Amboseli National Park — Day Trip Safari
Day Tour Excursion From Nairobi by Road or Flying/ Air Safari

(Amboseli National Park is 240 kilometers from Nairobi via Namanga on the Nairobi - Arusha Road, through Meshanani Gate. The Park is also accessible from Nairobi via Emali (about 228 kilometers) on the Nairobi - Mombasa Road. Amboseli is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions include opportunities to meet the Masai and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro)

Amboseli National Park — Day Trip Safari From Nairobi

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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 Trip Itinerary

0530 Hours: Depart Nairobi for Amboseli National Park by road

0930 Hours: Arrive at the Amboseli National park and proceed for a game drive

1230 Hours: Enjoy hot lunch at Amboseli Ol Tukai Lodge / Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

1430 Hours: Afternoon game drive/Visit a Masai Village (Optional) en route to Nairobi

1900 Hours: Arrive in Nairobi and be dropped off at your Hotel residence

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Notes

* You can also fly from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park at 0730 Hours and return by road to Nairobi

* Overnight Safari to Amboseli National Park is also available

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.

Booking & Reservations for Amboseli National Park Day Trip from Nairobi - Kenya

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