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BUDGET CAMPING IN EAST AFRICA - 4 DAYS - RWC 45
MASAI MARA/ LAKE NAKURU

Day 1: Nairobi/ Masai Mara
After breakfast leave for Masai Mara Game reserve. There will be a stop at the view point of the Great Rift Valley whose view of the valley below is splendidly panoramic and another stop for lunch at Narok town. On arrival proceed on a game drive in this famous reserve, due to its high animal concentration and abundance and its yearly seasonal migration of wildebeest and zebra. 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. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and Masai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dikdik, hartebeest, grant gazelle and Thompson’s gazelle among others. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, return to the campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara/ Lake Nakuru
After breakfast, have a morning game drive with your guide in this reserve which borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National park and is the annual seasonal scene of the migration of close to 800,000 zebra and wildebeest that occurs between the two parks. Depart for Lake Nakuru National park with a stop for lunch enroute. You will have scenic view of Lake Naivasha and Mt Longonot which are in the Great Rift Valley from afar on the main highway. Arrive in time for dinner and overnight

Day 4: Lake Nakuru/ Nairobi
Leave for a morning game drive after breakfast in Lake Nakuru National park, which has a fantastic of birdlife including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork. You may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe that has five horns instead of the usual three and clear instead of spotted shanks (legs). A visit to baboon cliff offers a scenic view of the lake below and acacia forest. After lunch leave for Nairobi arriving in the early evening.

BACKPACKERS' SPECIAL CAMPING SAFARI - 7 DAYS - RWC 47
MASAI MARA/ NAKURU/SAMBURU

Day 1: Nairobi/ Masai Mara
After breakfast depart for Masai Mara game reserve stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint and at Narok town for lunch. Arrive in time for a late afternoon game drive in this park which 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
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. The masai Mara is famous for its black maned lions, elephants and buffalo that make three out of the big five though luck is essential for spotting the other two namely rhino and leopard. The park animal concentration is second to none and numerous plains game including antelopes, wildebeest, zebra, and Masai giraffe can be seen as well as scavengers like hyena and vulture. Have a picnic lunch at the hippo pool where you can spot crocodiles and hippos basking on the rocks. Return to the campsite in time for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara
After breakfast, have another morning of tracking game with your guide in this reserve. This is where the annual migration of close 800,000 zebras and wildebeest occurs between the two parks. Return to the campsite for lunch. In the afternoon there is a choice between a game drive and a nature walk escorted by our armed Masai guides or a visit to a local Masai village to see their nomadic lifestyle at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 4: Masai Mara/ Lake Nakuru
After breakfast, have your final game drive in this park before departing for Lake Nakuru National park with a stop for lunch enroute. You will have scenic view of Lake Naivasha and Mt Longonot which are in the Great Rift Valley from afar on the main highway. Arrive in time for dinner and overnight

Day 5: Lake Nakuru/ Samburu
Leave for a morning game drive after breakfast in Lake Nakuru National park, which has a fantastic of birdlife including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork. You may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe that has five horns instead of the usual three and clear instead of spotted shanks (legs). A visit to baboon cliff offers a scenic view of the lake below and acacia forest. After game drive, depart for Samburu via the Thompson fall. Lunch and game enroute to the campsite.

Day 6: Samburu
Morning and afternoon game-viewing sessions tracking the rare drought resistant animals species which can only be seen north of the equator; these animals are; the reticulated giraffe,grevy’s zebra, the gerenuk or giraffe –gazelle, beisa Oryx and the blue shanked Somali ostrich. The ewaso Nyiro River traverse this park, its source being the Aberdare ranges. There are therefore very high chances of spotting crocodiles in a natural environment though its water level varies seasonally. You will have lunch and leisure break in the mid afternoon. Rest of the meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 7: Samburu/ Nairobi
After breakfast, depart samburu for Nairobi, Lunch enroute, with scenic views of Mt. Kenya peaks if the weather permits. Very pleasant countryside with tea and coffee plantations will be by-passed enroute to Nairobi. Arrive in the evening

BEST BUDGET CAMPING IN KENYA - 8 DAYS - RWC 49
MT.KENYA/SAMBURU/LAKE NAKURU/MASAI MARA

Day 1: Nairobi/ Mt. Kenya
Leave Nairobi for Mt. Kenya after a late breakfast to arrive there in time for lunch. Visit the Mau Mau caves where Kenyan freedom fighters could hide from the British troops during the struggle for independence. Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel.

Day 2: Mt Kenya/ Samburu
After breakfast leave for Samburu game reserve that is famous for its unique wildlife that is only found north of the equator. Lunch and game drive enroute.

Day 3: Samburu
Morning and afternoon game-viewing sessions tracking the rare drought resistant animals species which can only be seen north of the equator; these animals are; the reticulated giraffe,grevy’s zebra, the gerenuk or giraffe –gazelle, beisa Oryx and the blue shanked Somali ostrich. The Ewaso Nyiro River traverse this park, its source being the Aberdare ranges. There are therefore very high chances of spotting crocodiles in a natural environment though its water level varies seasonally. You will have lunch and leisure break in the mid afternoon. Rest of the meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 4: Samburu/ Lake Nakuru
Leave Samburu for Lake Nakuru after your final game drive with lunch enroute. On arrival in Lake Nakuru, have a game viewing session in this park that is famous for its birdlife. More that 350 species of bird can be found in this Lake as well as various antelopes and plains game. These include the Cape buffalo, the Rothschild giraffe, baboons and with luck the white rhino which is an endangered species. Proceed to the campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru/ Masai Mara
Early morning breakfast, followed by a departure to the Masai Mara Game reserve via the view point of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch. Proceed on a game drive on arrival in this park in this famous reserve, due to its high animal concentration and abundance and its yearly seasonal migration of wildebeest and zebra. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 6: 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. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and Masai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dikdik, hartebeest, grant gazelle and Thompson’s gazelle among others. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, return to the campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Masai Mara
After breakfast, have another morning of tracking game with your guide in this reserve. This is where the annual migration of close 800,000 zebras and wildebeest occurs between the two parks. Return to the campsite for lunch. In the afternoon there is a choice between a game drive, a nature walk escorted by our armed Masai guides or a visit to a local Masai village to see their nomadic lifestyle at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 8: Masai Mara/ Nairobi
Have an early breakfast followed by your final game tracking with your guide, in this park that is rich in wildlife on your way back to Nairobi. You will be arriving here in late afternoon or early evening, with full of good memories of your trip as you will have seen the best of Kenya.