Amboseli
National Park — Day
Trip Safari
From Nairobi
by road or Flying Trip
Amboseli
has some of the largest Elephants in Africa
|
Enjoy a cultural
tour by visiting the Masai Tribe in Amboseli
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
dominates the landscape of Amboseli
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Price
Per Person
Dates
From |
Dates
To |
Price Per Person |
1st
January 2010 |
31st
December 2010 |
270 US Dollars |
Trip
Description (Tour
Duration: Full
Day)
Amboseli
National Park lies with the shadows of the mighty
Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest Mountain. Game
is seen en-route to the Park, which crosses plains
where the Masai Tribesmen herd their cattle. Lunch
will be served at a lodge within the Park, followed
by another ‘Spice’ game drive, where lions,
cheetahs, elephants, zebra, Buffalo and Wildebeest
may be spotted. Hippos can also be seen bathing in
the swamps, which gets its water from the underground
springs of Mount Kilimanjaro. Return to Nairobi in
the evening.
Amboseli
National Park Day Tour Price includes
*
Price per person
*
Lunch at one of the lodges in the park
*
Game driving at Amboseli National
Park
*
All park entry fees, service charge
and taxes
*
Pickup from your hotel in Nairobi
and drop-off to your hotel
* Professional
English speaking guides. All are experts in the
African wildlife, culture, and tour guiding, many
of who speak other European languages
Amboseli
National Park Day Tour Does not include
* Laundry
*
Optional activities
*
Travelers insurance
*
Communication charges
*
International airfares and airport taxes
*
Personal expenses such as Drinks
*
Sightseeing not included in the package
*
Transfers to/from the airport (supplement airport
transfer cost applies for tours starting from the
airport)
Amboseli
National Park Information
Amboseli
National Park, at the foot of Africa's highest mountain,
Kilimanjaro, is one of Kenya's most popular national
parks. It lies 150 miles south-east of Nairobi, very
close to the Tanzania border. The snow-capped peak
of Mount Kilimanjaro rising above the clouds dominates
every aspect of Amboseli.
Established
as a national park in 1974 it covers 150sq miles and
supports a wide range of mammals (well over 50 of
the larger species) and birds (over 400 species).
Years ago this was the locale around which such famous
writers as Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark spun
their stories of big game hunting in the wilds of
Africa.
The park encompasses
dry lake beds, savannah woodland and extensive swamps
constantly fed by springs emanating from the mountain.
The water and seasonal lakes attract a wide variety
of bird and animal life, in particular herds of elephant.
Amboseli is one of the best parks in Africa to observe
family groups of elephants and large bull elephants
at close quarters.
Selenkay
Conservancy Information
The
Selenkay Conservancy boundary is 10 miles north of
Amboseli National Park, within the Amboseli eco-system,
and is an important dispersal area and rangeland for
wildlife migrating out of the park. In May 1997, the
local Masai community decided to set aside the area
as a reserve for wildlife, so that the habitat could
be protected and wildlife conserved.
Selenkay
Conservancy is well off the beaten track and has not
been visited by tourists until fairly recently. It
lies in the heart of Masailand and the animals are
truly wild and not fully habituated to vehicles. The
number of tourist visitors staying at the Amboseli
Porini Camp within the 15,000 acre Selenkay Conservancy
is limited to a maximum of eighteen per day to retain
the wild and unspoilt nature of the area and to minimize
the impact on the environment. Within the conservancy
the following animals have been seen recently: elephant,
lion, leopard, cheetah, striped hyena, jackal, bat-eared
fox, caracal, African wild cat, serval cat, genet
cat, honey badger, mongoose, zorilla, porcupine, Thompson's
and Grant's gazelles, grey bush duiker, gerenuk, impala,
oryx, lesser kudu, eland, zebra, wildebeest, waterbuck,
giraffe, warthog, yellow baboon, vervet monkey. Birdlife
is prolific, especially birds of prey.
