Duration
13-Day
Amboseli National Park, Botswana
13-Day Breathtaking Budget Group Joining Safari Jeep
Overview
This 13-day budget safari offers an affordable journey through East Africa's most iconic national parks and wildlife reserves across Kenya and Tanzania. It combines game drives, cultural experiences, and scenic landscapes while using budget-friendly accommodations like campsites. Accommodations to be visited are the Masai Mara, Nakuru, Amboseli, Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara.
Plan snapshot
Quick Facts
Route
Nairobi to Nairobi (City)
Via Masai Mara NR, Lake Nakuru NP, Amboseli NP
Country & park
Botswana / Amboseli National Park
Style
Shared safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
Any day if available
Activities
game drives
Accommodation
Lenchada Tourist Camp - Budget tented camp just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals
Day 1: Lunch & Dinner Included; Day 2: All Meals Included; All Meals Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
Request quote
Currency
USD
Solo travelers
Can join this group tour
Rates
Rates Per Person
USD
Start datesSingle2+ people
Mar 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026
$2,206 USD
$2,206 USD
Jul 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
$2,330 USD
$2,330 USD
Jan 1, 2027 - Jun 30, 2027
$2,206 USD
$2,206 USD
Jul 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
$2,330 USD
$2,330 USD
Before booking
Important To Know
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour is offered in US dollars (USD).
This tour accepts children of all ages. Children under 4 are free.
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Route
country
Kenya
Start
Nairobi (Day 1)
Day 1-2
Masai Mara NR
Day 3
Lake Nakuru NP
Day 4-5
Amboseli NP
country
Tanzania
Day 6
Arusha (City)
Day 7
Tarangire NP
Day 8-9
Serengeti NP
Day 10
Ngorongoro Crater
Day 11
Lake Manyara NP
Day 12
Arusha (City)
country
Kenya
End
Nairobi (City) (Day 13)
Tour Features
Budget tour
This budget tour includes camping and tented camps.
Shared tour
On this shared tour, you will join a group of other travelers. Max 8 people per vehicle.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Cannot be customized
The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed.
Suitable for single travelers
Single travelers can join this group tour.
Suitable for all ages
This tour is suitable for children of all ages.
Activities & Transportation
Activities: game drives
Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
Book your own international flights when using this operator
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Day 1-2
Lenchada Tourist Camp
Budget tented camp just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Day 1: Lunch & Dinner Included; Day 2: All Meals Included
Day 3
Hillcourt Resort & Spa
Mid-range hotel less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 4-5
Manjaro Tented Camp
Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 6
Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa
Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 7
Kizumba Camp
Budget tented camp 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP (Tanzania) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 8-9
Seronera Public Campsites Budget camping inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania) – All Meals Included
Budget camping inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 10
Ngorongoro Simba Campsite A Budget camping on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) – All Meals Included +2 Photos
Budget camping on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 11
Kizumba Camp
Budget tented camp just outside Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 12
Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa
Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 13
End of tour
(No accommodation)
Breakfast & Lunch Included
Day By Day
Tour step
Arrival
You'll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll depart from Nairobi via the floor of the Great Rift Valley and briefly stop at the famous viewpoint for a scenic view of the rift. Then, you'll proceed to Narok for a hot lunch, and finally to the camp. After resting, you'll embark on an evening game drive for about 2-3 hours. Finally, you'll return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay. Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya) Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) Stay: Lenchada Tourist Camp Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya) Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Masai Mara National Full Game Drive
After breakfast, you'll leave for a full-day game drive until 5:00 pm and enjoy a picnic lunch in the afternoon. The Masai Mara is unique, covered with savannah grasslands on rolling hills, a truly scenic view. The game drives us in search of Africa’s Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan national reserve. It also has a good track network, allowing close proximity to wildlife and excellent photo opportunities. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp. Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) Stay: Lenchada Tourist Camp Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
Masai Mara- Lake Nakuru
You'll depart for a visit to a local Masai village, then, before 9:00 am, return to the camp for a full breakfast. After breakfast, you'll proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, eating lunch en route. You'll enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha, and even enjoy an optional fun activity of boat riding. Finally, you'll proceed to Nakuru for your dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya) Stay: Hillcourt Resort & Spa Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
Lake Nakuru - Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, you will leave for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its variety of birds, such as flamingoes. You'll enjoy the sights of hippos, buffalo, and crocodiles at Baboon Cliff. Then, you'll eat lunch en route to Amboseli National Park. You'll check in at Manjaro Camp for dinner and your overnight stay. Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya) Stay: Manjaro Tented Camp Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
Amboseli National Park Full Game Drive
You'll have a pre-breakfast before an early morning game drive in Amboseli and enjoy views of Mt Kilimanjaro as the backdrop. You will be in proximity to wildlife for spectacular sightings. Keep an eye out for the giant elephants and their leader, a matriarch (an old female elephant). An abundance of birds is found in the park, perfect for bird enthusiasts. You'll enjoy a picnic breakfast and lunch during the day. You'll transfer to Manjaro Camp for dinner and your overnight stay. Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya) Stay: Manjaro Tented Camp Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6
Amboseli National Park - Arusha
You'll have a pre-breakfast, then set out for the early morning game drive at 6:30 am in the swampy Amboseli. Various herbivores, such as hippos and large elephants with their calves, wallow in the muddy swamps. You'll return to the camp for a full breakfast and check out. From here, you'll transfer to the Namanga border, where you will catch a shuttle bus to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha, our driver will meet you and take you to your hotel in Arusha for dinner and breakfast. Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Arusha (City, Tanzania) Stay: Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
