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How to be closest to the nature.
One of the best ways to have the feel of adventure in the African Wilds is to go on Camping Safaris. Family Campings or group Campings features high on the Kenya big game safaris as African mammals visit your camps in the nights. During your Kenya camping safari you will experience some of the legacy of the masai tribes of Africa and leave you with memories that no money can buy. This is so because the African mammals and other smaller Kenya animals feeds in your campsite in the nights uninterrupted by your presence. Camping food is also great and worth your tasting.
The following adventure camping itineraries represent some of my more popular safaris. You may combine two or more of the areas offered, spend longer in one place or add other destinations which are not listed but available on enquiry.
Rift Valley Lakes 3 days /2 nights
Samburu 3 days /2 nights
Masai Mara 3 days /2 nights
Amboseli 3 days /2 nights
Camel Safari 4 days / 3 nights
Camping safari Plus Mt. Kenya 13 days/12 nights
Samburu , Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru 7 days/6 nights
Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru 4 days/3 nights
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Rift Valley Lakes 3 days / 2 nights
A safari that takes you into the Great Rift Valley, to some of the soda and fresh water lakes which stretch across the Rift Valley floor. The dramatic and rugged landscape of Lake Bogoria, the tranquility and beauty of Lake Baringo and the wildlife of Lake Nakuru National park.
Day 1 Nairobi - Lake Baringo
Leaving Nairobi in the morning you drive west to the edge of the escarpment where, stopping briefly at a view point, the awesome panorama of the Great Rift Valley stretches out before you with the extinct volcanoes of Suswa and Longonot and the glistening waters of Lake Naivasha in the near distance. You descend to the Rift Valley floor and past Lakes Naivasha and Elementaita to Nakuru town where you stop for picnic lunch in view of Lake Nakuru.
After lunch you continue to Lake Bogoria where, along the shores, you find geysers shooting fountains of hot water high in the air and pools of hot water bubbling from the ground. The rare Greater Kudu may be seen in this park. Your onward journey takes you to Lake Baringo, famed for its spectacular birdlife, crocodiles and hippos. Here you set camp near the lake shore for the night.
Day 2 Lake Baringo – Lake Nakuru
After breakfast enjoy a walk beside the lake whilst your camp is dismantled. You then depart for your return drive to Lake Nakuru arriving in time for a picnic lunch at your next campsite in the park. After lunch relax in camp before your afternoon game drive around the Lake where you may see waterbucks, gazelles, buffalos, rhinos, the rare Rothschild giraffes and perhaps lions or leopards. The lake is famous also for its great concentrations of birds; in particular the colorful pink flamingoes which seasonally feeds off the abundant algaes in the shallow waters of this soda lake. At dusk you return to your camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Lake Nakuru – Nairobi
After a cup of early morning tea or coffee, you will be taken on a game drive around the Park returning to your camp for late breakfast. After breakfast you leave Nakuru for your return journey to Nairobi, stopping en route for a picnic lunch.
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Samburu Camping 3 days / 2 nights
Samburu Game Reserve is situated in the hot and arid fringes of Kenya’s vast Northern Frontier District. Against a backdrop of volcanic mountains, gaunt hills and withered scrub trees punctuate the sparse and moist-less terrains with clusters of the incredibly hardy desert roses providing occasional flashes of vivid colors.
Day 1
Leaving Nairobi in the morning you drive north, along the foothills of Mount Kenya and across the equator. After stopping for a picnic lunch, you continue into Samburu for an afternoon game drive with dinner and overnight at your campsite. Samburu is home to various species of game generally only found in these northern areas- Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffes, Beisa Oryxes, the long-necked gerenuks and blue-shanked Somali Ostriches. Lion prides, cheetahs and leopards roam the savannahs in search of the next meals.
Day 2
An early morning game drive is followed by a late breakfast in campsite. Alliteratively leave camp with picnic breakfast and enjoy longer safari. Mid morning at leisure or a visit to the nearby Samburu village. After lunch, you enjoy an afternoon game drive through the forests of Ewaso Nyiro River with good chances of spotting elephant herds browsing on the lush riverine vegetation. Dinner and overnight in your camp.
Day 3
An early morning game drive is followed by breakfast in camp and you then return to Nairobi stopping en route for a picnic lunch.
