Known as the “Home of the African Elephant,” Amboseli National Park offers the best opportunities in the world to get close to free-ranging elephants. The park’s signature vista is a massive tusker walking across the plains with the snow-capped Kilimanjaro looming behind.

Beyond elephants, the park’s marshes attract a wealth of hippos and pelicans, while the dry salt pans create shimmering mirages. It is a photographer’s paradise, where the light and the subjects are consistently epic, centered around the iconic Observation Hill.