Africa's largest protected wilderness. The elephants here are red from the laterite soil. The landscape is raw, volcanic, and largely unmapped by mainstream safari circuits.
Tsavo is the size of Switzerland, and most people who visit Kenya never go there. It receives a fraction of the Mara's visitors despite holding comparable wildlife numbers. The elephants are famous for their red colouring — a result of dust-bathing in the iron-rich laterite — and they are large. Tsavo has some of the biggest tuskers left in Africa.
Tsavo West has the Mzima Springs, where hippos live in spring-fed pools so clear you can see them underwater through a viewing chamber. Tsavo East is more open, better for general game viewing, and entirely unenclosed.
Highlights
Volcanic Landscape
Shetani lava flows, Chaimu Crater, and the Ngulia escarpment. Geology that is still geologically young.
Mzima Springs
Underground springs produce 50 million gallons of fresh water daily. Hippos visible underwater from a submerged viewing chamber.
Red Elephants
Tsavo's elephants dust-bathe in iron-rich laterite and turn red. Some of Africa's largest remaining tuskers are here.
Remote Tented Camp
No fences, no generator hum after dark. The camp runs on solar and sits two hours from the nearest town.
What's Included
Itinerary
Price from
From $2,200
per person · all-inclusive
