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Amboseli National Park is set at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. Tanzania is on one side of the Mountain and Kenya on the other side. The park is home to several families of elephants. and many other animals. The Park also covers 392 square kilometers and forms part of the much larger, 3000 square kilometers Amboseli ecosystem.
While at Amboseli , we stayed at the Ol Tukai Lodge which is located about 30 miles inside the park. The lodge, which opened in 1996 is located with the flat plains on one side and an indigenous acacia tree forest on the other. The individual cottages or chalet type buildings are built so that one can see the animals from one's porch.
On the drive in to the Lodge we saw a number of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles grazing on the plains. The plains were quite dry so we also saw the Caucasus's of a number of animals that had succumbed to lack of water. Some had no doubt been killed by some of the many lions that frequent the park. We saw a number of buzzards feeding on the dead animals. We were very surprised at the high number of dead animals that we had seen, about 10-15 within the 30 miles.
We arrived at the Ol Tukai Lodge in time for a buffet lunch. We had a leisurely afternoon followed by our first game drive to introduce us to the animals in the park. Our game drive lasted about 2 1/2 hours. The driver who who drove us to Amboseli also took us out to see the animals. The roof of his 7 passenger van opens up so that we are able to stand and see the animals. The highlights of this drive were the family of elephants, the hippos, and the sighting of one vary large lion a sleep beside some bushes. The drive routes throughout the park are located such that you can see most of the wildlife up close. After the safari we headed back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
While at Amboseli , we stayed at the Ol Tukai Lodge which is located about 30 miles inside the park. The lodge, which opened in 1996 is located with the flat plains on one side and an indigenous acacia tree forest on the other. The individual cottages or chalet type buildings are built so that one can see the animals from one's porch.
On the drive in to the Lodge we saw a number of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles grazing on the plains. The plains were quite dry so we also saw the Caucasus's of a number of animals that had succumbed to lack of water. Some had no doubt been killed by some of the many lions that frequent the park. We saw a number of buzzards feeding on the dead animals. We were very surprised at the high number of dead animals that we had seen, about 10-15 within the 30 miles.
We arrived at the Ol Tukai Lodge in time for a buffet lunch. We had a leisurely afternoon followed by our first game drive to introduce us to the animals in the park. Our game drive lasted about 2 1/2 hours. The driver who who drove us to Amboseli also took us out to see the animals. The roof of his 7 passenger van opens up so that we are able to stand and see the animals. The highlights of this drive were the family of elephants, the hippos, and the sighting of one vary large lion a sleep beside some bushes. The drive routes throughout the park are located such that you can see most of the wildlife up close. After the safari we headed back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
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