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Nairobi to Tsavo National Park using Landcruiser-Travel to Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Park

Nairobi to Tsavo National Park using Landcruiser-Travel to Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo National park is the largest National Park in Kenya and is divided into Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park. The distance from Nairobi to Tsavo national park is around 360 kilometers. To travel to Tsavo from Nairobi will require you to either a train-Madaraka express, use a land cruiser or a tour van. The train is the most convenient means of transport for tourists going to the national park. It takes 3.5 hours to travel from Nairobi to Tsavo national park by train. However, using a land cruiser or a tour van may take longer time.

Let us look at a 3-day tour from Nairobi to Tsavo national park when using a land cruiser. In this trip, customers are picked from their hotel, or a place agreed during the booking process and head to Tsavo using the Nairobi Mombasa Highway. Normally, it is a 5-hour drive from Nairobi to Tsavo national park which is not too far from the time a train would take to get to the park. Guests arrive at the park with their printed tickets for the park entry and can proceed to their already booked hotels. Our professional tour guide will then take you on a 3-day tour around the park. In a the Tsavo national park tour package, there are included meals of full boards, guide fee, use of hotel facilities and excludes tips and other extras not indicated in your travel voucher. Both Tsavo East and Tsavo West National parks are known to be home of the big five including lions, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, and leopards as well as other attractions.

After the three days tour at the park, guests are driven back to Nairobi. Olanka Safaris offers customized tours and allows flexibility during trips. Therefore, customers who would like to travel to Mombasa from Tsavo national park can book and travel to Mombasa. Travels who book for Tsavo from Nairobi also book for Amboseli National Park Tour. This however depends on availability of accommodation and other services required by the guest.

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