7 Days Masai Mara Lake Nakuru Samburu budget camping trip

Kenyan Camping Budget Safari Adventure

7 DAYS MARA/NAKURU/NAIVASHA/AMBOSELI CAMPING SAFARI TRIP
Departs daily at 9am

Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Shortly after leaving Nairobi the vast panorama of the Great Rift Valley unfolds below you and there are splendid stopping places from which to photograph. By late afternoon you will have arrived at the campsite and have time for a game drive before being served dinner and overnight rest, L,D..

Day 02: Maasai Mara camping
Full day in the Mara with game viewing. Game to be seen includes Zebra, Giraffe, Antelopes, Hyena and virtually every type of wildlife available in Kenya. Its home to all the big five (Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, and the Rhino). Besides mammals, over 350 bird species have been recorded here. Dinner and overnight at the Campsite, B,L,D.

Day 03: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru camping
Early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast depart to Lake Nakuru National Park. This lake is famous for its Flamingos but there are other types of birds living and feeding there. Apart from birds Lake Nakuru offers a wide variety of small game such as Waterbuck, Impala, Gazelle and Buffalo. It is a sanctuary for both the white and black rhino. Overnight at Nakuru, B,L,D.

Day 04: Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha Camping
After breakfast depart for a game drive in this Park known world over as the greatest ornithological spectacle! Depart after the game drive to Lake Naivasha. Arrival at the campsite in time for lunch. The Lake is a birds paradise and has a larger number of hippos. Enjoy a sunset boat ride trip to see the hippos. Dinner and overnight at your mobile tents, B,L,D.

Day 05: Lake Naivasha - Amboseli Camping
After breakfast you will depart to Amboseli National Park through the home of the proud Masai tribe to Amboseli National Park a place of stark contrast. The greatest attraction is the vast herds of Elephant within the park and the bull Elephant which have the biggest tusks in Kenya. Amboseli National Park is dominated by Mount Kilimanjaro the highest Mountain in Africa. Dinner will be served at the mobile camp, B,L,D.

Day 06: Amboseli tour
The early morning and late evening game drives is a must both for the quality of viewing and for the atmosphere of the wilds of Africa. Overnight at the campsite, B,L,D.

Day 07: Amboseli - Nairobi
Early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast you depart to Nairobi picnic lunch enroute to arrive Nairobi where the tour ends, B,L.

Safari price: US$ 1105 per person sharing

Tour price includes:
.Guarantee price/guarantee safari on confirmation
.Full board accommodation on safari
.Accommodation in two person tents.
.Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
.Transportation in a safari minibus, driven by English-speaking driver/guide
.Park entrance fees including local government taxes
.Bottled water whilst on game drives
.All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
.Start and finish in Nairobi
.Sleeping tents and mats
.Boat ride at Lake Naivasha

Tour cost excludes:
.Laundry & sleeping bags
.Tips & drinks
.International flights
.Visas to Kenya
.Items of personal nature
.Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
7 DAYS MASAI MARA/NAKURU/SAMBURU CAMPING SAFARI
Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Shortly after leaving Nairobi the vast panorama of the Great Rift Valley unfolds below you and there are splendid stopping places from which to photograph. By late afternoon you will have arrived at the campsite and have time for a game drive before being served dinner and overnight rest, L,D.

Day 02: Masai Mara budget camping
Full day in the Mara with game viewing. Game to be seen includes Zebra, Giraffe, Antelopes, Hyena and virtually every type of wildlife available in Kenya. Its home to all the big five (Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, and the Rhino). Besides mammals, over 350 bird species have been recorded here. Dinner and overnight at the campsite, B,L,D.

Day 03: Masai Mara camping tour
You will have another full day to explore this world famous game reserve, with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals included at your campsite, B,L,D.

Day 04: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru trip
Early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast depart to Lake Nakuru National Park. This lake is famous for its Flamingos but there are other types of birds living and feeding there. Apart from birds Lake Nakuru offers a wide variety of small game such as Waterbuck, Impala, Gazelle and Buffalo. It is a sanctuary for both the white and black rhino. Overnight at Nakuru, B,L,D.

Day 05: Lake Nakuru - Samburu tour
After breakfast depart to Samburu Game Reserve. You will pass through the Kikuyu Farmlands of coffee and pineapple You will pass through the equator where you will have an 'Equator ceremony' as you continue to Kenya's semi-arid area, the Samburu National Reserve. Lunch enroute. Arrival Samburu and game drive enroute to the campsite. Dinner and overnight at the campsite, B,L,D.

Day 06: Samburu camping trips
Early game drive at the park. Samburu Reserve has some unique five to include, Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Somali Ostrich, and the long neck Gerenuk Antelope. Other animals to be found include, Lion, Leopard, Elephant, and Cheetah amongst others. All meals and overnight at the campsite, B,L,D.

