Tsavo, the biggest park in Kenya, is divided into Tsavo West and Tsavo East. Together, these parks cover 4% of the nation’s total land area and are home to a remarkable variety of species, as well as rivers, waterfalls, savannah, volcanic hills, and a sizable lava-rock plateau. Tsavo East, located halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa, is renowned for photogenic vistas of enormous elephant herds rolling and soaking in red dust. A lush contrast to the dry plains and providing superb wildlife watching is the palm-fringed Galana River, which winds through the park.
The Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, Mudanda Rock, and the Lugard Falls, which pour into rapids and crocodile-filled pools, are some of the area’s other highlights. The topography is more varied and wetter in Tsavo West, which has some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world.
