Discover Africa through a Safari


Tsavo National Park Teeming With Wildlife

Tsavo East is one of the arguablycut into the legd of a craggy cliff
exciting of the Kenya's national parks,above a waterhole, with magnificent
it is today's the showcase of what thepanaormas over the savannay. the
good management can do. The park haswaterhole is also regulary visited by
around 11,000 elephants today. Much oflarge herds o f plains game and
the park is accessible by road. It'selephants. The facilities include a wide
also the area where the black rhinosselection of rooms all with views of the
are. The park is vibrant green and redwaterhole, restaurant,, swimiing pool
that famous red of Tsavo that gives itsand air strip.(kws,2003).
co lour to famous red elephant foundGaldessa Safari Camp: is a luxury lodge
here. In the park, you can see the "Bigthat has an inclination to eco-tourism
Tusker" with its big tusk reaching theand offers a selection of eight
ground such that he has to walk with histhatched-roofed 'Bandas' two of which
head held high. The red "Big Tusker",are suites. Facilities and features
usually strolls through the plains toinclude a restaurant, bar, gift shop and
the waterhole where the herd ofa wide array of walking safaris.
elephants drinks. He gambols in it thenSatao Camp is another luxury 20 tent
chases the young male elephants out ofcamp built in a half circle around a
the territory. Tsavo East is the onlywaterhole also visited by elephants and
park that saw its fortunes fall as theoccasionally by lions and a selection of
park got swept in the tide of poaching,game it has a diverse platform for
but currently things are upswing. Thenature walks . It is approximately 45
lodge is built on the escarpmentkilometers form both Buchuma and Voi
overlooking the plains of Tsavo and thegates(kws,2003)
Yatta plateau. It's in the process ofTsavo is also known as the land of the
being modernized to suit today'sBaobab because the huge trees grow in
clientèle. Also at the park, you cansuch numbers in this region. They seem
see waterholes teem with life in theto thrive in the climatic conditions of
course of two days at the lodge, you canTsavo and one of the longest living
see elephants surrounding you - fromtrees. They can grow upto 20 meters high
everywhere -at breakfast, lunch, dinnerand 5 meters in diameter. According to
or in the floodlit plains in the middlean African legend the Baobab was cursed
of the night.The rising sun spreads itsby the maker as it once used to hold
sheen of co lour in the sky and lion'swater in its trunk but since it was
roar carriers through the plains.selfish and would not sahre the water
Lioness sit at the waterhole watchingwith other creatures during the dry
the sun rising. Lioness rises itsseason it was forced to live upside
trunk sniffing the air, as it getsdown.
closer then confronting the massiveSome of the special campsites in Tsavo
animal land walks away Watching thickEast include Durusirkale, Itumba, Makoka
chocolate - coloured water from the Athiand Ndiandasa
and Tsavo mixing together not far wayTherefore its good to have an adventure
into Galana / Sabaki .to Tsavo park and enjoy the Kenya's
Some of the best tourist lodges at Tsavowildlife.
East arevoi Safari Lodeg: It is one ofOnly a visit to these parks, campsites
the most beautifully designed lodges andand lodges can ensure that you
popular wildlife lodges in Kenya. Beingexpereince nature in its true sense.
in total harmony with its setting and



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