AA Lodges Amboseli

Lodge Description

Located at the Amboseli National Park, this lodge is 12 mi away from Amboseli Airstrip and a 30-minute flight from Nairobi. It offers an outdoor pool and restaurant. The units are carpeted, fully furnished, and spacious with wardrobe, reading table, hairdryers, safe deposit and private balcony. All rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries. Guests can choose from the American, continental, Halal and vegetarian breakfast options available at the property. They can also enjoy local cuisine at the onsite restaurant. A range of drinks is served at the bar. At AA Lodge Amboseli you will find a shared lounge, a business center and a games room.

The property offers free private parking on site. Speaking English, French and Swahili, the 24-hour front desk has staff willing to help guests with their queries. Lodge Amboseli is 149 mi from Nairobi and 11 mi from Amboseli National Park. An airport shuttle is available upon request. We speak your language!

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Nairobi Central Business District (CBD)

DEPARTURE TIME

Please arrive at least 1 hour before departure time.

AMENITIES

Family rooms	Babysitting	Non-smoking rooms	Children Activities
VIP room facilities	Free parking	Free Internet	Bar And more

PRICE PER PERSON SHARING


3 Days Trip Ksh 20,500 PP

INCLUDED

Accommodation on Full Board	Unlimited Game Drives
Transportation	Professional Driver Guide

NOT INCLUDED

Park Entrance fees

Tips and gratuities

Items of personal nature

Amboseli National Park Game Drives

Activities and what to do while your in Amboseli includes:
Amboseli lies immediately north-west of Mount Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. The Park covers 392 square km, and forms part of the much larger 3,000 square km Amboseli ecosystem. Amboseli lies immediately north-west of Mount Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. The Park covers 392 square km, and forms part of the much larger 3,000 square km Amboseli ecosystem. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular tourist destination. It is surrounded by six communally owned group ranches. The National Park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers part of a Pleistocene lake basin, now dry.

Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty; the landscape is dominated by the towering Mount Kilimanjaro. The National Park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers part of a Pleistocene lake basin, now dry. Within this basin is a temporary lake, Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy rainfall.

Major Attractions: Mount Kilimanjaro; Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps and elephants; Swamp below observation hill hosts many elephants, buffaloes, hippos and a variety of water fowl like pelican; Egyptian goose; contemporary Maasai culture and indigenous lifestyle; herds of elephants.

Wildlife: Amboseli has over 80 different mammals to be found ranging from the tiny (and rarely seen) spectacled elephant shrew to the huge bulk of the African elephant. Few visitors will go home without superb elephant pictures with Kilimanjaro as a backdrop. There are over 400 bird species. Getting there – By Road: The main road into the park is from Nairobi via Namanga (240 km) on the Nairobi-Arusha Road, via Meshanani Gate. The road is tarmacked up to Namanga but is marram from Namanga to Meshanani Gate (75km). The other road is via Emali (228 km) on the Nairobi- Mombasa Road. The road is tarmacked up to Emali and marram from Emali to Remito Gate (64 km) Access from Mombasa is mainly through Tsavo West via Kimana (Olkelunyiet) Gate.

By Air: The Park has an airstrip at Empusel gate. There is also an airstrip for light aircraft at the Park Headquarters (Olekelunyiet). Other airstrips exist at Kilimanjaro Buffalo Lodge and Namanga town. Where to stay – Amboseli has a range of accommodation to suit all budgets, tastes and interests. There are very basic campsites where one can pitch a tent and sleep under canvas in the wild, well appointed safari lodges, luxury tented camps with large, fully furnished tents, small private camps for your exclusive use and much, much, more.