Amboseli NP
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Amboseli National Park
A national park since 1974
Mount Kilimanjaro in the background
Big-Tusker elephants
Amboseli National Park is located in the south of Kenya and forms a larger ecosystem with the Chyulu Hills, Tsavo National Park and the wildlife areas in bordering Tanzania. The park is known for the large number of elephants and the good view of the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro.
Amboseli became a wildlife sanctuary in the 1940s and was declared a national park in 1974. Amboseli can be very dry and dusty, but the permanent swamps and lakes sustain big numbers of elephants and plains game. It is probably here, at Amboseli National Park, where you encounter Africa's largest and most beautiful big-tusked elephants. Largely untouched by poaching, the park supports about 1500 of these great animals. A photo of an elephant with snow-capped Kilimanjaro in the background is the number-one subject for most vistors and worth the entire trip.
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