Amboseli National Park
Flat, dusty plains beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, famed for large herds of elephants moving between swamps and open ground. Clear mornings give classic views of the snow-capped peak across the border.
Amboseli National Park
Large elephant herds are what this safari park is known for, and on clear days Mount Kilimanjaro rises behind them.
Attractive locations
Chyulu Hills
Range of young volcanic hills with open grassland, forest patches and old lava tubes, set between Amboseli and Tsavo. Its green slopes offer a quiet contrast to the dry plains.
Airports
Amboseli Airport ASV
It is about 1 km in a straight line from Amboseli National Park.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan22.7 °C56 mm
- Feb23.6 °C48 mm
- Mar23.8 °C80 mm
- Apr22.8 °C120 mm
- May21.7 °C80 mm
- Jun21.2 °C19 mm
- Jul21.1 °C12 mm
- Aug21.5 °C14 mm
- Sep22.7 °C16 mm
- Oct23.1 °C60 mm
- Nov22.5 °C117 mm
- Dec22.2 °C107 mm
Driest months: Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Apr, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 34% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
999 or 112.
ngo
Kenya Red Cross Society
Helps with: Kenya's national Red Cross society. Its contact page lists a head office in Nairobi, a main phone line and a toll-free number, 1199.
Who qualifies: People in Kenya who need Red Cross help or information.
Phone: +254 703 037 000
Address: South C (Bellevue), Red Cross Road, off Popo Road, Nairobi
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kenya
Helps with: The UN migration agency, with a head office in Nairobi. Its work covers migration management and crisis response, and it lists a call centre and a medical enquiries line.
Who qualifies: Migrants and organisations working on migration in Kenya. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +254 709 889 000
Address: Sri Aurobindo Avenue, off Mzima Spring Road, Lavington, Nairobi
embassy
Diplomatic Directory (Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The ministry's Diplomatic Directory (May 2025 edition) is the official list of foreign missions in Kenya.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own country's embassy or high commission.
Address: Old Treasury Building, Nairobi
local government
Emergency number 999 (police, ambulance and fire)
Helps with: Reaches the police, ambulance and fire services in Kenya. The number comes from UK government travel advice.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 999