Angama Amboseli

Kimana Sanctuary is the first community conservancy established in Kenya and owned by 844 Maasai families.

Thanks to its perennial stream, the Sanctuary boasts the greatest habitat diversity and wildlife density in the area attracting scores of eland, reedbuck, warthogs in their hundreds, along with giraffe, zebra and wildebeest.

Even the elusive leopard, cheetah and serval can be seen here along with many species of bird. Angama Amboseli has exclusive traversing rights and unrestricted game viewing.

Derived from the Maasai word for “salty dust”, Amboseli National Park is just a 45-minute drive from the lodge which guests can enjoy on a half- or full-day excursion with a picnic lunch.

This is one of the best places in Africa to see huge herds of elephants marching single file across dusty pans or having a “bath” in the dry lake beds.

In the savanna and woodlands, you may spot lion or cheetah, while in the wetlands, hippo, flamingo and some of its other 400-odd species of birdlife can be found.

*Amboseli National Park Fees: $60 Adults $35 Children/Students (fees subject to change without notice)

Managing Kimana Sanctuary since 2018, Big Life Foundation, is a non-profit organisation working across 1.6 million acres of land in the Greater Amboseli Ecosystem and directly with communities so that conservation benefits all.

Employing hundreds of local rangers in land management and anti-poaching units, they also focus on human-wildlife coexistence, critical habitat protection and education and healthcare initiatives within the communities.

Guests will have the opportunity to visit Big Life HQ and see conservation in action.

A half-day experience includes demonstrations from ranger patrols and/or tracker dogs, a visit to the school, camera trap monitoring and/or training school visit, and a presentation at Angama Amboseli from a member of Big Life ($500 donation)

A full-day experience includes demonstrations from ranger patrols and/or tracker dogs, a visit to Big Life’s headquarters hosted by a senior staff member with a packed lunch.

The afternoon is spent learning about the wildlife corridor, the use of fences and a training school visit ($1,000 donation)

Angama Amboseli has an on-site Photographic Studio, with full-time photographers always on-hand to assist guests with short photography tutorials and photo editing sessions.

Guests can book privately guided photographic safaris accompanied by a wildlife photographic guide (Limited to 4 guests at $600 per day and requires a private vehicle to be booked), or photoshoots with full-day, half-day or one-hour sessions available (from $150 to $800 depending on duration).

A variety of camera bodies and lenses are available to rent from half-day to multi-day use, and A3 printing is done at the Studio.