Amboseli National Park
Situated in the southern region of Kenya, Amboseli National Park stands as a renowned wildlife conservation area, enticing visitors with its stunning rich biodiversity and stunning landscapes. It is a home to iconic wildlife, hosting four members of the Big Five, from lions to the graceful zebras and countless number of bird species in its swamps and wetlands.
Amboseli is celebrated for its exceptional opportunities for close encounters with free-roaming members of the Big Five. The park is a home to large numbers of African elephants, creating the perfect opportunity for an up close view of up to fifty herds of elephants in one safari
Despite the fact that, Amboseli park Kenya is the second top tourist national park in Kenya after Maasai Mara National Reserve and this is because of high concentration of wildlife species in the park. The word Amboseli comes from Maasai language meaning ‘’Salty dust’ ’Come discover the one of the Africa’s most beautiful untouched safari destination in the heart of Africa.
According to its history before even being established as a game reserve, there was a first European to penetrate the maasai region in a year of 1883 famously known as Jeremy Thompson who got attracted by the thrilled array of wildlife in the contrast between the semiarid areas and swampy areas which persists till today. Time came in 1906 the area was set aside as the southern Reserve for the maasai and later in 1948 it was returned to local control as a game reserve. Finally, in 1974 the park was established as a national park to protect the biodiversity of species and this unique ecosystem. After all that has happened it was declared as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1991 and is being managed by ‘’KWS’’ Kenya wildlife service body.
Perhaps, Amboseli is one of best place in the world where you can carry out elephant research plus other documentaries. And since it sits in the shadow of the majestically looming Mount Kilimanjaro with scenic view of its beauty, it has totally made it a famous safari destination in the world.
How to access Amboseli national park Kenya
By road: The park can be accessed from both Nairobi in the North and Mombasa in the south along the coastal area. If you are from Nairobi there are two main routes which can be used to access the park. All these routes are in good condition hence making it first and easy to reach to the park. You will access the park is through Nairobi via Namanga on Nairobi-Arusha road. This route is the shortest route that we mostly ose for a day trips to the park entering through the Meshanani Gate. The other route which is short is using Nairobi- Mombasa road via Emali. You can enter the park from the South through Kimana in Olkelunyiet Gate.
By Air: The park has one airstrip along the Empuseli that is used by small aircrafts inside the park. The driver guide will pick you at the airstrip.
The different Amboseli national park Kenya activities are based on the wide range of attractions that are found at the park. The park activities are the ways the guests can fully exploring the best of the park through doing some or all the activities at the park depending on your budget and planned length of stay at the park. Below are the key attractions that highlight the scenic views of the Amboseli national park.
Activities in Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is a breathtaking tourist destination offering positively addictive safari activities with numerous attractions. These safari activities include
- Culture encounters: On the outskirts and in some areas in Amboseli national park there live the ancient Masai people, in Kenya, this is the only area where you will get to experience the unique culture of the great Masai. In culture encounters you are guaranteed to witness and learn the indigenous life style of these people like cultivating ways, dance and reciting stories and many more, on this activity you sure to be mesmerized.
- Bird watching: Amboseli national park hosts a large population of magnificent bird species of approximately 400 species, for example, African sacred ibises, pelicans, yellow billed storks, flamingos, ostriches, colorful grey crowned cranes, bishops, goshawks, buffalo weavers and palm nut vultures and many more. These birds are seen in swamps, the dried lake basin, and the savannah plains.
- Sightseeing: There is no beautiful scenery in Kenya than the scenic view of elephants running around with a back drop of the snow covered mountain Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro is made up of more scenic scenes that can be enjoyed by tourists such as the swamps, the dried lake basin and the dusty plains which are good for pictures.
- Nature walks: Nature walks in Amboseli national park is very amazing as it takes you through the different sections of the park while you enjoy numerous wildlife grazing in the savannah plains especially large herds of the giant African elephants, drinking water at the spring.
- Wildlife viewing/ game drives : Amboseli national park shelters a variety of wildlife which offers breath taking game viewing with a back drop of the snowcapped mountain Kilimanjaro while on a game drive, the park is made up of flat savannah plains which facilitate wonder game drives where large herds of African elephants, climbing lions, ostriches and many more.
