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Kenya Budget Camping Safari from Nairobi to Samburu, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru (Great Rift Valley Lakes) National Park
5 Days Samburu, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru (Great Rift Valley Lakes) Budget Camping Safari
A safari to the north via the high shoulder of Mount Kenya to the Game Reserve of Samburu, then the world famous Bird Sanctuaries of the Great Rift Valley Lakes of Baringo, Bogoria and Nakuru.
Introduction to the 5 Days Samburu, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru (Great Rift Valley Lakes) Budget Camping Safari- Kenya Road Safari from Nairobi.
This Samburu, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru (Great Rift Valley Lakes) Budget Camping safari departs and terminates in Nairobi — Kenya. 5 days and 4 overnights Nairobi to Samburu, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru (Great Rift Valley Lakes) — Safari by road from Nairobi. Transport is in a customized 8 seater safari minibus with pop up roof. VAN.
Safari accommodation options: Safari accommodation options: tents, rustic tented camp, camp sites, economy camps.
5 Days Samburu, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru (Great Rift Valley Lakes) Budget Camping Safari itinerary
Day 1 — Samburu
Samburu Safari: Lioness with cubs at rest
A variation of our 2-man tent used for Camping safaris
Lake Baringo Safari: Boiling hot springs and geysers
Depart Nairobi in the morning passing through the rich agricultural farmland on the slopes of Mountain Kenya to the mainly dry scrub land and open Savannah plains of Samburu Game Reserve.
Here the Ewaso Nyiro River supports a wide variety of game among them elephant, buffalo, cheetah leopard, lion, gravy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Oryx and the long necked gerenuk. Dinner and overnight camping.
Day 2 — Samburu
Day spent game viewing in this Northern Kenya park. Dinner and overnight camping.
Day 3 Samburu — Lake Baringo
Leaving Samburu in the early morning, we make a scenic drive to the west across the Lerochi Plateau, (lunch en-route) and later descend to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, arriving at Lake Baringo in the afternoon. This is a fresh water lake which supports a great variety of birds as well as hippos and crocodiles. Indeed, the lake is reputed to be the bird-watching center of Kenya. Dinner and overnight camping.
Day 4 Lake Baringo — Lake Nakuru
Early in the morning we head south via Lake Bogoria which is a shallow soda lake with a beautiful scenery and also home to a sizeable number of flamingoes and other species of birds. The highlight, however, is the boiling hot springs and geysers — hot enough to boil an egg — which also contribute to the beauty of the lake. Don't fall in! After lunch, we proceed to Lake Nakuru in the south — another shallow soda lake which has been described as «an ornithologists paradise and one of the world's most magnificent sights». Here one has an opportunity to see up to two million flamingoes besides tens of thousands of other birds. Lake Nakuru is a rhino sanctuary and harbors lions, warthogs, waterbucks, buffaloes, hippo and many other animals. Dinner and overnight in a Campsite.
Day 5 Lake Nakuru — Nairobi
After breakfast, we proceed to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon
Reserve
Kenya as a country is a holiday destination so remarkable it stands out in a continent unparalleled for its riches in wildlife, landscape and culture.
Kenya's climate varies across the country, from the tropical humidity of the coast, the dry heat of the savannah or semi-arid areas and the cool air of the highlands. Temperatures in these areas are fairly constant year round with an average of 27°C (80°F) at the coast, 21°C to 27°C (70°F to 80°F) in the hinterland, while in Nairobi and the highlands over 5,000 ft, the daytime temperatures normally range between 19°C and 24°C (66°F to 75°F).
Most parts of the country experience two rainy seasons: the 'long rains' falling over a ten week period between April and June, and the 'short rains' over a five week period between November and December. The rain tends to fall mainly at night and is usually a short and heavy tropical downpour.
Rain may occasionally fall outside of the normal rainy seasons. In the highland areas north of Nairobi it may get chilly at night or in the early mornings — especially June, July, August when temperatures are cooler — so it is recommended that visitors pack some items of warm clothing.
