One of the world's largest wildlife reserves — famous red-dust elephants and the Yatta Plateau.
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
Region
Tsavo / south-east Kenya
Best time
June–October; January–February
Coordinates
-2.750, 38.750Tsavo East is open, semi-arid country crossed by the Galana River and the 290-km Yatta Plateau (the longest lava flow on Earth). Its red-dust elephants, Aruba Dam, and Mudanda Rock make it one of Kenya's most evocative wildernesses.
Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.
Best time to visit
June–October; January–February
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Red-dust elephants, Mzima Springs hippos and the Yatta Plateau.
Kilimanjaro's elephants, Tsavo's red giants, and Mzima Springs' underwater hippos.