After experiencing the truly unique Hell's Gate National Park, the next morning we set off for our last destination on this trip "Amboseli National Park". With that came the sad feeling that our wonderful trip was coming to an end.
Amboseli was in my bucket list of top National parks in Kenya, not only because of the large number of elephants that can be seen from very close quarters in this park, but also because we could get a glimpse of Mount Kilimanjaro from Amboseli since this park is close to the Tanzania border. Mount Kilimanjaro (a dormant volcano) is the highest mountain in Africa (5895 metres above sea level) and is located in Tanzania.
We started early in the morning, around 7 am, from Lake Naivasha and reached Amboseli in the afternoon. We set off for the afternoon safari almost immediately (after grabbing a quick lunch) since we only had that one afternoon for the safari; we were leaving for Nairobi the next morning.
We had a wonderful safari, Elephants, Zebras, Wildebeest, birds....even though we did not see any predators here, it was a beautiful safari... we saw a bird by the name of "Secretarybird", this bird is endemic to Africa. There were flamingos and Ostriches’ as well. The only cloud(S) in the otherwise awesome safari were the clouds that made it impossible for us to see the Mount Kilimanjaro peak in the afternoon. I was hoping and praying that we would get a glimpse of the peak in the morning.
The rest of the evening was spent lazing around. Sopa lodge where we stayed was a beautiful resort like hotel with the hut like rooms spread across a large area, it felt like being inside the park. The food and the rooms were nice. After a leisurely and delicious dinner buffer, we chatted until late night...did not quite wish to end the day yet...after all that would mean the end of our trip:(
The next morning when we went over to my parent’s room, my dad who is an early riser announced that he has already seen the beautiful Mount Kilimanjaro peak!!! Their room was very nicely situated, and the Kilimanjaro peak could be clearly seen from a few steps away from their room!
What a sight it was!
It was a clear bright day and Mount Kilimanjaro was visible from various areas of the lodge.
I was especially happy for my dad who was the keenest to see Mount Kilimanjaro. Given his health condition he would not be able to make this kind of trip easily again, it was a great parting gift from Kenya:)
Here are some pictures from our stay at Amboseli.
There is something about Africa for sure...it leaves a lasting impression, I can't quite describe the feeling …it stays with you; I would love to go back there again
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