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JTCS 009.
14 DAYS KENYA CAMPING SAFARI: MASAI
MARA, LAKE, NAIVASHA, LAKE NAKURU,
LAKE BOGORIA, LAKE BARINGO,
SAMBURU, MOUNT KENYA, AMBOSELI, TSAVO
WEST, TSAVO EAST, NAIROBI OR MOMBASA
DAY 1 : Nairobi - Maasai
Mara
This reserve is Kenya’s most
popular game sanctuary, most famous and
visited game reserve in Kenya. The park
adjoins the Serengeti park of Tanzania.
A land of undulating hills and rolling
grasslands supports a huge animal
population. During the months of July to
September, millions of wildebeests and
zebras migration overflow into the Mara
from the Serengeti national park in
Tanzania. The black manned lion
dominated the Mara, cheetahs, elephants,
cape buffaloes, giraffe, gazelle,
antelope and many other plains game are
to be found here.
Accommodation: Game lodges, Luxury
tented camps, public and privately owned
campsite.
Masai Mara is the most famous wildlife
conservation area in Kenya and indeed
the world. This game reserve is home to
a rich variety of wildlife in a natural
and untouched state.
Leave Nairobi for a drive south to stop
at the viewpoint of the Great Rift
Valley. After the breathtaking view,
proceed to Narok town for lunch then to
Masaai Mara arriving for an afternoon
game drive. Dinner and night at the
campsite
DAY 2 : Maasai Mara
After breakfast, spend a full day
enjoying the best that nature can
provide in this game reserve taking your
picnic lunch at the hippo pools. Return
to the campsite for dinner and night.
DAY 3 : Maasai Mara
Morning game-drive in the game reserve
with the optional nature walk or a visit
to the Masaai village at a small fee in
the afternoon, meals and night at the
campsite
DAY 4 : Maasai Mara- Lake
Naivasha
A very picturesque fresh
water lake. There is good fishing, boat
trips or a visit to the crescent island.
Nearby is the dramatic hells gate gorge
reserve over shadowed by the mysterious
Longonot. Hells gate is ideal for nature
walks of between 1 to 5 hours, amongst
the wildlife.
Accommodation: Lodges & privately owned
campsites
After breakfast and morning game drive,
head to Naivasha with lunch enroute and
a visit to the Hell’s Gate Park [one of
the few parks where you can walk or
cycle to see the wild animals]. There is
a Geothermal power station and very
beautiful scenery, dinner and overnight
at the campsite or budget hotel.
Optional: Boat ride in Lake Naivasha - A
fresh water lake at an extra cost*
DAY 5 : Lake Naivasha- Lake
Nakuru
160 km from Nairobi. A
shallow alkaline lake on the edge of
Nakuru town is worlds famous of levels
that determines the quality of algae on
which the birds feed millions of greater
and lesser flamingos which depends on
the water. It is a sanctuary for the
black and white rhinos and the rare
Rothschild’s giraffe.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge & Lion
Hill Lodge. Also available, a hostel & a
guesthouse, Makaria Falls campsite, all
located inside the park.
After breakfast, drive to Nakuru for
game viewing and a sight of millions of
flamingoes among other birds [about 350
species recorded]. This is also home to
the black and the white rhinoceros.
Dinner and night in a budget hotel.
DAY 6 : Lake Nakuru-
Lake Bogoria - Baringo
Lying between Baringo and
Nakuru, is this soda lake a favorite
nesting site for the flamingos and where
hot sulfur springs abounds. There is
also a small herd of greater kudu.
LAKE BARINGO
About 100km North of Nakuru, is this
beautiful tranquil fresh water lake host
to rare 300 bird’s species seen no where
else in Africa. Boat trips on the lakes
are popular to view the hippo, crocodile
and bird life. Also a visit to the
Njemps tribal villages or watch them
fishing from their frills papyrus boats
is fun.
Accommodation: Lodges & public campsite.
Accommodation: Lodge & public campsite
After breakfast, drive to L. Bogoria to
see the hot springs and geysers plus the
many birds. After lunch head to L.
