MASAI MARA CAMPING SAFARI
GROUP
JOINING AND PRIVATE BUDGET CAMPING SAFARI IN MASAI
MARA.
The
Masai Mara camping safari provides the most cost
effective way to view wildlife in the Masai Mara in a
reasonable number of days for an amazing price!
We are currently offering this safari as
a group or private safari for 2 or more people up to a
maximum of 7 people in a safari van that has a pop up
roof for game drives. This provides our clients with
flexible game viewing times, flexible game drives, lots
of space to take photos and view wildlife and the
flexibility that a private safari driver/guide will
offer you in terms of where to go and view wildlife in
Masai Mara. This is not usually possible in a group
trip.
The 3 days Masai Mara camping safari
takes you to Africa’s best game reserve to view
wildlife, great scenery and bird life plus an experience
interacting with the Masai tribe who has lived for
centuries in harmony with the wildlife, grazing their
cattle right next to the Africa’s fierce predators
without fear of attack.
Masai Mara is home to most species of
Africa’s wildlife. There is wildlife all year round in
the Mara so there is no excuse as to why you should not
visit this park anytime you are in Kenya.
During the July – October season,
millions of wildebeest, Zebras and Gazelles embark on
the greatest land based animal migration on earth.
Trekking from the plains of Serengeti in Tanzania
through the Mara River where ferocious crocodiles await
eagerly to pounce on the unsuspecting herbivores.
Escorted by prides of lions, cheetahs, sly leopards,
laughing hyenas and the ominous vultures soaring high in
the sky waiting to scavenge any sickly or tired animal
that cannot make the trek. The Masai Mara Safari allows
you to be part of this incredible adventure.
During the January –June and November
–December seasons, the migrations is in Serengeti but
there is resident wildlife in the Masai Mara so will
still be able to spot lots of animals during this time.
December to January is the calving time
for most herbivores in the Masai Mara so there is a lot
of prey for carnivores. The season is warm and dry
making it ideal for game viewing.
Where
to stay in the Masai Mara on the camping safari.
Camp is based just outside the
Ololamutiek Gate of the Masai Mara. There is no fence
between the park and the outside environment therefore
wildlife roams wide and free even close to the camp. The
camp is fenced off to protect residents from predators
and unpredictable animals like elephants. Camps are self
contained with flush toilets and private bathrooms
inside the tent. There is hot water in the morning and
evening to take a shower. Tents have permanent roof to
protect against rain and harsh weather and to keep the
tent cool during the day, warm at night. There is a
mosquito net over the bed to protect you from the
insects at night so remember to tuck it in tightly
around the bed edges.
ITINERARY
FOR THE BUDGET CAMPING SAFARI IN MASAI MARA
Day 1 Nairob to Masai Mara
We will pick you up in Nairobi either at
your hotel or other Nairobi accommodation. Pick up time
is usually 7:00 AM but this will depend on where you are
staying within the city. (You are briefed on your pick
up time once you confirm where you are staying in the
city) Depart from Nairobi and drive to the Rift Valley
View Point where you will stop and take some snaps of
the sheer drop of the Rift Valley, the nearby Suswa
Ranges and Mount Longonot. Descend on a winding road to
the floor of the Rift Valley driving to Narok Town where
you will refuel. This is the last town stop on the road
to the Mara so you can stock up on snacks and drinks as
you head out to the jungle. Drive on to Masai Mara
arriving at the camp in the early afternoon. You will
procede on a game drive at 3:45 PM as the mid-day heat
retreats and as the sun goes down and wildlife emerges
from the shade. Your driver/guide will spot wildlife and
give you a close up look and details of their behaviour
and way of life. At 6:30 PM your game drive will end.
Drive to the camp where you can have a hot water shower
before dinner. The Masai guards at the camp will light
you a bonfire where you can have a drink as they regale
you with stories of their culture and way of life that
has been unchanged for thousands of years after which
you can head out to your tent for rest and overnight.
Day 2: Full day Game Drive
Have breakfast at 6:30 AM and head out
on a full day game drive in Kenya’s most popular game
sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of
spotting the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and
elephant). You shall drive along the savannah plains of
the Mara crossing sreams and gulleys as you search for
wildlife that is scattered all over the game reserve. If
you fancy, you can head out to the Mara River where you
will be able to view hippos in the pools and crocodiles
sunbathing on the banks of the river. At 1 PM your guide
will head out to a picnic spot where you can disembark
from the vehicle to have your packed lunch which will
have been prepared by your camp chef and packed in the
vehicle as you head out in the morning. After a short
rest, resume on your afternoon game drive. Drive back to
camp in the late afternoon. You have the option to visit
to a local Maasai village. Note gratuities are given to
the Masai when you visit their village. After having a
hot shower head out to the dining hall for dinner.
Overnight at the camp.
Day 3: Masai Mara to Nairobi
At 6:15 PM head out on a game drive in
search of Africa’s big cats as they complete their
night’s hunt or feed on their prey. You have great
chances to view lions, cheetahs and leopards at this
time of the morning. Have the game drive till 9 AM then
head to camp for breakfast. Depart Masai Mara for
Nairobi with a short stop at a curio shop where you can
buy some souvenirs to remind you of a great holiday in
the Mara. Head out for Nairobi with lunch en route,
arriving about 16:00hrs where you can be dropped off at
your hotel or Nairobi accommodation.
Camping Accommodation on the Safari
in Masai Mara.
You stay in a tent that has a permanent
roof, bed, bed linen, hot water shower and private
toilet all self contained in the tent. Tents are high in
height and one can stand freely inside. Tents
accommodate 2 people of the same gender – separate beds
or couples – one bed or twin beds as you wish, 3 persons
traveling together – 3 beds or a single person if you
wish to have your own private tent at a small fee. The
camps are located at the Olomutia and Sekanani gates of
the Masai Mara National Reserve.
This safari is flexible as it departs
everyday through out the year. You can also extend your
safari by staying an extra day in Masai Mara or onwards
to Lake Nakuru and Amboseli if you so wish.
There is electricity 6 PM – 10 PM and 5
AM – 7AM to charge your phones and cameras. Food is
taken in the dining hall. Camp is fenced off from the
main reserve so wildlife cannot access it. There are
Masai guards who patrol the camp at night thus it is
safe.
Please note safari is also extendable by a day to Lake Nakuru National Park for US$ 545 per person whereby you leave Masai Mara in the late morning for Nakuru with lunch at Mai Mahiu or Naivasha towns. You arrive Nakuru in the early evening for rest and overnight at a budget hotel. The next day you leave the hotel after breakfast for the Nakuru National Park where you have a full day game drive leaving in the afternoon for Nairobi.
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