Kimana Sanctuary
5700 acres in the heart of the Amboseli ecosystem
Kimana Sanctuary is special. It is the central part of a crucial corridor that links Amboseli National Park with the Chyulu Hills and Tsavo protected areas, providing animals with a route through the narrowest part of the space between two settled areas.
Accommodation at the Sanctuary includes:Angama Amboseli Lodge
Leased from the local community, it hosts majestic elephant bulls and family herds as they undertake their seasonal journeys, the occasional lion or cheetah, and is a permanent home to a remarkable diversity of woodland and savannah species
For visitors, it is a wonderful place to observe peaceful and relaxed animals in a beautiful environment. With Kilimanjaro to the south and the Chyulu Hills distantly to the north, the views are spectacular. Driving along the river you’ll be shaded by magnificent yellow fever trees, with grey-headed kingfishers darting along the banks and vervet monkeys keeping a watchful eye on you from the lower branches. Out on the open plains you’ll find Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles, zebra, eland and a thriving population of warthogs amongst others. Here the umbrella acacia’s provide shade against the hot sun as well as those classic East African silhouettes on the skyline.
For those wanting to stay in Kimana Sanctuary, Angama Amboseli Lodge is an beautiful lodge with just 10 rooms and exclusive access to the Sanctuary.Other Accommodation options includes Kimana House
Abundant wildlife at Kimana Sanctuary
imana was established in 1996 as the first community-owned wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. Kimana not only has a very high density of diverse widlife, but also an astonishing biodiversity with fever tree forests, savannah and marsh, providing vital year-round access to water. Eland, reedbuck, warthogs in their hundreds, along with giraffe, zebra and wildebeest and even the elusive leopard, cheetah and serval can be seen.