Baringo for boat ride to see birds and
ancient caves. Dinner and night at a
hotel/camp site
DAY 7 : L. Baringo - Samburu
The highlight of this Reserve is the
spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and
forest. The local people have very rich
and colorful cultural heritage. Wildlife
includes, leopards, hippos, elephants,
lions, reticulated giraffes, grevy’s
zebras, bongos and crocodiles in the
Uaso Nyiro River.
Accommodations: Several Game Lodges & a
public campsite located inside the park.
Depart for Samburu in the
morning after breakfast via Thomson’s
Falls. Lunch is en route arriving in
time for afternoon game drive to see a
world of difference. Dinner and night at
the campsite.
DAY 8 : Samburu
Morning and Afternoon game-drive in
Samburu with the chance to see the rare
species of animals and plants. Meals and
night at the campsite
DAY 9 : Samburu - Mount
Kenya
These parks and game
reserves are part of the most
fascinating sanctuaries in terms of
scenic splendors and the great variety
of wildlife. Mount Kenya N. Park lies at
an altitude of approximately 3,400m –
5,200m. It offers mountain attractions
and flora & fauna found at different
altitudes. The wildlife includes colobus
monkeys, bushbucks, elephants, olive
baboon, waterbucks, leopards, giant
forest hogs, genet cats, hyena and the
elusive bongo.
After breakfast, leave Samburu for
Nanyuki the base hotel for mt. Kenya
arriving for lunch before visiting the
Mau Mau Caves. Dinner and night at a
budget hotel.
DAY 10 : Mount Kenya -
Amboseli
This national park covers
1260sq kilometers and lies on the border
of Kenya and Tanzania. A real gem of the
park situated right at the foot of
Africa’s highest mountain Kilimanjaro
5895m. Elephants abounds in the forest
and swamps feeding on the lush grasses.
Cheetah, giraffes, impalas, leopards,
zebras, wonder on the open plains. It is
definitely photography’s paradise!
Accommodation: Luxury lodges & tented
camp, public campsites
After breakfast, drive past the biggest
open-air market in East and Central
Africa [Karatina]. Proceed to Nairobi
for lunch and continue to Amboseli for
evening game drive, dinner and overnight
at the campsite
DAY 11 : Amboseli
Full day in Amboseli with the option of
nature walk, visiting masaai village or
swimming in one of the lodges. Meals and
night at the campsite.
DAY 12 : Amboseli-Tsavo West
Tsavo National Park [over
20,000 sq. km] is the largest game
sanctuary in the world comprising of
Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Chyulu Hills &
the world’s largest lava flow. It is
located half way between Mombasa and
Nairobi. The outstanding features are
the huge populations of red elephants,
which derive their red colorings from
the rich red earth of the park. Other
wildlife to be seen includes, buffaloes,
rhinos, lions, hippos, leopards,
crocodiles, kudus, gerenuks, zebras and
many more plains game. The park has over
[500] species of birds].
In Tsavo west are the Mzima springs
where hippos and crocodiles can be
viewed from the underwater hides.
Further south adjoining the park is the
Taita hills sanctuary.
Accommodations: Game lodges & public
camp sites, self-catering bandas.
After breakfast, drive via Chyulu Hills
to Tsavo West National Park arriving in
good time for lunch. After lunch enjoy
game and visit the famous Mzima Springs
[the source of drinking water for
Mombasa]. Dinner and night at the
campsite
Day 13: Tsavo West/ Tsavo
East
After breakfast, drive to Tsavo East
which is popular for its large numbers
of elephants and the Man-eater lions
during the construction of the
Kenya-Uganda railway-line. Lunch on
arrival, game drive in the park, dinner
and night at the campsite.
Day 14: Tsavo/Nairobi or
Mombasa
After breakfast, have your last game
viewing as you leave the park for either
Nairobi or Mombasa depending on your
tour plan.
Package includes:
Park Fees
Transport
Accommodation
3 Meals a day except the first breakfast
and last dinner
Services of a qualified driver guide and
cook
Package Includes:
1. All game parks or national parks
entrance fees
2. All game drives in the various parks
accompanied by our professional English
3. Speaking driver cum guide
4. Transport by comfortable safari
vehicles with hatch-roofs
5. All campsite fees
6. All camping equipment (except
sleeping bags)
7. Use of our two person mosquito-netted
tents
8. Three sumptuous meals per day whilst
on safari, prepared and served by our
cook
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