Why it's iconic
Elephants beneath Kilimanjaro
Massive elephant herds walking the marshes with snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop — the most iconic photograph in Africa.
History & heritage
Amboseli, from the Maa word for 'salty dust', became a National Park in 1974 and a UNESCO Man & Biosphere Reserve in 1991. Its swamps are fed year-round by underground springs flowing from melting snows of Kilimanjaro across the border, sustaining one of the largest free-roaming elephant populations in Africa — many of them studied continuously since 1972 by the Amboseli Elephant Research Project.
Things to explore
- Elephant herds against Mt Kilimanjaro
- Observation Hill sundowners
- Big-tusker photography
- Maasai village experience
In pictures
Postcards from Kenya
Highlights
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Travel here
Packages that include Kenya
Seven days combining Kilimanjaro views in Amboseli and Mara game viewing.
Nine-day family-friendly adventure: safari, beach, and the Giraffe Centre.
A week of white sand, snorkelling and Swahili sunsets on Kenya's south coast.