2-Day Salt Lick Safari Tour from Mombasa: Game Lodge Stay

You watch animals gather at the water hole from a lodge built on stilts.

A 2-day safari tour from Mombasa into Taita Sanctuary, a private 100-square-kilometer reserve in the Taita Hills. You stay at Salt Lick Lodge, an elevated lodge overlooking a water hole where wildlife congregates to drink, and spend two game drives spotting lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards and other species. Families with children under 5 stay at Taita Hills Game Lodge instead, still within the sanctuary. All meals, sanctuary fees and private transport with a multilingual driver are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Mombasa to Salt Lick Safari

• Meet and greet at hotel
• Safari briefing
• Drive to Taita Sanctuary
• Lunch at Taita lodge
• Afternoon game drive
• Dinner and overnight at Salt Lick Lodge

Day 2: Salt Lick to Mombasa

• Early morning game drive
• Return for breakfast
• Game drive enroute to Mombasa
• Drop off at hotel

The experience

The tour starts with a hotel pickup in Mombasa and a drive into Taita Sanctuary, a private reserve covering 100 square kilometers within the Taita Hills. You arrive at Salt Lick Lodge for lunch: a structure built atop stilts that overlooks a permanent water hole. The lodge's elevated design puts you at eye level with animals as they approach to drink, turning the afternoon and evening into continuous game viewing from the thatched rondavels and walkways. An afternoon game drive takes you deeper into the sanctuary to search for lions, cheetahs, baboons, giraffes and elephants. Dinner and overnight happen at the lodge.

The second day begins with an early morning game drive, when wildlife is most active. You return for breakfast, then drive back to Mombasa with a final game drive en route, giving you one more chance to spot animals before you're dropped at your hotel. The tour includes all meals (lunch, dinner and breakfast), sanctuary entry fees, private transportation and one liter of mineral water per day. Your driver is multilingual and experienced in the reserve.

Children under 5 cannot stay at Salt Lick Lodge for safety reasons (the stilts and elevated walkways present a risk), so families with young children are booked at Taita Hills Game Lodge instead, which sits within the same sanctuary and offers the same wildlife viewing and game drives.

What’s included

• Private transportation with a multilingual driver guide.
• two game drives (afternoon on day one, early morning on day two).
• accommodation at Salt Lick Lodge or Taita Hills Game Lodge depending on group composition.
• lunch on day one, dinner on day one, and breakfast on day two.
• sanctuary entry fees.
• one liter of mineral water per day.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 06:30Last departure this season: 31 Oct

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Senior (61 to 90 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (5 to 12 years) · Under 5: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and German

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 24 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Flying Dove Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to watch wildlife from Salt Lick Lodge's elevated water-hole vantage point. Families with children under 5 stay at Taita Hills instead due to the lodge's stilt construction.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and German.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (5 to 12 years). Under 5: they can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What animals will I see on the game drives in Taita Sanctuary?

Taita Sanctuary hosts cape buffalo, elephants, zebras, hartebeest, impala, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, lesser kudu, dik-diks, leopards, Maasai lions, Maasai giraffes and numerous bird species. The afternoon and morning drives target lions, cheetahs, baboons, giraffes and elephants in particular.

What makes Salt Lick Lodge different from other safari lodges?

Salt Lick Lodge is built on stilts overlooking a permanent water hole, which means animals come to you as they drink. The elevated thatched rondavels and walkways put you at the same level as the wildlife approaching the water, turning the lodge itself into a continuous viewing platform rather than a place you leave to search for animals.

What is included in the tour cost?

The tour includes private transportation from Mombasa, all meals (lunch on day one, dinner, breakfast on day two), sanctuary entry fees, one liter of mineral water per day while on safari, and a driver guide who speaks English, Spanish, French or German.