Elephant Country & Kilimanjaro Views
Southern Kenya, Kenya
A wildife safari into Amboseli National Park lets the visitor enter the majestic realm of the elephant. This beautiful park consists of wide open plains crowned by the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro.
This is a place of wide dry plains, where the horizons stretch into the furthest distance and become one with the sky. Amboseli is renowned for its elephant populations and large herds, including some impressively tusked bulls are drawn to a series of large, lush swamplands.
But the most impressive giant of all is Mt Kilimanjaro. Africa’s largest mountain lies just over the border in Tanzania, but the best views of its snow-capped peak are to be found in Amboseli. The early light of dawn turns the mountain a dark hue of purple, and its snows into an ethereal pink. The sight of Kilimanjaro high above herds of elephant crossing the plains of Amboseli is a timeless African image.
Background
The park is centred around a large hill, with fantastic views of the surrounding plains, often crossed by whirlwinds that send winding columns of dust into the sky.
This area is home to many Masai communities, centred around the Amboseli National Park. The park is 400 sq. km, with its southern boundary along the Tanzanian border.
The park is home to more than just elephants, and herds of wildebeest, zebra and impala graze on the open plains. There are areas of acacia forest that make for good birding, and are home to many small mammals. Cheetah are also often sighted here.