Amboseli National Park

Amboseli in on the border of Tanzania in south central Kenya. Mount Kilimanjaro is a very visible presence in Amboseli, when it's not shrouded in clouds. Kilimanjaro is the environmental key to the ability of the animals to survive in this desert climate. Amboseli has a large and much studied herd of some 300 elephants. The Wildebeest migrate between here and an area south of Mount Kilimanjaro, depending on the season and where the grass is more plentiful. We saw tens of thousands of Wildebeest at Amboseli.

Mount Kilimanjaro with acacia	Mount Kilimanjaro in the morning sun	An Amboseli swamp fed underground by runoff and snow melt from Kilimanjaro
4 Elephants on their way to the swamp	Elephant in swamp	Hippo scarred by fighting with other Hippos
Cape Buffalo	Palms, Zebra & Kilimanjaro	Zebra
Sharp-eyed Zebra leading sight-impaired Wildebeest	The baby Zebra still has brown stripes	This baby Baboon is only a few days old
Spotted Hyena	The pool at the Amboseli Serena Lodge	The terrace at the Serena where we could watch animals coming to drink at dusk, and have a beer yourself!
Dust Devil (or spirit)

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