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Amboseli: THE Paramount Elephant Sanctuary Guarded by the KilimanjaroAmboseli National Park, located in southwestern Kenya, is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations and no Kenya safari is complete without a visit to it. Besides astonishing concentrations of Kenyan wildlife, the park offers several firsts; nowhere else in Africa (or the world) will you get soooooo close to soooooo many free-ranging elephants ...
... and get such stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak and the highest free-standing mountain in the world! Even though the majestic Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania, the best views of it are, in fact, from the national park which is strategically located at the foot of the mountain.
So if you fancy being privy to surreal views of wildlife against the backdrop of this gigantic beauty, set up a rendezvous with this elephant country. The 392 square kilometer park is part of a larger 3,000 kilometer square ecosystem that lies astride the Kenya-Tanzania border. It embodies starkly contrasting landscapes; open plains but also acacia woodland, a dried-up lake basin but also a profusion of lakes (Amboseli, Ol Tukai and Kioko) and; rocky thorn bush country but also swamps and marshland – which are home to a dizzying array of birdlife such as pelicans, herons, egrets, stilts ...
... kingfishers, waders, geese and storks ...
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