Kenya’s Volcanic Wilderness

Despite having very different vegetation, the wildlife experience is largely the same in both Tsavo East and Tsavo West. The park is famous for its large herds of dust covered elephants, with estimates at about 10 000 of the pachyderms roaming around. You will never be short of elephant sightings in Tsavo. You will find all your usual grazers and browsers, such as impalas, gerenuk, lesser kudu, Burchell's zebra, Grevy's zebra, buffalo, and the critically endangered hirola antelope. There are a few black rhinos which can be found in a sanctuary where they are constantly guarded by game rangers.
Over five hundred species of birds have been recorded including the saddle billed stork, martial eagle and the violet wood hoopoe. Horbills can often be found making their home in the iconic baobab trees, which dot the landscape of Tsavo West.