Jambo Amboseli National Park
Large herds of elephants walking in front of snow-capped Kilimanjaro: Amboseli is East Africa's most famous postcard.
Photo : Lafleursauvage, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Checked on 6 November 2026
Amboseli is small but spectacular, with swamps that attract elephants all year. The mountain is best seen early in the morning, before the clouds. Since 1 October 2025, the KWS fee is $90 per adult and $45 per child for 24 hours.
Animals to see
88 species from the Jambo Tembo journal live here. The easiest to spot:
African elephant
Loxodonta africanaAfrican buffalo
Syncerus cafferGiraffe
Giraffa camelopardalisPlains zebra
Equus quaggaBlue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinusHippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibiusCommon warthog
Phacochoerus africanusImpala
Aepyceros melampusThomson's gazelle
Eudorcas thomsoniiGrant's gazelle
Nanger grantiBaboon
Papio sp.Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrusThe park's rarities
Leopard, Cheetah, Serval, Caracal, Honey badger, African civet, Bushbaby, Cape porcupine
FAQ
What animals can you see in Amboseli?
88 of Jambo Tembo's 105 species live in Amboseli, including african elephant, african buffalo, giraffe, plains zebra, blue wildebeest.
Do I need signal to use Jambo Tembo in Amboseli?
No. The Amboseli map and the recognition AI are installed in the app and work offline.
Sources
Your next safari deserves better than a folder called "Photos 2026"
Install Jambo Tembo before you leave, on Wi-Fi. After that, the map and the AI go wherever you go, even where the signal doesn't.