Best time to visit Tsavo National Park is probably throughout the year, since the animals in Tsavo National Park are residents and can thus be seen throughout the year irrespective of the season. It is most debated that the best time to visit Tsavo National Park is that time of the year when a traveler finds it most convenient to visit Kenya on Tsavo National Park safaris, to explore the various attractions and activities in Tsavo National Park.

Tsavo National Park is the largest Kenya national park that it was divided into two creating Tsavo West National Park and Tsavo East National Park, separated by the railway that runs to the coast. Tsavo National Park is the oldest Kenya national park, gazetted in April 1948.

Tsavo National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Kenya sought after by travelers who visit magical Kenya. Tsavo National Park that encompasses both Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park inhabits a wide variety of wildlife, including all the big 5 animals that are lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos, as well as other animals like zebras, cheetahs, giraffes, among so many others.

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Tsavo National Park animals can be seen all throughout the year, irrespective of the season. It is however still good to know the best time to visit Tsavo National Park, to be rewarded with the best Kenya safari experience while on your dream Tsavo National Park safari. Tsavo National Park is located along the Taru desert, making the park to be dominated by semi-arid climatic conditions most parts of the year. Tsavo National Park weather is hot and wet all throughout the year, giving travelers an opportunity to visit Tsavo National Park all throughout the year. Tsavo National Park just like other parts of Kenya receive two seasons of the dry and wet season.

Tsavo East National Park is often drier than Tsavo West National Park because Tsavo East National Par is mostly dominated by the semi-arid climatic conditions given its location.

The dry season in Tsavo National Park

The dry season in Tsavo National Park remains the best time to visit Tsavo National Park. Tsavo National Park receives the dry season for longer times, from June to October and also from December through February, which also double as the peak season of travel. During the dry months or season, the grass in Tsavo National Park is short and dry, hence making it easy to view wild game. It is thus the best time to visit Tsavo National Park for wild game viewing even for the small animals in the park. Tsavo National Park is made up of open savanna grasslands dotted with acacia trees.

The dry season is also considered the best time to visit Tsavo National Park because of the fact that the roads and paths re easy to access and use, and animal viewing too as the animals in Tsavo National Park congregate in the few water holes available.

Given that the dry season is also the peak season of travel, accommodation in Tsavo National Park can be quite high priced.

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The wet season in Tsavo National Park

The wet season in Tsavo National Park is in the months of November, and March through May. Rains in Tsavo National Park are however short lived compared to the rest of Kenya. During the wet season in Tsavo National Park, the downside is that the roads can be quite slippery and muddy, and the grass is overgrown so hindering easy animal viewing while on game drives in Tsavo National Park. Game drives in Tsavo National Park in the wet season are very brief, but also rewarding enough, and crowds are not as may be the case while in the dry season which is also the peak season of travel.

Travelers after budget Tsavo National Park safaris can best visit in the wet season, when the accommodation have reduced their rates to attract more travelers. Also, the wet season is a great tie to visit Tsavo National Park for birding safaris.

Tsavo National Park is one of the best Kenya national parks to visit for amazing and rewarding Kenya safari tours. Irrespective of the season of travel, be sure that you shall enjoy an amazing Tsavo National Park safari.

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