Location and Description of Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is located 240 kilometres south east of Nairobi near the border with Tanzania on the northwestern foot of the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro. This park is best known for the excellent views of Mt Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park embodies 5 main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland.

Amboseli National Park, Amboseli is a place of stark contrast. Meaning "salty dust" in Maa, language of the Masai. Amboseli, despite its sometimes dry and dusty appearance, has an endless water supply filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Kilimanjaro's ice cap. Amboseli National Park covers 392 km2 and lies at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s’ highest mountain.

Wildlife and Game Viewing while on safari to Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park has over 50 species of large mammals including Leopard, Cheetah, Wild dogs, Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Plains Game, Crocodile, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik- dik, Lesser Kudu, and Nocturnal Porcupine. most of all, Amboseli national Park is famous for it's huge herds of elephant whihc roam the park freely. With its awesome view of Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest mountain at 5,895m), Amboseli National Park offers a unique and breathtaking backdrop for viewing Africa's animals.

Major Safari attractions in Amboseli National Park

One of the major attractions in Amboseli National Park is the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro - the highest mountain in Africa then there is the Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps and elephants, the swamp below observation hill hosts many elephants, buffaloes, hippos and a variety of water fowls like pelican, Egyptian goose. Amboseli is home to the Masai People so a village tour will open you up to  contemporary Masai culture and indigenous lifestyle