4 Days/ 3 Nights Amboseli National Park Safari is a journey to the wild heart of Africa’s legendary National Park – The Amboseli National Park – the most popular wildlife viewing tourist destination with Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa dominating its landscape. Our 4 Day/ 3 Night Safari has been carefully crafted to present the best of Amboseli without ever rushing or sacrificing the quality of the experience

4 Days 3 Nights Amboseli National Park Safari encompasses the magnificent scenery, wildlife, and adventure for which Amboseli National Park is famous. Our 4-day safari offers luxuriously long stays in the Amboseli, abundant time for rich wildlife viewing sessions.

Amboseli National Park lies immediately North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. Amboseli means a place of dust. The snows of Kilimanjaro, white and crystalline, also form a backdrop to Kenya’s most spectacular displays of wildlife. The combination makes the park a photographer’s paradise. It is surrounded by communally owned group ranches.

The park is a popular wildlife viewing tourist destination with Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa dominating its landscape. The presence of the temporary lake Amboseli, the swamps, and marshlands fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro’s melting snows have made it a favorite spot for wildlife during the dry seasons.

Amboseli National Park is famous for its tranquil beauty that allows fabulous wildlife viewing, photography, and easily approachable wildlife. The heart of Amboseli woodland of ‘yellow fever trees’ and the doum palm known as ‘Ol Tukai’ by the Masai and ‘Makindu’ in Swahili. A cool oasis of trees, Ol Tukai is a retreat for wildlife and greatly favored by elephants.

Amboseli National Park is also the home of the famed Masai people, those tall, proud nomadic warriors whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals have spread across the world. They have learned to live in complete harmony with their environment and the wildlife which surrounds them.

Masai diet is a simple one, consisting mainly of meat and milk and also the blood cattle drawn by firing a collared arrow into the beast’s jugular vein mixed with milk. All around the park are occupied and abandoned manyattas- Masai villages quickly built out of bent poles and sticks and plastered with cow dung and equally swiftly abandoned when the grazing is finished and the herds must move on.

Covered by Savanna and acacia trees, the open flat plains will give you a superb chance to watch the herds of buffaloes and the graceful gazelles, zebras, warthogs, and waterbucks as they graze in and around the two permanent swamps such as the Enkongo Narok and the Olkenya lake swamp and marshes which are also hot spots for the elephants.

The rocky thorn bushes give the bird watchers a chance to spot a variety of unique birds to add to their bird’s list. This is one of the few places where the rare and beautiful Taveta Golden Weaver is found. There is an observation hill that will allow you to have a full and great view of the park.

Some of the common animals you might see are large families of elephants, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gazelles, hyenas, giraffes, cheetahs, monkeys, baboons, hippos, and prolific birdlife up to approximately 425 species.

Safari itinerary in Summary

Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Amboseli National Park
Day 2 & 3: Discover Amboseli National Park
Day 4: Amboseli National Park – Drive back to Nairobi

Safari itinerary in Detail

Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Amboseli National Park

Breakfast will be served at the city hotel followed by a safari briefing on the adventures ahead. After the briefing, your safari adventure will start immediately you board the safari vehicle, you will drive overland through Kamba land dotted with circular houses and a few shopping centers as well as Masai land to Amboseli National Park.

Amboseli National Park is situated at the foot of the highest mountain in Africa as well as the highest free-standing mountain in the world, the majestic snowcapped Mt. Kilimanjaro. Arrive at the camp in time for lunch followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/ swim.

Depart at around 16:00 Hours for an afternoon game viewing and return back to the camp before sunset. The park has large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions, and a variety of other animals and birds all of which are attracted to this park due to its permanent supply of water from Mt. Kilimanjaro’s melting snow.

The elephant population in Amboseli is one of the few that has been able to live undisturbed and the elephant families have been studied by world-renowned researcher Cynthia Moss.

Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena or Similar

Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2 & 3: Discover Amboseli National Park

These two full days in the Amboseli National Park will be spared for the search of the big cats, Elephants families, etc of Amboseli. Early morning game viewing will be the perfect time to catch a glimpse and photograph the highest peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

It is also the home of the famed Masai people, those tall, proud nomadic warriors whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals have spread across the world.

Their diet is a simple one, consisting mainly of meat and milk and also the blood of cattle mixed with milk. A visit to their village reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals.

A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a memorable experience. The Masai people live in close harmony with the environment and the animals that surround them. After the morning game drive returns to the camp for breakfast and lunch. Have some rest and relaxation, sunbathing, swimming. Depart for your afternoon game viewing drive in search of the huge herds of elephants.

Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena or Similar

Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 4: Amboseli National Park – Drive back to Nairobi

Breakfast will be served at the camp/ lodge, depart by road to Nairobi with game viewing en route. Lunch will be served at the famous Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi.

After lunch, transfer to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your international departure flight with Africa Safari memories which will last forever.

Meal Plan {Breakfast & Lunch}