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Kenya Budget Camping Safaris,
Budget Tours in Kenya
Camping Across The Wilderness Parks of Kenya, including the world
famous Maasai Mara, the Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru and Samburu
National Park in Northern Kenya, Amboseli National Park and Tsavo
Wildlife Sanctuary have never been more exciting. This safari
covers the highlights of wildlife viewing safaris in Kenya and
gives the traveler real value as she/he experiences the richness
of budget camping travel in Kenya. Budget Camping enables you
to draw closer to nature as you camp under the star-lit African
night.
HATC 202 - Kenya's Unique Camping Safari - 11 Days
MASAI MARA/ LAKE NAKURU/SAMBURU/AMBOSELI/TSAVO
EAST/TSAVO WEST
Day 1: Nairobi/ Masai Mara
We will pick you from your hotel after breakfast; thereafter depart
for Masai Mara game reserve stopping at the view point of the
Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch. Arrive in time
for a late afternoon or early evening game drive in this park
that is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s
Serengeti national park as an artificial border separates the
two. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 2: Masai Mara
This will be a day of tracking game with your guide, after an
early breakfast. The Mara’s landscape is scenic savannah
grassland on rolling hills which enables the reserve to attract
sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population
of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. You will
be served your picnic lunch at the hippo pool where with luck
you can spot hippos and crocodiles at a close distance. Return
to the campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Masai Mara
After breakfast proceed on another game viewing session returning
back to the campsite for lunch. After lunch you will have the
option to go for a game drive or at extra cost, visit a nearby
Masai village to see their nomadic lifestyle and a nature walk
with our armed Masai guide. All activities will end at the campsite
in the evening where you will retire for the night after dinner.
Day 4: Masai Mara/ Lake
Nakuru
Depart the Mara region for Nakuru after your final game drive.
The drive offers panoramic views of Lake Naivasha from the main
highway. Arrive in Nakuru in time for dinner and overnight.
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Highlights of the Budget Camping
Safari
This tour covers the most attractive tourist areas in the country
taking he client on an adventure camping trips that embraces the
world famous Maasai Mara Game Park, voted the 7th Wonder of the
World because of the Wildebeest Migration, a spectacle that is
beyond imagination; we continue to The Great Rift Valley and the
ornithological paradise of Lake Nakuru with its myriad birds and
especially the flamingos that turn the lake pink. We then cross
the equator and proceed to the campsites that are in the Samburu
country visiting Samburu National Park which has been in the news
because a lioness decided to adopt several baby antelopes known
as Beisa Oryx; this game sanctuary is also renown for the peculiar
species of wildlife that include the reticulated giraffe, the
antelope giraffe, the somali ostrich and Grevy's Zebra. The final
stretch extends to Amboseli National Park at the foothills of
Mt Kilimanjaro and on to Tsavo Game Park that is Kenya largest
wildlife reserve. Tsavo is also known as the place of the infamous
maneaters that are immortalized in the movie "The Maneaters
of Tsavo".
Day 5: Lake Nakuru/ Samburu
Wake up to an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru national
park. Flamingos and other water birds that thrive in a salt-water
environment can be seen. With luck you may track the white rhino
and the Rothschild’s giraffe which both have endangered
species status. The park is 188km and is a home to various antelopes,
grazers like warthog, waterbuck and the Cape buffalo. After game
drive, depart Nakuru for samburu via the Thompson falls which
are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European explorers
who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880’s.
Lunch will be at Nanyuki town which is at the foot hills of Mt.
Kenya. Arrive in Samburu in the evening with a game drive en route
to the campsite where you will retire for the night after dinner.
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Day 6: Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu with a lunch and
leisure break in the mid afternoon. The reserve is a home to rare
drought resistant animals that are peculiar to the semi arid region
north of the equator. These include the reticulated giraffe, Grevy's’s
zebra, the Beisa's Oryx, gerenuk and the blue shanked Somali ostrich.
Samburu Is dry most of the year but is watered by the Ewaso Nyiro
River which rises in the Aberdares and drains in the Lorian swamp
north of Shaba National park reserve. All meals and overnight
at the campsite
Day 7: Samburu/ Amboseli
After breakfast depart for Amboseli via Nairobi. In clear weather,
you may see the peaks of Mt. Kenya, the highest Mountain. You
will also by-pass very pleasant countryside with coffee plantations.
