Kenya Vacation and Travel Guide

Amboseli National Park:

Watch Kenya Animals at Amboseli Park. Amboseli National Park, while smaller than Kenya's other National Parks, is the most popular game viewing area. It's located North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the Kenyan side of the Kenya-Tanzania border, giving it a great view of the mountain. The Park is about 392 km2 in area and is home to large numbers of Animals. Most Animals come to the park in the dry season in search of water and food.

The Park's vegetation include open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush, swamps and marshes. There is also Lake Amboseli, a seasonal lakethat fills up during the rainy seasons and dries up in the dry season.

Kenya Animals. Baby elephant.*

Kenya Animals. Buffalo and Cub grazing**

The climate at the park is mainly hot and dry, strange, given it's close proximity to Mount Kilimanjaro. Rains come in two seasons; From April to May and from November to December.

The main method to get to the park is by road.. There are good paved roads from Nairobi (Kenya) and from Arusha (Tanzania). One can also travel by Air and land at an airstrip at Empusel gate. There are other airstrips nearby at Kilimanjaro Buffalo lodge and Namanga town.

Most tourists come to Amboseli to see Kenya Animals, view Mount Kilimanjaro and meet the Masai people and learn their rich Culture.

Kenya Birds. Ostriches in the Amboseli***

There is high quality accommodation in Amboseli National Park. The Amboseli Lodge, Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli Serena Lodge and Tortillis are some of the good quality lodges one can stay while at Amboseli.

There are also many campsites. These include: Nairushari Special; Olgulului Public Campsite; Abercrombie & Kent Tented Camp; Ker & Downy Tented Camp; Chyulu Tented Camp; Kimbla Campsite; Cottar's Tented Camp; Leopard Tented Camp; Tortilis Tented Camp

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