Journey stop 2 of 5

Amboseli National Park

See this location as part of Southern Kenya Safari Circuit—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Place / visit
This stop on the Journey

Route context

Arriving and continuing

These details belong to this Journey. They describe the path through Amboseli National Park, not the destination in general.

Arriving from

Nairobi

Car · about 330 minutes

Travel times vary with traffic, weather, and road conditions.

Leave the A8 at Athi River, travel through Kajiado and Namanga, then use the Meshanani Gate approach. Traffic, weather, gate procedures, and the final park roads control the arrival time.

Nairobi–Mombasa A8 0 → 27.1 km · 27.1 km
Athi River to Amboseli via Namanga 0 → 204.5 km · 204.5 km

Continuing to

Tsavo West National Park

Car · about 300 minutes

Travel times vary with traffic, weather, and road conditions.

Cross Amboseli on established roads to Kimana Gate, follow the documented link to Chyulu Gate, and continue under current Tsavo West road and entry conditions toward Mzima Springs.

Amboseli visitor area to Kimana Gate 0 → 20.8 km · 20.8 km
Loitokitok to Amboseli Kimana Gate road 32.7 → 7.7 km · 24.9 km
Kimana road branch to Mzima Springs via Chyulu Gate 0 → 77.3 km · 77.3 km

At this stop

Enter through Meshanani Gate after Namanga and spend enough time to read the contrast between dry basin, wetlands, wildlife, and Kilimanjaro weather.