“Best budget safari with hot air balloon”
8 Day Joining Group Kenya Camping Safari with Hot Air Balloon Included
Miti Mingi Eco Camp, Nairobi, Kenya
Best Budget Camping Safari in Kenya
Jamboree Africa Tours and Safaris welcomes you to Kenya – the land of amazing safaris. Book this top-budget Kenya safari to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli park. They offer daily departures for all of their Kenya safaris. Accommodations are in tented camps where 2 travelers share one tent but with separate beds. The rooms are ensuite with WC toilets, bed, linen, and toiletries. Transport will be organized in a tour van, however, clients can request a 4×4 transport at an extra fee. This budget safari in Kenya blends well with a hot air balloon safari in Masai Mara which will give the experience of a lifetime. The Masai Mara balloon safaris include champagne breakfast served in the bush.
Key information
- Group safari, maximum 8 people per vehicle
- Starting point: Nairobi
- Ending point: Kenya Tanzania Namanga border or drive to Email for a bus to Mombasa or return to Nairobi
- Children from the age of 1 year old are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- English-speaking guides. Other languages will be provided on request.
- Park fees are not included
Highlights
- Amazing experience of hot air balloon ride in Masai mara
- Expect to see the Big 5, wildebeest and zebras, giraffes, and other animals
- Mount Kilimanjaro views in Amboseli (the highest mountain in Africa)
- Bird spotting boat ride and Hell’s Gate visit in lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru National park: rhino sanctuary visit and birding safari
- 2 days visit Amboseli National Park with Mount Kilimanjaro views
- 7 nights full board budget accommodation
- Complimentary airport transfers
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
7 activity days in English
The organizer also speaks: Chinese (mandarin), French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Airport transfer included:
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
07:00
Check-out Time:
16:00
During this safari vacation, you will stay in budget accommodations:
Miti Mingi Eco Camp
The camp is situated within the Masai Mara eco-system and on the banks of Ololaimutia River which is a watering point for most of the wild animals, especially elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, etc. This small and exclusive campsite comprises 25 tents.
The tents are furnished with all the amenities required by the modern traveler. Decorated in calming safari tones, natural woods, wrought iron, and crisp cotton, each tent has been meticulously planned to maximize comfort. All tents have four-poster beds and mosquito nets, en-suite with a shower, WC, flush toilets, hot and cold running water, and electricity with a voltage of 240 volts.
- Accommodation level: Budget
City Max Hotel
Hotel Citymax enjoys a strategic location as it’s close to Government offices and other major offices in Nakuru. For the leisure traveler, it’s also near the major attractions within the city center e.g. Nairobi Lake Nakuru National Park, and many others. Be it any kind of travel budget, the Hotel Citymax has rooms that cater to all, without compromising on the quality of their service or the guest’s stay.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Taphe Guest Resort Naivasha
Taphe Guest Resort is situated on a green uphill terrain, with a view of Lake Naivasha from the balcony. The serene and quiet atmosphere provides good rest and recreation for individuals, families, workshops, conferences, parties, and wedding functions.
Mature gardens and green grounds make it ideal to host outdoor events or just for relaxation. There is ample space for sunbathing and camping. The outdoor ground can host up to 80 or more people and is thus suited for groups holding private meetings, weddings, and parties.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Kimana Amboseli Camp
Kimana tents are set among nature, offering a majestic view of two peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro - the ice-capped Kibo and Mawenzi. Situated just outside the Amboseli National Park, the campsite offers comfortable tents and lodges, with a restaurant, a bar, and amazing natural surroundings. The camp offers bed, bedding, hot showers, electricity, and mosquito nets.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Program
Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Pick up from your Nairobi hotel or directly from the airport and be transferred to Jamboree Africa Tours and Safaris' office for Kenya camping safari briefing. Meet other tourists and Kenya Safari driver guide between 08:00 and 08:30.
Together, the group will start the safari and drive to Masai Mara. Make a stopover at the great rift valley viewpoint to witness the escarpment wall and Narok town for early lunch. Arrive at Miti Mingi Eco Camp in the late afternoon for check-in, freshen up, and proceed for an introductory game drive. Search for the Masai Mara game reserve wild animals till you witness the sunset, and return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 2 and Day 3: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Wake up at 4 a.m for your balloon safari. You’ll head straight to the launching site. The hot air balloon ride takes approximately 2 hours from 6 to 8 a.m. After champagne breakfast, you’ll join the rest of the group and proceed on a full-day game viewing within the reserve.
The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya with a good road network that allows for close-range viewing of the animals. Break for your picnic lunch near the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodiles. After the evening game drive optional visit to the Masai Village at an extra fee payable direct. Dinner, bonfire, and overnight at Miti Mingi Eco Camp.
Day 4: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru National Park
After a full breakfast, check out and leave the Masai mara region for Lake Nakuru.
Arrive at Nakuru town City Max Hotel in the early evening, check-in, and before dinner at 19:00, relax or take a nature walk. Later return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park – Lake Naivasha
Breakfast at the Nakuru hotel, check out before 08:00 and drive to Lake Nakuru National park for a game drive. Visit the rhinoceros sanctuary to see the endangered, black and white rhinos and the lake to search for the pink flamingos.
