Location of Tsavo national park.
Tsavo national park is strategically situated in the eastern part of Kenya, that is approximately 230 kilometers southeast of Nairobi, the country’s capital city, and its divided into two separate parks that is Tsavo East national park and Tsavo west national park by the Nairobi-Mombasa highway and then railway, with Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo west national park that both covers an area of a total land of 22,812 square kilometers that, together forming one of the largest national parks in the world, and spanning across the semi-arid savannah landscape known as the Taru Desert, the park’s location provides a unique blend of the geological features, including the volcanic hills, rocky outcrops, and then the lava flows, as well as the diverse habitats, such as the grasslands, woodlands and wetlands, and among others that support the incredible variety of the wildlife including the big five mammal that includes the lions, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants and leopards and then numerous other species making it a world-renowned destination for every tourists who come on a Kenya safari and entire Africa safari with its proximity to the equator and the warm climate ensuring that the park remains a year-round safari destination for the safari experiences.
Tsavo national park gets name from the popularly Tsavo river that drains the park, thus it runs across from Tsavo west national park to Tsavo East national park, also the park was nick named by the Arabs as ‘’Man eater’s park’’ due to the high number of the lions in the park. Tsavo national park boards with the Chyulus hills national park and Mkomazi game reserve of Tanzania, and again it borders with the most attractive community conservancies of Kenya known as Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary and Taita Hills Game Sanctuary, and due to the fact that the park is close of these protected area has contributed to the high population of wildlife at the park because they are located along the animal corridor.
The park’s rich cultural heritage and then the historical significance adding to its allure, as the park is a home to the numerous archaeological sites, rock art and ancient settlements, providing valuable insights into the lived of the early human inhabitants, and its location near the Tanzania border also makes it an important stopover for the migratory species as a vital corridor for the wildlife movement between Kenya and Tanzania, thus underscoring the park’s important not only as a conservation area but also as a role a critical component of the regional ecosystem.
Tsavo national park is the outstanding safari park in Kenya that is located close to the coastal region, due to the fact that it’s close to the ocean has made it one of the east way for the tourists that who want to combine both the wildlife safaris and then the beach safaris. Tsavo national park is situated near the town called Voi Town that is the largest town around the park, the park is located in Taita-Taveta County that was former prince of the coast. Tsavo east national park and Tsavo west national park are divided in two sections by the highway A109 and then the railway line. Then the combination of the railway line and the highway has made it easy to access the park very easily that is through using the private and then public means. That highway passes in the middle of the park running from the capital city of Kenya Nairobi to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Depending on where you are, Tsavo national park can be reached through both when you are coming from Nairobi or Mombasa depending on the location of the travelers at the time when a tourist plans to start the safari from. Tsavo national park can be reached through the different park gates from different locations however the main gates used by the tourists are from the North and the south. Though reaching Tsavo national park depends on the distance from Nairobi to Mombasa and the gates to use. This takes you only three hours from Nairobi to Tsavo West national park and then 5 hours to reach Tsavo East national park from Nairobi depending on the traffic control measures of the speed.
And if you’re in the coastal area of Mombasa it will take you less hours’ drive to Tsavo east national park compared to Tsavo west national park. You can also reach Tsavo national park as a combined Kenya safari that starts from Amboseli national park to Tsavo east national park then Tsavo west national park while using this route you can enter the park through the famous Chyulu gates passing through the scenic land of the Chyulus Hills, while entering Tsavo East national park you can use various gates that includes Voi gate, Sala gate, Manyani gate, Buchuma gate. Then while entering Tsavo west national park you can use various gates that includes Chyulus gate Mtito gate, Man Eaters gate.
How to reach Tsavo national park.
Tsavo national park is an exceptionally safari destination that can be reached in direct ways that is road transport, air transport and then railway transport. The park is crossed by the highway A109 that separates the park into Tsavo east national park and Tsavo west national park.
By road transport.
African vacation safaris is the best way to where you can contact us then we will be able to transport you to Tsavo national park that is either Tsavo east or Tsavo west. We can stop from only transporting you, but will take through park’s magnificent safari activities in the park that includes game drives, guided nature walks, Maasai village tours, bird watching and among others whether you are coming from Nairobi or from Mombasa. Tsavo national park can be reached as well while using the public means the buses that operate daily, what you need to do is to book your ticket early that is whether you are going to start your safari from Mombasa or Nairobi.
By Air transport.
Tsavo national park has be reached through using the air transport, this is where you will get a domestic flight that operate on a daily basis and fly to the park different airstrips that in Tsavo east national park you can fly to Voi strip, Aruba airstrip, Mopo airstrip, Buchuma airstrip, and among others, and when you are flying to Tsavo west national park you can land in airstrips like Tsavo Gate airstrip, Jipe airstrip, Kasigau airstrip, Kamnoyo airstrip and among others.
By Railway transport.
Tsavo national park is one of the safari destination that can be reached by the railway, and this is the cheapest mode of transport. Being the fact that the park is crossed by the railway that takes you inside the park.