Lunch will be taken in Nairobi. Arrive in Amboseli in the late
afternoon with a game drive en route to the campsite for dinner.
Day 8: Amboseli
After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in this park which lies
in a dried-up lake bed. There are swamps and springs fed by underground
rivers from the melting snows or Mt. Kilimanjaro, which give permanent
water to the wildlife. The animals seen here include lion, elephant,
wildebeest, cheetah, buffalo, plain game and the rare Taita weaver
and the gerenuk. The animals are mainly found around the Ol Kenya
swamp. If the weather is clear and there is no low cloud cover,
you may see the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro which forms a beautiful
backdrop to the park. The observation hill offers a view of the
entire park and beyond. Afternoon game drive will follow after
lunch. Rest of the meals and overnight at the campsite.
Day 9: Amboseli/ Tsavo
West
In the morning, depart Amboseli for Tsavo west National park with
a lunch en route You will visit the shaitani lava flows as the
area where the park lies is of volcanic origin. The Mzima springs
which contain 20 million tones of crystal- clear water from the
underground streams of the nearby Chyulu hills are an additional
attraction; various aspects of marine life including hippos,crocodiles,elephants
and plains game can be seen in this park. Dinner and overnight
at the campsite.
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Day 10: Tsavo West/ Tsavo
East
A morning game drive will follow after breakfast and probably
view the rock hyrax, squirrels and mongooses as the park contains
a large population of these. Depart for Tsavo East National park,
with lunch en route Here, only the section south of the galena
river is open to the public for game drives, the rest of the park
serves as a wilderness for the animals to retreat into. Here the
dried up Aruba dam can be seen plus crocodiles at the crocodile
point below the Luggard falls. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 11: Tsavo East/ Nairobi
After breakfast, have your final game drive tracking plain game
such as zebra, antelopes, lesser kudu, ostrich and large herds
of elephants and kudu. This park is where the superintendent John
Lyall was taken from a steam locomotive by the man eater’s
lion (Man eaters of Tsavo) during the construction of Kenya railways
in 1901. Return to Nairobi with lunch en route to arrive in the
evening.
Cost US$ 1, 100 per person sharing, Minimum
5 people
Frebbies:
- One Night Complimentary Accommodation
in Nairobi in Budget Establishment
- Free Airport Transfer
What is Included?
HATC 204 - The Best of Kenya Camping
Adventures - 14 Days
MARA/LAKE NAIVASHA/ LAKE NAKURU/
LAKE BOGORIA/LAKE BARINGO/ SAMBURU/ MT KENYA/ AMBOSELI/TSAVO WEST/
TSAVO EAST/ NAIROBI OR MOMBASA
Day 1: Nairobi/ Masai
Mara
After breakfast, leave Nairobi for Masai Mara Game reserve with
lunch en route On arrival proceed for a game drive in search of
black manned lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, buffalos and
other plain’s game. Return to the campsite for dinner and
overnight.
Day 2: Masai Mara
Full day of game viewing in the Mara Game reserve whose landscape
is savannah grassland on rolling hills. Virtually every type of
animals is found in the Mara which has extensive road and track
network which allows excellent photography and viewing opportunities,
making it the best and most visited park in Kenya. We will cater
for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening drive back
to the campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Masai Mara
Leave for early morning game tracking with your guide after breakfast,
then return to the campsite for lunch. After lunch you will have
three options game drive or at extra cost you visit the Masai
village or have a nature walk with our armed Masai guide. Return
to the campsite where you will retire for the night.
Day 4: Masai Mara/ Lake
Naivasha
After breakfast, leave for Lake Naivasha. This lake was famous
in 1930’s as a staging post for imperial Airways flying
boat services from Durban to London. This is an ideal water resort
for leisurely bird watching, 340 species of birds are recorded
here and a large number of hippos. Fishing of tilapia and black
boss, game watching at crescent island private game sanctuary
gives visitors a chance to walk among small herds of plains game
including water buck, dik and Thompson gazelle. Crescent Island
is one of the few places in all Africa where you can wander on
foot among herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle and giraffe because
of the absence of predators. The Hells gate national park is near
this lake, this park gives visitors a good opportunity to walk
amidst plain game and the small perimeters of the park gives a
chance to see a variety of them at a close distance. The park
has a challenging 320m rock climbs nearby with the high pinnacle
of rock called Fishers tower. Overnight at the campsite.
