Ivory Burning Site & Impala Observation Point

The Ivory Burning Site Monument marks the spot where President Moi burned 12 tonnes of ivory in 1989, an act that helped tip global opinion toward the international ivory trade ban. Nearby, the Impala Observation Point offers a hilltop viewpoint over the park's central grasslands with the Nairobi skyline behind — the most photographed vantage point in the park. Impala, eland, and zebra graze on the slopes below, and in the right season, lions rest in the adjacent long grass.