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A camping safari is one of the greatest travel adventures. Pitching your tent in the bush gives you the eerie feeling of living in the wild. The ambience and aura of a campfire under a exceptional sky full of stars is undeniable, and night in the wild is unchanted, where the aura rings with the hyenas laughs and the dawn is heralded by the unrivalled sound of roaring lions .
Most of Kenya's Game Reserves and National Parks have campgrounds with basic camping facilities. Clear tent space and long drop latrines are often available. In some campsites, water and rudimentary shelters are also provided.
Vehicles, guides, tents and equipment, as well as food and a cook are provided at a cost.
All you are required from a camper are:adequate supplies of fresh water, food, fuel and emergency supplies. local water supplies or rivers and streams are not reliable. Stream or river water should be filtered or boiled for several minutes before any use.
Local advice should be sought in advance for any trek or camping outside designated sites as either the land or risk involved far surpusses the gains. In some instances, advance permission from the owners or local tribesmen and/or payment for privately owned land may be required. The locals might be culture sensitive or hostile to any intruder to the camping party.
Camping should always impact the environment minimally.. Any rubbish and waste matter should be buried, burnt, or carried away with you. Any foodstuff should not be left inside a tentas it may attract apes and other wild animals. Great care should be taken when dealing with wildlife as the dangers imposed by them are enormous.
Tented camps:
For those looking for a Camping experience with comfort, then a Tented Camp is an ideal option.
Tented Camps provide the visitor with large walk in tents, complete with beds and fassorted accesories like private bathroom with supplied water, showers and flush toilets.
In some cases, these camps are established on a mobile basis and are fully stocked and equipped and operated by a tour operator.
Permanent tented camps:
Tents are raised on a large wooden platforms with private balconies and excellent views.
Most Tented camps have a central mess tent, or a fully stocked restaurant and bar.
Levels of luxury in tented camps vary from the functional through to five star, with tents offering the standard of accommodation one would expect from a top end international resort.
Tented camps can be found in many of Kenya's National Parks and Reserves, as well as on private game ranches and sanctuaries.
| Permanent Tented camps Game parks/Private Ranches |
Campsites in Game parks/Reserves. |
| TUSK TENTED CAMP
is located in Aberdares National Park
wit a capacity of 4 Tented Camps, Fully furnished, each tent takes 8 pax
and has 7 rooms à one double, 6 single; Gas cooker; Some cooking utensils provided; Caretaker available.
Supplies are only 40km(Nyeri) by road with a four wheel drive a must if wet.
Major Attractions:- Second Largest Population Of Rhino In Salient And Northern Aberdares.
Trout Fishing In Ice-cold Guru Karuru And Chania Rivers, Moorland walking and night game viewing
at $100 per Camping Tent Per Night. |
Aberdares Campsites: Shamata; Kinaini; Reedbuck; Ruburuini; Chania I; Chania 2; Rhino Gate. - Rates $20 per person per night
Meru National Park Campsites: Kanjo; Golo; Rojwero; Nyati; Muguongo; Kithanja. - Rates $20 per person per night |
| KISITE TENTED CAMP
is located in Shimoni (South Coast) with a
capacity of 7 Tented Camp (2 singles bed each); shared bathrooms and is unfurnished with no provisions It is only 40 Kms from Mombasa
Major Attractions are :Corals, Caving; Shallow Water Reefs. and cost is
$50 per person night |
Amboseli Campsite: Nairushari Special; Olgulului Public Campsite - Rates $20 per person per night
Lake Nakuru National Park Campsites: Enjoro campsite. - Rates $20 per person per night |
| SABLE TENTED CAMP is located
in Shimba Hills with a
capacity of 7 sites; 2 single beds per billet.
Self contained; each with dinning terrace; communal cooking quarter with gas cooker.
Only 56Km from Mombassa with
attractions - Rich Coastal Rainforest, Sheldrick‚Falls and
Game Viewing - Unique Sable Antelope; Buffalo; Lions; Elephants; Giraffe etc at
$125 Per Person. |
Marsabit National Reserve Campsites: Abdul Gate Public Site; Ahmed Gate Public Campsite; Paradise Special Campsite. - Rates $20 per person per night |
| UDOS TENTED CAMP is
locatied in Kakamega with a
capacity of 5 billets; Furnished
No linen or towels provided; Communal cooking
Close to Kakamega town.
Attractions : Tropical Rain Forest
bird Viewing,
nature Trails etc at
$50 per person per night |
Kakamega Forest National Park Campsites: Rondo Retreat, Udo Campsite, Isecheno Campsite - Rates $20 per person per night. |
| BEACH TENTED CAMP is
located in Malindi with a
capacity of 4 Tented Camps self-contained (7 rooms); 4 other bedrooms (double beds) with communal bathrooms, Communal cooking area with utensils.
Linen and towels, Gas, Fridge; Electric Kettle are provided.
Close to Malindi and
attractions :Coral Reefs, Lagoons & Coral Gardens; white sandy beaches at
$50 Per Tented Camp |
Tsavo West National Park Campsites: Lake Jipe (public); Kamboya (public); Royal Little (special); Lake Jipe; Chyulu Gate; Diani Camp - Rates $20 per person per night |
| SWEETWATERS TENTED CAMP is located in a privately owned sweetwaters game reserve. Has 30 tented rooms with every other provision of a three/five star hotel. |
Saiwa Swamp National Park Campsites: Sirikwa Tented Camp - Rates $20 per person per night
Sibiloi National Park Campsites: Kambi Turkana; Rocodonia 2; Rocodonia 1; NMK Research Centre- Rates $20 per person per night |
For those with more time for safari, camping safari is the most popular and can run for 11 days/10 nights and featuring all of Kenya's popular game parks and sanctuaries. Some of the camping safaris will include: any of the mountain climbing |
