Day 01: Nairobi- Masai Mara National Reserve

Pick up in the morning after breakfast at the hotel and dropped off at the departure point for a briefing before boarding the tour van to start the magical budget safari. Stopover at the great rift valley escarpments viewpoint before proceeding over to narok for lunch. Later depart for the reserve and take an evening game drive where you will have a chance to spot different species of animals and birds in their natural habitat. Drop off at the camp for dinner and to spend the night. Budget accommodation:  miti mingi eco camp meal plan: [lunch and dinner]

Day 02: Masaai Mara Full Day Game Drives

After breakfast, your tour guide/ driver will pick you up from the campsite and set off for a morning game for drive and other activities that are meant to take the better part of the day. While out there you will be able to spot the different species of both mammals and birds in their natural habitat. Some of them are the famous big five and other small animals like the bush babies just to mention a few that call masai mara home. You will also have a chance to visit the masai village but at an extra cost. The masai community is one of the communities that have preserved their original culture in kenya so well; this activity is optional. You will also get a chance to enjoy your picnic lunch at the hippo pool that is still within the game reserve. You will later be dropped to the camp for dinner and spend the overnight. Budget accommodation: miti mingi eco camp meal plan: [breakfast, lunch, and dinner]

Day 03: Masai Mara National Reserve- Lake Nakuru National Park

You will be picked up from the camp for an early morning game drive before coming back to the camp for breakfast and later depart for nakuru and a stopover at the highway for lunch before going to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Budget accommodation: city max hotel meal plan: [breakfast, lunch, and dinner]

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park – Samburu

Pick up from your hotel by the driver/guide after breakfast for a game drive in lake nakuru national park. The park is a well-known sanctuary for the conservation of one of the most endangered species; that is the black and the white rhino. This is also a golden chance to see the millions of flamingoes that flock to the lake giving it a spectacular look that you can’t afford to miss. You will then depart from nakuru via the nanyuki route to samburu where you will arrive in the evening at the lodge for dinner and overnight. Budget accommodation: samburu sentrim lodge meal plan: [breakfast, lunch, and dinner]

Day 05: Samburu Full Day Game Drives

Pick up by driver /guide from your lodge in the morning after breakfast with your picnic lunch and depart for a morning game drive in the samburu national reserve. You will have a chance to view some of the rarest species of animals including the reticulated giraffe, the somali ostrich, and the other three all known as the special five only found in this reserve. That is not all! Samburu reserve is also a home for a number of birds, research shows that there are almost 350 species of birds in this reserve. If you are a fan of birds, then this is the place to be. You will have your picnic lunch at the banks of river ewaso nyiro which cuts through the reserve before proceeding over to the interesting samburu village for a taste of the african culture. The driver will later drop you off at the lodge for dinner ad spend the night. Budget accommodation: samburu sentrim lodge meal plan: [breakfast, lunch, and dinner]

Day 06: Samburu National Reserve-Nairobi

Pick up from the lodge for an early morning game drive and later drop off at the lodge for breakfast before departing for nairobi to end your magical budget safari. Stopover at the hotel for lunch and drop off at the hotel or airport on arrival. Accommodation: on own meal plan: [breakfast and lunch]