Kenya's largest national park covers an area of 12,000 square kilometres and is divided into Tsavo East & West.
- Big Five area
- Rhino country
- Large elephant herds
- Walking safaris
- Tsavo National Park
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Tsavo National Park travel info Designated in 1948 it is easily accessible from the coastal holiday resorts and from Nairobi and other Kenyan parks. Tsavo West borders on the Chyulu Hills National Park and is home to the World Heritage Site of Mzima Springs. It is more mountainous and swampy than its eastern counterpart. The Galana River meanders through the great plains of the east with the Yatta Plateau (the world's longest lava flow) forming a spectacular backdrop. The sections of the park are divided by the Mombasa - Nairobi road and railway. The latter being of dubious fame when many lives were lost in the building of the bridge in the late 19thC to two opportunistic lions. Tsavo's lions are maneless and larger in size than others.
Tsavo is the site of Dame Daphne Sheldrick's successfull elephant reintroduction programme. It is also home to several black rhino is secure release zones.
Experience the Tsavo National Park
Read more regarding Ralph's Google Earth mapping of the Great Walk in the Tsavo National Park and Clarissa's recollection of the 14 Day Great Walk. back to Tsavo National Park top
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