Friday, April 8, 2022

The Great Migration with Camping Safari in Maasai Mara, Kenya

 

Something Dramatic is about to unfold....

As the month of June progresses, it is the time when everybody is wide eyed, waiting in excited anticipation for the thrilling phenomenon - The Wildebeest Migration.

 From now till October, someting magical happens in East Africa.

The Wildebeest, some one and half million of them, migrate from Tanzania to Kenya in search of water and tender grasses. It won't be long before the Wildebeest will amass in their millions at the banks of River Mara which is rife with notorious Nile Crocodile, raging currents and awaiting predators.

 Watching this Great Spectacle is "once is a life time experience" along with Camping experience .........

Camping in Africa is a great chance to get up close and personal with nature in a safe, yet enjoyable setting. Camping is an exciting experience and one that you’ll enjoy, no matter what your comfort level and preferences are. Imagine falling asleep under the stars, and waking the next day to the cool morning air with the sunrise softly streaming into the tent. The birds are calling, and you listen to the sounds of the world as it slowly starts to awake…



Day 1: JKIA - Nairobi Hotel

You will be met by our customer care team on arrival in Nairobi, transfer to your hotel to relax before your safari experience begins the following day. 

Overnight:  Ibis Hotel Nairobi

Meals Breakfast


Day 2: Nairobi - Maasai Mara

Depart from Nairobi early in the morning and drive to the rift valley, proceed on to Narok Town, here the driver will stop at the supermarket for you to buy snacks, drinks, toiletries and any items that you will require during your stay in Mara. Thereafter you will proceed to the Camp, lunch will be prepared as you set up your tents. First game drive in Mara after lunch.

Back to the Camp, settle in and enjoy the feeling of being in the heart of Africa. You are served dinner under the stars, surrounded by the wilderness, and afterward, you can sit and chat around the campfire. You’ll hear the night bird's calls, and the snapping of twigs as animals move around in the African bush all around you as you go to sleep tonight, a uniquely authentic safari experience.

Meals lunch/Dinner

Overnight at the campsite


Day 3: Maasai Mara

Today you will have full day in Maasai Mara with early morning and afternoon game drives, tracing the migrating wildebeest and the possibility of witnessing the crossing. You also have an option to have a bird’s eye view of the migration in a hot-air balloon

Meals Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Overnight at the campsite


Day 4: Maasai Mara

Another full day in the plains of Maasai Mara, following the migration and spotting the CATS. Enjoy your picnic lunch out in the open plains of Maasai Mara under a tree!! what a way to experience the African wilderness. 

Meals Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Overnight at the campsite

 

Day 5: Maasai Mara  - Nairobi

Early morning game drives at Maasai Mara, back to the camp for breakfast thereafter depart for Nairobi with a stop at the Great Rift Valley escarpment to enjoy scenery as you enjoy your picnic lunch. Proceed to Nairobi, later transfer to the Nairobi Airport to catch your onward flight.

Meals Breakfast/Lunch

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Net Cost in US$ per person sharing tent (Including GST )

Ø  Each of 2 pax  US$ 1360

Ø  Each of 4 pax  US$ 990

Ø  Each of 6 pax  US$  870

Safari sector - Above tour costs include; 

Ø  Pick up and drop off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Ø  Full board on safari and Bed and breakfast in Nairobi

Ø  On safari transport in custom build Safari Cruiser 4x4 (private usage) with a pop up roof for maximum game viewing and a professional English speaking driver/guide. 

Ø  Vehicles is fitted with inverters for charging your phones or cameras when driving

Ø  All park entrance fees, camping fee and Government taxes

Ø  Two man’s Tent, mattress and sleeping bags

Ø  Services of a professional chef on Safari

 

Safari sector – Tour does not include;  


Ø  TCS will be applicable on Total Package Cost

Ø  International flights and the cost of obtaining visas

Ø  Expenses like laundry, beverages, bar bill, telephone, mineral water, tips, porterage, toiletries etc.

Ø  Travel and medical insurance. (recommended you have one)

Ø  All other expenses that are purely of a personal nature and all other items that are not mentioned in ‘our price includes’

Ø  Optional activities in the itinerary

Ø  Any other activity not indicated above

Value Add advantage!!

Ø  Complimentary: -2 bottles of Mineral Water 500 ml each day during safari.

Ø  Complimentary safari hat per person.

Ø  Flying doctor coverage while on safari


Camping experience;

 

Ø  This is an adventure safari, facilities are basic and not what you will expect in a lodge or permanent camps. You will stay in public campsites, located inside the park or on private campsites on the outskirts. The campsites in the parks are not fenced and it is not unlikely that you may find  Zebras wandering between the tents or bump into antelopes on your way to the shower.

Ø  Accommodation will be in waterproof 2-person-tents with built-in mosquito nets at the entrances and windows. Comfortable 5 cm thick sleeping mattresses are provided, as well and camping furniture such as tables, safari chairs, functional cutlery and crockery.

Ø  You will also be accompanied by a skilled safari cook who will take care of your well-being. He will prepare all meals, often even including a packed meal for a picnic lunch. The camp and food will be set up and prepared for you, so that you can just relax and enjoy your holiday.

Ø  The facilities at the campsite are basic, they include cold shower, few places have warm shower, the washrooms are basic mostly pit latrines.

What you require to bring on Safari:-

Ø  A pair of long trousers and jersey for the cool mornings and evenings in addition to plenty of light clothes for hot days, comfortable shoes/sandals.

Ø  You will require Snacks, drinks which can be purchased while on as the safari.

Ø  Torch, sunglasses, suntan lotion, insect repellent/spray but not mosquito coils

Ø  Camera, memory cards, binoculars, maps, guide-books

Ø  All personal travel insurance