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The elephants are Tsavo East are red from the local mud they like to apply over themselves. A day safari in the large and less developed Tsavo East National Park in eastern Kenya.
Kenya
Tsavo West National Park
Sunset as viewed from a lake of the Sante River, within the Voyager Ziwani Safari Camp, outside but on the edge of the Tsavo West National Park, near Ziwani, Kenya.
Mzima Springs, Tsavo West National Park

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The elephants are Tsavo East are red from the local mud they like to apply over themselves. A day safari in the large and less developed Tsavo East National Park in eastern Kenya.

Tsavo East and West

Vast wilderness, red-dust elephants and the clear pools of Mzima Springs.

Tsavo is Kenya’s largest park, split into East and West. Tsavo East is flat and wide, and its elephants are often coated in red dust. Tsavo West is more varied, with hills, lava flows and Mzima Springs.

Both sit between Nairobi and the coast, so they combine well with a beach stay.

  • Red-dust elephants in Tsavo East
  • Mzima Springs in Tsavo West
  • Open, uncrowded landscapes

When to go

  1. Jan: a good month
  2. Feb: a good month
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun: a good month
  7. Jul: a good month
  8. Aug: a good month
  9. Sep: a good month
  10. Oct: a good month
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Dry months from June to October, and January to February, are best for wildlife.

Getting there

By road from Nairobi
about 5 hours
By road from Mombasa
about 3 to 4 hours

Trips that visit Tsavo East and West

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