Dubbed the Royal Castle of Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park is located in Masai country and is different in that it is home to various wildlife variety including huge herds of free-ranging African elephants (with some of the biggest tusks in Africa), waterbuck, bushbuck, big/small antelopes, giraffe, buffalo, big cats (lion, leopard, serval, cheetah) and resident wildebeest among other animals, all these against the backdrop of the Majestic snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, custodian of the African skies and the world highest free-standing mountain at a height of 5,895m. The landscape is a rapturous variety of habitats, from gently rolling savannah plains to dustbowls, seasonal lakes such as Empusel, riverine, swamps laden with wildlife in the heat of the day, rivers from Kilimanjaro’s underground marine network and the famous Observation Hill.
A herd of elephants at the Amboseli National Park
You will be picked up from Nairobi by your designated driver-guide at 07:00 am and after a brief introduction you depart and drive on via Mombasa Road to Emali town where you divert on to Emali – Oloitoktok road that will take you straight to Amboseli National Park. You will arrive at your lodge in time for check-in and lunch followed by a short rest.
Later afternoon, a game viewing drive in the expansive park follows to run until sunset and then return to lodge/Camp.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge or similar (L, D)
The full day spent fully in the park inclusive of the day’s meals plus game drives in the morning & afternoon. Attractions include lion, buffalo, elephant, and the elusive leopard, giraffe among others and a rich bird-life array among others. All these play against the picturesque backdrop, in a clear sky, of Mawenzi and Kibo Peaks of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. In the evening you return to your lodge/Camp for overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge or similar (B, L, D)
After breakfast and a game drive you depart at leisure for your drive back to Nairobi City to arrive later in the afternoon with a drop-off at your hotel.
(This day’s lunch will be on your own arrangement)
Key: L-Lunch, D-Dinner, B-Breakfast