Tsavo East & West National Parks jointly form one of the biggest wilderness reserves in Africa. Tsavo as a unit is spread over 10 million acres of unspoiled wilds including savannah, mountains, hills, montane and acacia growths and a wide-spreading river system. In fact, Tsavo East & West National Parks as a whole, cover more area than Jamaica.
The vast stretches of Tsavo are parted by the mail railway track of Nairobi-Mombasa. On safari at Tsavo East & West National Parks enjoy watching herds of elephants, lions, elands, buffalos, giraffes, kudus, rhinos and impalas. Tsavo East & West National Parks are paradises for the bird lovers who can explore various birdlife forms in Kenya including rollers, hornbills, weavers, sunbirds and raptors. Tsavo East & West National Parks also are perfect locations for enjoying privacy and discovering the wilds in absolute peace. The lodges and camps are positioned at distant locations from the Tsavo East & West National Parks and can be reached only by driving or flying on light airlines. Tsavo East National Park is the more distant one among the both the national parks and also the infrequently visited.
The Tsavo National Park, the biggest park in Kenya, which was founded on the 1st of April in 1948, covering an area of about 21,812 sq. km, was portioned into Tsavo East & West National Parks for organizational functions.
Prime attractions in Tsavo East National Park include:
- Diverse forms of animal lives including rhinos, Hirolas and big herds of elephants
- Reachable by road, railway and air
- Lugards Falls located on the Galana River-Rows of rapids
- "The Man-eaters of Tsavo"-famous legends
- Yatta plateau-longest flows of lava
- Aruba Dam over the Voi River
- Mudanda Rock
- Confluence of Athi and Tsavo rivers where they form the popular Galana River
Prime attractions in Tsavo West National Park embrace:
- Active volcanoes
- Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Lake Jipe
- Lava flows
- Caves
- Mzima Springs
- Varied life forms including several species of animals, plants and birds
- Hippos, rhinos and wild dogs
- Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary
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