Tsavo East National Park is a beautiful destination in Kenya, the sights of the red-dust elephants and Lions combined is one of the most thrilling experiences, the park used to be one of the largest conservation areas of Kenya the Tsavo National Park, but was separated from the western part by a highway connecting Nairobi to Mombasa. The park is located in a semiarid climate region,formerly known as Taru Dessert, it is located near the town of Voi in Taita-Taveta country in Kenya, and it is managed and protected by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
The park was gazette as a national park in 1948 together with its counterpart Tsavo West National Park, the protected area has had a tough history of ‘man eaters’ a group of lions that fed on men at work during the construction of the east African railway. The park is placed with many physical features including the Yatta Plateau one of the largest lava flows in the world, the Mudanda rocks, and the man-made Aruba Dam, which was constructed as a way of catching water for animals during the dry season. There are several wildlife species present in the national park including the so-called big five of the wildernesses (African elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and Rhinos) other present species include waterbucks, wildebeests, hartebeests, to mention a few and over 500 species of birds have been recorded in the national park to date.
Flying to Tsavo East National Park begins at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or Wilson Airport to the nearest airstrip in the conservation area, these are serviced daily with charter flights organized by domestic flight handlers, most used airstrips include Mopeo Airstrip, Aruba Airstrip, Sangayaya airstrip airstrip, among others. Flights can be booked directly with the airline or through a tour operator, it is a more convenient way and faster option for getting to the national park, and it is an ideal option for travelers with less time and who cannot do longer drives.
Flying to Tsavo East National Park is best done during the dry season between the January-February and June -September when the weather conditions are good to fly out, it is possible to go to the national park during the wet season however it comes with difficult to reach, you may experience some delays due to bad weather.
Besides flying to Tsavo East National Park, the other option is to drive to the National Park, by road from Nairobi which takes approximately 325 kilometers however this distance varies depending on which gate travelers use to access the national park, it is advisable to use a strong car to the wilderness like a 4×4-wheel car to beat the tough wilderness of Africa. Driving can be on self-drive or with the aid of a tour operator, on self-drive you may be required to hire a park ranger and obtain park fees.
In conclusion, Flying to Tsavo East National Park is one of the fastest ways of reaching the national park it can be done any time of the year.