Camping Safari in Kenya caters for budget travelers to Kenya, for the young and
the adventurous. This is the authentic way of experiencing an African Camping
Safari Covering Masai Mara, Amboseli, Samburu and Lake Nakuru. Camping safaris
are ideal for those working on low budgets, desiring to feel close to nature and
are adventurous at heart.
Following are our sample camping itineraries in Kenya whose purpose is to give
you an idea of what is available
1. 2nights/3days Masai Mara Game Reserve
2. 2nights/3days Samburu National Park
3. 2nights/3days Amboseli National Park Only
4. 3nights/4days Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru
5. 3nights/4days Masai Mara Only
6. 4nights/5days Samburu & Great Rift Valley
Lakes
7. 5nights/6days Mount Kenya Climbing
8. 6nights/7daysSamburu, L.Nakuru & Masai Mara
9. 7nights/8days Lake Turkana via Lake Baringo
2 nights, 3 days Masai Mara camping Safari
Day 1: Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive down the escarpment via the floor
of the Great Rift Valley, to arrive at Masai Mara Game Reserve in time foran afternoon
game drive. Lunch en route. Later proceed for an afternoon game drive thereafter
dinner at a camp and overnight.
Days 2: Morning and afternoon game drives from the comfortable base of the camp;
explore the parks amazingly high concentration of game. This game reserve 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 Masai tribesmen live within the dispersal
area of the game reserve. Dinner at campsite and spend the night.
Day 3: Depart from the camp in the morning and drive north while viewing game
and make a stopover at Narok town with a chance to buy a souvenir or a cup of
tea to arrive back in by late afternoon.
2 Nights 3 Days Samburu
Camping
Day 1: Pick up at 0800hrs and drive north to Samburu National Reserve to arrive
at around 1400 hours in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game
drive in the park famous as the place for the Samburu
semi-nomadic tribesmen, the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy's zebra gerenuk, beisa
Oryx and a host of the big game including elephant and lion. Dinner at a camp
and overnight.
Day 2: Morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and an overnight at the campsite.
Day 3: After breakfast proceed for a game drive en route Nairobi to arrive around
1400 hours.
2 Nights, 3 Days Amboseli
Camping
Day 1: Depart in the morning and drive south to Namanga, the Kenya/Tanzania border
to arrive in time for lunch. After lunch enter into Amboseli National Park with
a possibility of seeing game on the way to the campsite. Dinner at a camp and
overnight
Day 2: Full day of game viewing in the Park. Amboseli National Park is located
at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. The snows of the mountain
form a majestic backdrop to one of Kenya's most popular
spectacular displays of wildlife - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo
and host of plains game, creating Kenya's most sought after photographer's paradise.
Meals, overnight at the campsite.
Day 3: Proceed for an early morning game drive before breaking camp and drive
north to arrive back in Nairobi early afternoon.
3 Nights/4days Masai
Mara/Lake Nakuru
Day 1: Leave Nairobi via the Great Rift Valley for Masai Mara Game Reserve, picnic
lunch en route. On arrival proceed for a game drive in search of black manned
lion, elephant, leopard and cheetah, buffalo and other plains game. Return to
the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Proceed for an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the camp
for breakfast proceed for a further game drive. Then lunch at campsite.
After lunch further game drive. Dinner at a camp and overnight.
Day 3: After breakfast leave Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru National Park. Lunch en
route. On arrival proceed for a game drive round Lake Nakuru to view flamingoes,
waterbuck, buffaloes etc. The flamingoes at Lake Nakuru are often described as
the 'WORLD'S GREATEST BIRD SPECTACLE'. After bird and game viewing get back to
the hotel with private shower/toilet. Then dinner and overnight.
Day 4: After breakfast leave Lake Nakuru and leisurely drive back to Nairobi.
3 Nights, 4 Days Masai
Mara Only
Day 1: Pick up in the morning and head west for Masai Mara Game Reserve 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. 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 Masai tribesmen live within the
dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.
Days 2 & 3: From the comfortable base of the camp, explore the parks amazingly
high concentration of game. Masai cultural dances will also feature on the last
evening. Meals and overnight at the camp.
Day 4: Depart from the camp in the morning and drive north while viewing game
and make a stopover at Narok town with a chance to buy a souvenir or a cup of
tea to arrive back in by late afternoon.
4 Nights, 5 Days Samburu
& Great Rift Valley
Day1: Depart Nairobi in the morning and pass through the agricultural farmlands
on the slopes of Mt. Kenya to arrive at the semi-arid and open savannah plains
of Samburu Game Reserve in time for lunch. Proceed for an afternoon game drive
in the park. Dinner and overnight at a permanent campsite beautifully set on the
edge of the river under a canopy of trees.
Day 2: Full day of game viewing in the park famous as the place for
semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen, the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy's zebra gerenuk,
beisa Oryx and a host of the big game including elephant and lion. Meals and overnight
at the permanent camp.
Day 3: Leave Samburu early in the morning to make a scenic drive to the west across
the Lerochi Plateau with lunch en route and later descend to the floor of the
Great Rift Valley and arrive at Lake Baringo in the afternoon. This a fresh water
lake which supports a great variety of birds as well as Hippo and crocodile. Dinner
and overnight at a camp.
