Budget East Africa Safaris & tours

Budget East Africa Safaris & tours – Focus on affordable vacation packages in East Africa

Budget East Africa safaris & tours – East Africa is one of the diverse regions in Africa in terms of variety of wildlife encounters; East African community is consisting of about 5 countries of Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya, Uganda and Kenya are famous for gorilla trekking experiences in Volcanoes national park, Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national parks respectively, Kenya and Tanzania lay a host to one of the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth, the Great wildebeest migration that takes place between vast plains of Masai Mara and Serengeti eco-system, what makes the migration super special is the wildebeest calving season that takes places in the Ndutu area in southern Serengeti which attracts one of the largest population of predators in whole of Africa during February and March and the second playground that makes the migration a great spectacle is the mara river crossing which is heavily infiltrated by huge Nile crocodiles that pose a big threat to the wildebeest, Zebras to make it worse the Lions are also busy waiting for the wildebeest in the Mara plains

Besides the gorillas and the wildebeest migration you can also visit places like the Zanzibar and Dian beach for beach holidays, Mahale, Gombe and Kibale for chimpanzee trekking Experience, don’t forget to encounter the Famous Masai Nomads that have been co-existing with the wildlife in the vast plains of Masai Mara and Serengeti national parks

All you need to know about Budget East African safaris

Travelling is addictive and you will always want to travel however knowing where to go, when to go and why go can be a key factor while planning your East African safaris and here we guide you on what to consider before taking a budget east African safari

Choosing your accommodation wisely

What makes a difference in travel is usually accommodation and accommodation in East Africa is categorized into 4 different categories, first is super luxury this is lodges that will from 2000 USD per person per night, Standard Luxury which usually goes from 700 USD per person per night, standard accommodation that goes from 150 USD per person per night and the budget accommodation that goes from 70 USD per person per night and the low standard which goes from 30 USD and this particularly includes town high way Lodges and domes across the east African region so our budget travel is from 70-150 USD this include intimate tented camps, smaller safari lodges providing excellent services and this is what we consider as budget travel in East Africa.

When to travel (travel in the off-season)

Budget East African safaris can be booked all year round but there is a phenomenal advantage during the rainy season that lodges and other service providers will significantly cut down prices and promotions will take place however this is at the same time rainy season which is from March to May and from October to November but this is also the green season and wildlife viewing is at its peak, this is also when you will see some incredible landscapes because there will be no air pollution from dust and smoke so while considering travelling in East Africa you should consider travelling in the offseason

Gorilla, chimpanzee and golden monkey permit availability

When travelling to East Africa some of the top things to do is the primate encounters that includes trekking mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and golden monkeys but these permits require a booking for the high season from June –September and from December to February and this may necessarily have price cuts so you need to ensure that you book the permits before planning any services and the permits range between USD 100 up to 1500 USD for golden monkey, chimpanzee and gorillas per permit per day

Choosing the right East African safari operator

Many online safari operators will put up safari offers that are technically under cost and do not much the standards of a budget journey however this is because they lack the onsite experience which Great adventure safaris has IN East Africa, we specialize in arranging safaris in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania we have experts who know exactly where to go, when to go and why go and they have seen the standards of the accommodation offered so our Budget East African safari packages are undisputed through our expertise in East Africa

Number of days in East Africa and how to travel to the selected destinations

When planning a budget for East African safaris one needs to consider the period they will need to spend in each country and which top attractions to visit, and how to travel within the destinations our presence in each of these East African countries will make it easy to go travelers and we will help in choosing the best means of travel and budget-friendly please contact our safari experts for where to go and when to go in East Africa

Best places to visit on your Budget East African safaris

You may not finish your travel in East Africa within days, months and a year due to the diversity of tourism attractions the continent offers and some of the top places to visit are chosen by our expert safari experts click on the link to understand more

Top cities for budget travel

Kigali in Rwanda

Arusha in Tanzania

Laikipia in Kenya

Fort Portal in Uganda

Best time to travel in East Africa for Budget travelers

The best time to travel to East Africa for budget travel is in May which is just before the peak season and October which is just after the peak season in East Africa these are some of the best months to see the wildebeest migration and gorilla trekking and also it’s one of the best months for wildlife viewing as its still green season

Affordable East Africa safari package Combo