Wildlife Safaris in Kenya-Tsavo East National Park-Kenya Safaris
Tsavo East National Park is suitably located in a Semi Arid area formerly known as Taru Desert and is one of the ancient and largest National Parks in Kenya. The park covers an area of 13,747 kms2 close to the main Town of Voi in the Taita-Taveta County that was once part of the Coast Province. It is divided into two sections i.e the East and West and was named after the prominent Tsavo River that flows West to East traversing the National park bordering Mkomazi Game Reserve and Chyulu Hills National Park in Tanzania. The largest portion of the park comprises of Semi Arid grasslands and Savannah with various wildlife animals including the prominent BIG FIVE animal species i.e lion, black rhino, cape buffalo, elephant and leopard as well as various bird species like the black kite, crowned crane, lovebird and the sacred ibis. The other portion is majorly flat with dry plains traversed by the Galana River as well as the Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls.
Accessibility to the Park
By Road:
There are three main gates in which travelers can access the park and these vary according to your destination. i.e From Voi, the park can be accessed through the Manyani Gate, From Mombasa, you can access the park through the Bachma Gate and From Malindi , you can access the park through the Sala Gate.
By Air:
Various Airstrips are available in the park to make it easier for travelers to experience remarkable safari Adventures in Kenya. These allow chartered light planes with the Tsavo and Athi Rivers flowing through and these adjoin forming the Galana River.
What to Do in the Park
Game Drives
These are the most prominent safari activity carried out in the park and they require travelers to transfer from one place to another watching wildlife wandering around. You will transfer while seated in your 4×4 car fleet along the various tracks in the park and the wildlife animals you will spit include; red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, cheetahs, duikers, gazelles, gerenuks, giraffes, hares, hartebeests, hyenas, impalas, mongoose, black faced vervet monkeys, Sykes’s monkeys, crested porcupines, gerenuk enjoying their natural vegetation habitat to the fullest.
Bird Watching
The park is also a very good safari destination for all birders around the world with numerous migratory species that flood the park in the months of October and January. The bird species you will spot here include; ostriches, kestrels, buzzards, Eastern Chanting-Goshawk, Female Eastern Paradise-Whydah, Golden-bellied Starling, Green-winged Pytilia, Helmeted Guineafowl , Lamprotornis superbus , Male Eastern Paradise-Whydah, Red-billed Hornbill ,Sagittarius serpentarius, Village weaver , White-bellied go-away-bird, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, kingfishers, hornbills, secretary birds, herons.
Rock Climbing
This occurs on the numerous rocks within the park and it is an exceptional safari activity for all travelers around the world interested in climbing these majestic rocks. Carry the right Hiking gear to avoid any inconveniences as you climb to the top of these rocks in the park.
Sight Seeing
The Park is a very stunning safari destination to view by all travelers around the world and is divided into two different parts I.e the East and West Tsavo. Both regions offer beautiful views of the vegetation terrain as well as rock ridges, dense forests, volcanic landscapes, Lugard Falls on River Galana, herds of Elephant.