Mobile Camping Safari 7 days
Mobile Camping Safari.
Type : Camping Safari Duration: 6 nights 7 days
Locations Visited: Amboseli, Selenkay,Kigio, Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara
Description:A camping safari staying in small private mobile camps is one of the best ways to experience Kenya's natural attractions. The safari has been designed to include a variety of habitat 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 Masai Mara.
Day 1 Sunday
Meet and transfer to your safari vehicle to be driven from Nairobi to Selenkay Conservation Area (102 miles, 3 hours), arriving for a late lunch after setting up camp. Evening game drive to explore the Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Selenkay.
Day 2 Monday
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 for lunch. Afternoon walk with Maasai trackers. Dinner followed by a night drive to seek out the nocturnal animals. Overnight in the camp at Selenkay.
Day3 Tuesday
Morning drive back to Nairobi and on to Kigio Conservancy (165 miles), with a picnic lunch en route. Set up camp and then take an evening walk in the Kigio Conservancy. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Kigio.
Day 4 Wednesday
Early morning departure after a continental breakfast for a full day in Lake Nakuru National Park, with a picnic lunch. In addition to the spectacle of the masses of flamingo we expect to see rhino in addition to many other species and have an excellent chance of sighting leopard. Return to camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Thursday
After breakfast, pack up camp and drive to Siana Springs Group Ranch in the Masai Mara (140miles) to set up camp. After lunch take an afternoon drive into the surrounding area to see some of the wildlife for which the Mara is famous. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Friday
An early breakfast followed by a full morning in the Mara, taking a picnic lunch. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 Saturday
Breakfast, then pack up camp and return to Nairobi (180 miles, 5 hours), arriving about 13.00.
Details
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 our own exclusive camp sites.
At each camp site we have 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.
Our experienced safari cook travels with the safari. Food is of the same quality as in a luxury camp and is included in the price, (not bought through a 'kitty' like some other camping safaris).
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.
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