Tailor made affordable Kenya camping safari - Amboseli and Masai Mara. 

Really want to do an African Safari but want something that offers a true experience of being 'in the bush' but without going too back to basics? Adventure Camping is a great way to experience a true safari without paying over the odds for it!

Gamewatchers have been operating safaris in Kenya for decades and along with their sister company Porini run top quality camps throughout Kenya. This is a 6 night safari combining 3 nights in Selenkay Conservancy (Amboseli) with 3 nights in Ol Kinyei Conservancy (Masai Mara).  All meals and game viewing are included and as you are in private conservancies you can take walks and night drives too and get to know the local people who will be your guides.  Conservancies are 'buffer zones' surrounding national parks and reserves which allow the local people to still use the land and wildlife to roam freely, creating an eco-sensitive safari environment for guests to enjoy in an non touristy environment.

The camping safari departs daily from Nairobi from 1 July to 31 October and from 20 December to 31 March.  Prices from £1,535 (plus flights) pp

This camping safari has been designed to offer the same high quality wildlife safari experience provided by the top-end safari camps, with 4x4 game viewing escorted by top class guides and in exclusive wildlife conservancies away from the tourist minibuses, but at a hugely reduced price by staying in small basic adventure camps, “real camping” instead of the luxury accommodation of the expensive up-market tented lodges. Transport between the camps is by light aircraft to avoid the long drives overland on rough roads and to have more time on safari for activities from the camps.

For those for whom the wildlife safari experience is more important than the accommodation, and who are prepared to sleep in small tents in sleeping bags on a mattress on the floor with an element of “roughing it”, this gives an opportunity for an exceptional and exclusive wildlife experience with high quality guiding but at a fraction of the price. 

Camping Safari Experience

The Gamewatchers Adventure Camps are sited in private conservancies with a wealth of wildlife and where you can go on walks with Maasai guides and take night drives but they are also conveniently located for easy access to Amboseli National Park and the Maasai Mara Reserve.

• All game drives are in four-wheel-drive customised safari vehicles taking a maximum of 6 passengers. Your driver-guide is a wildlife expert and certified by the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association.

• The Gamewatchers Adventure Safari camps are set up on our own exclusive camp sites in the Selenkay Conservancy in the Amboseli eco-system and in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy in the Mara.

• At each safari camp site we have service staff who do all the work associated with camping, like washing up, heating water for showers, doing the cooking and serving the food.

• An experienced safari cook is at the camp to prepare the daily meals. Food is of the same quality as in a luxury safari camp and is included in the price, (not bought through a 'kitty' like some other camping safaris).

• The camp is hosted by the safari guide.

• Tents are Coleman Sundome tents for 2 persons or can fit one child with 2 adults.  They are 6 ft tall and they are 10ft x 10ft square.

• Clients bring their own sleeping bag and a towel (or hire for $10 per person per night) and sleep on comfortable mattresses on the tent floor.

• Each tent on our adventure safari has its own private bathroom in a cubicle located behind the tent with flush toilet, wash basin and safari shower.

• Mineral water is provided daily at camp and on game drives and walks.

• Drinks other than mineral water are not included in the price but beer, wine and sodas are available at reasonable prices and guests may bring their own drinks if they wish.

• Transfers from Nairobi to the camps are by light aircraft from Wilson Airport Nairobi to Selenkay, Mara and back. While at camp all safari transport is in 4x4 customised safari vehicle.

Days 1,2 & 3: Selenkay Conservancy and Amboseli National Park (camp in Selenkay Conservancy for 3 nights)

Days 4, 5 & 6: Masai Mara and Ol Kinyei Conservancy (camp in Ol Kinyei Conservancy for 3 nights).

For more details, prices and dates for this or other Adventure Camping safaris in Kenya, please get in touch.  You can also tailor your holiday to add on more safari or a beach break at the end of your Adventure Camping experience.