Day 07: Samburu - Nairobi
Early morning game drive before breakfast. Return for breakfast at the campsite by 0900hrs. After breakfast you depart to Nairobi picnic lunch enroute. Arrival into Nairobi and you are transferred to the airport or if time allows extra optional excursions within Nairobi can be done and later drop off at the airport after an enjoyable safari, B,L.
Safari price: US$ 1085 per person sharing

Tour price includes:
.Guarantee price/guarantee safari on confirmation
.Full board accommodation on safari
.Accommodation in two person tents.
.Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
.Transportation in a safari minibus, driven by English-speaking driver/guide
.Park entrance fees including local government taxes
.Bottled water whilst on game drives
.All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
.Start and finish in Nairobi
.Sleeping tents and mats

Tour cost excludes:
.Laundry & sleeping bags
.Tips & drinks
.International flights
.Visas to Kenya
.Items of personal nature
.Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

 

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Masai Mara, Kenya
With its rolling grasslands and wide-open savannah, the Masai Mara is the kind of unfettered, sprawling wilderness you will have discovered in Hollywood films set in Africa. Kenya's finest reserve, the Masai Mara pulses with raw energy as an array of animals go about their daily lives.

At certain times of the year the famous Mara throbs to the beat of hundreds of thousands of hooves as the Great Wildebeest Migration takes place.

The reserve is unfenced and borders the Serengeti National Park. The two countries share the vast Serengeti plains, with the wildlife free to roam between Kenya and Tanzania in search of food.

Between July and October millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles cross into the Masai Mara from the Serengeti where they gather to graze and relax on the Mara's plains, which - at about one third of the size of the enormous Serengeti National Park, is more manageable from a game viewing point of view. The Masai Mara's open grasslands teem with wildlife in every direction.

The Masai Mara Reserve is rich in Africa's biggest attractions - predators are abundant (lion sightings are incredibly common), and the Big Five are encountered around every corner.

The Mara is a permanent water source for the area's wild inhabitants and so even when the very last wildebeest has tardily set off for the southern Serengeti, massive resident herds remain, offering visitors everything they could want to see on an African safari. A Masai Mara safari provides a year-round safari experience.

Amboseli National Park, Kenya:
Amboseli is a top destination for a Kenya Safari. Indeed, one of the classic images of East Africa, let alone Kenya, is that of a herd of elephant strolling across the plains with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro in the background. It is to catch this sight on memory - and on film - that people flood to Amboseli National Park.

While Kilimanjaro is actually across the border in Tanzania, Amboseli has a perfect view of this world's tallest freestanding mountain, rising an impressive 5 kilometers above the plains. The best time to view the majestic mountain is at dawn and sunset, when the clouds lift and the light is both clear and soft.

Amboseli is about 200km from Nairobi on fairly good roads, and the usual route is via Namanga on the A104. The last 75km from Namanga is a bit bumpy so be prepared. Air Kenya also offers daily flights to the reserve.

It's also a park that combines well with Tsavo National Park to the east, or Tanzania's Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Parks.

The park is one of the smaller game parks in Kenya, but it offers you the best opportunity of seeing the critically endangered black rhino, along with a spectacular range of wildlife. The area's low and well-munched vegetation also ensures that animals are easy to spot. Lions can easily be found and can occasionally be watched stalking their prey. Buffalo, cheetah, gazelle, hyena, jackal, wildebeest, zebra, and baboon are just some of the animals that can be encountered at Amboseli.

Streams from Kilimanjaro surface in the centre of Amboseli, creating swamps that attract and support a rich diversity of wild animals and birdlife. Most of Amboseli is flat and dusty and so the best spots for game viewing are these wetlands.

Unfortunately the accessibility of the area, and the rich wildlife, have led to Amboseli's downfall. It seems that it is only a matter of time before the animals move on to greener grasslands thanks to the perils of safari popularity.

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya:
The first thing you'll notice on a Samburu safari is that it is worlds apart from the other parks in Kenya. It's not particularly well-known and as a result is less crowded than most Kenyan reserves.

Samburu National Reserve is situated on the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River in the dry northern reaches of Kenya. It is a hot and arid area characterized by a parched landscape of hills and plains.

The presence, however, of the river - and its shady trees - attracts plenty of wildlife. Giraffe, buffalo, waterbuck and zebra (including the endangered Grevy's zebra) from the surrounding savannah plains trek to the water. Lion, leopard and cheetah are also quite easy to spot, thanks in part to the lack of grass cover.

Samburu is also home to large herds of elephants, and the reserve is well known for providing the opportunity to see wildlife that only lives in the dry north of Kenya. Be on the look out for gerenuks - these odd, yet distinguished looking, gazelle have long necks, and stand on their hind legs to feed.

For the birders, around 365 species have been recorded and the river area is particularly rewarding.

Across the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve. A bridge connects the two, and they are often grouped together by tour companies. Nearby is the swampy wilderness of the Shaba National Reserve