Amboseli National Park

The park is situated northwest of Mt. Kilimanjaro on the Kenya/Tanzania border. It is about 265 kilometers from Nairobi, a 4.5 hours’ drive by road. At 392 square kilometers (151 sq. miles) Amboseli is not a large park, but that is part of its charm. The smaller size also creates more of a concentration of wildlife and thus, easier viewing. However, it part of the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem that is around 8000 square kilometers, the park is famous for being the best place in the world to get close to free-ranging elephants. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet Maasai and visit a Maasai village. The park also has views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. The park was also a safe haven to an incredible bull elephant named Tim. This mighty leviathan quickly became one of the major attractions with his size and iconic tusks that reached the ground and was estimated to be around 50 years old at the time of his death from natural causes on February 5, 2020.Amboseli National Park offers some of the best opportunities to see African wildlife because the vegetation is sparse due to the long, dry months. The protected area is home to African bush elephant, Cape buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, spotted hyena, Masai giraffe, Grant’s zebra, and blue wildebeest. A host of large and small birds occur too.
Activities that tourists can do include: guided day game drives and bird watching, Amboseli conservancies, meeting the Maasai people, biking tours, guided nature walks, hot air balloon safaris, camel rides, bush dinners, sundowner at Observation hills, Noomotio observation point.
The park is generally hot and dry except during the rainy season. Average day time temperatures are a toasty 28oC/82oF.The park is open year-round and always accessible. The best wildlife viewing is during the dry season (June – October). This is the time the animals flock to the marshes, lakes and other water holes. And so will you for the cool shade and to discover the wildlife.