Amboseli National Park is situated just over 150 Kms from Nairobi. This is a 392 Sq. Kms (149 Sq. Miles) of swamps and plains country inside a 3,260 sq km reserve all dominated by the snowcapped peak of Kilimanjaro. It is about 3,500 ft above sea level.

Before the 1,235 sq miles of the Amboseli Game Reserve had their most vital 149 sq miles designated as a National Park, the Masaai shared the area with the game which they seldom kill for meat, being preoccupied with their cattle. But there wasn't enough pasture for both and under an agreement with the government, the Masaai moved after a pipeline had been constructed to bring them water outside the park. Lake Amboseli though blue on maps, is a dry bed of soda most of the year and even produces mirages like a desert. A road cuts across it but the Loginya and other swamps remain wet, attracting large herds of Elephant and Buffalo who migrate to them during the dry season.

Amboseli protects herds of Kongoni, Eland, Oryx, Wildebeeste, Gazelle and Zebra. Of the cat family are the Caracal, cheetah, Civet Cat, Leopard, Lion and serval Cat though without a guide, you might never find them. The Rhino, formerly famous, have been all but poached almost to extinction. Accommodation is available at: Amboseli Serena Lodge, Amboseli Lodge, Kilimanjaro Safari Lodge and Kilimanjaro Buffalo Lodge.

The Narok road leads to the magnificent country round the Mara river, one of the most striking and unmolested areas in all Kenya, ranging from open plains to riverine forest and supporting a great variety of plains game and birds, including all the big five and Roan Antelope. Most years the great Wildebeeste migration from the Serengeti across the border in Tanzania reaches the Maasai Mara around July or August and the 'clowns of the wild', as they are known, often remain until December. Maasai Mara Game Reserve itself covers about 1,510 Sq. Kms (575 Sq. Miles) and because it's such an outstanding place for game viewing, it has several lodges and tented camps like Keekorok Lodge, Mara Serena, Mara Sopa, Kichwa Tembo, Governors Camp, Fig Tree Camp, Mara River Camp, Mara Cottar's Camp and Mara Buffalo Camp.