You will depart from Arusha in the early hours of the day and drive to Tarangire National Park, where colossal termite mounds and ancient baobab trees await us. This park is renowned for its immense elephant population, their picturesque scenery, and its diverse birdlife. Tarangire has an enticing wildlife that includes elephants, lions, giraffes, warthogs, ostriches, impalas, cheetahs, mongoose, buffaloes, and baboons. Budget tented camp located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP (Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Tarangire National Park (Tanzania) Stay: Kizumba Camp Budget tented camp located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP (Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8
Tarangire National Park - Serengeti National Park
Breakfast will be served, and then check out and leave Kizumba for Serengeti, a four-hour drive. At the main gate, registration will take place, and then we will be off for an afternoon game drive. You will have at least six hours of game driving before proceeding to Central Serengeti, also known as the Seronera area. The Seronera area features the Seronera River, providing a valuable water source and attracting many of Serengeti’s wildlife. Seronera is also one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. You will arrive at Seronera Campsite for dinner and your overnight stay. Serengeti is massive, and staying in the central area provides easy access to large concentrations of wildlife during the game drives. inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) Stay: Budget camping inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9
Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, you'll leave the camp with a picnic lunch for a full day of game viewing, tracking the wildebeest migration, and the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino). An early morning game drive ensures sights of nocturnal mammals, herbivores, and predators, and by midday, you will mostly see herbivores as they visit the waterbodies to quench their thirst. In the evening, predators and other nocturnal mammals leave their hideouts to start their night hunts. You may also take a game drive to the Grumeti River to see crocodiles and hippos. You'll enjoy a picnic lunch at a picnic site and continue the game drive until 5:00 pm. You'll return to Seronera Campsites for dinner and an overnight stay. inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) Stay: Budget camping inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 10
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
You'll have an early breakfast at the camp, then leave with picnic lunches for a six-hour game drive within Serengeti National Park. Here, you will track wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, lions, black rhinos, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, bushbuck, lesser kudu, wild dog, kongoni, impala, Grant’s gazelle, black-backed jackal, mongoose, olive baboons, and vervet monkeys. You might even see more! By midday, you'll leave the park with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge (at an extra cost of $50 per person). By evening, you'll arrive at the conservancy area, where you will have dinner and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite. on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) Stay: Budget camping on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 11
Ngorongoro - Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast at the camp, you'll leave for a game drive within the Ngorongoro Crater. In the crater, you will have sightings of lions, African elephants, black rhinos, blue wildebeest, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. Wild dogs, Grant's zebras, African buffalo, and hippos are usually spotted near the crater rim. A picnic lunch close to the crater follows before ascending to the main gate and exiting the crater. You'll drive to Kizumba Camp for dinner and your overnight stay. Budget tented camp located just outside Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania) Stay: Kizumba Camp Budget tented camp located just outside Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 12
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
In the morning, you will depart for Lake Manyara, where you will spend the day and enjoy a delectable picnic lunch. The park is nestled at the base of the rusty gold Great Rift Valley escarpment, and the scenic landscape is breathtakingly magnificent. An abundance of species are able to reside in the park due to the wide range of habitats. The park records consist of over 380 species of birds, some of which are migratory, making it the ideal location for bird watchers. Thousands of pink-hued flamingos occupy the margin of the lake; other large water birds include pelicans, storks, and cormorants. The wildlife you can expect to see are buffalo, elephants, giraffe, impalas, and the ferocious hippos that inhabit the water. Our trip will come to an end in the late afternoon. You will proceed to Arusha, where you will be dropped off at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa. Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Arusha (City, Tanzania) Stay: Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 13
Departure
After breakfast, you'll check out and either be transferred to Arusha Airport or by private means to Nairobi. If you return to Nairobi, you will meet our staff, share your experiences, and be dropped off at your Nairobi hotel or airport to catch a flight back home or to another destination. Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Nairobi (City, Kenya) Stay: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Tour step
End of tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Included
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water (On all days)
Excluded
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (No tip expected)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
This tour starts and ends in Nairobi
Book your own international flights when using this operator
Fly to/from Jomo Kenyatta Airport (NBO - Check price) in Nairobi
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Offered by
Eli-Shama Divine Safaris
4.8 operator rating
From scenic flying safaris and carefully curated midrange adventures to refined luxury escapes, we design journeys that match every travel style without compromising quality or authenticity. We believe travel should be meaningful, comfortable, and memorable.
Office In
Kenya
Size
1-5 employees (Founded in 2026)
Tour Types
Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Destinations
Kenya, Tanzania
Practical answers
Tour FAQs
Are rates charged per person?
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
Which currency is this tour priced in?
This tour is offered in US dollars (USD).
Can children join this tour?
This tour accepts children of all ages. Children under 4 are free.
Can this tour start on my preferred date?
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can the itinerary be customized?
The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed.
Where do travelers stay during this tour?
Lenchada Tourist Camp - Budget tented camp just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya). Meals: Day 1: Lunch & Dinner Included; Day 2: All Meals Included
Where does this tour start and end?
This tour starts and ends in Nairobi
Are airport transfers included?
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Operator policy
Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
This tour is offered by Eli-Shama Divine Safaris, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
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