TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK- Self Drive Kenya
Tsavo National Park is located in the coastal province of Kenya covering 9065km2 separated by A109 Nairobi Mombasa connecting from Tsavo East National park and the two make the greet Tsavo National Park and alone makes the second biggest national park in Kenya. This park has conservation areas and ranches like the Tsavo Conservation Area, though described by many people as land of larva, springs, man eaters plus magical sunsets. The Mazima springs, and varied wildlife modern road network, rhino reserve climbing of rocks and guided natural walks may not be missed at Tsavo East National Park. This national park is remembered for the man eaters like lions who ate the constructors of the railway line during the colonial period. The park much more famous for the millions gallons of crystal
This National Park was established in 1948 with Tsavo East National Park at once, names after the strongholds of the biodiversity river called River Tsavo. The park is located 240km following the highway to Mombasa in the former Talu Desert. The park has beautiful scenery with wide range of vegetation. The African big games are all habitant of the Tsavo West National Park like, Lions, Elephants, Rhinos, Elephants, Leopards and many other animals including, zebras, cheetahs, crocodiles, waterbucks, giraffes, hyenas and many other wild beasts
The park also has both the white and black Rhinos well as some parks has only one specie. The wide range of savanna with scrublands, rocky ridges, riverine vegetation and many that makes it a unique national park.
ACTIVITIES AT TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK.
Game viewing
This national park is blessed with a lot of the wildlife that is not even common for all such wildlife to appear in one national park at once. These include the big five of Africa including lions, elephants, Rhinos both white and black, hippos, buffalos. There are also other wildlife including, the Nile crocodiles, waterbucks and many other smaller animals including dik-dik, klipspringer, bush baby and others. Game viewers get an opportunity to experience at the spectacular wildlife viewing that no game park can offer. Game viewing starts early morning and later evening because that’s when the game life is active and tend to hide during day or sunny day in tree sheds of which may limit a visitor to his/ her desired animal.
Bird watching
Tsavo National Park has over 400 bird species both local seasonal migratory and the passersby birds throughout the year and considered among the best places for bird watching. Between the month of October-January, places like Ngulia hills is filled by bird watchers and this act is done throughout the year though the noted months have more birds. Other places within the park that many birds and the activity being carried on other rivers. The birds here include, gold palm weaver, Verreaux’s Eagle Owl, and many others
Cave exploring
People who are interested in research, geologist and many visitors this could be your opportunity. The Shetani caves near the Shetani lava flows were formed as a result of volcanic activity. Many animals are expected to be seen as many uses these caves as hiding places, homes, and looking for sheds like hyenas and other smaller mammals. Inside these caves as you enter far, its gets more dark, so visitors are advised to carry torches for light.
The Mazima springs exploration
This place is famous for the water hole for abundant wildlife including large herds of Elephants, buffalos, zebras, gazelles, that tend to gather here to take water during sunny days and some get cold bath. The springs also famous for the gigantic Nile crocodiles and hippos. Its surrounded by the acacia trees harbor the frolic blue and vervet monkeys.
Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary
The sanctuary is situated at the foothills of Ngulia hills 60km2an its surrounded by one-meter high electric fence protecting the inhabitants, black rhinos from poaching. The best time to see these understandably shy archaic creatures are at night since they are mostly moving at night and prefer being under thick undergrowth
Rock climbing.
For the hikers, Tsavo National Park offers the best climbing adventure in the whole country. If a visitor came to Tsavo and fail to have a rock climb, he or she would have missed a lot. The most impressive rock climb is above 300m Kichwa Tembo rock which attract the first adventure and later the second expedition to conquer the impressive Tsavo Chimney. The other hiking and rock climbing exist at Mastodon, Ivory Tower and Ngulia hills. When at the to, impressive views of the landscape down seeing a lot of animals from different views the birds and vegetation. The starting time for this activity is early morning to avoid to be hit by sun and the armed ranger guide the group
NB: Though there is a lot, Tsavo National Park also care about your accommodation through having the best cultural modern and luxury lodges, camps and hotel within and around the national park these include, Lake Jipe Safari Camp, Man Eaters Camp, Rhino Valley Camp, Kilaguni Serena Safari lodge Ngulia Safari Lodge
