"Land of Lava, Springs and Man-eaters"-Tsavo West National Park

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"Land of Lava, Springs and Man-eaters"-Tsavo West National Park

"Land of Lava, Springs and Man-eaters"-Tsavo West National Park

The park is located on south eastern Kenya, 240km from Nairobi along the western side of Mombasa-Nairobi highway. The savannah ecosystem comprises of open grasslands, scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation and rocky ridges.

Major wildlife attractions in Tsavo West National Park include elephant, rhino, Hippos, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler.
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ACCESS

Distance: 240 km from Nairobi, 250km from Mombasa (Mtito Andei Gate).

By air There are 3 airstrips in the park

Gates: Tsavo, Lake Jipe, Mtito Andei (Kamboyo HQ), Chyulu, Maktau and Ziwani.

Roads: The main access routes are through Chyulu Gate from Amboseli and Mtito Andei Gate from Nairobi.

Visitors from Mombasa also use Tsavo Gate near Manyani.

The Park can also be reached via Taveta Voi road through Maktau, Ziwani and Jipe Gates.

Airstrips: Kamboyo, Kilaguni, Tsavo Gate, Jipe, Kasigau,Finch Hottons, Ziwani, and Maktau airstrips are in good.

SIZE / LOCATION

9065 Km2.

South Eastern Kenya, Inland from Mombasa

CLIMATE

Temperature ranges from 20-30 c and rainfall from 200mm 700 mm.

Two rain seasons: Long rains March & April & short rains Nov/ December.

PERSONNEL ON CALL

The Warden

SAFARICARD REQUIRED?

Entry is by SafariCard only. Safaricards may be loaded but not obtained at Mtito Andei Gate

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

Recent Volcanoes, lava flows and caves with potential for geological and cave exploration and hiking. Mzima Springs & underwater hippo and fish watching,

WILDLIFE

Leopard, Cheetah, Wild dogs, Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion,Crocodile, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik- dik, Lesser Kudu, and Nocturnal Porcupine. Prolific birdlife features 600 species.

WHERE TO STAY

In- Park Accommodation

Ngulia Safari Lodge

Kilaguni Safari Serena Lodge

Kitani Severin Safari Camp/ Lodge

Finch Hatton's Tented Lodge

Voyager Safari Camp

Self Catering Accomodation:

Kamboyo Guest House: Former Warden's House; 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a caretaker

Lake Jipe Bandas: 3 self-catering Bandas.

Camping

3 public campsites (offering water and latrines only) as follows; Kamboyo campsite (8 km from Mtito Andei Gate), Chyulu Campsite (1 km from Chyulu Gate) and Lake Jipe Campsite (on the lake shore)

A wide variety of special campsite' (no facilities) exist and must be booked in advance through the wawrden or KWS HQs

ACTIVITY OPTIONS

Game viewing

Camping

Cave exploration

Underwater Hippo and fish watching

Caving at the Shetani caves

BEST TIME TO VISIT

All year round

WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU

Drinking water, picnic items and camping equipment if you intend to stay overnight. Also useful are: binoculars, camera, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and guidebooks

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