Day 1
Nairobi to Amboseli
Morning departure, lunch and check-in, afternoon with elephants against the mountain.
Wildlife · 3 days / 2 nights
3-Day Amboseli & Kilimanjaro
Elephants at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain. Easy from Nairobi and outstanding for photography.
Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Price guide
From USD 710 · about KES 91,590 per person
Private guide
From USD 820 · about KES 105,780 per person
Style
Wildlife
The journey
What these days are for
Two nights is the right dose of Amboseli. One dawn is luck; two dawns is a plan. You are here for elephant families in the swamps and for Kilimanjaro when the cloud lifts.
Prices are per person sharing, in low-to-shoulder lodge categories, before international flights. Park fees move; we reconfirm them on the invoice, not in a footnote after you have paid.
In the field
What you will remember
— Kilimanjaro sunrises
— Elephant herds at close range
— Swamp birdlife
— Observation Hill panorama
Countries of the trip, in practice: Amboseli. Read the place notes if you want the road times and the sort of camp we book.
Day by day
The shape of the trip
This is the spine. Lodges change with season and availability; the rhythm does not.
Day 2
The swamps and the dry pans
A full day between wetlands and open pans. Sunset is often the hour the mountain finally appears.
Day 3
Sunrise, then Nairobi
Early drive, breakfast, and Nairobi in the afternoon.
Included
· 2 nights lodge
· Full-board meals
· Park fees
· Land Cruiser and guide
· Game drives
Not included
· Extra activities
· Tips
· Travel insurance
· Drinks
A sense of the place
Light, canvas, country
Places on this route
Read the country before you book the days
Southern Kenya
Amboseli
Elephants under the snowed dome of Kilimanjaro, swamp-edge birdlife, and some of Africa’s most photographed dawns.
Destination notesNext
Tell us your dates. We will tell you if this trip fits them.
Share how many of you are travelling, the ages of any children, and whether you prefer to drive or fly. We reply with a named camp, not a brochure PDF.