1. Amboseli National Park
‘Home of the African elephant’ This park is one of the most popular parks crowned by mount Kilimanjaro. The name Amboseli comes from a Maasai name meaning ‘salty dust’. For the best place to view large herds of elephants, then Amboseli is the place to be!
| Park Charges | Citizen | Resident | Non – Resident |
| Adult | Ksh 800 | Ksh 800 | USD ($) 35 |
| Kid | Ksh 200 | Ksh 200 | USD ($) 20 |
- Game Drive
Enjoy morning game drives just when the sun is about to rise, in the afternoon, and even at night if you are a night person. The park is a home of elephants, expect to see large herds of elephants as close as you want. There are other wildlife and numerous birdlife to see as well. Get a chance to spot the big four mammals, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, spotted hyenas, and cheetahs among others
2. Hot Air Balloon
Get an aerial view of the whole Amboseli national park just under your feet as you feel the cool breeze up in the air. This place is one of the best for hot air balloons as it will blow your mind away. Not only do you get to view the wildlife, but also the Maasai community and animals grazing and also mount Kilimanjaro. This experience is best done early in the morning before sunrise.
3. Selenkay Conservancy
The Conservancy is found in the northern part of Amboseli. It is a fantastic stretch of woodland, stream margin, and open plains. This conservancy was set up to create a protected habitat to bring back wildlife including a variety of elephants that had not been seen for 20 years.
4. Kitirua Conservancy
This place is named after a female rescued elephant calf that has no husks. She is now taken good care of by the rangers with close monitoring. It\’s heartwarming to see her happy with a new elephant family she has inherited after losing her own. There is still other wildlife such as giraffes, baboons, zebras, and leopards among others
5. Bird’s eye view at Enameshera
This hill is mostly known as the observation hill in Amboseli. It is one of the few places in the park where walking is allowed. From this hill, you enjoy the bird’s eye view of the marshy lands and the park below, the elephants drinking water, and the magnificent MT. Kilimanjaro.
6. Lake Kioko
A savior for the elephants during the dry season. Capture a wide variety of wildlife as they travel long distances to get to the western part of the park to have that sip of water here. The lake also hosts hippos all throughout the year.
7. Mount Kilimanjaro View
As much as the mountain is on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, the best view is captured in Kenya. It is the tallest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. The view can be strikingly stunning during the rainy seasons, at sunset and sunrise due to the covering by the fresh snow caps.
