The Amboseli National Reserve offers one of the most classic and breath taking views of Kenya, the gigantic Kilimanjaro mountain, with its 5,985 m dominating the plains like a powerful god ruling the world from his silver throne. The main road into the Park is from Nairobi are via Namanga (240 km) on the Nairobi-Arusha Road, via Meshanani Gate.

The road is tarmac upto Namanga but is badly corrugated and potholed in places from Namanga to Meshanani  (75km). the other road and via Emali and murram from Emali to Remito Gate (64km) Access from Mombasa is mainly through Tsavo West via Kimana (Olkelunyiet)Gate. The local people around the park are the nomadic Maasai.  The Maasai way of life is compatible with wildlife conservation. 

Most of the conservation areas in Kenya are located in Maasai Reserves.  A visit to Amboseli is not complete without visiting the Maasai homesteads. Before the discovery of the mountain for the western world by the missionary Johannes Rebmann in 1848, ancient swahili and arab legends used to tell about a great inland mountain, in the summit of which lived a terrible god who punished those who dared to approach his dwelling by paralysing their hands and feet.


The national park is surrounded by a much larger reserve in which the Maasai people settle and breed their cattle. Amboseli is located in the Rift Vprovince, close to the Tanzanian border northwest of Kilimanjaro. Despite the high temperatures, the park's lands are elevated above 1,180 m. The mountain's summits remain hidden by the clouds for the most part of the day, dawn being the best moment to catch a view of its snowy square head. Africa Nature Trails and Safaris packages take you to this beautiful destination whether a lone visitor, part of a group or a family. We have a vast database to choose from for an activity filled