About Tsavo National Park

Tsavo National Park is a combination of two parks namely the Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park that came to separation after the construction of the railway line.

A combination of both the East and West sectors of Tsavo National Park make Tsavo National Park the largest national park in Kenya 22000km2 located in the coast province of Kenya in the center of Nairobi city and Mombasa in the southwestern part of Kenya.

Tsavo East National Park occupies 13747 km2 of Tsavo national park and it was gazetted in 1948. The eastern side of the park is a semi-arid area and most of the time it is dry, a fact that has kept the grounds flat and the savanna grasslands short which makes it easier to view the wildlife as it tries to shy away in the plain grounds.

Attractions found in Tsavo East National Park include River Galana which flows through the park to the Indian Ocean, Yatta Plateau lying between River Athi and River Tavi renowned for being the world’s longest lava flow, Lugard Falls famous for its rock segments of the frozen lava that were named in honor of Sir Frederick Lugard, Mubanda rock which is a standalone inselberg and it is a source of water to the animals as many are seen gathering around it for refreshment, Aruba dam, Kanderi swamp, Tsava river connecting with River Athi and Galana river among others.

Different from Tsavo East in terms of topology, Tsavo West is steeper, and mountainous and receives relief and convectional rainfall throughout the year due to the presence of different water bodies like Lake Jipe, Mzima springs, swamp maintaining a fresh zoological garden characterized by a green lush of vegetation and grasslands that host a variety of different wildlife like rhinos, hippos, elephants, buffalos, leopards, lions, hartebeests, impalas, elands, fringe eyed oryx, giraffes, kudu among others.

Other attractions found in Tsavo West National Park include: Mzima Springs famous for hippos and crocodiles, Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary which is home to several of Kenya’s endangered black Rhinos, Shena Lava flow made out of the frozen lava forming different caves that are tourist destinations in Kenya.

Wildlife found in the park include lions that are famous as carnivorous cats after the incident that happened when the lions attacked the builders who were constructing the railway and it is believed that they feasted on the humans naming man eaters alongside the baboons, African buffalo, bushbucks, Caracal, Bush duiker, Harvey’s red duiker, common eland, elephants, hyenas, mongoose species, rats, squirrels, warthog among others.

Tsavo National Park is home to over 500 bird species including ostriches, kestrels, buzzards, starlings, weaver birds, kingfishers, hornbills, secretary birds, and herons among others.

Attractions

BIRDING

Birding is one of the most exciting activities on your safari adventure in Tsavo National Park, The park is renowned for its bird life of 500 species with 400 species endemic to the park, and the remaining 100 species are believed to migrate from other areas of the country basically for breeding purposes for a timing of over of 3 months and later return to their original countries.

The birds are visible whole year round although the best period for a keen birder to visit Tsavo is the rainy season when birds are breeding and when the migratory birds are in the park. Some of the best locations to view birds are the Mzima Springs and Tsavo River shores among others.

Possible sighted birds include: ostriches, kestrels, buzzards, starlings, weaver birds, kingfishers, hornbills, secretary birds and heronarina trogon, Papyrus Gonolek, River Warbler, Acrocephalus Griselda, Martial Eagle, Somolia Ostrich, Anhinga rufa, Casmerodius albus, African Finfot, Lesser Kestrel, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Red-Bellied parrot, Fischer’ starling, Polemaetus bellicosus, Golden Pitpit, Black-faced sandgrouse, Taita fiscal, Rufous chatterer, Masai ostrich, Vulturine guineafowl, Secretary bird, Shelkley’s starling, Golden-breasted starling, Slender-tailed nightjar, Vultures, Hamer kop, common bulbul, Little egret, Love birds, Mourning Dove, trigonoceps occipitalis, Taita falcon, Pangani longclaw, and many others

GAME DRIVE

A game drive in the Tsavo National Park is a never-miss-out for any traveler on safari in Kenya as it offers a full encounter with the animals in either an enclosed or open vehicle.

The Game drive in Tsavo National Park can be done as either a half day (in the morning/afternoon) or full day activity. Catch nature life in the morning as it actively prepares for the day’s hunt, An evening game drive is good enough as animals move back to their resting areas and the night game drive is the best chance of sighting the nocturnal life.

Possible sightings include baboons, African buffalo, bushbucks, Caracal, Bush duiker, Harvey’s red duiker, common eland, elephants, hyenas, mongoose species, rats, squirrels, warthog, crocodiles, wildebeests among others plus the variety of bird life.

NATURE WALKS

To experience more of the safari park, guided walks are arranged in accompaniment of a ranger guide to the conserved areas and this activity is done on foot offering the closest interaction with the wildlife. The nature walk trail ends at the poacher’s hill at a higher altitude. Enjoy the sighting of the park at an Ariel view.

The 3- 4 hours walk offers sightings and sounds of the flora and fauna, encounter the native wildlife like the animal and plant species in the park are chances of sighting the lions, especially in the hot season when the savannah grasses are short.

CULTURAL TOURS

Kenya is one of the popular African countries that have preserved their culture and exercised it in all possible ways based on their diurnal lifestyle, especially the Masai tribe that settled along the edges of the park.

The Masai people are extremely attached to wildlife and this is portrayed in their way of living, the food they eat, the cattle keeping, their kind of entertainment, the style of their homes, and their burial ground among others. The Masai people completely rely on the cattle for survival; they get their food from pastoralism like milk and meat.

Tsavo National Park

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