6 Days Budget Camping Safari

 

Day 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara Game Reserve

This morning we pick up clients from their hotel and we depart from Nairobi at 7.30 am and drive through the view point of the Great Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti plains famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest’s migration and is home of the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino. Lunch at the camp site and relax before departing for the afternoon game drive. The Mara Game Reserve is one of the greatest wildernesses of the world. Large mammals are varied, and easy to see. The wild animals found in the Park's are: Maasai Giraffe, Buffalo, Eland and thousands of plain game including Impala, Zebra, both Thomson's and grants Gazelles.

Day 2: Full day exploring Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Full day spent viewing the great predators and explore the parks amazingly high concentration of wild animals with pick nick lunch boxes. On the plains are enormous herds of grazing animals plus the elusive Cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs. During the stay we also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Maasai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Dinner and overnight at the camp site.

Day 3: Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park

Early morning game drive. Then return to the camp for the breakfast and depart for Lake Nakuru National park located in the Great Rift Valley. The Park is a home to stunning flocks of lesser and Greater Flamingos, which literally turn the lake shores in to a magnificent pink stretch. The bird life here is world renown and over 400 bird’s species exist here, White Pelicans, Plovers, Egrets and Marabou Stork. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the White and Black Rhino and rare Rothschild Giraffe. Arrive in the evening for dinner and overnight at the Budget Hotel.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru– Amboseli

Extensive early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park after breakfast. Then depart for Amboseli with lunch on route arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp site.

Day 5: Amboseli

Rising early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit, we set off for another extensive full day game drive with pick nick lunch boxes. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from Wildebeest, Giraffes, Baboons. Optional visit to a Maasai village is planned after breakfast. Maasai warriors are famously known as the proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with the wild animals are known across the world. A visit reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Dinner and overnight at the camp

Day 6: Amboseli - Nairobi

Proceed for an early morning game drive before breaking camp and we depart by road to the airpor/Hotel

WHAT’S INCLUDED ON THE PRICE OF THE SAFARI.

    1. Transport based on customized seven-sitter safari Van with specially modified suspension.

    2. Seats designed with seat belt and all clients are guaranteed window seats.

    3. All applicable game Park Entrance fees.

    4. All Camping Fees.

    5. Finest accommodation offered in tent.

    6. Three meals a day while on Safari.

    7. Airport picks up on arrival in Nairobi.

    8. Professional Safari Guide/Driver.

    9. Guaranteed departures for two or more passengers booking this safari.

    10. Round trip transport from Nairobi to the designated National Park.

    11. Pre–tour itinerary document.

    12. 3 liters of drinking water

    13. Extensive Game drives.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE SAFARI

    1. Personal expense such as communication charges like emails, faxes, and phone calls

    2. Drinks like sodas, beer and wines

    3. Gratuity for the driver guide, waiter

    4. Laundry

5.  Pre-tour accommodation which can be arranged on request.

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Pro Slum Tour In Kenya

This is ranked the second largest slum is sub Saharan Africa second to Soweto slums in South Africa. The name 'Kibera' is a Nubian word for 'forest.' The original settlers were Sudanese soldiers who settled there after fighting for the British in World War One. The Kibera Slums is located in an area 5 Kilometers South East of City Centre Nairobi. It is the most populated informal settlement in East Africa, housing about one third of Nairobi's population.

Kibera is divided into nine official villages, each with its own Village Elder. They are: Gatwekera, Kianda, Soweto, Kisumu Ndogo, Lindi, Laini Saba, Siranga/ Undugu, Makina, and Mashimoni. These villages, excludes Raila centre which rest on the northern half of the valley east of the Nairobi Dam.

Kibera is roughly 2.5 Kilometers squared with an estimated population of over 1 million people. There are no permanent residential buildings over a single storey. The average home size in Kibera is 3 meters by 3 meters, with an average of five persons per dwelling. Urban services such as water or sanitation are minimal. There is an average of one pit latrine for every 50 to 200 people, save to the new latrines recently built by donors. A biogas plant is under construction in Kibera which will use human waste as its raw material for the production of gas for both cooking and lighting 200 households once it is fully operational.

