Day trip to Tsavo East National Park in search of the red elephants with lunch.

“Theatre of the Wilderness”, the Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks, form one of the largest national parks in the world, a massive land area covering four percent of Kenya’s total area. Tsavo East, the larger of the two, is located in the east of the Nairobi-Mombasa Road, halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa. It is dominated by thorn bush land and the Galana River that flows through it, bordering the Yatta Plateau with the longest cooled lava flows in the world. The park is famous for its large herds of the famous “Red Elephants.

We pick you very Early in the morning from your Hotel. Then drive along Mombasa-Nairobi road. Enter Tsavo East National Park a 3.5 Hours drive. Tsavo East National Park is one of the world’s largest game reserves, famous for its huge herds of Red elephants, Man Eaters Lions and Many Birds. There are also other variety of other animals such as buffalos, giraffes and zebras. Then visit Aruba dam (Man made dam)  which is located in the middle of the park, where a high concentration of animals can be observed during the dry season. Afterwards we drive to the Lodge  for lunch, and a short break there. After your lunch you will have another game viewing while checking out of the park and drive back to your coastal Hotel or cottage arriving in the evening.

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