Tsavo West

Elephant rides in Kenya offer a unique opportunity to experience majestic animals up close, especially in Tsavo National Park, which is known for its red elephants. Unlike hiking, where you explore the landscape on foot, an elephant ride allows for a relaxed and elevated view of the Savannah. The red elephants, which get their characteristic coloring from the iron-rich soil of Tsavo, make this activity particularly fascinating. Experienced guides ensure safe and respectful encounters with the animals and provide interesting insights into the environment and culture. Kenya is therefore an ideal destination for travelers who want to discover the wilderness in an extraordinary way.

A is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists to Africa. In the past, the trip was often a big-game hunt, but today, safari often refers to trips to observe and photograph wildlife—or hiking and sightseeing, as well.

The Swahili word safari means journey, originally from the Arabic meaning a journey; the verb for “to travel” in Swahili is kusafiri. These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa or by ferry from Dar es Salaam to Unguja. Safari entered the English language at the end of the 1850s thanks to Richard Francis Burton, the famous explorer.
The Regimental March of the King’s African Rifles was ‘Funga Safari’, literally ‘tie up the March’, or, in other words, pack up equipment ready to march.

In 1836 William Cornwallis Harris led an expedition purely to observe and record wildlife and landscapes by the expedition’s members. Harris established the safari style of journey, starting with a not too strenuous rising at first light, an energetic day walking, an afternoon rest then concluding with a formal dinner and telling stories in the evening over drinks and tobacco.