Day 4: Depart early in the morning and head south via Lake Bogoria. It is a shallow
soda lake with a beautiful scenery and home of flamingoes and arrive at the hot
springs and the geysers, which contribute to the beauty of the lake. After lunch
proceed to Lake Nakuru in the south. This is another shallow soda lake, which
inhabits more than a million flamingoes. The Lake Nakuru National Park also has
a Rhino sanctuary. Other animals to be seen here are lion, buffalo, waterbuck,
warthog and hippo. Dinner and overnight at a camp at the Park.
Day 5: After breakfast proceed to Nairobi arriving in the early afternoon.
5nights, 6 days Mount
Kenya Climbing
The local Kikuyu believe that Mt Kenya is home to the Supreme Being - Ngai. The
mountain is known as Kere Nyaga - Mountain of Brightness, and people living on
its slopes always position their houses to face towards this sacred peak.
Day 1: Arrival Nairobi airport. Meet and transfer to Nairobi Safari Club for overnight.
Day 2: Leave Nairobi in the Morning and transfer to Mountain rock campsite for
lunch. Afternoon at leisure or walk to Mau Mau Caves. Dinner and overnight at
campsite.
Day 3: A short drive in the morning to the Sirimon track. Acclimatization walk
(5 hours), to Old Moses Camp. Night at old Moses Camp (3,400m).
Day 4: Via Mackinders Valley walk from Old Moses Camp to Shipton's camp (5 to
8 hours walk). Night at Shipton's Camp (4,200m).
Day 5: Early in the morning climb Point Lenana (4,985m). On a very clear day,
from the top, walk down to the Meteorological Station Bandas.
Day 6: We descend early in the morning to Naro Moru Park gate and take transfer
truck to Nairobi arriving late in the afternoon and drop off at Nairobi Safari
Club.
6 Nights 7 days Samburu,
Lake Nakuru, & Masai Mara Camping Safari
Day 1: Drive to Samburu National Reserve in time for a late lunch. Afternoon game
viewing. Overnight at Campsite
Day 2: Full day of game viewing in the park famous, as the
semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen, the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy's zebra gerenuk,
beisa Oryx and a host of the big game including elephant and lion. Meals and overnight
at the permanent camp.
Day 3: Morning drive south towards Lake Nakuru National Park. Lunch at Nakuru
before proceeding for an afternoon game drive in the Park. This is a shallow soda
lake, which inhabits more than a million flamingoes. The Lake Nakuru National
Park also has a Rhino sanctuary. Other animals to be seen here are lion, buffalo,
waterbuck, warthog and hippo. Dinner and overnight at a camp at the Park. Dinner
and overnight at Campsite
Day 4: After breakfast leave for Masai 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 Masai tribesmen live within the
dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.
Day 5: Morning and afternoon game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Meals
and overnight at the Campsite.
Day 6: Morning and afternoon game viewing in the park. Meals and Overnight at
Campsite.
Day 7: Return to Nairobi arriving around noon.
7 Nights 8 Days Lake
Turkana via Lake Baringo
The expedition is in a purposely-built truck; this rugged 1,600 km safari to vanishing
Africa tackles some of Africa’s worst roads, crosses dusty deserts and high
mountains and takes you to the sparkling waters of the Jade Sea Lake Turkana.
Day 1: Lake Baringo: Depart Nairobi in the morning stopping at the top of the
world to view the Great Rift Valley. Lunch at Nakuru and arrive at Lake Baringo
late afternoon. Watch out for hippo while you shower. Overnight at the campsite.
Day 2: South Horr: Climb out of the Rift Valley in the morning chill towards Maralal
and the red-ochred Samburu people, who are still nomadic and proud. Then another
spectacular climb up Losiolo and down past Baragoi to South Horr where we camp
next to a small clear stream.
Day 3: Lake Turkana: Break early in the morning for Lake Turkana. The rough road
gets worse as we descend across ancient lava flows towards the Jade Sea and the
Oasis Loiyangalani lying between the lake and Mt. Kulal. We arrive at our permanent
beach campsite just outside Loiyangalani soon after lunch and settle in our traditional
Turkana huts with a cool breeze blowing from the lake. Indeed a perfect place
to relax protected from scorching sun and heat characteristic of the harsh climate
of this remote area.
Day 4: Lake Turkana: We spend the day relaxing and bathing only interrupted by
a short boat excursion to visit the surrounding areas where crocodiles and birds
may be spotted. In addition, we visit Loiyangalani and the community settled there
while in the evening we may visit one of the Turkana Manyattas for traditional
dances under a star studded sky at an extra cost if clients wish. Unforgettable
experience.
Day 5: Maralal: Up the Horr valley and back to Baragoi, camping further south
at Maralal.
Day 6: Samburu: We arrive at Samburu park around lunch time and settle in our
Permanent campsite beautifully set under a canopy of trees on the edge of Uaso
Nyiro river.
Day 7: Samburu; A day game viewing in the park. Elephants abound: you may see
lion, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Grey's zebra and Oryx.
Day 8: Nairobi: The road back to Nairobi passes over the high shoulder of Mt.
Kenya. Lunch on the way arriving in Nairobi by later afternoon
