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Green highland roads, farms, and viewpoints above the warmer Taita-Taveta lowlands.
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Voi, Taita Taveta County, Kenya
A practical Taita-Taveta road base where the coast highway meets the roads toward Wundanyi, Taveta, and Tsavo.
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Green highland roads, farms, and viewpoints above the warmer Taita-Taveta lowlands.
Explore Place →A vast semi-arid park east of the Nairobi–Mombasa corridor, where red earth, open bush, river systems, and the Yatta Plateau shape a distinctly spacious Tsavo landscape.
Explore Place →Liv Kenya's complete 2022 expedition from Mombasa through Voi, the Taita Hills, Taveta, Tsavo West, Nairobi, Eldoret, Kitale, West Pokot, Lodwar, Lake Turkana, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei.
Follow Journey →From the coast to Voi, Wundanyi's green highlands, Mwatate, and Taveta.
Follow Journey →Follow a southeast Kenya progression from Nairobi through Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Voi to Tsavo East, reading each park through its distinct water, terrain, wildlife, and access.
Follow Journey →Lake Jipe, Grogan's Castle, Tsavo West, Severin Safari Camp, and Lake Chala lead back through Voi to Nairobi.
Follow Journey →Voi is the road-and-rail gateway between the two Tsavo parks and the natural service stop before entering Tsavo East from the west.
The town sits on the Nairobi–Mombasa corridor near Tsavo East's Voi Gate, with fuel, supplies, overnight options, and Standard Gauge Railway access.
Allow daylight for park arrival. Rain and park-road conditions can change transfer times even when the highway section is clear.
The circuit reaches Voi from Tsavo West, then follows the short town approach to Tsavo East's Voi Gate.