Tsavo West National Park
What you will find on this page about Tsavo West National Park:
Tsavo West National Park is located in
south-east Kenya and stretches over 9,065 square kilometers.
Tsavo West provides various different landscapes with hills and
mountains, rocky ridges, open grasslands, semi-arid
desert-scrublands, Acacia woodlands and belts of riverine
vegetation with palm trees. The mountains and hills are of
volcanic origin and several lava flows like Shetani and Chaimu
report of recent eruptions only some hundred years ago.
In Tsavo West National Park you have a good chance to see leopard and black
rhino (there is a fenced protection area - sanctuary for black rhino within
the park), elephant, giraffe, lesser kudu, zebra, waterbuck,
lion, buffalo, baboon, vervet monkey, mongoose and rock hyrax.
Around 600 bird species have been recorded in Tsavo West,
including eagles, hawks, herons, ostriches, kingfishers,
weavers, hornbills, buzzards, secretary birds and many more.
During the period from October to January you will also see lots
of migratory birds spending the European winter time in Tsavo.
A special attraction in Tsavo West National Park is Mzima Springs, a natural
spring whose
water covers a journey of 50 kilometers underground through
volcanic rocks before getting to the surface. The spring
produces a clear stream that flows through a series of pools,
surrounded by rich vegetation of Acacia trees, date and raffia
palms, figs and others. The trees are home to vervet monkeys and
various birds while the water is the habitat of crocodiles,
hippos and several kind of fish, easy to watch from the windows
of a submerged viewing point in one of the pools.
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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