Laura
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Great location for observing elephants. Kilimanjaro offers a gorgeous backdrop and successful animal sightings. In addition to elephants we saw lions with cubs, cheetahs, giraffe, zebra and much more. We spent 2 1/2 days here going on 3 game drives. Beginning at 7:30 AM and finishing around 2:00 PM, we were able to observe most of the animals. The only elusive one was the leopard.
Things to bring: a small backpack with phone, camera, charging device, binoculars, sunscreen, sunglasses and hat, and water bottle. (Safari vehicles do have ice chests and our driver provided bottled water.)
What to wear: we were here the first week of November and the weather was perfect. I was most comfortable in shorts or capris, Teva type sandals, short sleeve shirt. I started the morning with a light long sleeve shirt that I could take off as the day warmed up. We did get out of the vehicle once to hike up a small observation hill. Here you will want your hat and sunglasses. There was a washroom here as well. We also stopped at one of the resorts to use the washroom as well as the airstrip. I brought a small roll of toilet paper just in case but all the restrooms had TP.
Amboseli is a wonderful getaway from the hustle and bustle of life.