Be a little bit careful when you turn left onto the C103 road to head towards Amboseli National Park and Kilimanjaro. Check that the road ahead is clear and not blocked by a tree trunk. Some of the locals in the shanty town huts that line the road for the first200 yards have started to demand a toll from the tourist vans to remove the tree trunk. Some of these men were armed with machetes.

The Police try to stop this. It only happens near the main road. If the way is blocked reverse back onto the main road and drive into town. Find a police man and tell him what has happened. They will come and deal with them and let you drive down the road freely

It is a 57 km drive to the Ol Tukai Lodge in the middle of the National Park on a very rough road that has been sawn out of the bed rock by road making machines. The ridges on the road this machine creates makes for an incredibly bumpy ride. It is better to drive fast than slow on this stuff. Again another reason for having a good 4x4 in Kenya. The road skirts around the edges of a big salt lake. In the dry season you can drive on it but some parts are still swampy.

Stick to the road. Look out for Masai villages along the route. The National Park entrance gate is about 35km from the main road. It is a 57 km drive to the Ol Tukai Lodge in the middle of the National Park on a very rough road that has been sawn out of the bed rock by road making machines. The ridges on the road this machine creates makes for an incredibly bumpy ride. It is better to drive fast than slow on this stuff.

Again another reason for having a good 4x4 in Kenya. The road skirts around the edges of a big salt lake. In the dry season you can drive on it but some parts are still swampy. Stick to the road. Look out for Masai villages along the route. The National Park entrance gate is about 35km from the main road.

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