Amboseli National Park

Visitors to Amboseli view fascinating wildlife.

The fragile ecosystem supports large mammals, including wildebeest.

Amboseli National Park is one of the most popular national parks in Kenya, and has been designated as an international biosphere reserve.

The park covers an area of 151 square miles. The park sits in the shadows of Mount Kilimanjaro, close to the Tanzanian border.

Its fragile ecosystem supports more than 50 species of large mammals and over 400 species of birds. Amboseli is home to the Maasai people, nomads who have learned to live in harmony with their natural surroundings. They now live outside of the park boundaries.

An interesting feature of the park is a dried-up lakebed that can produce mirages in the heat. Against the spectacular backdrop of snowy Mount Kilimanjaro, a wide range of animals roam in the park.

Lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, cape buffalo and other plain's game make this a photographer's paradise.

The huge herds of elephants are popular among visitors. Among the diverse bird life are species such as the bee-eater, African fish eagle and pygmy falcon.

There are a number of lodges in the park and camping is available just outside of the park boundary, however these sites are only accessible from within the park. The main way into the park is along the C103 from Namanga, although the road is in poor condition.