Elephant herd in Amboseli
Kenya Rift Valley

Amboseli

Elephants beneath Kilimanjaro

The place

About Amboseli

Giant tusker country with Africa's highest mountain as a backdrop. Amboseli is a photographer's dream, especially at dawn when the clouds clear off Kilimanjaro and the elephant herds walk out of the swamps. Its population of big-tusked elephants is one of the last on the continent, studied continuously since 1972.

What makes it special

Highlights

  • Kilimanjaro views
  • Giant elephants
  • Birding
  • Maasai villages
  • Sunrise photography

What you'll see

Signature species

African elephantBuffaloHippoOver 400 bird species

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