AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
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The park is located on the border with Tanzania, South Kenya;
Amboseli lies immediately North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the
border with Tanzania.
The Park covers 392 km2, and forms part of the much larger 3,000 Km2
Amboseli ecosystem. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in
the dry season, making Amboseli a popular tourist destination.
It is surrounded by 6 communally owned group ranches. The National
Park embodies 5 main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia
woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers
part of a Pleistocene lake basin, now dry. Within this basin is a
temporary lake, Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy
rainfall. Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic
beauty - the landscape is dominated by MT Kilimanjaro though it is
in Tanzania.
Accommodation
Oltukai Lodge;
Amboseli Serena Lodge; Kimana Lodge; Tortilis Tented Lodge and
budget camping site.
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