Jambo Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks
Over 22,000 km² together: the Tsavo parks form Kenya's largest protected area, famous for its red-earth elephants.
Photo : Byrdyak, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Checked on 6 November 2026
Tsavo East offers vast open plains, Tsavo West volcanic landscapes, springs and the Ngulia rhino sanctuary. Both are on the Nairobi-Mombasa road. Since 1 October 2025, the KWS fee is $80 per adult and $40 per child for 24 hours.
Animals to see
92 species from the Jambo Tembo journal live here. The easiest to spot:
African elephant
Loxodonta africanaAfrican buffalo
Syncerus cafferGiraffe
Giraffa camelopardalisPlains zebra
Equus quaggaBlue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinusHippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibiusCommon warthog
Phacochoerus africanusImpala
Aepyceros melampusThomson's gazelle
Eudorcas thomsoniiGrant's gazelle
Nanger grantiBaboon
Papio sp.Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrusThe park's rarities
Leopard, Black rhino, Cheetah, African wild dog, Serval, Caracal, Honey badger, African civet
FAQ
What animals can you see in Tsavo?
92 of Jambo Tembo's 105 species live in Tsavo, including african elephant, african buffalo, giraffe, plains zebra, blue wildebeest.
Do I need signal to use Jambo Tembo in Tsavo?
No. The Tsavo map and the recognition AI are installed in the app and work offline.
Sources
Your next safari deserves better than a folder called "Photos 2026"
Install Jambo Tembo before you leave, on Wi-Fi. After that, the map and the AI go wherever you go, even where the signal doesn't.