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Ian Macfadyen
GB
Visited:
September 2010
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012
50-65 years of age
Very wild. Not so easy to see the game, - far more bush than elsewhere, Masai Mara or Amboseli for example.
Kinyanjui Hager
DE
Visited:
January 2012
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012
Email Kinyanjui Hager | 35-50 years of age
It is a country for itself
The part between Voi River and Galana River offers not too much of game but highly interesting views on bush landscape and escarpments in the distance. Ostriches and other plain game can be seen. Riverine forest along the road hide baboons and elefant families. The rock formations at Luggard Falls are
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interesting.The park provides sufficient accomodation inside and outside its borders. A very pleasant place to stay is the Man Eater´s Camp at Tsavo.
The character of Tsavo West is much different from its Eastern brother. Landscapes are more mountainous and hilly, especially to the side of Ngulia Hills. The vulcanic history cannot be overseen. Wildlife needs to be spotted between the trees, but is easily found around waterholes. Mzima Springs is a highlight with its hipos and and waterdrinking elefants especially in the late afternoon. Spending sunrise on Poacher´s Lookout rewards the early hour with fantastic views on Mount Kilimanjaro. Spending the night in a tented camp inside the park makes you feel the sounds of the African bush.
Both parks not overloaded by visitors due to their vast size.
John Carthy
Dry park - not the most amazing scenery but has unusual things like gerenuk and vulturine guinefowl (we didn't find any of the latter, despite looking hard). Makes a good alternative route from the coast back to Nairobi or vice versa rather than using the main road. You can spend two days in the park and only have to pay for one expensive lodge. Fairly easy on a self-drive, unlike some other Kenyan parks.
alejandro corellano
ES
Visited:
August 2011
Reviewed: Sep 24, 2011
Email alejandro corellano | 20-35 years of age
Very accesible, close to coast tourist city Malindi. Good for 1 or 2 days of safari. My First safari
It´s been my first safari in Africa. After 2 days (24 hours into the park) I was a bit upset, because we´ve seen lions and cheetah so far, and no leopards, but, and this is very good point, I learned that luck is very important in a safari. Some friends we´re there same days and they had seen these animals very close.
Lots of elephants and anthilops, jirafes, zebras, baboons, hipos, big eagles...
We were travelled from Malindi directly in a big Land Cruiser 4wd to 8 people, just my wife and me, with the guide and the driver, and we got a good price.
We stayed in a lodge a little bit elevated on a hill, with 2 water holes. At night I experienced the visit of lions, water buffalos, more elephants... from a bunker that lets you watch them very close. Very nice view of landscape at sunrise and sunset.
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CedricVandermeulen
TH
Visited:
March 2011
Reviewed: Aug 22, 2011
Email CedricVandermeulen | 35-50 years of age
Huge, enormous park (2/3th of Belgium !), so it has everything - but know where to go, or you might drive for hours without seeing a lot.
Nice variety of animal life. Not too many of the big 5, but many Impala, Zebra, Dik Dik.
Cindy Eyler
US
Visited:
October 2024
Reviewed: Dec 2, 2024
Email Cindy Eyler | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pretty sparse with animals the evening and morning we went. It wouldn't have been worth it if it weren't for staying at the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
Momi Giampaolo
IT
Visited:
August 2024
Reviewed: Sep 24, 2024
Email Momi Giampaolo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Not many animals
Mary Harvey
GB
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Nov 13, 2023
Email Mary Harvey | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice but animal population sparse. Some good birds here.
Anthony
GB
Visited:
March 2019
Reviewed: Mar 23, 2019
Email Anthony | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Vast but sparsely populated
Visited both Tsavo East and Tsavo West. They are quite vast, but sadly not a wide variety of animals are present. You see plenty of elephants and zebras, some giraffes, and that's almost it! We spent 2 days and only saw 2 lions in Tsavo East on our very last hour after a very frantic search for them (our guide had been told where to go and look for them!). There was the occasional monkey and one buffalo. This is all over 2 days! If you really want to see animals go to Maasai Mara, Amboselli, etc.