Nairobi 1 Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park Kenya

Nairobi 1 Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park

Explore Nairobi 1 day game drive in Amboseli park in Kenya. This 1 day Nairobi safari to Amboseli is a full day tour to see the elephants and Mt Kilimanjaro peak.  This Nairobi one day game driving to Amboseli safari is a convenient way to see the Kenyan wildlife in a single day. The game drive day trip to Amboseli starts early before dawn and ends at dusk with a return to the city. Below is an itinerary and timings for the Nairobi 1 day game drive in Amboseli. 



Nairobi 1 Day Game Drive In Amboseli Park

To do a Nairobi 1 day game drive in Amboseli national park, you will follow these itinerary timings.

0500am: Nairobi 1 Day Game drive to Amboseli park departs before dawn.

0700am: Drive through Kapiti plains as you watch the animals along the road including giraffes, zebras and gazelles. This is a great start of the Nairobi 1 day game drive to Amboseli.

0900am: Start your game drive in Amboseli national park after a buffet breakfast at own cost.

1000am: View the wild elephants of Amboseli, the lions, cheetahs, giraffes, buffalos, hyenas, wildebeest, baboons, hippos, leopards, jackals, gazelles, impalas and millions of birds. Amboseli is an amazing Nairobi 1 day game drive park.

1:00pm: Have a lunch at one of the lodges inside Amboseli national park at own cost.

2:00pm: An extra 1-hour of game drive in Amboseli to wind up your Nairobi 1 day game drive safari.

3:00pm: Depart Amboseli national park for your drive back to Nairobi.

6:00pm: Your drive will see you dropped off at your Nairobi hotel.

Nairobi 1 day game drive to Amboseli safari ends here.

Why Is Nairobi 1 Day Game Drive in Amboseli Popular?

Amboseli 1 day trip is one of the most popular day tours from Nairobi if you have a long layover. The park is only 3hrs from Nairobi on a well paved road. The drive is easy with only an 18km section which is on rough road towards the gate.

The nearest national park where you can see wild African elephants is Amboseli. There are hundreds of elephants in this park and you will be amazed at how close they get to your car. There are also many other animal sin Amboseli including lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, buffalos, hyenas, baboons, hippos, gazelles, zebras, wildebeests and hundreds and millions of birds.

Amboseli national park is also the best place to view mt Kilimanjaro from upclose. Although Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania, its views are best from the Kenyan side inside Amboseli since it’s the leeward side and more gently sloping. From Amboseli, you can see the peak Kibo very clearly especially in the early morning and late evening. The best photos from Amboseli are the ones with elephants in the foreground and the snow-capped peak Kibo forming your background.


 

How to Book Amboseli 1 Day Trip

Booking a day trip to Amboseli national park does not really need advance reservation or payments. You can reserve the day trip even with a 12hr lead time. Last minute Amboseli day trip bookings are common and can be arranged afew hours to departure. You can contact any Nairobi based Amboseli day trip operator even on the evening before a morning departure for the excursion.

Do You Have Joining Group Amboseli Day Trips

You will be lucky to get a group to join for a day trip to Amboseli. This is because most 1 day tours to Amboseli are organized as private day tours. However, if you are lucky, you might just get a planned trip to Amboseli which you can then join. You can a such book a solo Amboseli day tour but it works best if you are atleast 2 people for the trip. Joining a larger group tour to Amboseli will of course cost less as you get to share the transport cost.


 

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