Big Five
Masai Mara
Kenya's most celebrated wildlife reserve, famous for the Great Migration, resident big cats and open golden plains.
National Park · Kenya
Tsavo East
Tsavo East National Park is a vast wilderness of open savannah, dry bush and the green ribbon of the Galana River. Its soils are famously red, and elephants often appear a rusty brown after dust-bathing.
The park is known for large elephant herds, buffalo, lions, giraffe, zebra, the rare Hirola and Grevy's zebra, and a rich bird population. Lugard's Falls, Mudanda Rock and the Aruba Dam are favourite stops, and the open landscape gives a sense of space that is hard to find elsewhere in Kenya.
Tsavo East is usually combined with Tsavo West and Amboseli, and it sits conveniently between Nairobi and the coast, so it also works as a safari stop before a beach stay at Diani or Watamu.
Highlights
- Red elephants and some of Kenya's largest herds
- Galana River and Lugard's Falls
- Mudanda Rock and the Aruba Dam
- Wide open savannah with a sense of space
- Easy to combine with a coast beach stay
Best time to visit
June to October and January to February are the dry months and the best for game viewing, as animals gather around the rivers and waterholes. The long rains in April and May make some tracks difficult.
Safaris featuring Tsavo East
We do not have a published safari for Tsavo East yet. Tell us your plans and we will build one.
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