Amboseli National Park is at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, it is one of Kenya’s most popular national parks. It lies 150 miles south-east of Nairobi and very close to the Tanzania border. Amboseli is one of the best parks in Africa to observe family groups of elephants and large bull elephants at close quarters.
The park encompasses dry lake beds, savannah woodland and extensive swamps constantly fed by springs emanating from the mountain.The water and seasonal lakes attract a wide variety of bird and animal life, in particular herds of elephant.
The layers of volcanic rocks expelled by Kilimanjaro some hundreds of years ago rise to the surface giving the landscape a lunar aspect. Right at the edge of the lava flow there are some of the park lodges, the Amboseli Serena. Finally, at the south border of the park lay several Maasai villages next to the Tortilis Camp.