Tsavo - Private Safaris East Africa

Tsavo is made up of two separate parks; Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park. It is located in the Coast Province of Kenya in between Nairobi City and Mombasa.

Tsavo is nearly 22,000km2, making it one of the largest national parks globally. The park is split into two by a railway line running from Mombasa to the interior of Kenya.

Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest parks in Kenya, located in the South East of Kenya near the Town of Voi in Taita-Taveta county. It covers an area of 13,747 sq. km.

Tsavo West National Park, unlike her sister, is located in the Coast Province of Kenya covering an area of 9,065 sq. km. It was opened in April 1948.

Though slightly larger than Tsavo West, Tsavo East is generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls.

Tsavo West National Park is more mountainous and wetter than its counterpart with swamps like Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs. The park is home to the members of the big five which include the black rhino, Cape buffalo, leopard, among others. Other smaller animals that can be spotted in the park include the bushbaby, hartebeest, lesser kudu and Maasai giraffe.

Both Tsavo West and Tsavo East national parks can be accessed through several gates. On one hand, Tsavo East can be accessed through Manyani Gate, Voi Gate, Buchuma Gate and Sala Gate.
Tsavo West, on the other hand, can be accessed through Mtito Gate, Man-Eaters Gate, Chyulu Gate and the other gate near Maktau.

Things to do

Game Drives

Masai Mara is one of the world’s most famous national parks.

See all the members of the big five (elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino) together with 95 other species of mammals and 550 species of birds. In the Masai Mara, if the time is right, you can also witness the Greatest Wildebeest Migration. During this spectacle, millions of wildebeest and thousands of zebra migrate annually from southern Serengeti, crossing the highly Nile-croc infested waters of the Mara River in search of water and greener pastures.

Hot Air Baloon Safari

This is a delightful experience, drifting slowly and silently over the vast African plains. As the sun breaks over the horizon, spread beneath you is a panorama of Africa with vast herds of animals oblivious of your presence above. The Balloon voyage begins just before sunrise when the breeze on the plains is still cold. Once airborne, the balloon is blown by the prevailing winds across the broad landscape. Apart from the hiss of the burners, the flight above the Maasai Mara plains is magically silent. The pilot controls the height of the ship by regulating the flow of hot air into the balloon. Sometimes the balloon descends over the plains for a close up view of the wildlife. On other occasions, it rises to steer clear of a tree canopy and even rise over the riverine forest.

Maasai Cultural Visit

This affair is only possible if clients are spending a minimum of 02 nights in Maasai Mara. Normally it would take a whole morning or afternoon, but it’s much better in the morning before it gets too hot. It is recommended to book early as the activities have to be booked and confirmed in advance. Usually, visitors are welcomed by a group of Maasai morans (warriors) and Maasai women with traditional dances which the visitors are free to join.

After the welcome, the Maasai people demonstrate some of their ways of life, including lighting a fire from the friction of two sticks rubbing together. A Maasai blacksmith and a medicine man (Laibon) also demonstrate their trade in their traditional ways. There is also a show on how the Maasai harvest blood from cows, which is then mixed with milk and consumed. These among other practices are showcased and the visitor are encouraged to participate.

Places to Stay

Voyager Ziwani Tented Camp

Voyager Ziwani Camp is located in one of the largest park , Tsavo West National Park besides the Asante River. Ziwani camp has 25 en suit tents with bathroom, flush toilet cold and hot shower, all with private veranda facing the Asante River.

Kilaguni Serena Lodge

Kilaguni Serena Lodge is one of the first lodges built in the park situated in the view of Mt Kilimanjaro and sheltered by the volcanic splendorous of the Chyulu hills. This classic lodge overlooks its own water hole where animals come to drink water mostly in the evening or early morning. The Lodge has 58 spacious en suite rooms that have their own verandas, some overlooking the waterhole, and some the Chyulu Hills, which are world’s largest volcanic ranges.

Severin Camp

Severin Safari Camp is located in the largest Park in East Africa the Tsavo national park 250km from Nairobi and Mombasa. The camp offers 27 luxurious accommodations and 8 self-contained Kitani Bandas spread over 25 hectares of bushland. The camp is not fenced and therefore perfectly integrated into the natural environment. The tents provide a wonderful view of the landscape and the wild animals that pass freely at the water hole. Maasai warriors are representatives of the harmony of the Severin Safari Camp with man and nature.

Voi Wildlife Lodge

Voi Wildlife Lodge is located at the boundary of the home of Elephants the Tsavo East National Park 5 minutes drive from the Tsavo East Airstrip. The Lodge is located next and overlooking the great water hole where many big animals are seen often coming to drink water. The lodge has 88 rooms: 16 standard rooms,48 superior rooms,m 24 luxury rooms.All the rooms are fully furnished whith ensuit bathrooms.

Man Eaters Camp

Man-eaters Safari Camp is located on the bank of Tsavo River at the middle of Tsavo National Park only a kilometre from the main Nairobi Mombasa road making it a suitable stop over for travellers from Nairobi or Mombasa with accessibility to both Tsavo East (10km)and Tsavo West (2km). The Camp has 30 luxury en-suit tents each with a private balcon overlooking Tsavo River where animals come to quench thirst from the famous dry heat of Tsavo.

Ngutuni Lodge

Ngutuni Lodge is located 15 minutes from Tsavo east main gate and 1hr from Tsavo west and Taita Hills with 48 rooms all built in blocks. Ngutuni is one of the lodges situated in the land of history where the European army camped during the construction of the Kenya Uganda railway where many locals and Indians were eaten by the man-eaters of tsavo but the lodge has finally converted the guns into cameras. The lodge has 48 rooms built of blocks all facing the water hole where animals come to drink water and the endless Savannah of the Tsavo National Park.

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