Tsavo National Park in Kenya - Part 1

Tsavo National Park, which lies halfway between theElephants in large herds are the number one
coast and Nairobi, was gazetted in 1948. The portionattractions in the park, where it's not a wonder to
lying north and east of the road is designated Tsavoencounter herds of 8-15 elephants within short
East National Park and that to the south as Tsavodistance in the river rhyne. At times visitors are
West national Park. This is Kenya's largest wildlifefascinated when they encounter two or more herds
stronghold covering a vast arid region of 20,807 km2of the beasts at watering point thereby accumulating
(8,034 sq miles); almost 3.5% of Kenya. The Tsavomore than 50 elephants at a single site. This is a usual
River with its source from Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mzimaoccurrence during the afternoons when animals go to
Spring and River Athi sourcing from Ngong forestdrink at Aruba dam and visitors have the best of
merge to become Galana River are the sources ofsights. Grants gazelles, impalas, Thompson gazelles,
water for wildlife and the community here.heartbeats, klipspringers, dikdiks, duikers and elands
This Park is one of Kenya's wildlife stronghold and theare numerous and almost distributed to every corner
largest national park in East Africa that is the homeof the park. The most rewarding circuits are those
of the largest population of elephants in Kenya,along the Galana River where the heavy drinkers are
currently sustaining the lives of 6,176 elephants. Overconcentrated with the river Rhine vegetation
450 bird species and over 60 animal species haveconcealing them and providing adequate shade to
been recorded in the vast ecosystem withshield the animals from the scorching mid-day and
vegetation ranging from semi-desert towards theafternoon sun.
north to coastal vegetation towards the south.