Amboseli National Park map
An interactive map of Amboseli's three road gates, the park airstrip, the two great swamps and the lodges, with coordinates to save before your phone loses signal.
Interactive map of Amboseli National Park
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Lodges without a confirmed location are not on the map yet: Simba Cottages (KWS), Chui Cottages (KWS), Kilimanjaro Annex (KWS), Kibo House (KWS), Kilimanjaro Guest House (KWS) and Sungura Safari Camp.
Short answer
Amboseli has three road gates: Meshanani on the Namanga side in the north-west, Iremito on the Emali side in the north-east and Kimana in the east, plus the Amboseli airstrip (HKAM) near the centre. The lodges inside the park and the KWS houses stand in the central zone around Ol Tukai, between the Enkongo Narok and Longinye swamps, with Observation Hill just to the west. There is no fuel inside, so fill up in Emali, Kimana or Namanga.
Everything on the map
Lodges and camps 24
- AA Lodge AmboseliMid-range · Rates on request
- Amboseli Bush CampBudget · Rates on request
- Amboseli Mountain View CampBudget · Rates on request
- Amboseli Serena Safari LodgeMid-range · From $154 (basis not stated)
- Amboseli Sopa LodgeMid-range · Rates on request
- Amboseli Wildebeest CampMid-range · Rates on request
- Angama AmboseliTop-end · From $1,850 pppn
- Campi ya KanziTop-end · From $1,100 (basis not stated)
- Elephant Gorge CampTop-end · Rates on request
- Elerai CampMid-range · Rates on request
- Elewana Tortilis CampMid-range · From $317 pppn
- Kibo Safari CampMid-range · Rates on request
- Kibo VillaMid-range · From $1,840 per villa (4 guests)
- Kilima Safari CampMid-range · Rates on request
- Kitirua Plains LodgeTop-end · Rates on request
- Nyati Safari CampBudget · Rates on request
- Oilepo AmboseliMid-range · Rates on request
- ol Donyo LodgeTop-end · From $1,590 pppn
- Ol Tukai LodgeMid-range · From $190 pppn
- Porini Amboseli CampTop-end · From $585 pppn
- Sentrim AmboseliMid-range · Rates on request
- Soroi AmboseliTop-end · Rates on request
- Tawi LodgeMid-range · Rates on request
- Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp (location approximate)Mid-range · Rates on request
Campsites and park camps 11
- Amboseli Public Campsite (KWS) (location approximate)Budget · From $30 pppn
- Black Eye Camping siteCampsite · outside the park
- Chui CampsiteCampsite · outside the park
- Elerai Campsite - Kimana SanctuaryCampsite · outside the park
- Nyati CampCampsite · outside the park
- Olchani CampsiteCampsite · outside the park
- Olgulului Group Ranch CampsiteCampsite · outside the park
- Oltepesi Campsite - Kimana SanctuaryCampsite · outside the park
- ONTEPESSI CAMPCampsite · outside the park
- Public CampsiteCampsite · outside the park
- WE4KenyaCampsite · outside the park
Pans and waterholes 9
- Ilaimurrunya SpringPan · spring · outside the park
- Lake AmboseliPan · seasonal · salt pan · outside the park
- Lake ConchPan · seasonal
- Lake Kioko
- Lake Leakey
- Lake SineaPan · seasonal
- Maasai VillagePan · spring · outside the park
- Nosaen SpringPan · spring · outside the park
- Ole Kesilet SpringPan · spring · outside the park
Rivers and springs 2
- NamangaBorder town on the Nairobi to Arusha highway, 49 to 51 km from Meshanani Gate
- Nasalamwana RiverRiver · outside the park
Viewpoints 3
- Noomotio Observation Point
- Swamp
- Plus 1 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Picnic sites 1
- Plus 1 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Gates 8
- Amboseli National Park - Meshanani Gate
- Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge gate
- Hippo Camp EntranceGate · outside the park
- Iremito GateNorth-eastern road gate on the Emali approach, the last 21 km on gravel
- Kilima Safari Camp gateGate · outside the park
- Kimana Sanctuary Main GateGate · outside the park
- Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli gate
- Old - Kimana Gate (Amboseli N.P)
Airstrips 3
- Amboseli AirstripAirstrip · ASV HKAM
- Kimana AirstripAirstrip · dirt
- Tawi airfieldAirstrip · HKTW
Towns 15
- IrkaswaVillage
- IsinetiVillage
- KamwangaVillage
- KikelelwaVillage
- KimanaTrading town on the Emali to Loitokitok road, 27 km by road from Kimana Gate; fuel at the Shell station
- LasetVillage
- Lerang'WaVillage
- Loitokitok
- Maili TisaVillage
- MbirikaniVillage
Show the other 5 towns
- Namalok
- NamangaBorder town on the Nairobi to Arusha highway, 49 to 51 km from Meshanani Gate
- NgamaVillage
- OlmologVillage
- OsoitVillage
Ranger posts 1
- Sinya Ranger Post
Fuel 9
- Eagol
- Gulf Energy NamangaFuel station · Gulf
- Kenol Kobil Namanga
- Rashal
- Shell
- Shell
- Total Namanga StationFuel station · Total
- Plus 2 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Clinics 13
- Cogi Ngarenairobi Dispensary
- Emotoroki DispensaryClinic · hospital · HIV Counselling & Testing.
