“What a fantastic trip. This really is an excellent way to see wildlife very close to you. From the first time you put your canoe in the water you start seeing all the African wildlife you’ve dreamt of…”
GALLERY
TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK.
This is Kenya’s largest national park and covers an area of 11,747km2, lying northeast of the main Nairobi – Mombasa highway. Substantially different to Tsavo West N.P. the park is bisected by Kenya’s second longest perennial rivers, the Galana River, giving rise to permanent greenery around the river in contrast to the dry, semi-arid and sparsely vegetated vistas beyond. Special permission is required to visit the northern sector of the park due to banditry and ongoing campaigns against poachers. Hence, the bulk of the action takes place in a relatively compact area within the southern section of the park.
Untrammelled and wild, it is a fantastic destination for game watching offering a really remote and wild setting especially since few other tourists are likely to be encountered. The game tracks run parallel to the rivers and tributaries and with the terrain being flatter compared to its counterpart, the park offers excellent game viewing opportunities.
The Big Five are present along with large herds of elephant and buffalo. The elephants of the Park are often referred to as red elephants due to them bathing and covering themselves in the rich red soil of the park. Other mammals include giraffe, zebra, impala, gazelle, Coke’s hartebeest and numerous antelope. The park is also home to the endangered black rhino. Amongst the predators, lions are frequently encountered but cheetah, leopard, hyena, serval cat and African wild dog are also present. Though the latter two can be difficult to spot.
Birdlife is very similar to that in Tsavo West National Park.
Getting there:
By air charter.
By road – travel on the main, tarmacked highway from Nairobi to Mombasa. However, within the park one needs a 4wd.
What to do:
- Game Drives
- Visit Galana River and surrounds
- Lugard Falls
- Visit Kanderi swamp and Voi River
- Visit Aruba Dam and the Southeast- some excellent plains game viewing
Best Time:
All year round
Accommodation:
Numerous luxury, mid-range and budget lodges and campsites.
Accomodation.
Nestled amongest trees and surrounding a central water-hole, the semi-circular layout of the camp provides an excellent viewing point for each of our guests. Satao Camp has 20 tents, all e-suite, thoughtfully positioned to ensure a full view of the camps “own” watering hole.
The 20 tents are made up of 16 family tents and 4 suites each tent is constructed of sisal and boroti poles topped with a makuti roof, only the front of the tent is visible as each tent has its own patio with table and chairs.
There are a total of 40 deluxe en-suite rooms with 8 having interconnecting doors. 4 triple rooms with one interconnecting room, 6 luxury tents and 2 rooms suited for disabled persons.
For decades Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge has been one of Kenya’s flagship lodges, famed for being among the World’s Most Photographed Lodges. A favourite amongst travellers in search of luxury accommodation, Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge is a luxurious safari escape set in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking a waterhole and the vast Tsavo plains.