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3 Day Kenya Safari: Amboseli

Nairobi to Amboseli for two nights of elephants under Kilimanjaro, then the road home. Arrival day is an afternoon in the park, not a trek from the airport.

From $4,800 per personFinal quote depends on travel dates, lodge choice and group size.

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Route map

From start to finish

Starts in Nairobi and ends in Nairobi.

Start: Nairobi End: Nairobi

Kenya

  1. Start Nairobi (Day 1)
  2. Amboseli (Day 1-3) Land Cruiser
  3. End Nairobi (Day 3) Land Cruiser

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Day by day

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  1. Day 1 Nairobi to Amboseli National Park in Amboseli, with the mountain as the rumour on the horizon
  2. Day 2 Full day in Amboseli National Park in Amboseli, with the mountain as the rumour on the horizon
  3. Day 3 Amboseli to Nairobi

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Three days is the honest Amboseli short loop from Nairobi: a road in, a full day with the elephant families, a road out. You sleep under Kilimanjaro, not in a city hotel with a dawn departure that never quite works. The mountain shows when the cloud lifts. We wait.

Super Luxury arranges the lodge — camping through high-end. The Arusha office remains your contact. Park fees, the vehicle and the game drives sit on the quote; international flights and the Kenya eTA do not.

Elephant herd under Kilimanjaro country

Day 1: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

Elephants in Amboseli with Kilimanjaro

Nairobi to Amboseli is four to five hours on a real Kenya road, not a hidden game drive. You leave after breakfast, watch the plains open toward Kilimanjaro, and you still do not treat arrival as a full safari day. Afternoon in the park if the clock allows.

Super Luxury remains your Arusha contact. A Kenya driver-guide and a Kenya vehicle run this loop. The lodge is named on the quote.

Overnight in Amboseli, with the mountain as the rumour on the horizon.

Day 2: Full day in Amboseli National Park

Kilimanjaro over the Amboseli flats

When the cloud lifts, Amboseli is elephants against Kilimanjaro. You have already seen the photograph. The real thing is slower and better. Dry lake bed, swamps and dust: a stage for huge families, and for hippo and waterbirds in the same frame.

Not a tick at the gate. A full afternoon or a full day. We wait; the mountain is shy.

Overnight in Amboseli, with the mountain as the rumour on the horizon.

Day 3: Amboseli to Nairobi

Leaving Amboseli for Nairobi

Amboseli to Nairobi is four to five hours. We drop you at the airport or a town hotel. Do not book an international departure before 19:00. This is a travel day.

The package

What is included — and what is not

Two separate lists, so you can see what the itinerary price covers before you request a quote.

Covered

Included in this itinerary

In the package price, for the dates and lodge or camp class on your quote.

  • Kenya national-park and, where the quote uses one, conservancy fees for every reserve named in the day plan.
  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof and a window seat for every guest.
  • Kenya driver-guide and all game drives written in the day plan.
  • Lodge or camp nights as confirmed on your quote.
  • Nairobi hotel or airport collection, and the return drop-off.
  • Bottled water in the vehicle.
  • All meals (full board) at the lodges, camps or hotels named on your itinerary.
  • An evening of live music and traditional dance performances at select camps, arranged for your dates.

You arrange these

Not included

Budget separately, or ask us to add them to your proposal.

  • International flights
  • Airport taxes and visa or eTA fees
  • Alcoholic drinks and any specialty dining not named on your quote
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Items of a personal nature, laundry and souvenirs
  • Travel insurance
  • Optional extras such as a hot-air balloon, Maasai village visit or spa, unless added to the quote
  • Kenya electronic travel authorisation (eTA)

When to travel

Season and routing

Amboseli is at its clearest for Kilimanjaro views in the dry months (June–October and January). The mountain is shy on dusty middays; we wait.

Where you sleep

Choose your stay style

Four ways to travel the same parks. Pick one style for the whole safari, or mix nights — we quote what you actually want. Names below are properties we often confirm. The lodge or camp on your quote is the booking; nothing here is reserved until you approve it.

  1. Camping Safari tents, a cook, the night sounds of the park. The honest, close-to-the-ground way to safari.
  2. Mid-range En-suite lodges and tented camps we use most — a proper bed, a shower, and the game still at the door.
  3. Luxury Pools, full-service dining, the better rooms in the same parks.
  4. High-end Suite camps and private houses when the trip is built around silence and space.

Amboseli

Camping

Amboseli public campsite or a neighbouring community campsite, with a cook and Super Luxury tents.

Mid-range

AA Lodge Amboseli, Amboseli Sopa Lodge — Kilimanjaro views when the cloud lifts, swamp game drives at the door.

Luxury

Ol Tukai Lodge, Kibo Safari Camp — closer to the elephants on the dry lake bed.

High-end

Tortilis Camp, Angama Amboseli — suite tents looking at the mountain.

Before you book

Practical notes

  • Day 1 is four to five hours from Nairobi. We do not pretend you can fill a full game day on arrival.
  • Day 3 is Amboseli to Nairobi. Do not book an international departure before 19:00.
  • Super Luxury is based in Arusha. This loop uses a Kenya driver-guide and a Kenya vehicle.

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