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Amboseli, Kenya

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Amboseli

Elephants, framed by Kilimanjaro.

Coordinates
02°39′S 37°16′E
Elevation
1,150 m
Area
392 km²
From Nairobi
4 h drive · 40 min flight
Region
Southern Plains
From
$1,890 pp

[A]Briefing

Swamps fed by Kilimanjaro snowmelt draw some of Africa's largest tuskers across open pan. At first light the cloud lifts off the mountain, and that's the photograph everyone comes for.

[B]What you’ll do

  1. 01Big-tusker elephant families at Enkongo Narok swamp
  2. 02Observation Hill sunrise over the pans
  3. 03Photographic hides at waterholes
  4. 04Cultural visit with the Ilkisongo Maasai

[C]Season curve

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Prime: Jan · Feb · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct

[D]Expeditions through Amboseli

FT-02Safari

NBO → AMB → TSV

Kilimanjaro Shadow Line

Big tuskers in front of Africa's highest peak, then south into Tsavo's red-earth country. You ride the SGR train back to Nairobi.

Days
6
Intensity
From
$2,690

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Safari vehicle parked beneath a lone acacia on the Mara plains

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