Elephants beneath Kilimanjaro
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli delivers Africa's most iconic photograph: big-tusked elephants crossing dusty plains beneath the snow-capped bulk of Kilimanjaro. Its elephant families, studied continuously since 1972, are among the most relaxe…
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About Amboseli National Park
Amboseli delivers Africa's most iconic photograph: big-tusked elephants crossing dusty plains beneath the snow-capped bulk of Kilimanjaro. Its elephant families, studied continuously since 1972, are among the most relaxed and best known on the continent, including some of the last great tuskers. Underground rivers from Kilimanjaro's melt feed emerald swamps that pull wildlife from the dry plains: buffalo wallow, hippos graze and hundreds of water birds gather. Climb Observation Hill for the panorama, and meet the Maasai communities whose land surrounds the park.
Highlights
- Big-tusker elephants with Kilimanjaro backdrops
- Observation Hill panoramas
- Swamps alive with hippo and birdlife
- Maasai cultural visits
- Superb dry-season photography
Wildlife to watch for
- Great elephant herds
- Lion and cheetah
- Buffalo and hippo
- Wildebeest and zebra
- 400+ bird species
Things to do
- Game drives
- Photography
- Maasai village visits
- Bird watching
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