Experience the raw beauty of Tsavo National Park, Kenya’s largest wildlife reserve, boasting vast savannas and diverse wildlife. Danielle Pergament of The New York Times recommends visiting in 2024 amid efforts to protect the African savanna elephants, recently classified as endangered. Support conservationists at Tsavo’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and witness Kenya’s remarkable elephant population recovery.

At its heart are several core conservation projects, including an elephant orphanage, rehabilitation units, and mobile veterinary clinics that have treated more than 11,000 animals, including some 3,500 elephants, since 1977. The organization has rehabilitated and released 200 elephant orphans (120 are still in their care) and runs anti-poaching teams, builds water sources, and secures vulnerable boundaries.