Kilimanjaro’s Royal Court

Amboseli National Park offers a well managed game watching experience against the stunning backdrop of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Amboseli is arguably one of Kenya’s best places in which to view elephant. The National Park embodies five main wildlife habitat (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marsh land) and covers part of a Pleistocene lake basin now dry. Within this basin is a temporary lake, Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy rainfall. Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty – and the landscape.

Amboseli has over 80 different mammals to be found ranging from the tiny (and rarely seen) spectacled elephant shrew to huge bulk of the African elephant. Few visitors will go home without superb elephant pictures with Kilimanjaro as a backdrop. There are over 400 bird species. The Mount Kilimanjaro is a major attraction here and the Observation Hill which allows and overall view of the park especially the swamps and elephants; Swamp below observation hill hosts many elephants, buffaloes, hippos and a variety of water fowl like Pelican; Egyptian goose; contemporary Maasai culture and indigenous lifestyle; herds of elephants.

The climate is mainly hot and dry. Amboseli is in the rain shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. The maximum average temperature of the warmest month is 33 degrees C during the day, while that of the coldest is 27-28 degrees C. An annual rainfall of 300 mm per annum is distributed over two seasons: April/May and November/December. Recurrent droughts and potential evaporation of 2,200 mm per annum typifies the region.

Activities include:

• Amboseli-Kilimanjaro Hot Air Balloon Safaris
• Game viewing drives
• Bird walking
• Cultural experience with a visit to the Maasai village
  Visit to observation hill when visiting the Amboseli reserve with your guide.