Amboseli National Park

The park lies at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain at 5,895m. Kilimanjaro snow capped peaks dominate every aspect of this Park and form a stunning backdrop to the wildlife found here - elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, cheetah and a host of plains game. Part of the Park is composed of a dried-up lake bed which, in the shimmering heat, produces fascinating mirages.

Parts of Amboseli national park lies on lake bed and is subject to sporadic floods but permanent watering places for the game are provided by swamps and springs, fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro melting snow.

The area is home to the Masai people, tall, proud, nomadic warriors famous for their legendary prowess in battle and single handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals. Perhaps, more than any other people they have learned to live in complete harmony with the wildlife which surrounds them.

Years ago, Amboseli was the locale around which such famous writers as Ernest Hemingway and Robert Roark spun their stories of big game hunting in the wilds of Africa.

It is also the home of the Maasai people, those tall, proud nomads whose legendary prowess in battle and single handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals has spread across the globe. The Maasai have learned to live in complete harmony with their environment and the wildlife which surrounds them.

Accommodation options in Amboseli national park Kenya are as follows.

*List of top end accommodation option in the park.

Tortilis tented camp
Amboseli serena lodge
Amboseli sopa lodge

Oltukai lodge Amboseli

Porini camp selenkey conservancy

Budget accommodation in Amboseli national park

Amboseli camp site

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List of budget camping safaris in Kenya

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