•It derives its name from the surrounding clusters of hills, covering 28,000 acres (about 11,331 hectares).
An elephant is seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
The Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, a drive of about six hours and 20 minutes from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, sits in southeastern Kenya.
It derives its name from the surrounding clusters of hills, covering 28,000 acres (about 11,331 hectares).
A lion is seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
The sanctuary is an important dispersal area and migrating corridor for wildlife between Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park, making it a highly valued tourism area.
Elephants are seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)A giraffe and a zebra are seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)A hartebeest is seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)Zebras are seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)Elephants are seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)Hartebeests are seen in Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
