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Location
Amboseli National Park is situated at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in the southeast of Kenya, along the border with Tanzania, 270km from the capital city Nairobi. The all-weather roads are well maintained, and daily scheduled flights from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport take just 30 minutes.
If required, Ol Tukai Lodge can arrange ground transport on arrival.

Amboseli National Park Info
Amboseli means "Land of Dust" in the Maasai language, a name acquired from volcanic ash from Kilimanjaro’s eruptions a millennium ago.

  • SIZE: 390 sq km
  • ALTITUDE: 3,900-4,500 ft
  • PROVINCE: Rift Valley
  • DISTRICT: Kajiado
  • GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: On the border with Tanzania, northwest
    of Kilimanjaro
  • TERRAIN: From semi-arid to marshland
  • ANIMALS: Elephant, lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, gazelle, black rhino,
    plains animals and 400 variety of bird
  • SPECIAL FEATURES: Large herds of elephant, and spectacular views
    of Kilimanjaro
  • REQUIRED: Smart Card