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Amboseli Serena Lodge Directions |
The
best one day safari to Amboseli from Nairobi starts at 6am and returns back to Nairobi
by 7pm in the evening for your flight out from JKI international Nairobi. The
day safari tour is offered on any day of the week and you can either join in a
group safari on the weekends or choose to go for a private 1 day safari trip to
Amboseli as one or two people. Most people will go to Amboseli national park
from Nairobi when they have a full day to spare and want things to do around Nairobi.
Save big by joining a group to Amboseli, click here: Join an amboseli day trip
Save big by joining a group to Amboseli, click here: Join an amboseli day trip
Departures
from Nairobi Amboseli Day Safari
The
Nairobi Tour Company will pick you up from your hotel in the morning to you
will take a 3.5hr drive south west to the Amboseli park gate. Amboseli is
located 240km out of the capital and its right at the border with Tanzania and
at the foothills of the Kilimanjaro. You will have a 5hr game drive and a
packed lunch before turning back to Nairobi in the evening with a drop off at
your hotel in town.
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Seeing Kilimanjaro from Amboseli National Park |
What will
I see in Amboseli 1 Day Safari?
On
arrival, you will see the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro which is the highest peak
in Africa. The mountain is fondly referred to as the ‘roof of Africa’.
Kilimanjaro stands at 5895m asl and is also the highest free standing equatorial
and volcanic mountain in the world. The Kilimanjaro attracts over 20,000
climbers every year and is relatively easy to climb. Kilimanjaro supports the Amboseli
national park with its year round supply of water from the ice caps. The water
appears from subterranean as permanent swamps with very clear and clean waters.
Seeing
Elephants in an 1 Day Amboseli Day Safari
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Amboseli National Park Elephants in swamps |
Amboseli
day safari from Nairobi is also popular for the over 1200 herds of elephants in
Amboseli national park. The elephants are always around the swamps as they love
the clear and cool waters of the swamps. It’s only in Amboseli Park that you
can have a hundred or more elephants literary surrounding your car and only
feet away from your window as they play or feed on the water grass. There is no
national park safari in Kenya that has as many elephants as you will see in Amboseli.
Other
Animals to see in a Joining Amboseli Day Safari
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Other Attractions in Amboseli National Park |
There
are many other animals to be found in Amboseli national park including the lions,
cheetahs, leopards, hippos, buffalo, giraffes, impala, zebra, and wildebeests among
many others. There are in total over 50 mammal species in Amboseli and more
than 400 species of birds which include Kori bustard, African crested cranes,
great white pelicans, yellow billed stork, goliath heron, African martial eagle,
Egyptian geese, hadada ibis, sacred ibis, blacksmith plover among many others.
What
is included in the Amboseli day safari Joining package?
The
Amboseli day safari is all inclusive and includes park gate fees, transport in
a safari minivan with guaranteed window seat, picnic lunch, professional driver
guide, bottled water and pick up and drop off in your Nairobi hotel. You do not
have any hidden charges whatsoever. Join a Group and save money, click here: Amboseli Group Day Tours
The Nairobi one day safari to
Amboseli is offered by Sojourn Safaris from Nairobi on any day of the week. You
call Robert on his mobile number: +254722661827 (at anytime) or look up their
website and book an Amboseli day safari here: Amboseli Day Safari