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Tsavo West National Park Kenya

The park is famous by the 1900 notorious "Man Eaters of Tsavo", man eating lions, they preyed on the labourers building the great Uganda Railway. The carriage from which they pulled a traveller is on display in Nairobi Railway Museum.

Tsavo West National Park Located 240 Kilometres from Nairobi and at an altitude of 6,000 Feet, Tsavo West national park is an important historic Monument as a major battleground in World War I where British and German troops battled for supremacy.

Covering an area of 9,065 Sq, Kms, the Park is easy to reach, located off the main Nairobi-Mombasa road. It has tremendous views with diverse habitats ranging from mountains, river forest, lakes and wooded grassland.

It is full of plains game while leopards, cheetahs, buffalos, rhinos, elephants, giraffe, zebra and lions patrol their territories. The rivers have lots crocodiles and other small mammals like mongoose, hyrax, dik dik and the nocturnal porcupines abundant. Like Tsavo East national park which lies next to Tsavo west park it was opened in 1948.

Tsavo west national park Borders with the Southern Tanzania plains, it is an excellent park for Kenya safari visitors who enjoy walking, offering a number of nature trails and the opportunity to explore the Chaimu volcanic crater.

Mzima Springs is a star attraction, a pool of natural spring water with underwater viewing hides for observing hippos. Accommodations are available in lodges and camps and advance bookings are recommended.

• Preferred accommodation options in Tsavo west national park Kenya.

Finch hattons camp
Kilaguni serena lodge
Ngulia safari lodge

Voyager safari camp

Severine safari camp

Nyati safari camp