- Enduiment Health Centre
- Irkaswa Dispensary
- Kamwanga Dispensary
- Kitendeni Dispensary
- Loitokitok HospitalClinic · hospital · Mental health services are offered from monday to friday
- Moyo Safi Wa Maria Dispensary
- Namanga hospitalClinic · hospital · free Counselling.
- Olmolog Dispensary
Show the other 3 clinics
- Olmoti Dispensary
- Sinya Dispensary
- Tarakea Health Centre
Download the official park map
KWS publishes park information, gate details and a fact-file brochure on its Amboseli page, and its management plan for 2020 to 2030 carries zoning and conservancy maps. The map on this page and the coordinates below come from OpenStreetMap, checked on 4 October 2026.
Key coordinates
Save these before you go. Mobile coverage inside the park is patchy at best, and a set of waypoints in an offline app will get you out of trouble faster than anything else.
| Place | What it is | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Meshanani Gate | North-western road gate, 49 to 51 km of gravel from Namanga | -2.53789, 37.14491 |
| Iremito Gate | North-eastern road gate on the Emali approach, the last 21 km on gravel | -2.61405, 37.33171 |
| Kimana Gate | Eastern road gate for Kimana town, the edge camps and the Tsavo West link | -2.72000, 37.37956 |
| Amboseli airstrip (HKAM) | The park airstrip at the Empusel gate, IATA code ASV; Safarilink and Airkenya fly here daily | -2.64539, 37.25286 |
| Ol Tukai | The 162-hectare county-owned enclave in the centre, with Ol Tukai Lodge | -2.66810, 37.28250 |
| Observation Hill (Noomotio) | The park's highest point and the one place you may leave your vehicle | -2.67214, 37.23826 |
| Enkongo Narok Swamp | One of the two great spring-fed swamps, south of Observation Hill | -2.69089, 37.24530 |
| Longinye Swamp | The other great swamp, east of Ol Tukai, growing and flooding parts of the enclave | -2.66063, 37.28673 |
| Lake Amboseli (seasonal) | Dry lake bed of about 300 km² that floods after heavy rain | -2.63261, 37.12663 |
| Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge | Serena-run lodge inside the park, south of Enkongo Narok | -2.70627, 37.26550 |
| Kimana | Trading town on the Emali to Loitokitok road, 27 km by road from Kimana Gate; fuel at the Shell station | -2.80000, 37.53330 |
| Namanga | Border town on the Nairobi to Arusha highway, 49 to 51 km from Meshanani Gate | -2.54501, 36.78698 |
Finding your way around Amboseli
Amboseli has three road gates. Meshanani, in the north-west, takes the gravel road from Namanga (the B54 on OpenStreetMap, the C103 in KWS's plan). Iremito, in the north-east, is reached from Emali on the Mombasa Road by the tarmac C102 and then 21 km of gravel on the E397, which KWS calls the park's busiest access road. Kimana, in the east, is 27 km by road from Kimana town and links to Tsavo West. From the gates to the airstrip near Ol Tukai is 11.8 km from Iremito, 18.5 km from Kimana and 21.5 km from Meshanani.
Inside, 214 km of roads cover a small park, and the speed limit of 40 km/h makes every distance longer than it looks; KWS has planned earth bumps on the long straights to slow drivers down. Off-road driving is prohibited. In wet years floods can close viewing roads and even the airstrip, as they did in December 2019, so ask at the gate which circuits are open.
Names you will see on other maps but not on the ground
- There is no 'Namanga Gate' and no 'Kulunyiet Gate'. From Namanga you enter at Meshanani. Ol Kelunyiet is the area beside Kimana Gate, which an old KWS page called 'Kimana (Olkelunyiet) Gate'.
- The park airstrip is Amboseli (HKAM). Kimana airstrip is a separate strip near Kimana town, in the Kimana Sanctuary outside the park, even though KWS's own park page mixes the two up.
- 'Ol Okenya swamp' is not a KWS name. KWS names Enkongo Narok, Longinye and Ol Tukai Orok.
- Kitirua, on the south-western side, is not a standard gate: KWS's plan describes a steel pipe barrier there and lists building a gate as a future action.
Practical points
- Prepay your fees on KWSPay and keep the e-ticket both on your phone and on paper.
- Fill up in Emali, Kimana or Namanga. There is no fuel inside the park.
- Kenya renumbered its roads: Nairobi to Namanga is now the A2 (once the A104) and the Mombasa Road the A8 (once the A109).
- Stay in your vehicle except at designated areas; Observation Hill is the one place you may walk.
- Drones need a KCAA licence and cost $300 per day in park fees.