Tour Guide, Nairobi, Kenya
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Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is located in Loitoktok District, Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The ecosystem, mainly savannah grassland, spread across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Maasai and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
The main access to Amboseli National Park is by Road. The main road into the park is from Nairobi via Namanga (240 km) on the Nairobi-Arusha Road, through Meshanani Gate. The other road is from Nairobi on the Nairobi-Mombasa Road. Access from Mombasa is mainly through Tsavo West National Park via Kimana (Olkelunyiet) Gate. You can also access Amboseli National Park by Air.
The Park gates include Kulunyiet Gate, Meshanani Gate, Kitirua Gate, Iremito Gate, Airstrip Gate.
The size of Amboseli National Park is 390.26 Km2 and is located in Loitoktok District, Rift Valley Province.
The major attractions include- Large Herds of Elephants, Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Big Five,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 waterfowls like pelican, Egyptian goose, Contemporary Maasai culture and indigenous lifestyle.
The wildlife includes Leopard, Cheetah, Wild dogs, Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Plains Game, Crocodile, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik-dik, Lesser Kudu, and Nocturnal Porcupine and in addition, a prolific bird life features 600 species
Tsavo West National Park
The park is located in southeastern Kenya, 240 km from Nairobi along the western side of Mombasa -Nairobi highway. The savannah ecosystem comprises of open grasslands, scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation and rocky ridges.
Major wildlife attractions include elephant, rhino, Hippos, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler.
The Access gates: Tsavo, Lake Jipe, Mtito Andei (Kamboyo HQ), Chyulu, Maktau and Ziwani Roads: The main access routes are through Chyulu Gate from Amboseli and Mtito Andei Gate from Nairobi.
It has a size of 7,065 Km2 and is in South Eastern Kenya, Inland from Mombasa.
The major attractions in this park are recent Volcanoes, lava flows and caves with potential for geological and cave exploration and hiking. Mzima Springs and underwater hippo and fish watching.
Tsavo East National Park
The Joint mass of Tsavo East National Park lies to the east of the Nairobi–Mombasa road, equidistant between Nairobi and Mombasa, and offers a vast and untapped area of arid bush, which is washed by azure and emerald meandering of Galena River. It is guarded by the limitless lava reaches of Yatta plateau and patrolled by some of the largest elephant herds in Kenya.
It has a size of 13,747 sq. km and is South East of Kenya, inland from the coast It has several access gates, Mtito Andei, Voi, Buchuma, Manyani, Ithumba and Sala.
The major attractions are:
The elephant in Eden -The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galena River is one of the most evolved active images of Africa
Aruba Dam-The beautiful Aruba dam located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River is visited by thousands of animals and is a great game viewing destination.
Mudanda Rock-This whale-backed Rock towers above a natural dam, which draws thousands of Elephants.
The longest lava flow in the world-at 300 kilometres in length, the heated shimmering edge of Yatta plateau is the longest lava flow in the world and an ornithological paradise that attract migratory birds from all over the world.
Lugards Falls-Named after Captain Lugard, the first proconsul to East Africa. The falls feature bizarrely eroded rocks through which the waters of the Galena River plunges into foaming rapids and crocodile-infested pools.
The main wildlife you will find is most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust-red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, Lesser Kudu, Gerenuk and Hirola, and a prolific bird life featuring 500 recorded species.