Arriving in Amboseli

Arriving in Amboseli
Amboseli National Park

Today was about getting from Masai Mara National Reserve, where we've spent the last three nights, to Amboseli National Park, where we'll spend the next two nights.

Our guide Willie had driven to Nairobi with most of our luggage yesterday afternoon, and he was on the road again at 5:30AM to drive down to Amboseli to meet our flight. Meanwhile, we checked out and were driven to the air strip near our hotel by a driver named Bensen.

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Our pilot was great, extremely professional and efficient. After landing and putting down the ramp, it only took him a few minutes to load our bags in the cargo area, brief us on the flight, and begin taxiing down the runway to take off.

Ambroseli National Park is known for its elephants, which are larger than the ones we've been seeing in Masai Mara. There are over 2500 elephants in Ambroseli, in an area roughly 12 miles square. Ambroseli is also known for its views of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Flamingos along the 10 minute drive to our hotel. We'll see many more tomorrow.

After checking in, we relaxed for a couple of hours and then went for a safari from 4:30 to 6:30.

Baboons near the hotel.
A blue wildebeest. Most of the wildebeest are in Tanzania this time of year due to the annual migration, but some stay in Kenya all year long.
We saw our first hyena of the trip, although he wouldn't look at us. We expect to see more hyenas tomorrow.
Our three rooms are in a building on the edge of the compound, with views of Mount Kilimanjaro from our windows.

Tomorrow will be a long day, with our earliest safari of the trip (we leave at 6:00) and later in the day our only night safari of the trip. Good night!