Tsavo
West National Park was established in 1948 and is bordered
by Taita Hills to forests at the water margins. It coveres
a total area of 9065sq kms and hosts a wide variety
of wildlife species from the 'Big Five' (Lion, leopard,
rhino, buffalo and elephant), numerous other carnivores,
gazelles to over 150 bird species.
The park also has the Mzima springs, Shaitani Lava Flow
which consists of caves, three craters, basalt flows
and lava splashes. It is also rich e east and Tanzania
to the south east with areas of unending succession
of fantastic views accross the plains dotted with fin
graphite, marble and sulphite deposits.
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