Amboseli National Park

Amboseli lies immediately north west of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. Amboseli is famous for its big game, especially the great heards of elephants, and its scenic beauty. The Park is fairly small, covers 392 km2, and forms part of the much larger 3,000 Km2 ecosystem. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular tourist destination.
The National Park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers part of a dry lake basin. Within this basin is a temporary lake, Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy rainfall.

Amboseli is in the rainshadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro, so the climate is mainly hot and dry. The maximum average temperature of the warmest month is 33°C during the day, while that of the coldest is 27-28°C. That means Amboseli is excellent for game drives all year around.

The main attraction in the park is the elephants. The elephant are generally found in larger herds and Amboseli is the place for photographs of elephant with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. Cynthia Moss studied these animals for over 20 years. Other animals easily to seen is most of the cat species, including leopard, lion, cheetah and caracal, but also plains antelope and migrating wildebeest. Within the park you will have a great view of Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru.
Breaking news (October 2005) just before the referendum in Kenya is that government has granted the Masai people the land of Amboseli National Park and the income from the park will go to the community in the area.