Game reserve park in Kajiado South Constituency, Kenya
Amboseli National Park is in Kenya.
This national park covers 767 km and is managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
This park is known for its herds of elephants. There are over 900 African elephants in Amboseli plus huge herds of wildebeest. Wildebeests, zebras, Grant and Thomson's gazelles, impalas, giraffe gazelles, gemsboks and some black rhinos are also found here. Predators include lions, cheetahs, hyenas, African wild dogs and two species of jackals. In the center of Amboseli National Park there are palm thickets. Sour grasses, papyrus, rushes, salt-tolerant bushes and yellow-barked acacias grow around the numerous swamps that are fed by Kilimanjaro and, despite their extent changing with the seasons and from year to year, are very rich water resources.
This region is known for dramatic changes in climate, with temperatures soaring to 40°C, then dropping to 5° during the night. It is also a drier region than many others in Kenya.
Vehicle: less than 6 Seats Ksh 300 per day, 6-12 seats Ksh 800 per day, 13-24 seats Ksh 1500 per day, 25-44 seats Ksh 3000 per day, 45 seats or more Ksh 5000 per day
Non-resident adult/child: US$40/20
Resident: Ksh 1000/500
Citizen: Ksh 200/100
The main purpose of a wildlife safari is to see the wild animals of Kenya in their natural habitat. Amboseli National Park is known for its large herd of over 900 free-roaming elephants. This is the best national park to see elephants. The best viewing times are early and late in the day as animals sleep in the hot midday sun.
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