TSAVO East NATIONAL PARK

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WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU Drinking water, picnic items and camping equipment if you intend to stay overnight. Also useful are: binoculars, camera, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and guidebooks.

PLEASE RESPECT THE WILDLIFE (ODE Respect the privacy of the wildlife, this is their habitat. Beware of the animals, they are wild and can be unpredictable. Don't crowd the animals or make sudden noises or movements. Don't feed the animals, it upsets their diet and leads to human dependence. Keep quiet, noise disturbs the wildlife and may antagonize your fellow visitors. Stay in your vehicle at all times, except at designated picnic or walking areas. Keep below the maximum speed limit (40 kph/25 mph). Never drive off-road, this severely damages the habitat. When viewing wildlife keep to a minimum distance of 20 meters and pull to the side ofthe road so as to allow others to pass. Leave no litter and never leave fires unattended or discard burning objects. Respect the cultural heritage of Kenya, never take pictures of the local people or their habitat without asking their permission, respect the cultural traditions of Kenya and always dress with decorum. KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE PARKS AND RESERVES Stay over or leave before dusk, visitors must vacate the Park between • AIERDARE NATIONA~ PARK. AMIOSELI NATIONAL PARK. AI\ABUKO SOKOKE NATIONAL RESERVE • 7.00pm - 6.00am unless they are camping overnight. Night game driving is • CENTI\AL" SOUTHERN ISLAND NATIONAL PARK. CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARK. not allowed. • HELLS CATE NATIONAL PARK. KAKAMEGA FOREST NATIONAL RESERVE. KISITE MpUNGUnMARINE PARK' • KISUMU IMPALA SANCTUARY • «IUNGA NATIONAL MARINE RESERVE. KOI\A NATIONAL PARK • • LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK' MALINDI MARINE NATIONAL PARK • • MAWIIT NATIONAL PARK" RESERVE. MERU NATIONAL PARK. MOMIASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK' HOW TO GET THERE • MOMIASA MARINE RESERVE. MOUNT ELGON NATIONAL PARK • ByRoad: • MT. KENYA NATIONAL PARK' MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK' MWEA NATIONAL RESERVE. The Park (Mtito Andei Gate) is 232 km South of Nairobi and 250 km North of • NAIROII NATIONAL PARK. NAIROII SA~ARI WALK" ORPHANAGE. NDERE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK' • OL DONYO SAIUK NATIONAL PARK. RUMA NATIONAL PARK. SAIWA SWAMP NATIONAL PARK. Mombasa on the main Nairobi - Mombasa Road. Note: Nairobi - Voi Gate 325 km, • SHIMIA HILLS NATIONAL RESERVE' SIIILOI NATIONAL PARK. TANA RIVER PRIMATE RESERVE. Mombasa - Voi Gate 157 km. The following entry gates exist: Mtito Andei, Voi, • TSAVO EAsT NATIONAL PARK. TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK. WATAMU MARINE NATIONAL REsERVE. Buchuma, Manyani, lthumba and Sala.

By AIr: KENYI\ There are several airstrips in the Park. WILDlIFE SEIMCE n Optn: Marieting & Business Development Daily 6.ooam - 7.oopm. Note: No entry is allowed on foot, and visitors will not be P.O.Box 40241 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya. allowed into the Park after 6.15pm. Tel: +254 (020) 6000800, 6002345 Fax:+254 (020) 6007024 ISDN:+254 (020) 399 2000 Cuntnt .ntry cha".s: Obtainable via KWS HQ:Tel: +254(20) 6000800, 6002345 • Fax: 6007024 Telkom Wireless: Email: [email protected] • website: www.kws.go.ke +254 (020) 2379407/8/9, 2379410/1/3/4/5/6

'SItarS card' NqU rtdl . Mobile Numbers: Entry is by SafariCard only. Safari Cards may be obtained and loaded atVoi Gate. +254 (0) 726 610 508/9, 735663421, 736 663 400 The Warden: P.OBox. 14, VoL • Tel: +2544330300, 31011 Email: [email protected] • www.kws.go.ke Email: [email protected] The Longest Lava Flow in the World At 300 kilometers in length, the heat-shimmering edge of the Yatta Plateau is the longest lava flow in the world and an ornithological paradise that attracts migrating birds from all over the world.

Lugard's Falls Named after Captain Lugard, the first proconsul to East Africa, the Fallsfeature a bizarrely eroded rock neck through which the waters ofthe Galana River plunge into foaming rapids and crocodile-infested pools.

Spectacular Voyages of Discovery Tsavo offers some of the most magnificent game drives in the world - vast herds of dust-red elephant, fat pods of hippo, giant crocodile and a kaleidoscope of bird life are set against a blazing backdrop of endless bush.

WJiERE TO STAY(LODGES AND TENTED CAMPS). Voi Safari Lodge. P.O.Box 565, Voi,Kenya. Tel: +254(43)30019 Email: [email protected]. THEATRE OF THE WILD. Galdessa Camp. P.O.Box714, Village Market, Kenya. The joint mass ofTsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks forms one of the. Kingfisher Tented Camp. P.O.Box29 Malindi, Kenya. Tel:+254(20)521074, 520943 • Email; [email protected] largest National Parks in the world and covers a massive 4% of Kenya's total Tel:+254(42)20123 • Fax: 30261 • Email: kingfisher@swiftmalindi,com land area. Tsavo East, the larger of the two, liesto the east of the Nairobi - Epiya Chapeyu Tented Camp. Alphatauri Ltd, P.O.Box 14653, Nairobi, Kenya. Ndololo Tented Camp. Tsavo Park Hotel, P.O.Box 244 Voi,Kenya. Mombasa road, equidistant between Nairobi and Mombasa, and offers a vast Tel:+254(20)3749796· Email: bigi@wananchi,com Tel:+254(147)30050, 30533 • Fax:+254(147)30285. and untapped arena of arid bush which is washed by the azure and emerald Email: [email protected] Patterson's Safari Camp. P.O.Box49265, Nairobi, Kenya. meanderings ofthe Galana River, guarded by the limitless lava reaches ofthe Tel:+254(20)4343389, 4347239· Email: pattersonsewanancht.corn. Yatta Plateau and patrolled by some of the largest elephant herds in Kenya. Sentrim Tarhi Tented Camp. P.O.Box43436 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel:+254(20)315680. Fax: +254(20)221814· Email: [email protected] Ashnil Aruba Lodge. P.O.Box90738 Mombasa. Kenya. Tel:+254(20)3592240 WHAT TO SEE Website: www.ashnilhotels.com Satao Camp. P.O.Box 90653, Mombasa, Kenya. Tel:+254(41)475074 Elephant In Eden Email: [email protected] The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling and spraying each other SELF--CATERING with the midnight blue waters of the palm-shaded Galana River is one of the There are no self-catering facilities in Tsavo East National Park. most evocative images of Africa. CAMPING Aruba Dam There is only one operational public campsite (offering water and latrines ~nly) The beautiful Aruba dam, located on the north bank of the seasonal VoiRiver, named Ndololo Campsite (7km from VoiGate). 'Special' or private campsites is visited by thousands of animals and makes a great game-viewing (no facilities) exist in a number of locations and these must be booked in advance destination. on an exclusive use basis (reservations through the Warden or KWSHQ,Nairobi).

udan a WHEN TOGO This whale-backed rock towers above a natural dam, which acts as a draw to Tsavo East National Park is accessible by 2WD vehicles, and also by air, all year hundreds of elephant. round.