Amboseli National Park

Pros & Cons

• Excellent wildlife viewing
• Four of the Big Five are present (no rhino)
• Outstanding elephant sightings
• Views of Kilimanjaro on clear days
• Excellent birding, especially waterbirds in swamp habitat
• Good range of accommodation catering to different budgets and styles
• The park gets very busy, especially in the high season

Wildlife

Amboseli offers great wildlife viewing, and four of the Big Five are present. Rhinos are absent, but big herds of elephants reliably move to and from the marshy swamps in the center of the park. Buffalo, wildebeest, plains zebra and gazelle are all very common. Lions are the easiest to spot of the big cats.

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Scenery

The park encloses an interesting variety of habitats including dusty plains and marshy swamps, but it is the backdrop of snowcapped Kilimanjaro towering above the Amboseli plains that attracts most visitors to this scenic park.

Weather & Climate

In Amboseli, the average daytime temperature sits around a hot 28°C/82°F, while at night the average doesn’t go much lower than a warm 15°C/59°F. Temperatures peak in the Wet season (November to May), with the February heat being particularly fierce. Things cool down a little in the Dry season (June to October).

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Best Time To Visit

The two drier periods of the year, from January to February (between the area’s short and long patches of rainfall) and June to October (in the Dry season proper), are the best times to visit. Your game drive won’t be ruined by rain, and the animals can’t hide in the thin vegetation. The park does get quite busy at these times, however.

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