Amboseli Bush Camp
Self-catering bush camp · Kimana side, about 15 minutes' drive from Kimana Gate · Host-run, booked through its own site
Budget
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
Two small self-catering bush camps in Kimana, sold through one site: Lower Camp has three safari tents with their own bathrooms for up to six people, plus camping tents for larger groups, and Upper Camp has two large tents for up to four each. There is a private waterhole and bush walks with Maasai guides, and the amenity list says children are welcome. Guest reviews on the site put it about 15 minutes' drive from Kimana Gate. KWS links its entry 'Kimana Amboseli Camp' to this website, while OpenStreetMap shows a camp of that name beside the gate, 8 km away, so check which one you are booking. Choose it for a group that wants its own camp and kitchen.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Your own camp and kitchen for a group
- Private waterhole
- Bush walks with Maasai guides
- Children welcome, by the camp's own amenity list
Cons
- No price shown on the booking widget
- About 15 minutes' drive from Kimana Gate
- Self-catering: bring all your food
- No email address shown on the site
What's here
- Family rooms
- Campsite
- En-suite bathrooms
- Self-catering
Arranged from the lodge:
- Guided walks
Read from Amboseli Bush Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Amboseli National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThe non-resident rate, per entry of up to 24 hours, flat all year since 1 October 2025.
- $90per person, per day
- VehicleKSh 600 a day for a car under six seats, about $4.60 at KSh 129.45 to the dollar.
- $5per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $555 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Leaving the park and driving back in buys a new ticket, so a lodge outside the gate can mean more fee days than nights.
The full fee schedule for Amboseli National ParkRates at Amboseli Bush Camp
Rates on request. The booking widget on the camp's site rendered no price on 4 October 2026, so ask the hosts. It is self-catering. Park entry is separate: the KWS conservation fee is $90 per non-resident adult per day under the October 2025 card, plus KSh 600 a day for a car under six seats.
Self-catering. You cook. Nothing else is included unless the entry says so.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked on 4 October 2026 from each property's own website or rate card and from KWS's October 2025 conservation-fee card and 2025 Mbugani Homes rate card. Angama's 2026 rate comes from an archived copy of its rate page (captured August 2025), because the live site blocks automated reading. None of the figures is a reseller or agent rate; where a property publishes nothing, the entry says Rates on request, and the Budget, Mid-range or Top-end label then follows the style the property describes rather than a price. Booking.com was not checked for any property. Watch the basis: most camps quote per person sharing, the KWS units per unit and Kibo Villa per villa, and the KWS conservation fee of $90 per non-resident adult per day (October 2025 card) is extra almost everywhere, plus conservancy fees at the conservancy camps.
Questions about Amboseli Bush Camp
Is Amboseli Bush Camp the same as Kimana Amboseli Camp?
Possibly not. KWS's park page links its 'Kimana Amboseli Camp' entry to the Amboseli Bush Camp website, but OpenStreetMap shows a camp called Kimana Amboseli Camp beside Kimana Gate and Amboseli Bush Camp about 8 km to the south-east. Check the name and directions with the hosts before you pay.
Is Amboseli Bush Camp good for families?
Its amenity list says 'Children welcome', and Lower Camp's three en-suite tents take up to six people, so a family can have a camp to itself. We found no child rates; ask the hosts.
How far is Amboseli Bush Camp from the park?
Guest reviews on the camp's site put it about 15 minutes' drive from Kimana Gate. You pay the KWS conservation fee each day you enter the park, $90 per non-resident adult under the October 2025 card.