Amboseli National Park
You can have an exciting time at this wonderful Amboseli National Park. The park provide a perfect opportunity to view the best of wildlife in natural environs. Everywhere in the park, nature was at its best in forms of both flora and fauna. There was adventure at every step and you can thoroughly enjoy your stay here.
Factfile – Amboseli National Park
Location: Kenya
Major attraction: Bull elephant, giraffe and tiger
Amboseli is a place of stark contrast. Meaning “salty dust” in maa, language of the Maasai. Amboseli, despite its sometimes dry and dusty appearance, has an endless water supply filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Kilimanjaro’s ice cap. These underground streams converge into two clear water springs in the heart of the park. The endemic dust is volcanic ash, which spewed from Kilimanjaro a millennium ago.
You may have visited various wildlife sanctuaries in the past but coming to Amboseli National Park can be a special experience. You can take ride on Bull elephant to take you all the way to the park. The park is vast, exotic and its tranquility was interrupted only by the occasional trumpeting of the elephants. The moment you entered into the park you may saw herds of bull elephants. Bull elephants have the largest tusks among all the elephants found in Kenya.
You can go very close to the real herds of zebra and gnu (wildebeest). The various sections of the park are populated by giraffe, impala, leopard, caracal and several cats. The chirping of various birds including pelicans, bee-eaters, kingfishers, African fish eagle, martial eagle and pygmy falcon adds to the attraction of the park.
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Total area: 300 sq. kms.
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Best time to visit: November-February
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