Tsavo East National Park is one of Kenya’s oldest and largest national parks, covering 13,747 square kilometers. It is part of the larger Tsavo ecosystem, which includes Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo East is known for its semi-arid landscape, vast savannahs, and distinctive red-dust-coated elephants, which roll in the park’s iron-rich soil.
Wildlife is abundant, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and antelopes. The park is also home to the famous Man-Eaters of Tsavo, a pair of mane less lions that terrorized railway workers in the late 19th century. Tsavo East is also renowned for its Lugard Falls, Yatta Plateau (one of the world’s longest lava flows), and the Galana River, which serves as a lifeline for animals during the dry season.
