Tsavo

Red-dust elephants and a whole lot of horizon.

Coordinates: 02°59′S 38°28′E
Elevation: 230–1,800 m
Area: 22,000 km²
From Nairobi: SGR train + road transfer
Region: Southern Plains
From: $1,640 pp

[A]Briefing

Kenya's largest protected area. Elephants dust-bathe in the iron-rich soil and come out rust-red. Lava flows, Mzima Springs and the Yatta Plateau make it the most varied landscape on the circuit.

[B]What you’ll do

01Red elephants of Tsavo East
02Underwater hippo hide at Mzima Springs
03Shetani lava flows and Chaimu crater
04Yatta Plateau, one of the longest lava flows on Earth

[C]Season curve

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Prime: Jan · Feb · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct

[D]Expeditions through Tsavo

FT-02Safari

NBO → AMB → TSV

Kilimanjaro Shadow Line

Big tuskers in front of Africa's highest peak, then south into Tsavo's red-earth country. You ride the SGR train back to Nairobi.

Days: 6
Intensity
From: $2,690

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Safari vehicle parked beneath a lone acacia on the Mara plains

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