Tsavo East National Park
What you will find on this page about Tsavo East National Park:
Tsavo East National Park is one of the
oldest and largest National Parks, stretching over 11,747 square
kilometers. Tsavo East provides a variety of different landscape from
dry savannah plains over thorn bush areas to swampy marshlands
and rocky hills. Galana and Tsavo River water the National Park
and it's inhabitants.
Tsavo East is famous for it's huge population of elephants, all
red from the elephant's habit of first taking a bath in water
and afterwards dusting themselves with the red Tsavo soil. The
park is also home to large herds of zebra, buffalo, giraffe and
impala, Grant's gazelle, oryx gazelle, hartebeest, waterbucks
and the giraffe-like gerenuk gazelle. Predators to be found in
Tsavo East National Park include
lions, cheetah, leopard, hyena, jackals and serval cats. The
rivers in Tsavo East National Park and the seasonal Aruba
Dam are home to crocodile and hippo.
Over 500 bird species have been recorded in
Tsavo East National Park, including
ostriches, bustards, secretary birds, eagles, herons, hornbills,
kingfishers, starlings, weavers and many more. During the period
from October to January you will also see lots of migratory
birds spending the European winter in Tsavo.
Best months to visit Tsavo East are January, February and June
to September. The small rainy season from October to December is
also good as it only rains occasionally.
1 Day Mombasa
to Tsavo East Safari, Mombasa Day trip (from Mombasa)
2 Days Mombasa
Safari to Tsavo East (from Mombasa)
3
Days Mombasa to Tsavo East and West Safari (from Mombasa or
Nairobi)
4 Days Mombasa Safari to Tsavo East, West and Amboseli (from
Mombasa or Nairobi)
5 Days Mombasa Safari to Tsavo East, West , Amboseli and
Saltlick (from Mombasa or Nairobi)
7 Days Mombasa safari to Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Amboseli,
Nakuru and Masai Mara (from Mombasa or Nairobi)
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