Tsavo East National Park is a national park in Kenya with an area of 13,747 km 2 (5,308 sq mi). It was established in April 1948 and covers a semi-arid area previously known as the Taru Desert. Together with the Tsavo West National Park, it forms an area of about 22,000 square kilometers.

Tsavo East National park is not only the oldest and largest national park in Kenya but also the most popular game reserve. It hosts a wide range of wildlife that gives travellers the true feel of the African juggle.

Tsavo East National Park was established as one of the early national parks in Kenya to protect the diverse ecosystem of the Taru Desert, and the rich wilderness of the Tsavo River that flows through the heart of the park.

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A spectacular voyage of discovery, Tsavo East National Park offers some of the most magnificent game drives in the world – vast herds of dust-red elephants, fat pods of hippos, giant crocodiles and a kaleidoscope of bird life are set against a blazing backdrop of endless bush.

Tsavo East National Park is a superb place to watch wildlife. It’s a vast, semi-arid wilderness populated by elephants, sometimes in large herds and caked in the red Tsavo dust, and unique maneless lions.

Tsavo East is characterised by dry, flat plains, crossed by the Galana River, around which is a swampy marshland. The park is home to elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, hippos, crocodile, waterbucks, kudu, gerenuk and hirola, among others. Fauna is dominated by dry grass land and thorny bushes. It's usually warm and dry.

The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.

Tsavo East National Park is by far the biggest of Kenya’s parks. At more than 13,700km², Tsavo East is nine times bigger than the Maasai Mara National Reserve: indeed you could fit the whole of the Mara reserve into the southern tip of Tsavo East National Park, south of the Voi River.

Tsavo East National Park is a vast and untamed wilderness that offers an unforgettable safari experience in Kenya. Visitors can spot some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife, including elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and more.