Location: 230 km (143 km) Southeast of Nairobi Map
Tel. (West) 0456 22120
(East) 043 30049
Open: 6am- 7pm daily
Area: 11,747 km²
Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks are two protected areas situated 230 km (143 km) Southeast of Nairobi in Kenya. The line that divides these two expanses of protected biosphere is the road A109. In total two parks of Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks encompass an area of 11,747 km².
Tsavo East National Park - one of the oldest and
largest national parks in Kenya. It is located in southeastern
Kenya, between the city of Nairobi and the coastal plains, northeast
of the Ati River, the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway and the railway. The
southwestern border adjoins the Western Tsavo National Park. Tsavo
National Park in the Ati and Tsavo basins was founded in April 1948,
in the Eastern and Coastal provinces, in 1949 it was divided into
Eastern and Western Tsavo for administrative purposes. East Tsavo
covers an area of 11,741 km². Together with Western Tsavo forms
one of the largest national parks in the world and covers an area of
about 4% of the entire country.
The landscape of East Tsavo
is represented by a semi-desert plateau (300 to 2500 m high),
vegetation is sparse (park) savannah with thickets of thorny bushes,
dominated by baobabs, various species of milkweeds and acacias, as
well as marshy areas near the Voi River.
Fauna
It is a
reserve of animals. The wildlife of the reserve is very diverse.
There are: savannah elephants, black rhinos, common hippos, African
buffalos, various types of antelopes (small kudu, oryx, impala and
others), lions, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, servals,
spotted hyenas, ostriches, gazelles. Also, more than 500 (450) bird
species nest in the park, including migratory birds that settle here
from late October to January. There are also settled species: palm
vulture, many species of weavers.
Tsavo West National Park - one of the oldest and
largest national parks in Kenya. It is located in southeast Kenya,
southwest of the Ati River, the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway and the
railway, to the border with Tanzania in the southwest. The East
Tsavo National Park adjoins the northeastern border. Tsavo National
Park in the Ati and Tsavo basins was founded in April 1948, in the
Eastern and Coastal provinces, in 1949 it was divided into Eastern
and Western Tsavo for administrative purposes. Western Tsavo covers
an area of 9065 km². Together with Western Tsavo forms one of the
largest national parks in the world and covers an area of about 4%
of the entire country. Managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
The landscape of Western Tsavo is volcanic (solidified lava
flows, volcanic cones), represented by a semi-desert plateau (300 to
2500 m high). Vegetation - tree savannah.
Fauna
It is a
reserve of animals. The wildlife of the reserve is very diverse.
Here live: savannah elephants, black rhinos, ordinary hippos,
African buffalos, various species of antelopes and other animals.
Also in the park there are more than 450 species of birds