Amboseli national park (392 kilometres
squared)

This park is located 250 kilometres from Nairobi, at the
foot of the highest mountain in Africa; mount Kilimanjaro.

This is the best park to spot large herds of elephants wallowing in mud or swimming in swamps. 

The snow capped peaks of mount Kilimanjaro are well visible on good weather especially early morning and in the evening from this park.

Amboseli has two swamps that receive their water from the melting snow on mount Kilimanjaro. This water then travels underground from Kilimanjaro to the swamps
in amboseli. The two swamps sustain wildlife and vegetation in amboseli.

Mount Kilimanjaro is climbed from Tanzania
but it is better observed from the kenyan side. There is a look out point on the observation hill that offers a panoramic view of the park and beyond.

Elephants of Amboseli.

This member of the big five, is the largest land mammal. Males weigh between 4000 and 6000kilograms. Females weigh up to 3000 kilograms.

Mating periods for elephants reach their peaks during the rainy season, where a single calf is born after a gestation of 22 months, the longest in mammals.

Female elephants live in social groups of between 9-11 females and their calves a group that is led by the oldest cow.

Males leave the group when they are about twelve years old and spend the rest of their lives alternately associating with other males and wandering alone. 

Elephants can eat vegetation weighing up to 300 kilograms in 24 hours.

Elephants are known to live up to 60 years of age

Other animals that may be viewed at the amboseli national park include giraffes, lions,gazelles, snakes, leopards, cheetahs and many more.