Other park gates include, the Kelunyiet, the lremito, the Ilmeshanan and the Kitirua gate where the KWS smart card is required for park entry fee payment before passing through.
Lodge Accommodation in Amboseli National Park include, the Amboseli Serena Lodge, Kimana Lodge, Tortilis Tented Lodge, Oltukai Lodge and camping sites like the Leopard Tented Camp, Tortilis Tented Camp, Nairushari Special, Olgulului Public Campsite, Abercrombie & Kent Tented Camp, Ker & Downy Tented Camp, Chyulu Tented Camp, Kimbla Campsite, Cottar's Tented Camp.
Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge is situated in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, next to a spring and beside giant Acacia trees, with stunning views of the mountain, and surrounded by the kind of big game that makes the lodge such a great place to go for a honeymoon in Kenya. Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge is just one of a group of Serena Safari Lodges & hotels, but is ideally situated for game viewing. It would be a good place to stop for a couple of nights on any Honeymoon in Kenya. Many families do come here as well as part of their holiday in Kenya or as part of a bigger luxury African Safari.
Campi ya Kanzi - Campi ya Kanzi is a luxury tented safari camp situated in Maasai-owned land in the Chyulu Hills close to the border with Tanzania, overlooking Mt Kilimanjaro. The camp surroundings are diverse habitats ranging from grassland to forests and offer a private wildlife and nature experience with the highlight being bush walks in the beautiful Chyulu Hills
Campi ya Nyati - Campi ya Nyati is set in the Chyulu Hills bordering Tsavo West and offers splendid views of the vast wilderness dotted with shrubs and hills as well as of Mt Kilimanjaro in the background. Owned and hosted by Massimo and his wife, the lodge has a charming ambience and is very laid back. Accommodation is offered in 6 tents which are raised on a foundation of volcanic rock from the area.
Ol Tukai Lodge has rooms in bungalows facing the Amboseli savanna, where zebras, wildebeest and elephants may be seen. The standard is good. There is also a swimming pool facing the savanna. The lodge has a restaurant and a lounge, and there is a gift shop. Baboons and vervet monkeys may be encountered in the lodge garden
Amboseli Sopa Lodge (formerly Kilimanjaro Buffalo Lodge) is situated east and (some 15 km/9 mi) outside of Amboseli. The lodge has 80+ rooms (including a honeymoon suite) in individual huts, decorated in an African theme. There is a restaurant, two bars, swimming pool, children's pool, conference room, and a gift shop.
Sentrim Amboseli Lodge is a large tourist class tented lodge in the eastern Amboseli area, offering 60 tents with private verandas. There are dining, lounge and bar areas, and swimming pool, jacuzzi, and gift shop. The lodge offers game drives in 4WD vehicles.
Tortilis Camp - Tortillis is an eco-friendly camp located on the edge of Amboseli National Park with a magnificent view of the Kilimanjaro. It features a comfortable open palm bar, lounge and dining room under thatch, swimming pool, pool bar, and a tastefully decorated restaurant. Accommodation is offered in 17 comfortable and spacious tents on wooden platforms with large verandas and thatched roofs which are well appointed in the very large garden landscape. Tortillis has a relaxed ambience where guests enjoy viewing abundant in wildlife including elephants, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala and leopards.
Day 1. Nairobi/Amboseli
Depart Wilson Airport by schedule flight to Amboseli at 0730hrs arriving at 0815hrs. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Amboseli Serena Lodge with game drive en route. You will have another game drive after lunch. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Approx Transit time: 45 Min
Meal plan: {L, D}
Day 2. Amboseli
Morning Tea/Coffee will be served before proceeding for an early morning game drive. The majestic and breathtaking Mount Kilimanjaro can be seen at this time. Return to lodge for late breakfast. The rest of the morning will be at leisure. After lunch, an afternoon game drive follows. In the evening a bush Barbecue dinner with entertainment by traditional Maasai dancers is the highlight of the day. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 3. Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
Depart Amboseli in the morning by schedule flight at 0830hrs arriving Nairobi at 0915. Proceed by road through Kikuyu countryside to Sweetwaters Game Reserve, arriving Sweetwaters Tented Camp in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive, including a visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, the only one of its kind in Kenya. Dinner and overnight at the luxury tented camp.
Approx Transit time on flight: 45 Min
Approx Transit time on road: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 4. Sweetwaters
Spend a full day at this private sanctuary with morning and afternoon game drives, as well as visit to Morani, the tame rhino and the Infomration Centre within the reserve too. Other optional activites include guided nature walks, camel riding and a night game drive. All meals and overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. Overlooking a floodlit waterhole, the camp offers visitors the opportunity to watch and photograph animals in their natural habitat.
Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 5: The Ark
Another morning game drive at Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary if you like, then depart for the nearby Aberdare Country Club arriving well in time for lunch. Afternoon transfer to The Ark for overnight floodlit game viewing. Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, this unique game lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of wildlife - elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog.
Approx time on road: 1 hr
Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 6. Lake Nakuru
After breakfast drive down to the floor of The Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, making a brief stop at Nyahururu Thomson Falls, and arriving Sarova Lion Hill Lodge in time for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive in the park.
Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild's giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Approx Transit time: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 7. Maasai Mara
Depart after breakfast and drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to Maasai Mara, arriving Mara Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive that introduces you to this vast game filled reserve. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Approx Transit time: 5½ hrs
Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 8 & 9. Maasai Mara
Spend two days in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant).
On one day you will go out with picnic lunch boxes to spend most of the day in the park coming back to the lodge late afternoon, while on the second day you will have an early morning pre-breakfast game drive, and another one late afternoon.
There will also be an optional visit to a local Maasai village.
All meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge .
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}
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Day 10. Nairobi
Depart Maasai Mara after breakfast, driving back to Nairobi to arrive approx 1300hrs. Drop at your hotel or transfer to the airport for onward flight home. End of our services.
Approx Transit time: 5½ hrs
Meal plan: {B}