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

The Maasai Mara Game reserve is arguably Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary. It is the most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five.
A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Maasai Mara grazing fields from late June every year. The dramatic crossing of the river and the preying on the migrants by predators can be viewed from early July to August. The Game Reserve bounds with birdlife since close to about four hundred and fifty two odd species have been recorded. Hot air balloons Safaris are readily available in the park. Accommodation is plentiful in Maasai Mara and range from five star lodges to luxury tented camps. There are also Spartan tented camps and campsites within the Game reserve. Game walks and night game runs are specialties outside the Game reserves.

Masai Mara | Lake Nakuru | Amboseli (6 Days)

Day 1: nairobi - Masai mara
Depart from your Nairobi hotel for the Masai Mara Game Reserve stopping at the view-point of the great Rift Valley and at Narok town for refueling. Arrive in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive in the reserve which is famous for its high animal concentration, abundance and variety. Dinner and overnight at the camp / lodge.
Day: Masai mara
A full day spent game viewing a cross the rich, tree studded grassland and rolling hills. The famous Mara is renowned for its great herds of plain game, black-maned lions, leopard and cheetah but also contains numerous elephant and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya. In the evening, drive back to the camp / lodge for dinner and overnight.



Day 3: Masai mara - Lake nakuru
Pre breakfast game drive, return to campsite for late breakfast. After breakfast, depart the mara region for Nakuru, lunch enroute, with chances to view Mt.Longonot and lake Naivasha while on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.
Day 4: Lake nakuru - Amboseli
After breakfast, proceed for an extensive morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park to see the many animals that inhabit this unique park. Lake Nakuru is known for it’s millions of flamingoes and other water birds. Leave Lake Nakuru National Park to proceed and Amboseli National Park with lunch enroute for dinner and overnight at a camp/lodge in Amboseli.
Day 5: Amboseli (Full Day)
After breakfast, proceed for an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the campsite for breakfast. After breakfast, a further game drive where plains game including Zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and various antelopes can be seen. You will have lunch and leisure break at the camp or lodge then end with an evening game drive, looking out for the peak of Kilimanjaro which may be seen in clear weather from the observation hill. Large herds of elephant and hippo can be seen bathing swamp grounds whose water source is Mt. Kilimanjaro. All meals and overnight at the camp / lodge.
Day 6: Amboseli - Nairobi
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After a late breakfast, depart Amboseli for Nairobi with lunch enroute, arriving in the evening. Drop off at your hotel or the airport.

Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru (4 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara Game Reserve
This morning we pick up clients from their hotel and we depart from Nairobi at 8.30 am and drive through the view point of the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve. This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti plains famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest’s migration and is home of the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino. Lunch at the Lodge/camp and relax before departing for the afternoon game drive. The Mara Game Reserve one of the greatest wildernesses of the world. Large mammals are varied, and easy to see. The wild animals found in the Park's are: Masai Giraffe, Buffalo, Eland and thousands of plain game including Impala, Zebra,  both Thomson's and grants Gazelles.

Day 2: Full day exploring Masai Mara Game Reserve
Full day spent for viewing the great predators andexplore the parks amazingly high concentration of wild animals. On the plains are enormous herds of grazing animals plus the elusive Cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs. During the stay we also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Masai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience.Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp. 

 

 

Day 3: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park
Early morning game drive. Then return to the camp for the breakfast and depart  for lake Nakuru National park located in the Great Rift Valley. After lunch an exciting game drive until 6.30 in the evening. The Park is a home to stunning flocks of lesser and Greater Flamingos, which literally turn the lakeshores in to a magnificent pink stretch. The bird life here is world renown and over 400 bird’s species exist here, White Pelicans, Plovers, Egrets and Marabou Stork. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the White and Black Rhino and rare Rothschild Giraffe. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel
 
Day 4: Lake Nakuru– Nairobi
Extensive early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Then depart for  Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

Masai Mara Game Reserve

The Maasai Mara Game reserve is arguably Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary. It is the most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five.
A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Maasai Mara grazing fields from late June every year.



