The Amboseli National Park is not very large, only 392 km², but it is Kenya's second popular park (after Masai Mara). The park consists mainly of grassy plains and is dominated by Africa's highest peak, 5,895 m high Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which can be seen from miles away.

The occasionally flooded Lake Amboseli is in the western part of the park, but usually it's a dry expanse of dust. Amboseli is one of the few places in Africa where the rare black rhino can be seen as well as hundreds of elephants and other game, including baboon, buffalo, cheetah, gazelle, giraffe, hyena, jackal, leopard, lion, wart hog, wildebeest and zebra. The park is also home to some 400 bird species.

It is possible to take flights over the area in a microlight (small airplane).

There are some lodges and a camp site in the park, but be careful when camping as there are so many elephants.

Most people come to Amboseli via Tanzania, as the main border post between Kenya and Tanzania is at Namanga, 75 km away via a dirt road. There are also matatu (minibuses) from Nairobi and it is possible to fly to Amboseli from the capital. You can also enter the park from the Tsavo National Park in the east.

The Amboseli National Park was established in 1906.