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User Reviews of Tsavo East National Park (85 Reviews)

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4.4588 / 5 4.5 /5
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Male avatar icon ticktock01 United States flag US       Visited: July 2007 Reviewed: May 3, 2011

Email ticktock01  |  50-65 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5

Nice variety of animal life. Not too many of the big 5, but many Impala, Zebra, Dik Dik.

Male avatar icon CedricVandermeulen Thailand flag TH       Visited: March 2011 Reviewed: Aug 22, 2011

Email CedricVandermeulen  |  35-50 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Huge, enormous park (2/3th of Belgium !), so it has everything - but know where to go, or you might drive for hours without seeing a lot.

Avatar icon John Carthy United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2009 Reviewed: Jan 25, 2012

Email John Carthy

4 / 5 4 /5
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Dry park - not the most amazing scenery but has unusual things like gerenuk and vulturine guinefowl (we didn't find any of the latter, despite looking hard). Makes a good alternative route from the coast back to Nairobi or vice versa rather than using the main road. You can spend two days in the park and only have to pay for one expensive lodge. Fairly easy on a self-drive, unlike some other Kenyan parks.

Male avatar icon Ian Macfadyen United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2010 Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012

50-65 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Very wild. Not so easy to see the game, - far more bush than elsewhere, Masai Mara or Amboseli for example.

Male avatar icon Wim Kenya flag KE       Visited: February 2009 Reviewed: May 7, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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Huge. No guarantees for wildlife spotting.

Female avatar icon WW United States flag US       Visited: October 2008 Reviewed: May 25, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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We stayed at the former warden's house with a group of friends where we hired a cooked and maid. There happened to be 2 wells/water holes behind the house so it was amazing to see the elephants and buffalo in "our backyard", though a little scary. Lions roaring nearby was even scarier. The self-drive tours were just ok and we didn't try to do more. I wanted to see but did not the famous lions of Tsavo which are descendants of the man-eating lions which were infamous during the construction of the Mombasa to Kampala railroad.

Male avatar icon Carlos Oliveira Mauritania flag MR       Visited: November 2006 Reviewed: Jun 6, 2012

Email Carlos Oliveira  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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A park that is not so crowed and where it is possible to enjoy wildlife experiences.

Male avatar icon Mark Hancock United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: Aug 13, 2012

Email Mark Hancock  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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Not as much wildilfe as Samburu or the Masai Mara but quieter, with less safari vehicles.

Male avatar icon rceventi Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2009 Reviewed: Sep 9, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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At which I have only visited the East Tsavo Park . The territory is very special and typical, and also damaged. There aren't many animals, a few birds and a lot of tourists.
However, there are very typical and very beautiful scenery, especially along the Galana River.

Avatar icon florette kingston Visited: February 2009 Reviewed: May 24, 2014

4 / 5 4 /5
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Tsavo East National Park is one of the world's largest game reserves, providing undeveloped wilderness homes to vast numbers of animals.We have stayed at a few lodges both in Tsavo east and West and had good sightings of most of kenya's wildlife.