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Day 5: Lake Naivasha/
Lake Nakuru
Leave after breakfast and drive to the home of millions of flamingos
and the home of the white rhino and about 350 species of birds.
Its known as ORNITHOLOGICAL PARADISE. Dinner and overnight
Day 6: Lake Nakuru/ Baringo/
Bogoria
After breakfast drive to Bogoria where the hot water springs abound
and plenty of medicinal springs. After lunch, visit Lake Baringo
a 1 hour boat trip to see various species of birds and very ancient
caves. Dinner and overnight at the campsite
Day 7: Bogoria/ Samburu
After breakfast, leave for samburu via the Thompson falls. Lunch
en route arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the
campsite.
Day 8: Samburu
After an early breakfast we depart for an early morning game drive.
Return to the campsite for lunch. In the mid afternoon we take
another trip to flush out the wildlife that is to be found in
this beautiful northern park before returning back to the campsite
in the evening.
Day 9: Samburu/ Mt. Kenya
Leave Samburu for Mount Kenya (Nanyuki) arriving in time for lunch.
After lunch visit the Mau Mau caves where the freedom fighters
could hide from the British troops during the struggle for independence.
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel.
Day 10: Mt. Kenya/ Amboseli
After breakfast, drive south via the biggest open market in East
and central Africa (Karatina). Proceed to Nairobi arriving in
time for lunch. Continue to Amboseli in the afternoon via Kenya/Tanzania
border (Namanga) arriving in Amboseli late afternoon. An evening
game viewing drive. Rest of the meals and overnight at the campsite.
Day 11: Amboseli
Early morning game drives before breakfast. After breakfast leave
for another game drive in this park which lies in a dried-up lake
bed. There are swamps and springs fed by underground rivers from
the melting snows or Mt. Kilimanjaro, which give permanent water
to the wildlife. The animals seen here include lion, elephant,
wildebeest, cheetah, buffalo, plain game and the rare Taita weaver
and the gerenuk. The animals are mainly found around the Ol Kenya
swamp. If the weather is clear and there is no low cloud cover,
you may see the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro which forms a beautiful
backdrop to the park. The observation hill offers a view of the
entire park and beyond. Afternoon
Day 12: Amboseli/ Tsavo
West
In the morning, depart Amboseli for Tsavo west National park with
a lunch en route You will visit the shaitani lava flows as the
area where the park lies is of volcanic origin. The Mzima springs
which contain 20 million tones of crystal- clear water from the
underground streams of the nearby Chyulu hills are an additional
attraction; various aspects of marine life including hippos,crocodiles,elephants
and plains game can be seen in this park. Dinner and overnight
at the campsite.
Day 13: Tsavo West/ Tsavo
East
A morning game drive will follow after breakfast and probably
view the rock hyrax, squirrels and mongooses as the park contains
a large population of these. Depart for Tsavo East National park,
with lunch en route Here, only the section south of the galena
river is open to the public for game drives, the rest of the park
serves as a wilderness for the animals to retreat into. Here the
dried up Aruba dam can be seen plus crocodiles at the crocodile
point below the Luggard falls. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 14: Tsavo East/ Nairobi
After breakfast, have your final game drive tracking plain game
such as zebra, antelopes, lesser kudu, ostrich and large herds
of elephants and kudu. This park is where the superintendent John
Lyall was taken from a steam locomotive by the man eater’s
lion (Man eaters of Tsavo) during the construction of Kenya railways
in 1901. Return to Nairobi with lunch en route to arrive in the
evening.
Cost US$ 1, 500 per person sharing, Minimum
5 people
Frebbies:
- One Night Complimentary Accommodation
in Nairobi in Budget Establishment
- Free Airport Transfer
What
is Included?
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