Amboseli National Park Safari Guide | Kenya

Amboseli National Park is the second-largest park in Kenya. Here is my Amboseli National Park Safari Tour guide for Kenya.

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Decide which park to visit

First of all, you need to decide which park you’ll want to visit. We booked a road trip which included Tsavo East, Amboseli and Tsavo West National Park.

• Nairobi National Park: Small park but perfect rhino sanctuary.
• Tsavo East National Park: Lots of wildlife
• Tsavo West National Park: Leopard and lion habitats!
• Amboseli National Park: Elephants, hippos, Masai villages and view of the Kilimanjaro!
• Maasai Mara: Most famous reserve in Kenya where you can spot the big 5. This wasn’t on our trip but I definitely want to do this one day!

Read my Tsavo East National Park Safari Guide below!
» Tsavo East National Park Safari Guide | Kenya

Read my Tsavo West National Park Safari Guide below!
» Tsavo West National Park Safari Guide | Kenya

Read my Maasai Village Article below!
» Maasai Village | Kenya

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What wildlife can be spotted in Amboseli National Park?

As I already said above, we chose Amboseli National Park. This park has a lot of wildlife to show.

Driver & Guide

You can easily arrange a safari tour at your hotel, we did it with our travel agency.

Get up early or sleep in

We did an early safari and an evening safari in Amboseli National Park. Do wear warm clothing as it gets cold during the evening and morning safari.

Bring along…

Let’s go do some safari!

We went into the park and we were there by ourselves! We only saw a lot of jeeps when we saw one of the big 5 animals. The park is also more like a swamp which is totally different than the Tsavo parks.

1) Gnus / Wildebeests

The gnu! I saw a few gnus running around and stamping their feet to show off their territory when there were hyenas close by.

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2) Zebras

We once again saw zebras but due to the green swam, their colors came out more beautifully!

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3) Hippos

Our first hippos! Lions are not the most dangerous animal in Africa but the hippo is! Number 1 death causes in Africa is done by the hippo.

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4) Flamingos

Ok, bad photo but this shows you how many flamingos there are. We couldn’t get any closer but what a sight it was!

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5) Hyenas

During our evening safari, we saw the hyenas waking up and getting ready to hunt! This was so special. You could also see all the zebras and gnus becoming more suspicious of their surroundings!

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6) Elephants

The next morning we took an early safari and stumbled upon an elephant blocking the main road (rule #1: animals own the road and have priority). His herd stood aside from the road and some elephants were putting on their ‘sunscreen’.

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7) Lions

Suddenly our guide turns the jeep and accelerates. Someone spotted a lioness. When we arrived at the location, I could not see the lioness. I even thought she was hiding in a bush but 10 minutes later I realized the rock in the high grass, was not a rock but a lioness (imaging all those ‘rocks’ I thought I saw previously). Here’s a zoomed-in photo. When all the safari jeeps of the park were present, the lioness gave up her hunt (a gnu) and began strolling. Suddenly two other lionesses appeared. One of them being the goofy one. Reminding you that I’m a cat lover, I went nuts. Eventually, the lionesses decided to rest and disappeared after doing this:

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This safari was so wonderful and adventurous! We were so lucky to see all of the above animals. We returned to our hotel with big smiles on our faces.

I hope these tips will help you with your safari in Amboseli and that the photos have given you a taste of what a safari in Amboseli could be!

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