Tsavo East National Park is larger than Tsavo West National Park, covering an area of 13,747 square kilometers and one of the oldest parks in Kenya, generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows attractive features like Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls. The Park is s home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk, and the prolific birdlife features 500 recorded species thus making it a popular safari destination.