This 7-day Kenya Budget Safari tour will take you to some of the best safari destinations in Africa. The best part of this tour are the game drives where you can spot hundreds of birds and animals, including the Big Five (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino).
The fact that this is a budget safari simply means that you will be accommodated in camps instead of expensive hotels. This will, in fact, add excitement to your safari experience because you will be closer to nature.
This tour is one of the unique experience because it covers at least 70% of Kenyan land which will give you a lot to see and talk about.
Please refer to the itinerary for day-by-day activities.
- Spotting the Big Five (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino)
- Visiting some of the finest safari destinations in Africa
- The tour covers at least 70% of Kenyan land
After breakfast, we drive to Maasai Mara with a stop at the Great Rift Valley. We continue driving on through Longonot and Suswa and on to the Western walls with another stop at Narok for fuelling.
We have lunch before arriving at Maasai Mara in time for evening game drive. The Mara is popular for the Big five (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino).The team returns to Camp late in the evening just in time for dinner.
A full day is spent at the Maasai Mara game reserve. We drive across the plains in search of the big cats (Black maned Lion, Cheetah and leopard) with picnic lunch served at the Mara River site.
Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the Mara grasslands in huge numbers during the period of the annual migrations. This is the time when millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle traverse the Mara plains landscape to feed on the rich new grass from the Serengeti. You also have a chance to see other plain game like the Topi, Hartebeest and Eland.
Dinner and overnight at the Mara the camp.
We leave Maasai Mara in the morning after the breakfast and proceed to Lake Naivasha where we arrive in time for lunch.
After lunch, we visit the lake and go for a boat ride in the lake. Lake Naivasha has huge varieties of birds as well as other wild animals. Explore the lake the entire afternoon.
Dinner and overnight in the camp.
After breakfast proceed northwards to arrive in Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch. After lunch, we proceed for the afternoon game drive which will last until 1830 hrs.
We return to the Lodge Lake Nakuru Lodge or guest house for dinner and overnight.
Have an early morning breakfast before leaving Lake Nakuru National Park for Amboseli, passing through Nairobi with lunch on the way. Arrive in Amboseli in the evening and on a good day you will see Africa’s highest mountain Kilimanjaro.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Morning and afternoon game drives over the park’s dusty roads experiencing the true meaning of Amboseli, which means ‘dusty whirlwinds’ in Maasai language. You’re likely to spot wildebeest, giraffes, gazelles, impala and zebra attracted to the marshes and swamps fed by the melting snows of Kilimanjaro. You may also spot lions on the fringes of the marshes as well as a great variety of bird-life (some 425 species of bird populate the park).
With Kilimanjaro providing a dramatic backdrop, your photographs will be stunning, which is one of the reasons Amboseli is so popular.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
You will have early morning game drives. It will be your last game drive at Amboseli before coming back for breakfast and packing for Nairobi.
We will drop you off at Nairobi where the Safari ends.
The Trip Cost Includes
- Transport on a pop-up roof tour van
- Accomodation on budget camp
- Park fees
- All government taxes
- Airport and hotel pick up
- 1 litre of water each day
- Service of a professional safari guide
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
The Trip Cost Excludes
- Tips and gratitudes
- Travel insurances
- Visas
- Any other extra activity
Frequently asked Questions
Annapurna Base Camp is a Grade B or a moderately difficult trekking route. So any fit person can do this trek, even if you do not have any previous experience. You should be aware of what to expect and mentally prepare for it. Then, as long as you will to, you can.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
The highest altitude reached is 4190m. This is the elevation of Annapurna Base Camp. ABC is the highest we will climb in this trek.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, hot water facility could be free at lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Pokhara or Kathmandu. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
Not really. It depends on you. If you want, ABC trekking can be done independently. You could hire a guide and a porter by yourself instead of going through an agency or not hire a guide at all. Although, not having a guide can be a little problematic during off season.
It really depends on you. Is it your first time in Nepal? How confident are you of being able to find your way around? How pressed on time are you? If you go through an agency, it will be costlier but everything will be planned. You will only have to come, trek and return.
For Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
