Amboseli National Park
Amboseli lies immediately north west of Mount 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 km square, and forms part of the much larger 3,000 km square Amboseli ecosystem. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular 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. |
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Suggested Accommodation
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Tortilis Camp
Built with a sensitive eye to its surrounding environment, Tortilis Camp sits nestled in a verdant acacia grove at the foot of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro. Its rustic simplicity, unobtrusive design and attention to comfort without compromising the ecosystem makes this camp truly exceptional. The tents are large and the emphasis is on service and comfort. Each tent leads from a bedroom with expansive king-size or generous twin beds, through a dressing area into modern bathrooms with pressured hot showers and flush toilets .Each tent is raised up on a wooden deck and sheltered by a thatched roof overhanging a large verandah, ideal for an early afternoon siesta. Guests enjoy varied game viewing and can also spend time following the matriarchal elephant herds from the luxury of open sided safari Landrovers or walk with a trained Maasai guide.
Shompole
Shompole is situated in a private conservancy on the edge of the Nguruman escarpment overlooking the vast plains and volcanic hills of the Rift Valley. Accommodation is in exquisite surrounds with white marble and water features playing a dominant part. Each tented room is designed to enhance the colours and textures of the surrounding landscape. Game viewing is excellent and can be experienced in a number of different ways. Walks with an experienced guide take please in the cool mornings or evenings, and game drives in customised vehicles can be taken on the day as well as at night.
Porini Camp
Set in the Selenkay Conservation Area well off the beaten track, Porini Camp has 9 spacious guest tents, comfortably furnished and with en suite bathrooms including shower, wash basin and flush toilet. Tents have solar-powered electric lighting. The camp is small and is a traditional luxury safari camp, but with more comfortable bathroom arrangements. The camp provides an exclusive experience catering to a maximum of 18 guests at a time. It lies in the heart of Maasailand and the animals are truly wild and not yet habituated to the presence of vehicles. All transport on this safari is in a specially designed open-sided Landrover 4 wheel drive safari vehicle.
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