Safari region · Kenya

Amboseli

The wide country below Kilimanjaro: Amboseli National Park, and the Maasai community land, sanctuaries and conservancies around it.

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The destination

A park at the centre, community land all around.

Amboseli is the name most people give to the landscape around Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, on the border with Tanzania and below Kilimanjaro. The park sits at its centre.

Much of the country around the park is Maasai community land, with sanctuaries and conservancies that have their own camps and rules. Some camps are inside the park and others are a short drive away, and we say which is which for every one.

Type: Safari region
Where: Southern Kenya, on the Tanzania border
At its centre: Amboseli National Park
Around the park: Maasai community land, sanctuaries and conservancies
Designation: UNESCO Man and Biosphere reserve

Within the safari region

Destinations in Amboseli.

Each destination has its own camps, guides and rules, so where you stay shapes what you can do.

Elephants crossing a dirt road near Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, with snow-capped Kilimanjaro behind

Photo: Serena Hotels

National park

Amboseli National Park

A national park below Kilimanjaro, where elephants gather at the swamps in the dry season, at the heart of the wider Amboseli safari region.

Our selection of camps

Large tusked bull elephant leading a herd through green grass in Olgulului-Ololarashi

Photo: Amboseli Ecosystem Trust

Group ranch

Olgulului-Ololarashi Group Ranch

Maasai community land that wraps around most of Amboseli National Park.

Snow-capped Kilimanjaro behind a yellow-barked acacia and a stone-and-wood shelter in Kimana Sanctuary

Photo: Angama

Wildlife sanctuary

Kimana Sanctuary

A community-owned wildlife sanctuary on the corridor between Amboseli National Park and the Tsavo ecosystem.

Our selection of camps

Photo: Porini Safari Camps

Conservancy

Selenkay Conservancy

A private conservancy on Maasai community land north of Amboseli National Park, with a single camp.

Photo: Satao Elerai

Conservation area

Elerai Conservation Area

A conservation area at the foot of Kilimanjaro, about 12 km south-east of Amboseli National Park.

Our selection of camps

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In the safari region

Ways to explore.

What you can do depends on where you stay. Rules inside the national park and in the conservancies are different.

Game drives in the park
Days in Amboseli National Park are spent on game drives on the park's roads, with birdwatching along the way. KWS lists more than 400 bird species.
Walks in the conservancies
Several camps outside the park offer guided walks on their land, among them Angama Amboseli in Kimana Sanctuary and Elewana Tortilis Camp, which walks with local Maasai guides.
Night drives outside the park
Some conservancy camps run night drives on their own land. Angama Amboseli lists night drives in Kimana Sanctuary, and Porini lists them in Selenkay Conservancy.

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