Our tours that include Amboseli National Park are perfect for elephant lovers, elephant foster parents & ‘would-be supporters’ of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
You will experience visiting the Giraffe Centre and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi on an exclusive private basis mingling with the ‘nursery orphan herd’ while chatting with their Head Keeper.
You will then transfer to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Reintegration Units in Tsavo whilst staying at the SWT’s private Eco-Camps; Ithumba Camp or Ithumba Hill Camp, Galdessa Camp in Voi (on selected tours only) and Umani Springs. Here you will learn more about the ‘Orphans Project’ and experience being ‘up close & personal’ with the orphaned elephants and their Keepers, often accompanied by ex-orphans and wild elephants.
Following this, you will move on to Amboseli National Park, a haven for elephants, for a traditional-style wildlife safari. Enjoy game drives observing the amazing wildlife and free-roaming wild elephant herds crossing the savannahs with a back-drop of Mt Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped peaks.
The Park is located approximately a four-hour drive southeast of Nairobi and its name, Amboseli, is derived from a local Maa word meaning ‘Salty Dust’. Amboseli National Park is home to Amboseli Trust For Elephants & the renowned elephant researcher Dr Cynthia Moss, who has studied African Elephants in the Park for the past 50 years. The Park lies at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro, which dominates every aspect of the Park. Amboseli National Park’s diverse landscape of salt plains, doum palms and fresh water swamps fed by the mountain, offers a constant source of water for an abundance of birds & wildlife; its 151 sq.km fragile ecosystem supports a huge variety of large game including the big cat predators, hippos, giraffe, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and legendary large family herds of elephants.
An Amboseli National Park Safari is a perfect way to round off your elephant focussed safari, viewing the wild elephant herds and mighty bulls roaming wild & free. The area is also home to the Maasai Tribe, internationally known for their distinctive culture, rituals, ‘high jumping dance’, custom dress of red shukas, colourful Maasai beadwork, and being courageous warriors.
While Amboseli National Park’s weather is beautiful all year round, the best time for game viewing is during the dry months, which are from June to October and January to February.
The climate is usually around 28°C/82°F during the day and 15°C/52°F during night time.
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Depart for Ithumba Hill Camp run by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and located in the remote northern area of Tsavo East National Park. Later visit the Ithumba Reintegration Unit & meet the Orphans.
Depart for Ithumba Hill Camp run by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and located in the remote northern area of Tsavo East National Park. Later visit the Ithumba Reintegration Unit & meet the Orphans.
Depart for Ithumba Hill Camp run by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and located in the remote northern area of Tsavo East National Park. Later visit the Ithumba Reintegration Unit & meet the Orphans.
