A camping safari staying in small private mobile camps is one of the best ways to experience Kenya's natural attractions. The small group safari holiday in Kenya 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 National Park and the Masai Mara.
Transport is in a comfortable 4wd customised safari vehicle taking a maximum of 6 passengers and your guide is qualified by the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association. Campsites are private, exclusive sites, so you will not be surrounded by hords of other tourists. There are camp staff who assist at the campsites to erect camp, cook, boil hot water for showers, wash up, etc., but clients are asked to assist in putting their tents up. An experienced safari cook travels with the group and the food is of the same high standard as you would expect in a permanent safari lodge. Drinks other than water are not provided but stops are made on the way to each camp to enable you to buy soft drinks, beers and wine.
Equipment is carried in a trailer behind the vehicle which is left in camp once on safari so game drives can be carried out without it. Small, 2 person dome tents are used and all camping equipment is provided. Clients should bring their own sleeping bag and towel, a high density mattress is supplied.
The areas where you camp on this safari are in private conservancies bordering each park. The local communities receive income by using the area for eco-tourism. Please click on the related camps / reserves on our website for more information or contact us.
Your first stop is the Selenkay Conservation Area which lies in the heart of Maasailand a few miles north of Amboseli National Park. It is an important dispersal area and rangeland for wildlife in for wildlife in the Amboseli eco-system. The local Maasai community has set aside the area of a reserve for wildlife so that the habitat can be protected and wildlife conserved. Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, is one of Kenya's most popular national parks, it lies 150 miles south east of Nairobi, very close to the Tanzania border.
On day 4 you travel on to the Masai Mara. The campsite is located on land owned by the local Maasai people alongside the Mara Reserve in the Ol Kinyei conservancy. Day and night drives and walks with the Maasai are taken here. The conservancy holds a wide variety of the animal species for which the Mara is famous including a large resident pride of lions.
DEPARTURE DATES (start Nairobi early morning)
2011: This safari departs daily from 1st July to 31st October.
Duration: 6 nights / 7 days
Day 1 You will be met and transfer to your safari vehicle to be driven from Nairobi to Selenkay Conservation Area (102 miles, 4 hours) next to Amboseli. You'll stop on the way to buy your choice of drinks for the next 3 days. You'll arrive for a late lunch after setting up camp. Have an afternoon game drive to explore the Conservancy. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Selenkay.
Day 2 After an early breakfast spend the morning on a game drive in the Selenkay Conservancy and an escorted nature walk with Maasai guides, returning to the camp for lunch. In the afernoon you visit a nearby Maasai village where you learn more about the Maasai lifestyle. Later you'll have a night game drive seeking out the nocturnal animals as you head back to camp in the dark. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Selenkay.
Day 3 Early breakfast and then drive through the bush into Amboseli National Park for good views of Kilimanjaro and close-up observation of elephants, as well as many other species. Return to Selenkay after a picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Selenkay.
Day 4 After breakfast drive out of the Conservancy and back to Nairobi to transfer to Wilson Airport, where you can have a snack lunch (at own expense) before the afternoon flight to the Mara, arriving at about 4pm. Upon arrival at the airstrip you will be met and transferred to the camp in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy. Later you'll head out on an evening game drive in the conservancy, returning to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Wake up at dawn and enjoy an early morning game drive in the conservancy on the look out for big cats. Return to camp for a late breakfast followed by an escorted nature walk and then lunch. In the afternoon enjoy another game drive with a night drive as you head back to camp. Dinner and overnight at the camp in Ol Kinyei.
Day 6 An early breakfast followed by a full morning in the Mara Reserve, taking a picnic lunch. Return to the camp in the late afernoon for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 A short early morning game drive in the conservancy, followed by breakfast, then leave camp on the 4 hour drive back to Nairobi for your international flight home in the evening.
