Two parks on one road
Tsavo East and Tsavo West: 13,747 and 9,065 square kilometres, the same fee row, sourced from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Tsavo East and Tsavo West are the two largest national parks in Kenya. The highway between Nairobi and Mombasa divides them; together they form the Tsavo Conservation Area. Foreign adults pay US$80 in each of the two parks per entry and for no more than 24 hours.
Tsavo is not one park but two. Tsavo East, established in April 1948, covers about 13,747 square kilometres according to the Kenya Wildlife Service and is the largest national park in Kenya. Tsavo West, about 9,065 square kilometres, is the second largest. The A109 highway and the railway from Nairobi to Mombasa run between them.
The 2025 fee list puts both parks in one row: US$80 for foreign adults, 40 for children and students. The daily fee covers a single entry into a national park and no more than 24 hours. There is no package for the two Tsavo parks on their own, only together with Amboseli.
The landscapes differ markedly. Tsavo East is semi-arid and vast, with the Galana River, the Yatta Plateau and elephants that dust themselves with red soil. Tsavo West is hillier, with lava fields such as Shetani, Mzima Springs and a rhino sanctuary.
Most visitors come from the coast. From Mombasa it is 110 km (68 mi) to the Bachuma Gate of Tsavo East; Tsavo West is reached through Mtito Andei Gate, which both park pages put at 250 km (155 mi) from Mombasa.
The park in numbers
- Tsavo East
- about 13,747 km², since April 1948
- Tsavo West
- about 9,065 km²
- Adult entry
- US$80 per park and day
- Children aged 5 to 17
- US$40
- Validity
- one entry, no more than 24 hours
- Package with Amboseli
- US$150 or 215
- Gates
- 6:00 to 18:00
- Speed limit
- 40 km/h
- Train
- SGR to Voi, Miasenyi or Mtito Andei