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Masai Mara Camping 3 days / 2 nights
An adventure camping safari to the Masai Mara; One of the world’s finest wilderness areas and home of the ‘big five’. In particular you will not miss the black-mane lions in this extension of the Serengeti plains, famous for the spectacle of the annual migration of thousands of wildebeests and zebras from Serengeti. The Camp consists of two-man tents large enough to stand in, hot showers, mess tent and good camp food is served. Short walks in the surrounding areas gives you a chance to notice all the tiny insects, birds, game and flora that you don't have the opportunity to see from the vehicle.
Day 1
Leaving Nairobi you drive down the escarpment and across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve stopping en route for a picnic lunch. After arriving at your campsite you will be taken on an afternoon game drive within the vicinity of the camp. Dinner and overnight in camp.
Day 2
After an early breakfast you leave for your morning game drive in the Reserve with a visit to hippo pools. You can also leave the camp with picnic breakfast and enjoy a longer game drive. An optional visit to the Maasai village can be made for the mid morning. After lunch in camp, enjoy a late afternoon game drive to search for some of the game not yet seen. Dinner and overnight in camp.
Day 03
After and early morning game drive and breakfast, depart for Nairobi, stopping en route for a picnic lunch.
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Amboseli Camping 3 days / 2 nights
The snow-capped peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain at 5,895m, dominates every aspect of Amboseli National Park. Open grasslands and savannah, swamps and springs, fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro’s melting snow provides permanent watering places for the elephants, buffalos, lion prides, leopards, cheetahs and host of plains game. The area outside the park accommodates the Masai people, tall proud, nomadic warriors who maintain their age-old cultures and traditions while living in complete harmony with the wildlife around them.
Day 1
Leave Nairobi in the morning, you drive across the Athi plains towards the Kenya/Tanzania border post of Namanga. Then through arid Masai ranchlands to your campsite in Amboseli National Park for a late picnic lunch. Later in the afternoon you will enjoy a game drive in the surrounding areas before returning to Camp for hot showers and the evening spent around the campfire
Day 2
After an early breakfast you leave for a full day’s game viewing with Mount Kilimanjaro, usually clear in the early morning, as a spectacular background for you photographs. You stop for picnic lunch at Look Out Hill or other shady spot and return to the camp in late afternoon. The evening is spent around the campfire listening to the sounds of the African nights- the distant roars of the lions and the doleful, whooping ‘laugh’ of the hyenas
Day 3
After breakfast, enjoy an early morning game drive before departing on your return journey to Nairobi, stopping en route for a picnic lunch.
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13 days Kenya Camping safaris Plus Mt. Kenya
Day 1
Arrive Nairobi and head to Mt. Kenya ( Depending on your arrival time)
Day 2 ,3, 4, 5, Mt. Kenya
Day 6
After breakfast leave for Samburu from Nanyuki at the base of Mt. Kenya.
Day 8
After breakfast depart for an early morning game drive. Return to the camp for lunch. This will be followed by another afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 9
Proceed to Nakuru National Reserve after breakfast.
This reserve is known for its huge concentration of flamingoes, the park is rich in other bird life and a number of wild animals. Lunch enroute arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the campsite
Day 10
After breakfast leave for Masai Mara National Park, with picnic lunch enroute, arriving in the mara in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the camp/hotel
Day 11
Full day game viewing in the Mara with an optional nature walk or a visit o a nearby Maasai Village in between the meals breaks. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 12
After breakfast proceed for an early morning game drive. Return to camp for lunch.After lunch, a further game drive. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 13
Leave Maasai Mara Game Reserve for Nairobi with Picnic lunch enroute arriving in Nairobi in the afternoon.
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Budget camping safari for 7 days : Samburu , Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru.
Day 1
Depart Nairobi and drive northwards to Samburu Game Reserve via Mt. Kenya and Past Coffee plantations. Picnic lunch and game drive enroute viewing the unusual reticulated giraffe, Grevys Zebra, Gerenuk and the Somali Ostrich, all of which you will not see in other game parks.
Day 2
Full day of game viewing in the park famous as the homeland of the semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen. It also the home of the various species named above in addition to lions, cheetahs, leorpards among others. Meals and overnight at the camp.
Day 3
Morning drive south towards Lake Nakuru National Park. Lunch at Nakuru before you proceed for an afternoon game drive in the Park. This is a shallow soda lake which inhabits more than a million flamingoes. The Lake also has a Rhino sanctuary which you will have good chances of meeting. Other animals to be seen here are lions, buffalos, waterbucks, warthogs and hippos. Dinner and overnight at a camp at the Park .Dinner and overnight at Campsite.
