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Amboseli
National Park & Amboseli Safaris
BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
Amboseli National Park lies immediately North West of Mt.
Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. Amboseli was
established as a reserve in 1968 and gazetted as a National
Park in 1974. 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.
Location:
On the border with Tanzania, Kajiado District, South Kenya;
Covers 392km2
Climate:
The climate is mainly hot and dry. Amboseli is in the rain
shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The maximum average temperature of
the warmest month is 33°C during the day, while that of the
coldest is 27-28°C. An annual rainfall of 300mm per annum is
distributed in two seasons: April/May and November/December.
Recurrent droughts and potential evaporation of 2200mm per
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MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Meru
Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the whole
park especially the swamps and elephants, Contemporary Maasai
culture and indigenous lifestyle
WILDLIFE
Reptiles
Python, Turtles, Tortoise, Black Mamba, Cobra.
Insects/arthropods
Scorpions, Butterflies, Dragon flies, May flies, Grasshopper. |
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Major Animals
Aardwolf; Ant Bear; Baboon, Yellow; Bat, Angola Free-tailed;
Bat, Banana; Bat, Epauletted Fruit; Bat, False Vampire; Bat,
Hollow-faced; Bat, Lander's Horseshoe; Bat, Lesser Leaf-nosed;
Bat, Rousette Fruit; Bat, White-bellied Free-tailed; Bat,
Yellow-bellied; Bat, Yellow-winged; Buffalo, African; BushBaby;
Bushbuck; Caracal; Cat, African Wild; Cheetah; Civet, African;
Dik-dik, Kirk's; Dog, Hunting; Dormouse, African; Duiker, Red;
Eland; Elephant, African; Fox, Bat-eared; Gazelle, Grant's;
Gazelle, Thomson's; Genet, Large-spotted; Genet,
Small-spotted; Gerenuk; Giraffe, Masai; Gnu, White-bearded;
Hare, African; Hare, Spring; Hartebeest, Coke's; Hedgehog,
East African; Hippopotamus; Hyena, Spotted; Hyena, Striped;
Hyrax, Rock; Hyrax, Tree; Impala; Jackal, Black-backed;
Jackal, Golden; Jackal, Side-striped; Klipspringer; Kudu,
Lesser; Leopard; Lion; Mongoose, Banded; Mongoose, Dwarf;
Mongoose, Large Grey; Mongoose, Marsh; Mongoose, Slender;
Mongoose, White-tailed; Monkey, Black-faced Vervet; Monkey,
Sykes; Oryx, Fringe-eared; Porcupine, Crested; Ratel;
Reedbuck, Bohor; Rhinoceros, Black; Serval; Shrew, Giant
White-toothed; Shrew, Short-snouted ; Shrew, Spectacled
Elephant; Squirrel, Bush; Squirrel, Striped Ground; Squirrel,
Unstriped Ground; Steinbok; Warthog; Waterbuck, Common; Zebra,
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Major Birds
Apalis, Black-breasted; Apalis, Red-faced; Avocet; Babbler,
Black-lored; Babbler, Northern Pied; Barbet, Brown-throated;
Barbet, D'Arnaud's; Barbet, Red and Yellow; Barbet,
Red-fronted; Barbet, Spotted-flanked; Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked;
Bee-eater, European; Bee-eater, Little; Bee-eater, Madagascar;
Bee-eater, White-throated; Bishop, Yellow; Bishop,
Yellow-crowned; Bittern, Dwarf; Bittern, Little; Bonbon,
Slate-coloured; Bonbon, Tropical; Brownbul, Northern; Brubru,
Northern; Bulbul, Yellow-vented; Bunting, Cinnamon-breasted;
Bunting, Golden-breasted; Bush Shrike, Grey-headed; Bush
Shrike; Bustard, Black-bellied; Bustard, Buff-crested;
Bustard, Hartlaub's; Bustard, Jackson's; Bustard, Kori;
Bustard, White-bellied; Buzzard, Augur; Buzzard, Grasshopper;
Buzzard, Honey; Buzzard, Lizard; Buzzard, Steppe; Camaroptera,
Grey-backed; Canary, Brimstone; Canary, Kenya Grosbeak;
Canary, White-bellied; Canary, |
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| Yellow-fronted; Chat, Anteater;
Chat, Cliff; Chatterer, Rufous; Cisticola, Pectoral-patch;
Cisticola, Rattling; Cisticola, Winding; Coot, Red-knobbed;
Cordonbleu, Blue-capped; Cordonbleu, Red-cheeked; Coucal,
Blue-headed; Coucal, White-browed; Courser, Heuglin's;
Courser, Temminck's; Courser, Two-banded; Crake, Black; Crane,
Crowned; Crombee; Crombee, Red-faced; Crow, Pied; Cuckoo;
Cuckoo, Black; Cuckoo, Black and White; Cuckoo, Didric;
Cuckoo, Emerald; Cuckoo, Great-spotted; Cuckoo, Klaas';
Cuckoo, Levaillant's; Cuckoo, Red-chested; Curlew, Spotted
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COMMON VEGETATION
The national park embodies several types of semi-arid
vegetation and swampland/marshland. In general there is a
gradient of vegetation from the bare lake bed, through
grassland to Acacia woodland following a North -North West to
South - South East pattern sandwiching the permanent swamps.
