Amboseli
Amboseli is known as the land of giants where the biggest giant of all is Mt Kilimanjaro. Africa’s highest mountain lies just over the border in Tanzania, but the most impressive views of its snow-capped peak are from Amboseli. This is a place of wide dry plains, where the horizons stretch into the furthest distance and become one with the sky. The early light of dawn turns the mountain a dark hue of purple, and its snows into an ethereal pink. The sight of Kilimanjaro high above herds of elephant crossing the plains of Amboseli is a timeless African image.
Amboseli is renowned for its elephant populations and herds some over a hundred strong can often be sighted. There are some impressively tusked bulls drawn to the lush marshes and by the urge to mate.
Amboseli National Park is home to more than just Elephant, herds of wildebeest, zebra and impala graze on the open plains.. There are also areas of acacia forest where cheetah can be spotted and which make for good birding.
The park is centred around a large hill, with fantastic views of the surrounding plains, often crossed by whirlwinds that send winding columns of dust into the sky. This open country is good walking territory, and our award winning camps can organise game walks, or trips to spend time in local Maasai villages.
A luxury safari holiday in Amboseli and the nearby Chyulus Hills can include cultural visits to Maasi villages to learn about the Maasai lifestyle as well as guided game walks in the spectacular countryside and exciting game drives.
With good flight connections Amboseli complements perfectly a safari in the Maasai Mara or Kenyas less well known Northern Parks, Meru, Shaba or the Laikipia Conservancy as well as a few lazy days on the white palm fringed beaches of Lamu or Mombasa.