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Tsavo Ovest National Park, Kenya

cover photo by Lorenzo Marchetti

Location added by Lorenzo Marchetti

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 8.5 (average on 11 votes)

Coordinates : -2.993506,38.456461 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Tsavo West is part of the the park of Tsavo, and is divided from the east by the road from Nairobi to Mombasa. East and West are two completely different reality, largely flat and savannah first, hilly and mountainous west. The subjects are endless, ranging from the big five (very easy to see the leopard Ngulia) to hundreds of species of birds, including some real gems among the trees close to the rivers. In addition, the West has panoramic views of the truly unique, like the hills of lava and volcanic Mzima Springs, a great natural source that flows into a clear pond in ... nothing. Amongst the most rare wild dog, the goat antelope, the striped hyena, the aardvark and many other animals. One final note for a place very dear to me called Ziwani. It is not on the routes of tourists, it is almost on the border with Tanzania. It 'a spectacular place with a tented camp on the edge of a pond, where you can shoot four species of Kingfisher, the osprey hunting, hippos and ... much more (against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro).

Recommended equipment : The safari to Tsavo West is slightly different from the classical one. Serve optical brighter, and maybe less "close". Council a 300 2.8 (for those who can afford it) with a multiplier at hand. Also a good basic short-throw for the views, really beautiful and very different.

Best months : Great time is August, but September and October. As at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,500 m. does not suffer too much of the scorching heat of the dry season (December to March). Advise you to go outside the tourist season to enjoy even more of the loneliness that these places can offer.

How to get there : Very easy. from Nairobi or Mombasa just take the main road through Kenya and connecting the two cities. The entrances to the park are along the same.

Visits : As in all the parks of Kenya is allowed round from sunrise to sunset. The entrance fee is 40 USD per day (subject to change).

Notes : Tsavo West I tried to run for three days without ever meeting another car. We were in silence to observe a pair of lions for a whole morning without ever another tourist or photographer approached. If you want the real Africa, this is the place.

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