Water flowing underground from Mt. Kilimanjaro upwells in a
series of lush swamps and marshland which support sedges of
Cyprus spp., including Cyprus papyrus and that provide dry
season water and forage for wildlife.. |
These swamps are flanked by tracts of acacia woodland with
yellow-barked acacia, Acacia xanthophloea and Acacia tortilis.
Acacia tortilis also occurs in the southern part of the park
along on drainage lines.
The basin is surrounded by acacia/commiphora bushland while
the level floor of open plains with saline/alkaline soils
supports thickets of Salvadora persica and Suaeda monoica.
Grasses include needlegrass Aristida, fingergrass Digitaria,
dropseed Sporobolus sp., stargrass Cynodon dactylon, and
Phragmites mauritianus. Balanites aegyptiaca is important as a
source of edible fruits, while the pods of Acacia tortilis are
eaten by livestock.
There has been a tremendous loss of woody vegetation that has
been attributed to various factors including the rise of water
table, increase in salinity, off road driving by tour vehicles
and destruction of vegetation by elephants. |
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ASABO 002 :
3Days/2Nights:
Amboseli Lodge Safaris
Day 1 Amboseli
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through maasailand to
Amboseli at the foot of the snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro,
Africa’s highest peak. Arrive for lunch at lodge. Afternoon
game drive. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge/Serena
Lodge.
Approx Transit time: 4.5 hrs
Meal plan: {L,D} |
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Day 2.Amboseli
Early Morning game drive(6:30am-9:00am)Return to lodge for
breakfast. At 1600hrs take another game viewing drive inside
the park.Amboseli is a photogenic Park and hosts great number
of game including the lion, elephant and the splendid cheetah.
Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge/Amboseli Sopa
Lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}
Day 3. Nairobi
Morning game drive in the park, breakfast at lodge and
afterwards depart with game viewing enroute as you leave the
park. Arrive Nairobi in the afternoon.
Approx Transit time: 4.5 hrs
Meal plan: {B}
High season: Per
Person Sharing a Double/Twin Room USD725.
Low season: Per Person Sharing a Double/Twin Room USD565.
Seasons:
1. High Season: 16 Dec - 31 March :01 - 30 June: 01 July - 15
Dec
2. Low Season: 01 April - 31 May.
Daily
Departures, Minimum 2 People.
Inclusive in cost;
Transportation in tourist minibuses with HF Radio
communication and pop-up roof for easy viewing and
photographing. Full board accommodation on safari based on
twin sharing, All park entrance fees, services of English
speaking skilled and experienced driver/guide, extensive game
drives in the national parks
Exclusive in cost;
Nairobi overnight, Alcoholic drinks, beverages, Airport
departure Tax, tips, visas, laundry, drinking mineral water,
Personal Toiletries, international flights, personal & baggage
insurance. optional activities or items of personal nature.
To book
this safari or inquire more info, Kindly complete our online Enquiry
Form indicating the safari code/reference OR email us . |
ASJ 063: 6Days | 5Nights
Maasai Mara |
Lake Nakuru |Amboseli
Day 1. Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through the floor of
the rift valley climbing the western rim and cross the loita
plains to arrive Mara in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive
inside the park. Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekerok
Lodge.
Approx Transit time: 5.5 hrs
Meal plan: {L,D}
Day 2.Maasai Mara
Breakfast at lodge and leave with picnic lunches for a full
day game drive inside the Park. Search for Wild game black
manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo,
wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common,
even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you,
hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point
. Between meals there is optional visit to the
maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so
wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekerok
Lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D} |
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Day 3; Lake Nakuru National Park;
Breakfast at a lodge and drive to arriving Lake Nakuru in time
for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred so
for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other birdlife-it's a
Bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of
animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can be seen
here, Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion
Hill.
Approx Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}
Day 4. Amboseli National Park.
Breakfast and depart for Amboseli stopping for enroute lunch
at Nairobi and proceed to amboseli at the foot hills of the
snow-capped mount Kilimanjaro, game viewing enroute to the
lodge. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge/Amboseli Serena
lodge.
Approx Transit time: 6.5 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D} |
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Day 5. Amboseli.
Full day with early morning and late afternoon game drive inside the
park. All meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge/Amboseli Serena
lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}
Day 6. Nairobi.
Morning game drive inside the park, breakfast at lodge and
depart for Nairobi arriving late afternoon.
Approx Transit time: 4.5 hrs
Meal plan: {B}
High season: Per
Person Sharing a Double/Twin Room USD1760.
Low season: Per Person Sharing a Double/Twin Room USD1345. |
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Seasons:
1. High Season: 16 Dec - 31 March :01 - 30 June: 01 July - 15
Dec
2. Low Season: 01 April - 31 May.
Daily
Departures, Minimum 2 People.
Inclusive in safari cost;
Transportation in tourist minibuses Vehicle with HF Radio
communication and pop-up roof for easy viewing and
photographing, Full board accommodation on safari, All park
entrance fees, services of English speaking skilled and
experienced driver/guide, extensive game drives in the
national parks, Free Return airport transfers in Nairobi.
Exclusive in safari cost;
Beverages and Alcoholic drinks,overnights in Nairobi,Personal
and Luggage insurance, Airport departure Tax, tips, visas,
laundry, drinking mineral water, Personal Toiletries, optional
activities, items of personal nature.
To book
this safari or inquire more info, Kindly complete our online Enquiry
Form indicating the safari code/reference OR email us . |
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