Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned wildlife sanctuary in Kenya established in 1972 by Hilton International. It is located in Taita-Taveta County approximately 220 kilometers from Mombasa and 360 km south of Nairobi. The sanctuary covers an area of 28,000 acres (110 km2), and is adjacent to Tsavo West National Park and the LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary.
The sanctuary hosts a diverse range of animals, including cape buffalo, African bush elephant, leopard, lion, cheetah, Masai giraffe, zebra, hartebeest, impala, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, lesser kudu, dik-dik, Hyena, and other smaller animals, as well as a diversity of birds and plantlife. The sanctuary claims to have recorded over 50 species of large mammal, as well as over 300 species of birds within the park.
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