Altitude: 1500 ft.
Area: 392 sq. kms.
Distance from Nairobi: 4-5 hours from Nairobi

Amboseli means "a place of water"; it's situated at the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro . Despite its sometimes dry and dusty appearance, the park has an endless water supply filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Kilimanjaro's snow melt. The landscape is open and bushy savannah doted with thickets and some acacias. It is an important rangeland in Masai culture.

The park offers a wide variety of wildlife but the principal attraction is its vas herds of elephants within the park. The bull elephants here have the largest tasks in Kenya. Other game includes Zebra, wildebeests, Giraffe, Impala, Leopard, caral and several cats. The park boasts a rich bird life such as Ibis, egret, avocet etc.

'Include this National Park in your Safari -