7-Day Kenya Most Famous Parks Budget Safari

Tour Overview

Visit the most famous national parks in Kenya. This 7-day and 6-night Kenya budget safari explores Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli National Park, and Hell’s Gate National Park. This is rated as one of the best Kenyan safaris. You will have budget accommodation in tents with beds and bedding.

Tour Highlights :Wildlife Viewing ,Sunset boat cruise

National Parks :Masaai Mara National Reserve ,Lake Nakuru ,Amboseli National Park and Hells Gates National Park .

Tour Features

Budget tour

This budget tour uses tented camps and hotels.

Shared tour OR Private

On this shared tour, you will join a group of other travelers. Max 7 people per vehicle. OR can be A private Tour

Can start any day

If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.

Can be customized

The accommodations and destinations of this tour can be changed.

Suitable for single travelers OR Can be Shared

Single travelers can join this group tour, but it requires a minimum of 2 people to run.

Suitable for all ages

This tour is suitable for children of all ages.

Upon Arrival at the Airport

You’ll be collected from the airport.

Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1:Transfer from Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

We pick you up from the hotel at 8:00 am and transfer you to the office to depart for the Masai Mara National Reserve. We will drive via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and stop at Narok town for lunch. On arrival, proceed for a game drive, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver/guide. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Main Destination:Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Miti Mingi Eco Camp

Meal plan :All meals Included

Day 2:Masai Mara full day

After breakfast, proceed on a full day of 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 as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close-range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

7-Day Kenya Most Famous Parks Budget Safari

Main Destination:Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:Miti Mingi Eco Camp

Meal plan :All meals included

Day 3:Transfer from Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha

Go on an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Lake Naivasha with lunch en route. You arrive in the late afternoon and have the option of a boat ride (at an extra cost). You can also choose to visit Crescent Island. Dinner and overnight at the budget hotel.

Main Destination:Lake Naivasha

Accommodation:Taphe Guest Resort

Meals :All meals included

Day 4:Transfer from Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, you will tour the Hell’s Gate National Park. The park has attractions like the Olkaria and Hobley’s, two extinct volcanoes and the obsidian forms from the cool, molten lava. Hells Gate Gorge, lined with red cliffs and containing two volcanic plugs, is also found within the park. Fisher’s Tower and Central Tower is a smaller gorge that extends to the south from where a path descends into the hot springs. Depart for Lake Nakuru, arriving in time for evening game viewing.

Lake Nakuru is referred to as the “pink lake” for its thousands of pink flamingos and other birdlife – it’s a bird watcher’s paradise. It has a surprisingly large number of animals, a rhino sanctuary and the Big Five (except elephant) can also be seen here. After the afternoon game drive, you will return to the budget hotel for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:Lake Nakuru National Park

Accommodation:Hotel CityMax

Meal plan :All meals included

Day 5:Transfer from Lake Nakuru to Amboseli

After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru Park, known for its prolific birdlife including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino, while species like Cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline. You will then drive to Amboseli National Park where you will have dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Main Destination:Amboseli National Park

Accommodation:Nyati Safari Camp

Meal plan :All meals included

Day 6:Amboseli full day

A full day with game drives in this park awaits you. The park contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos bathe in abundance. A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can be seen, as well as Mount Kilimanjaro’s peak if weather conditions permit. We will cater for a picnic lunch, and return to overnight at the campsite.

Main Destination:Amboseli National Park

Accommodation:Nyati Safari Camp

Meals & Drinks:All meals included

Day 7:Transfer from Amboseli to Nairobi

After an early morning game-viewing drive, we return to the camp for a full breakfast. Later, we drive back to Nairobi with an en-route lunch. We arrive in the evening when we drop you off at the airport to connect to your flight home, or drop you off at the hotel.

Main Destination:Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:No accommodation (End of tour)

Meal plan :Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)