Amboseli
Elephant herds under Kilimanjaro.
Flat, open and dry, with swamps fed by Kilimanjaro's snowmelt. Large elephant families move between the swamps every day, and on clear mornings the mountain fills the southern sky.
Clouds usually cover the peak by mid-morning, so the best views are at sunrise.
- Getting there
- 4 to 5 hours by road from Nairobi
- Good for
- Elephants
- Photography
- Short trips
When to go
- JJan: Good
- FFeb: Good
- MMar: Rains, quieter
- AApr: Rains, quieter
- MMay: Rains, quieter
- JJun: Good
- JJul: Best
- AAug: Best
- SSep: Best
- OOct: Good
- NNov: Rains, quieter
- DDec: Good
- Best
- Good
- Rains, quieter
Trips that include Amboseli
2 daysAmboseli
Amboseli overnight
One night under Kilimanjaro. Elephants by afternoon, the mountain at sunrise.
From US$420 per person, 2 sharing
8 daysAmboseli · Maasai Mara
Kenya in eight days
Amboseli, the Rift Valley lakes and the Mara in one loop from Nairobi.
From US$2,240 per person, 2 sharing, Jan to Jun
11 daysMaasai Mara · Amboseli · Tsavo · The Coast
Safari and sea
Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo, then four nights on the beach.
From US$3,150 per person, 2 sharing, Jan to Jun
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