10 Reasons why you should visit the Amboseli National Park

Amboseli is a must-see destination for any traveller visiting Kenya — with the main attraction undoubtedly Mount Kilimanjaro — Africa’s highest peak.

Amboseli’s name derives from a Maasai place called ‘Empusel’, which means ‘open plain’. The national park is also well known for its massive herds of free-ranging African elephants, in fact, it’s estimated that there are over 900 African elephants in Amboseli.

If you’re planning on going on a Kenya safari in the near future, here are 10 Reasons why you should visit the Amboseli National Park.

Happy New Week! It doesn’t matter if you are the elephant or the little bird on top of the elephant…just do you part! Sights from #Amboseli #Safari

A photo posted by Lucia Musau (@luciamusau) on Apr 11, 2016 at 1:19am PDT

Spotted Hyena. Copyright: Marie Lee Photography. #marieleephotography #hyena #spottedhyena #wildlifephotography #wildlife #amboselinationalpark #amboseli #kenya

A photo posted by Marie Lee (@marieleephotography) on May 29, 2016 at 2:36am PDT

“Because when it comes to her offspring, she will fight till death. And no one or nothing will stop her from protecting them.” This picture was taken at around 9:00 am in the morning at #amboseli #nationalpark in #kenya . Mum was protecting her baby from another hippo. What actually was happening is the male hippo wanted to kill the baby just so as to keep the competition for mating to the minimum level possible. This is very common in these species wherein the alpha male would kill the baby for the same. Absolutely no other reason than this. #hippo #mother saving its #kid from #alphamale | #natgeo #wildlifeplanet #animalplanet | #nature #photo #photography #wild #animal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #travel #africa #travelgram | #canon #canon_photos | #nofilter

A photo posted by ॐ । 卐 (@sshhrreeyy) on May 17, 2016 at 10:10am PDT

#leopard The most elusive and secretive of the large felids. They are extremely difficult to trace and locate in the wild. #wildlife #safari #spotted #amboseli #africa #adventure #savannah #loves_africa #camouflage

A photo posted by Visit Mt Kenya Tours & Safaris (@visitmountkenyatours) on May 25, 2016 at 1:04pm PDT

Sürreal giraffe #igersmood #zamanidurdur #animalsmood #ig_turkey #ig_istanbul #kenya #amboseli #giraffe #igscwildlife #loves_africa #african_portraits #africanamazing

A photo posted by Cantay Gök (@cantaygok) on May 25, 2016 at 11:04am PDT

Mock Charge, Amboseli 2015 #savetheelephants #jointheherd #wildaid #worthmorealive #dswt #amboseli #kenya #africa #elephant #africanamazing #bw #photooftheday #picoftheday #tusk #followme

A photo posted by Mark Drury (@markjdrury) on May 24, 2016 at 5:12am PDT

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