{"id":2423,"date":"2022-06-16T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T17:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:19:08","slug":"amboseli-np-is-where-it-is-all-at-not-masai-mara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/amboseli-np-is-where-it-is-all-at-not-masai-mara\/","title":{"rendered":"Amboseli NP is where it is all at no in the Masai Mara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We bumped into some german travelers on the beach in a Mercedes truck, they said the best park in Kenya was Amboseli and they were not wrong,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thousands of animals everywhere, in fact so many it looked false<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cue  lots of boring animal photos to ignore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (2)\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-2.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elephants in Amboseli (3)\" class=\"wp-image-2407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-3.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-14-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (14)\" class=\"wp-image-2391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-14.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (10)\" class=\"wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-10.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-11-1024x619.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (11)\" class=\"wp-image-2388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-11-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-11-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-11-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-11.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-9-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (9)\" class=\"wp-image-2386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-9-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-9-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-9-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-9.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elephants in Amboseli (1)\" class=\"wp-image-2405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (5)\" class=\"wp-image-2382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-5.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elephants in Amboseli (2)\" class=\"wp-image-2406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elephants-in-Amboseli-2.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (6)\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-6.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (7)\" class=\"wp-image-2384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-7.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (8)\" class=\"wp-image-2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-8.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amboseli NP best for animals Kenya (3)\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Amboseli-NP-best-for-animals-Kenya-3.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chyulu-campsite-Tsavo-W-NP-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chyulu-campsite-Tsavo-W-NP-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chyulu campsite Tsavo W NP (7)\" class=\"wp-image-2399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chyulu-campsite-Tsavo-W-NP-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chyulu-campsite-Tsavo-W-NP-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chyulu-campsite-Tsavo-W-NP-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chyulu-campsite-Tsavo-W-NP-7.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>every junction has a signpost and number, the rangers tell you where to find the animals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NO LIONS OR RHINOS &#8230;.YET<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- seo-africa-trip-nav:start -->\n<section class=\"seo-africa-trip-nav\" aria-label=\"East and Southern Africa trip navigation\">\n<h2>Kenya to South Africa trip: what to read next<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Previous stop: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/after-4-years-we-finally-used-the-outside-cooker\/\">After 4 years we finally used the outside cooker<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Next stop: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/from-amboseli-to-masai-mara\/\">From Amboseli to Masai Mara<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Trip section: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/things-to-love-about-kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Trip section: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/welcome-to-uganda\/\">Uganda<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<!-- seo-africa-trip-nav:end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We bumped into some german travelers on the beach in a Mercedes truck, they said the best park in Kenya was Amboseli and they were not wrong, thousands of 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