Day 4
After breakfast you leave for the world-famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve, arriving in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive in the game reserve which is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.
Day 5
You'll day at the Mara with a with a game drive from Sunrise and sundowner: greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Morning game viewing with a long drive to the Mara river where you will be able to view amazing numbers of Hippos and Crocodiles sizes you have not yet seen before. After lunch at the camp/lodge, take an afternoon drive in the Masai Hills with optional activities for a dawn nature walk safari to experience the awakening of Africa in Masai land.
Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 6
Morning and afternoon game viewing in the park. Or an extra option of balloon safari early in the morning and game drive in the afternoon. Meals and Overnight at Camp site.
Day 7
Return to Nairobi arriving around noon.
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Budget Kenya camping safari for 4 days Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru
Day 1
After breakfast in Nairobi head west for Maasai Mara Game Reserve driving through the Rift valley and set-up Camp. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive in the game reserve which is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. July, August and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, but there is also resident wildlife all year round. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.
Day 2
Full day game viewing coupled with exploring this spectacular Park. The Mara is the land of African legend: Lion are abundant throughout the park, as are the elephants, giraffes, and a variety of antelop species and zebras. Cheetahs and leopards are also regularly seen and, less commonly, the shy black rhinos. Several species of Bee-Eaters, the flying rainbow that heads the list of the Mara's birds, occur in the reserve. It is the home of the famous Maasai tribe who may be seen around the borders of the park - Morans (warriors) loping across the plains, young boys herding goats, or elders grouped under a tree discussing matters of the day .A visit to a Maasai boma (homestead) reveals this outstanding culture and customs. All meals and overnight at the camp .
Day 3
A last game run in the picturesque Maasai Mara in the morning through the Rift Valley drive to Lake Nakuru, a shallow alkaline lake in the Rift Valley, renowned for its spectacular flamingo population as one of the world's greatest ornithological spectacles. Although Lake Nakuru is primarily a bird sanctuary, there are a considerable number of animals to be encountered, such as many large game animals such as zebras, elephants and gazelles, this is one of your best chances of seeing rhinos. Lake Nakuru National Park was the first place in Kenya selected as a rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places where we you can see Rothschild's giraffes. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 4
Full day game viewing at Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will have a chance to visit a unique sanctuary catering for a sizeable number of the endangered rhinoceros and the Rothschild giraffe. Waterbucks as well as the predators such as the lions and leopards are common in the park. Also to be seen is a myriad different variety of birdlife in and around the lake. Flamingoes are plenty at the lake and steal most of the attention. Leave for Nairobi early afternoon arriving in Nairobi in the late afternoon.
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Camel Safari 4 days / 3 nights
This safari departs every Friday during the dry months of December to March and July to October. Explore and enjoy walking or riding through dramatic and breathtaking scenery in this unspoilt wilderness area of Northern Kenya. Somali Camels make up your transport. About 10 of them for riding and about 20-30 for baggage, the staff are all of local Masai tribe and they add a great deal to your safari experience since they have retained all their tribal traditions and customs. You may be lucky enough to see elephants, greater kudus, reticulated giraffes, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuks and Oryxes. Exploring the bush on foot, you capture the experience and nostalgia of the safaris – once out of the base camp no vehicles accompany this safari.
Day 1 Isiolo – Camel Base
Your actual (after Nairobi) safari starts at the Bomen hotel in Isiolo where, after lunch, you drive to you Base Camp for hot showers and dinner around the campfire.
Day 2 & 3 Fly - Camps
Two days of walking or riding –each day starts with your early morning wake up call and hot water for washing and shaving! After breakfast you walk or ride for 3 to 4 hours with the riding camels taking a scenic route to the next campsite and stopping every hour for drinks. The main camel train carrying the camp and baggage takes a more direct route and establishes the new camp ready for your arrival at midday. After a buffet lunch you are free to relax in Camp or walk in its vicinity. Evening walks yield the best game viewing. After hot showers relax around the campfire before a 3 –course dinner served under the stars. Accommodation for the two nights is in ‘fly camps’-consisting of camp beds under mosquito netting with rainproof covers nearby in case of a rare shower.
Day 4 Fly Camp -Isiolo
After breakfast you drive back to Isiolo where your safari ends.
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