Lake Nakuru National Park is small in size, but its beauty is worth a visit, drive to the baboon cliff for a thrilling view of the baboons. Between 10:30 and 11:00, exit Lake Nakuru and drive to Naivasha to arrive in time for hot lunch. The afternoon and evening are spent at leisure with an option to drive to the lake for an optional boat ride at extra cost. Dinner and overnight will be served at Leisure Apex Resort Naivasha.
Day 6: Hell’s Gate - Amboseli National Park
Depart the hotel immediately after breakfast and drive to Hell’s Gate for registration, decide to cycle, or enjoy a drive. Hell’s gate national park is one of the places in Kenya where you can walk alongside wild animals as there are no predators. Take great pictures with an animal background as you descend to the Hell’s Gate Gorge.
At the Gorge, you can enjoy a guided nature walk with the local guides to spice up your Kenya safari memories. Later ascend to the gate exit and leave Naivasha with a stopover for hot lunch and drive to Amboseli National Park. Arrive at Nyati camp Amboseli before sunset for check-in, relaxation, dinner, Bonfire, and overnight.
Day 7: Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is the land of large herds of elephants and immense views of Mount Kilimanjaro. After breakfast leaves with packed picnic lunches to enable an extensive game drive in Amboseli National Park. Cross the Amboseli national park plains with a game drive and up-close encounters with wild animals.
Stopover at the Amboseli national park viewpoint for amazing views of this park, and picnic lunches at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. Visit the swampy area for an exciting game drive as elephants graze and bathe in abundance. In the evening exit the park and drive to the campsite for an optional activity, dinner, bonfire, and overnight.
Day 8: Amboseli National Park - Nairobi
Early morning game drive in Amboseli National Park to enjoy final wild animal viewing and take the last safari clicks. Witness the safari and views of Mount Kilimanjaro, return to the campsite for a full breakfast, check out and leave Amboseli. Drive to Kenya Tanzania Namanga border or drive to Email for a bus to Mombasa or return to Nairobi.
Location
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Maasai Mara National Reserve is an outstanding and one of Kenya's finest wildlife reserve with an abundant wildlife and birds. Between July and October, you can see the great wildebeest migration. Maasai Mara National Reserve is one of the best plains' game reserves where you can actually encounter a live Discovery Channel, a haven for viewing a congregation of all sorts of animals in a five-mile radius.
A pride of lions can be spotted ready to make a run for a gazelle, cheetah and its cub taking a nap on a rock, and a pair of ostriches walking the open stretches of the savannah. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is 1510 square kilometers of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek Rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal. It is a typical open savannah with a mass of amazing wildlife.
Moreover, Maasai Mara National Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife ecosystem in the natural world. It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region. The scenic appeal of the tree-studded savannah plains, the moderate climate, and the diversity of wild game species make it a one-stop shop for game-viewing activities.
Wherever you go in the vast Maasai Mara National Reserve, you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as the Maasai's giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, gray jackals, spotted hyenas, topis, impalas, hartebeests, and wildebeests. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common.
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park is home to up to 1.5 million flamingos plus 450 other species of birds, rhinos, lions, leopards, buffalos, Thompson’s and Grant's gazelles, the rare long-eared leaf-nosed bats, colobus monkeys, rock hyraxes, hippos, leopards, lions, rhinos, waterbucks, impalas, gazelles, striped hyenas, bat-eared foxes, wild cats, reedbucks, golden cats, and the endangered reticulated giraffes among other animals.
During the peak season, over one million flamingos congregate on the lake plus half a million pelicans. The park also contains Kenya’s largest population of rhinos. Lake Nakuru, located within the Lake Nakuru National Park, is a shallow strongly alkaline lake set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland, and rocky hillsides covered with a euphorbia forest.
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park as a safari destination hosts large elephant herds, big cats, herbivores, and numerous bird species including ostriches and a variety of plains game. Amboseli National Park lies immediately northwest of Mount Kilimanjaro on the border with Tanzania. The park covers 392 square kilometers and forms part of the much larger 3,000-square-kilometer Amboseli ecosystem. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular safari reserve.
Amboseli National Park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps, and marshland) and covers part of a Pleistocene lake basin. Within the basin is a temporary lake, Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy rainfall. Amboseli National Park has over 80 different mammals to be found ranging from tiny (and rarely seen) spectacle elephant shrews to the huge bulk of the African elephants. There are also over 400 bird species.
Food
Food is served in a buffet style. Water is provided.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Hallal
- Fruitarian
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
If you need accommodations in Nairobi before or after the tour or would like to go on private excursions, Jamboree Africa Tours and Safaris can organize them at the best rates. Please send an inquiry if you are interested,
What's included
- 7 nights accommodation
- Hot air balloon
- Meals
- Transport
- Window seats
- English-speaking guide
- Standard safari vehicle
- Water
- Taxes
- Airport transfers
What's not included
- All park fees (530 USD per person January - June, 830 USD per person July - December)
- International flights
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Alcohol and beverages
- Laundry
- Extra meals
- Clothing
- Maasai village visits
How to get there
Recommended Airports
NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
11 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
After booking, kindly provide Jamboree Africa Tours and Safaris with the flight details for easy pickup. Their driver will be waiting for you at the airport holding your name on a whiteboard. All transfers are private and door-to-door. The driver will pick you up at Jomo Kenyatta Airport and take you directly to the office of accommodation with no stops.
Airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Airport transfer included: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 18% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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