Kenya - Featured Trips

This camping safari in small private mobile camps, is one of the best and most affordable ways to experience Kenya's natural attractions. The safari has been designed to include a variety of habitats so that the widest diversity of wildlife can be seen. The camps are sited in private conservancies so that walking and night drives may be taken but are also conveniently located for easy access to Amboseli and Nakuru National Parks and the world renowned Masai Mara.
The sample itinerary below will give you an idea what to expect from a mobile camping safari. This itinerary can be tailormade and booked on a private basis depending on your interests.

You will meet your guide in Nairobi and start your road transfer in a safari vehicle to the Selenkay Conservation Area (approx 4 hours). The Selenkay Conservation Area lies in the heart of Maasailand a few miles north of Amboseli National Park. The camp will be set up on arrival on a designated campsite. Time to relax and enjoy a late lunch prepared by the camp cook. This evening you will go on a night game drive to explore the Conservancy. Return to camp for dinner and overnight in dome shaped canvas tents at Selenkay.

After an early breakfast you will go on a game drive in Amboseli National Park. The park offers good views of Kilimanjaro and close-up observation of elephants, as well as many other species. Return to Selenkay after a picnic lunch. This afternoon there is time for an escorted walk to an authentic Maasai village. Dinner is followed by a night drive to seek out the nocturnal animals. Overnight in dome shaped canvas tents at Selenkay.

Morning drive back to Nairobi for lunch and on to Congreve Conservancy (190 miles), arriving in late afternoon. The campsite is located on a private conservancy immediately adjacent to Lake Nakuru National Park. Set up camp and then take an evening walk in the Congreve Conservancy. Return to camp for dinner and overnight in dome shaped canvas tents at Congreve Conservancy Camp .

Early morning departure after a continental breakfast for a full day in Lake Nakuru National Park, with a picnic lunch. Lake Nakuru, a shallow alkaline lake, is world famous as the location of thousands of lesser flamingo. The national park surrounds the lake, offering a wide ecological diversity, from lakeshore, woodland, grassy plains to rocky escarpments and ridges. It now has one of the largest concentrations of rhinoceros in the country (both black rhino and white rhino), so the chances of spotting these are very good. Return to camp in the evening for dinner and overnight in dome shaped canvas tents at Congreve Conservancy Camp.

After breakfast, pack up camp and drive to Ol Kinyei Conservancy in the Masai Mara to set up camp. This is a long drive over a rough road and a stop is taken in Narok town for lunch en route. The campsite is located in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy on land owned by the local Maasai people alongside the Mara Reserve. After setting up camp, there is time for an evening game drive into the Ol Kinyei Conservancy to see some of the wildlife for which the Mara is famous. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight in dome shaped canvas tents at Ol Kinyei Camp.

An early breakfast followed by a full morning in the Mara Reserve, taking a picnic lunch. Considered by many to be Kenya's finest wildlife area, the 650sq miles of the Masai Mara adjoin Tanzania's well known Serengeti, forming one eco-system. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight in dome shaped canvas tents at Ol Kinyei Camp.

After breakfast you will pack up camp and return to Nairobi (approx 5 hours), arriving about 2 pm.

Transport is by four-wheel-drive Toyota Landcruiser with roof hatches. Your driver-guide is a wildlife and nature expert and member of the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association.
Equipment is carried in a trailer behind the vehicle. When in camp the trailer is removed and game drives are done in the vehicle.
Tents are heavy-duty canvas dome tents for 2 persons. Clients bring their own sleeping bag and a towel, but all other camp furniture and equipment, including a high density sleeping mattress, is provided.
Camps are set up on exclusive camp sites. At each camp site there are staff who do the work like washing up, heating water for showers, doing the cooking and serving the food, but clients also help put up and take down their tents.
An experienced safari cook travels with the safari. Food is of the same quality as in a luxury camp and is included in the price.

£1320 per person sharing

Terms and Conditions apply. Price is subject to availability and subject to change due to currency fluctuation.

4x4 and trailer safari in tough dome tents, high density mattress, all food and mineral water, park entrance fees, night game drives, qualified driver/guide

Drinks other than mineral water are not included, but a stop is made en route to each camp to enable you to buy wine, beer or soft drinks as required.