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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. 240 Kilometers 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
Kitani bandas
Tsavo west camp site
*See
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general information on Kenya
tour.
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Mombasa Kenya
Safaris in Kenya.
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budget camping safaris in Kenya
Africa safaris.
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