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A herd of elephants crosses green grassland in Amboseli National Park in front of umbrella acacias, with snow-capped Kilimanjaro in Tanzania behind

Amboseli National Park: map

17 places with verified coordinates · 7 with photo

Bookable in the park · 3

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The access road to Kimana Gate of Amboseli National Park, with the gate building between acacias at the end of the road
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Arrival · Gate in the east

Kimana Gate

Reached via the Loitokitok road and Kimana town. According to the park page, the road from Tsavo West also enters through this gate.

The gate for anyone arriving via Kimana or from Tsavo West.

Access
Loitokitok road via Kimana
From Tsavo West
240 km according to the park page
Nearby
park headquarters, public campsite
Opening hours
6:00 to 18:00

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.72000, 37.37956

Arrival · Gate in the north-west

Meshanani Gate

The gate for the route via Namanga: 220 km (137 mi) from Nairobi according to the park page, tarmac to Namanga, then a gravel road.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.53789, 37.14491

A single-engine light aircraft on the tarmac airstrip in Amboseli National Park, with the flat, dry plain behind
Photo: flightlog ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗

Trails · Airstrip in the park

Amboseli Airstrip

The tarmac airstrip for light aircraft, mapped in OpenStreetMap with a runway of 1,185 m (3,888 ft). The park page names a single tarmac strip 1.2 km (0.7 mi) long, but calls it Kimana airstrip.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.64539, 37.25286

Arrival · Park headquarters

KWS Amboseli Park HQ

Headquarters of the Kenya Wildlife Service in the park, mapped in OpenStreetMap in the south-east near Kimana Gate.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.73578, 37.36884

Where to stay · Public campsite

Amboseli Public Campsite

Public campsite of the Kenya Wildlife Service near the park headquarters. The park page lists public campsites among the accommodation.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.73599, 37.37013

View from Observation Hill in Amboseli National Park over green swamps and channels in a wide, pale plain
Photo: Regina Hart ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗

Viewpoint · Viewpoint hill with picnic site

Observation Hill (Noomotio)

The hill the park page calls Observation Hill (Nomatior): panoramic views over the park and the swamps. Mapped in OpenStreetMap as Noomotio Observation Point with a picnic site and information boards.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.67214, 37.23826

Nature · Swamp in the south

Enkongo Narok Swamp

One of the park's large swamps, south of Observation Hill. The park page describes swamps and marshes as part of the habitat.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.69097, 37.24848

Water · Hill on the south-western edge

Ositet Hill

A hill on the south-western edge, mapped in OpenStreetMap exactly on the park boundary.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.70369, 37.15516

Where to stay · Lodge in the park

Amboseli Serena Lodge

A privately run lodge in the south of the park, also on the park page's accommodation list.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-2.70589, 37.26564

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Ninaras ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗

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