1 Day Amboseli Wildlife Tours. Amboseli One Day
Excursions are full day trips in Amboseli national park to view Kilimanjaro.
The one day Amboseli excursions are full day hikes in Nairobi to view the
mountain and the elephants that are everywhere in this park.
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Get discounted rates by joining one of our group tours, click here: Amboseli Day Trip Group
Amboseli National Park
Facts
Amboseli national park is a 390 sq. km park
located southwest of the capital Nairobi and along the Kenya – Tanzanian
border. The park is located in a similar savannah grassland region like the
Masai Mara and Serengeti parks. This is a vast expanse of Masai country that
runs inside and to the south of the Great Rift Valley system in Kenya and
Tanzania.
Amboseli national park is 280km south west of
Nairobi and is the second most popular national park from the Masai Mara in
terms of visitor received per year. The Amboseli national park is located just
below the Mountain Kilimanjaro which is also the biggest attraction here.
What to See In Amboseli
National Park
The Amboseli national park is known for its
great views of Mt. Kilimanjaro which is located just next to the park on the
Tanzanian side of the border. The Kilimanjaro view from Amboseli is one of the
best for this mountain as it’s on the leeward side which is more plain and covered
by less trees. The view of the Kilimanjaro is one of the greatest attractions
to this park.
Amboseli national park is also popular or the
large populations of elephants that are more than 1200 animals. The Amboseli
national park elephants are also the longest studied elephants in Kenya with a
study running into 3 decades. The elephants can be seen anywhere in this park
but mostly near the water ponds.
Amboseli is also known for the large herds of
other animals including hippos, lions, cheetahs, buffalos, giraffes, zebras,
wildebeests, leopards, hyenas, gazelles, elands, waterbucks, impalas, and much
more. A game drive in Amboseli lasts for 5hrs and you will see as much wildlife
in the park as you can.
You will also see a lot of birds in the park
including kori bustard, secretary bird, Egyptian geese, kingfisher, go away
bird, vultures, fish eagle, tawny eagle, wagtail, Madagascar bee eater, grey
heron, giant heron, among others.
Amboseli National Park
Day Trip Timings
6:00am: Depart Nairobi for Amboseli
National Park
10:00am: Arrive in Amboseli and start the 5hr game
drive with views of Kilimanjaro very close. Enjoy the game drive to see
hundreds of animals including hippos, lions, leopards, giraffes, cheetahs, and
many others.
1:00pm: Enjoy a picnic lunch on the
observation hill.
2:00pm: Continue with another hour of game
drive in the park looking for elusive animals.
3:00pm: Depart Amboseli park with an enroute
game drive.
7:00pm: Arrive in Nairobi and drop off in
your Hotel in the city.
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