Amboseli
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BRIEF NOTES ABOUT THIS PLACE
Amboseli National Park, previously known as Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is situated in the Loitoktok District of Kajiado County, Kenya.
The park is predominantly inhabited by the Maasai people, although it has also become home to individuals from various regions of the country.
It features two of the five main swamps and a dried-up Pleistocene lake, surrounded by semiarid vegetation. Amboseli is renowned worldwide as the premier location for observing free-ranging elephants up close.
game drive in amboseli
Amboseli National park is one of the second most visited national parks after Masai mara national reserve.
The park is also rich in Masai Traditional cultures and the best place to see the highest Free standing Mountain in Africa which is Mt. Kilimanjaro.
It is possible to encounter elephants, lions, gazelles, giraffes, and many other species, in addition tover 320 birds species including ostriches, flamingos, pelicans weaver birds among others.
2 hours activity
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clothing
Long pants, hut and closed shoes.
Necessary kit
about more popular animals
elephants
The tusks of male elephants in Amboseli weigh 45 kg each. They are called ‘Super Tuskers’ making them targets for poachers and ‘collectors’ of trophies.
buffalo
Cape buffalo are territorial and protective, and they can charge at great speed when they feel threatened.
lions
Lions are considered the kings of the savannah, and it is estimated that there are more than 100 individuals in the park and the surrounding area.