Nairobi to Amboseli and Afternoon Game Drive
- 07:30 hrs. We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel, residence, or the Nairobi airport.
- We'll head out in your private 4 x 4 Jeep on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. This is a relaxing drive through the African savannah country, with local homesteads punctuating the vast plain. Watch for Maasai herders draped in their colourful wraps as they tend to their flocks.
- We should arrive at Amboseli National Park in the late morning.
- Entering the park, you can't miss the wall of the mountain to the south - this is the legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro, known as the "roof of Africa," rising to 19,000 feet. It's the continent's tallest peak and the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
- This is the backdrop to much of the park's wildlife and is always a gift to photographers, so have your camera ready for the next three days.
- We'll enjoy lunch at your accommodation and then head out for an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is known for its relative ease in wildlife spotting. All of Africa's Big Five are here, as well as zebra, giraffe, cheetah, warthog, ostrich, and many more.
- Toward evening, the cloud cover obscuring Kilimanjaro's snow-capped summit may clear, giving us one of Africa's most striking vistas.
- We'll enjoy the evening, our first of two in the park, at your choice of safari lodge or tented camp.
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner