Tsavo

Tsavo is Kenya's great wilderness — twin national parks (Tsavo East and Tsavo West) that together cover over 22,000 square kilometres, making them one of the largest protected areas in Africa. This vast landscape of red-earth plains, ancient lava flows, palm-lined rivers, and semi-arid bushland supports one of Kenya's largest elephant populations — animals famously coated in red dust that gives them an otherworldly appearance.

Tsavo's history is as dramatic as its landscape. The man-eating lions of Tsavo terrorised railway workers in 1898, a story that became the stuff of legend. Today, the area is a vital wildlife corridor between Amboseli and the coast, supporting lions, leopards, elephants, hippos, and one of Kenya's most important populations of endangered African wild dogs.