The Taita Hills Wildlife Conservancy derives its name from the surrounding clusters of hills and is an integral part of the Eastern Arc forests classified as an biodiversity hotspot. The conservancy covers an area of 28,000 acres of mosaic habitat where the plant physiognomy is riverine forest, savanna wood and grassland. The vegetation formation is usually dense, stratified and always dominated by Acacia /Commiphora trees and may appear to be evergreen in wet areas such as in the central lowlands of the sanctuary.
The sanctuary straddles the Southern Tsavo West National Park and is an important dispersal area and migrating corridor for wildlife between Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park and making it a highly valued tourism recreational area and of ecological importance. The topography is generally mountainous that offers breath taking landscape views of the Kilimanjaro, Pare, Uluguru mountains and the clusters of Taita Hills with a seasonal river dividing the sanctuary into valleys and lowland plains.
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately own game sanctuary found in Kenya just next to Tsavo West National Park. This park is famous for its wildlife and classy game lodges found there such as Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge.
Taita Hills Wildlife includes mammals such as: Elephants, Dik Dik, Lions, Cheetahs, Water-Bucks, Thompson’s Gazelles, Lesser Kudu, Giraffes, Zebra, Leopards, Antelopes and hartebeests.
You can access Taita Hills wildlife Sanctuary through road (Mombasa- Nairobi Highway) or by Air (Sarova Salt-Lick Air Strip)
Warm & Dry with two rain seasons.