and Moi airports, from the aircraft door if needed
• Accessible Travel Kenya’s own adapted Land Cruisers (rear ramp with tie-downs, or powered swivel seat) with pop-up roofs, and ramp vans in Nairobi and Mombasa
• Measured rooms: doors at least 80 cm clear, bed height 45 to 55 cm, shower threshold 2 cm or less, 150 cm turning circle
• An easy pace: about 4 hours’ driving a day at most, two nights or more per stop, and a rest afternoon at least every three days
• Driver-guides trained in first aid, BLS and disability etiquette; guiding in seven languages; KSL, ASL and BSL interpreters and describing guides on request
• Wheelchairs, shower seats, commodes and ramps delivered on request; caregivers, oxygen or dialysis arranged on request

Ready to plan? Send Accessible Travel Kenya your dates and access needs or message Accessible Travel Kenya on WhatsApp. Every journey can be shortened, extended or combined with a beach stay.

Senior-friendly and wheelchair accessible: Accessible Travel Kenya caters to everyone. As specialists in inclusive tourism, the company checks every vehicle, room and activity against your needs before the company confirms.