15 Feb 2020
Great budget trip! Vehicle is a van with a roof that pops open - works great if there are just a few of you so you can move all around the vehicle taking pictures; it would have felt crowded if the van was filled (our guide said most of the time only your group is in the van). A microphone would have helped as it's hard to hear when on bumpy roads.
We did the 12 day Masai Mara and Kenya Game Parks Wildlife Safari. We booked through African Budget Safaris, which was a great company for handling questions and it found this trip for me, but it would have been cheaper to go straight through Asili. We experienced many wonderful parks, wildlife, and city/country life as you do a lot of driving in between parks - those different parks let you experience a nice cross-section of Kenya.
Our guide Marten was excellent and was very concerned for our safety. He really knew animal behaviors and the area. Marten spent a lot of time finding birds for me - but he will find what you are interested in if possible.
Hotels/luxury camps were very nice - not top of the line but we didn't pay that kind of money. Food was good and plentiful.
Tsavo West - Ngulia Safari Lodge
Amboseli - Kibo Safari Camp
Mt. Kenya/Sweetwaters - Comfort Gardens Nanyuki
Samburu - Samburu Sopa Lodge
Lake Nakuru - Flamingo Hill Camp
Masai Mara - Enkorok Mara Camp