South Kenya, under Kilimanjaro

Amboseli National Park

Elephants in front of Mount Kilimanjaro: the picture Amboseli is known for, in a park small enough to find it again tomorrow.

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Sun at Amboseli today Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 18:22

An elephant on a dirt track with Kilimanjaro behind

Amboseli at a glance

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Trip that visits here: 06:08
Sunrise at Amboseli today: 18:22
Sunset at Amboseli today: 12.2hours
Of daylight today

Size 392 square kilometres in Kajiado County
Elephants Home to the longest-running study of wild elephants, now run by the Amboseli Trust for Elephants
Birds More than 420 species recorded
Lions Numbers have risen steadily over the last decade
Wet seasons Short rains November to December, long rains March to May

Two elephants on green grass with Kilimanjaro and clouds behind

What you do there

What to do in Amboseli

From first light to last, with today’s real sunrise and sunset at Amboseli to mark the day.

Sunrise at Amboseli today

06:08
Watch the elephants

Herds wading the marshes and walking dusty tracks behind a matriarch, sometimes with Kilimanjaro behind.
Look for the rest

Hippos in the shallows, zebra and wildebeest on the grassland, gerenuk among the giraffes.
Spend time with birds

The mix of dry savanna and marsh draws a long list of species, from cranes and herons to hornbills.
Sunset at Amboseli today

18:22

An elephant and her calf crossing a road in front of a safari vehicle

Best time

When to go to Amboseli

The dry season is the peak visitor season and often the best viewing, because animals gather around the water. That also means higher prices and more vehicles.

The wet seasons, short rains from November to December and long rains from March to May, make driving and spotting harder, but the dust is reduced and Kilimanjaro is at its clearest.

In pictures