The dramatic crossing of the river and the preying on the migrants by predators can be viewed from early July to August. The Game Reserve bounds with birdlife since close to about four hundred and fifty two odd species have been recorded. Hot air balloons Safaris are readily available in the park. Accommodation is plentiful in Maasai Mara and range from five star lodges to luxury tented camps. There are also Spartan tented camps and campsites within the Game reserve. Game walks and night game runs are specialties outside the Game reserves.

Kenya National Game Parks & Reserves

Kenya has 59 National Parks, Game Reserves, Marine National Parks and reserves which account for approximately eleven per cent of Kenya’s surface area. Proper management of the game sanctuaries is the hallmark of the country’s conservation measures and commitment to Eco-tourism. There are seven designated major tourist circuits as well as seven other minor circuits. Each circuit is made up of a number of national parks and game reserves and is home to wildlife that is unique to the particular habitat.



Kenya’s priceless treasury of wildlife owes its very existence to contrasts in the county’s terrain, which ranges from rugged snow covered peaks of mount Kenya , the highlands, the savannah, the great rift valley and its lakes as well as the simmering sands of the coast . Each of these geographical regions is home to different types of wildlife that are unique to each area. Below are some of the park.

Aberdare Ranges National Park

The Aberdare ranges lie at an altitude of about 2,134 – 4,268meters. It is home to the first tree hotel in Africa and harbours significant memories in world history. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II learnt of her accession to the British throne while she was a guest at the tree top lodge following the death of her father, King George VI. It is also at the nearby town of Nyeri that lies the remains and tomb of lord Baden Powel, the founder of the Worldwide Boy Scouts, movement.

Famous as the place where in 1952, Elizabeth II learned that she had inherited the English throne, Aberdare National Park takes its name from magnificient volcanic mountain range that forms part of the eastern wall of the Rift Valley. The Aberdare Mountains make up the backbone of the park and run roughly 100km  between Nairobi and the famous Thomson's Falls.
Topographically diverse, the park is cut through with deep ravines that make for splendid vistas wide valleys and vast slopes are carpeted by extremely dense forest and watered by icy, crystal-clear streams where trout fishing is possible. The park has a reputation for its famous Treetops hotel, where Elizabeth was staying when she became queen. Today there are two such tree hotels, where guests rind themselves ensconced in what feel like specially built gigantic viewing capsules, their sights poised on an endless array of animals that turn up-like kids in a candy store to gorge on the mineral-rich salt licks that are constantly topped up by the hotels.

For many, staying up all night and watching the nocturnal action from viewing areas of these hotels is a Kenya highlight, for others it's like being on the wrong side of the cageat a zoo. Besides seeing large herds of African elepahnt and buffalo at close range, you might just glimpse one or two of the park's rare and endangered species, including black rhino, giant forest hog and wild dogs. The park is basically divided up into two zones. The western part is dense forest and mostly interesting for the beauty of its terrain. Here is where the hikers and climbers may set out on foot accompanied by an armed ranger. Most visitors stick to the developed salient region which is Eastern part where the two lodges, Treetops Lodge and the Ark Lodge are located and where there's far greater opportunity to spot animals.

Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserve

The highlights of these national reserves are the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a very rich and spectacular cultural heritage. The sanctuary has numerous permanent springs and a wealth of wildlife which includes leopards, hippos, elephants, lions, reticulated giraffes, gravy zebras, bongos and crocodiles in the Engare Uwaso Nyiro River. Over three hundred and sixty five species of birds have been identified in these sanctuaries.
 

The Shaba National Reserve is home to the monument of the Joy Anderson who, together with her husband George, contributes greatly to Kenya’s wildlife as an author, conservationist and artist. The film “Born Free” is based on Joy’s book of the same title. Shaba National Reserve was the sitting for the film “Sheena queen of the jungle”. Shaba National Reserve is home to the rare to the rare Somali ostrich.