Game Drive In Tsavo National Park
Tsavo National park offers one of the best game drives in all the national parks in Kenya. Tsavo The national park is the oldest and the largest national park in Kenya which is rich with abundant wildlife. Tsavo national park is famously known as the home of the largest and remaining Tuskers that weigh more than a hundred pounds each. Tsavo national park is home to all the big 5 animals (lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, buffaloes) Tsavo national park is home to the red dusty African elephants which are seen in large numbers.
The park entrance for Tsavo national park for Foreign Non- residents are (52usd for Adults, 35usd for Child), Non-Residents (515KSH for Adults, 215KSH Child) and Citizen (515KSH adult and 215KSH child) These red dusty elephants can be seen on the shores of river Galana quenching their thirst and sprinkling water on their young ones. Most times you can see them rolling in the red termites mold which makes them appear red.
Tsavo national park is divided into two sectors which are East Tsavo national park and West National Park. Both these two sectors have abundant wildlife and this contributes to why Tsavo national park is popular for safari drives among other national parks in Kenya. Tsavo national park has diverse and vast plains, rocky outcrops, volcanic hills with dense acacia woodlands and all this contributes to why it has a vast biodiversity. The game drive in Tsavo National Park is done on 4 by 4 vehicles that are mostly land cruisers due to the nature of the terrain of the park. When you move with an experienced tour guide, you will explore every part of the park and enjoy the most of everything. Game driving in Tsavo National Park is an all-year-round activity since the climatic condition of the park alongside the short vegetation enable game drive in Tsavo national park to happen all year. Tsavo national park has short and open savannah grasslands which makes tracking through the trails very easy.
The game drive in Tsavo National Park is categorized into three, these are categorized according to the time the game drive is done. And this is the morning game drive, afternoon/evening game drive, and full-time game drive.
Morning Game drive in Tsavo National Park
This is one of the most popular times to go for a game drive in Tsavo national park. The morning game drive starts as early as 6:00 am. This is the best time to catch sight of active wild animals. In the morning time is when the nocturnal animals are going back to their hiding places. In the morning time, the big cats start their day by hunting prey and if you are lucky, you will be able to see a lion hunting for its prey. All the big cats are easily seen when the sun is low or even just rising.
Afternoon Game drive in Tsavo National Park The afternoon game drive can be used to see animals that you missed seeing during the morning game drive such as the leopards. You can easily see leopards mostly in the afternoon time since they like attacking their prey during the day when they are resting. Most people count it as luck to see even just one leopard but in Tsavo national park it is possible because of the available experienced tour guides. You can also go for an evening game drive and you will be able to see the shy animals that come out when the sun is going low at around 5 pm. You can also go for a Night game drive which costs 2,155Kshs per night per day.
Full-Day Game Drive in Tsavo national park A full-day game drive starts with an early breakfast then you embark on the wild for the game drive your lunch is parked in lunch boxes since you won’t come back for a lunch break. The full-day game drive combines both morning game drive and afternoon game drive which makes it more rewarding. This is the best game drive since it makes you explore the entire national park since you leave the camp early in the morning and go back late in the night with a lot of stories to tell about the wild. Tsavo national park offers a night game drive but at an extra cost. The night game drive is privately arranged with the camp/ lodge that you are staying at. Game drive in East Tsavo National Park East Tsavo National Park is popular for having great attractions and vast wildlife. You can experience both day and night game drives. You can track the big cats under the stars and experience the rush in the wild as the animals hunt and kill their prey. While on a game drive in the park, you will be able to see animals like Gazelles, Elephants, Rhinos, Warthogs, Cheetahs, Impalas, Zebras, Marsh Mongoose, Leopards, Buffaloes, Hyenas among others. Game drive in West Tsavo National Park The game drive in West Tsavo national park offers morning, afternoon, full day, and night game drives. All these times for the game drive are fulfilling since you will be able to see various wildlife. While on a game drive, you can see different bird species, the shy nocturnal animals as well as the predators while they hunt. Some of the animals that you might see in West Tsavo national park include; Jackals, African wild dogs, Kobs, Lesser Kudu, Topis, Elands, Wildebeests, Dik-Dik, Lions, Zebras, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes among others. Best Time to Visit Tsavo National Park for Game Drive The best time to visit and experience the best game drive National Park is during the dry season. Tsavo national park can be visited at any time however, it is better you visit the park for a game drive from June to October and also later from December to February.
In these listed months the park lacks rainfall which leads to no water and food sources hence making animals move from one place to another such as to the rivers and springs which makes game drives easy since you will drive to the water shores to see them. For a memorable National Park, you can check out our website or contact us, Jewel Safari Uganda and we plan for you a package of your need.
