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Kenya - Kenya Safari - Tsavo National Parks - Tsavo East and Tsavo West
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The largest game park in Kenya divided in two by the Nairobi to Mombasa highway. Tsavo East and Tsavo West. Open savannah woodland and bush. You will see Elephants, Giraffe, gazelles and many more herbivores. You should see Lions and buffalo with a possibility of cheetah, leopard and rhino. There are a couple of good safari lodges at Voi and Ngulia and other accommodation called 'Bandas' which are basic huts, together with a couple of camp sites. Tsavo is the location for the now famous Mzima Springs, where you can visit an underground tank and view the underwater antics of the local aquatic life. There is also a fenced Rhino reserve within the National Park where you are likely to have the best chance of viewing these shy creatures! (We saw just one after an hour or so of 'hunting', and then it was over 100mtrs off the track - with its back to us! I don't know to this day how we spotted it!) You will get all elephanted out with any luck on your first day - We had a quick reverse back down a dirt track to avoid being charged by a big bull elephant, escorting his family across our route. A most exiting experience! There are occasional views of a distant Mount Kilimanjaro from within Tsavo. The mountain is located at the north-eastern tip of Tanzania at the border with Kenya. For the adventurous, a climb up to the summit Mount Kilimanjaro is a must - taking you through the mists of equatorial jungle to reach the snows and breath-taking views from the summit. You have to be fit to attempt this climb - not the walk it may look like from below. About 50 people a year die attempting the ascent! Getting back to Tsavo itself - It is the home of the 'Maneaters of Tsavo', Lions that have taken more human prey than anywhere else in Africa - A fearless bunch, and a warning not to get out of your vehicle unless you are escorted by armed Askaris*. The maneaters of Tsavo gained their reputation during the building of the Mombasa to Uganda railway, munching their way through a dozen or so souls! *Askari is a Swahili word meaning "soldier". It was normally used to describe indigenous troops in East Africa serving in the armies of the old European colonial powers. The designation can however also describe police, armed escorts and security guards. |
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