Tsavo West

welcome to tsavo west

“Land of Lava, Springs, Man-Eaters & Magical Sun sets”

From the sight of fifty million gallons of crystal clear water gushing out of from the under parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs to the Shetani lava flows, Tsavo West is a beautiful, rugged wilderness. The savannah ecosystem comprises of open grasslands, scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation and rocky ridges including the Poacher's Lookout where visitors can see the teeming herds in the plains below.

The park is dominated by different habitants that gives it an open room to host a wide range of different species of animals. The vegetation ranges from the rocky mountainous to the lower swampy areas in River Tsavo. Most of the park is dominated by the open savannah grasslands dotted with the Acacia trees. The different habitants at the park has attracted more rare animals like Lesser Kundus at the park.

Tsavo west national park animals are all permanent residents hence making the travellers to enjoy game viewing throughout the year. This has created all year around Tsavo west national park safaris. Not like other protected areas like Masai mara national reserve which is more popular because of the wildebeest migration. However much the popularity of the park is also based on the scenic views at the park especially the fifty million gallons of water that comes underneath the rocky areas. The park animals are divided in to two categories those are the carnivores and herbivores. The herbivores take the lions share at the park contributing almost 70 to 80 percent of the Tsavo west national park animals.

The major herbivores at the park include: Giraffes, buffaloes, Elephants, Kobs, Gazelles, Zebras, Rhinos, Lesser Kudu, Wildebeests, Elands, Topis, Dik-dik and many more.

Magical sun set

Whereas Tsavo West offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world and whose attractions include Elephant, Rhino, Hippos, Lions, Cheetah, Leopards, Buffalos, diverse plant and bird species, at Tsavo West one can also experience the beauty of the magical sun set at the west.