These local operators in East Africa name camping safaris among the trips they run, on their own websites; each card quotes the company's own line.
Which East Africa safari operators run camping safaris?
The 12 operators below are based in East Africa and each name camping safaris among the trips they run, quoted on their cards, with their published price where they give one.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table holds 94 companies with a head office in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda: the ones ChatGPT named on two or more days in October 2026 in answers to the safari questions Uncompromised Travel asks every day and the most-reviewed operators in those countries on SafariBookings. Their websites were read on 29 October 2026, with their reviews on SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot. This page carries the operators in it for which a line from its own website, as read, can be quoted showing that it is based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda and names camping safaris among the trips it runs: 12 operators. Where a website does not give its office, the office on its SafariBookings profile is used. Companies whose websites say they act only as an agent, organiser, intermediary or coordinator, or do not say that they own or employ their vehicles, guides or crews, are left out; a destination management company counts when it says it owns or employs them. Cards are in alphabetical order. Prices are shown as each company published them, in its own currency, never converted. No company paid to be on this page.
Private or joining Masai Mara safaris, daily departures
Camping
Budget camping, mid-range and luxury.
How it runs trips
'Private or Group Joining Packages - Daily Departures!', with private camping safaris in 4x4 Land Cruisers for 2, 4 and 7 pax and a joining safari (4 Days Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Budget Joining Safari).
Published price
Per person sharing, 2026, low season (January - June) / high season (July - December), US dollars: 3 days Masai Mara camping US$420 / US$620; 5 days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Naivasha US$720 / US$920; 6 days Nakuru, Mara & Amboseli US$900 / US$1,150; 7 days Amboseli, Nakuru, Naivasha & Mara US$1,050 / US$1250.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,172 reviews; Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 53 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Ranger-led walking safaris in Tarangire and Manyara
Camping
Budget camping (tents on the ground in public campsites), mid-range (lodges and tented camps, about U$D 100-235 pp per night), mid-luxury (U$D 150-350), luxury (U$D 235-600) and luxury plus / premium luxury.
How it runs trips
All safaris are private ('just you and your guide'); prices are by 2, 3 or 4 to 6 people.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 1,662 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 255 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.3 out of 5 from 26 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Budget, mid-range and luxury are all offered, for example '9 Days Budget Uganda Private Safari', '8 Days Luxury Uganda Wildlife and Primate Safari', '8 Days Uganda Camping Tour'.
How it runs trips
Private safaris are the main offer ('Private African safaris')
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 36 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 40 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Kenya safaris in its own custom-built Land Cruisers
Camping
Eco Adventure Safari offered in 'Luxury' and 'Budget' versions, Luxury Mobile Camping and Safari Explorer & Camping with rooftop tents.
Based in
Head office in Nairobi, Kenya.
How it runs trips
'Most of our Safaris are Private Safaris' with your own 4x4 and guide; group safaris with fixed departure dates are offered all year (Save the Elephant, Photographic Safaris, short Mara road safaris) and shared air packages for solo travellers.
Published price
Luxury Mobile Camping from USD 550 per person per day.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 58 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 214 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Camping, mid-range and luxury personalised safaris
Camping
Three tiers: Adventure camping safaris, Great mid-range safaris (lodges and tented camps) and Luxury personalized safaris (fully private, premium accommodation).
Based in
Arusha (and Zanzibar), Tanzania.
How it runs trips
The camping safaris page offers 'group camping safaris (2-7 days)' and private options; mid-range 'Group & Private'; luxury and Great Migration packages private.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 4,475 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,013 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
3 of the 12 operators on this page publish a price with its currency; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Lenchada Safaris: Per person sharing, 2026, low season (January - June) / high season (July - December), US dollars: 3 days Masai Mara camping US$420 / US$620; 5 days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Naivasha US$720 / US$920; 6 days Nakuru, Mara & Amboseli US$900 / US$1,150; 7 days Amboseli, Nakuru, Naivasha & Mara US$1,050 / US$1250.
Meijo Safaris: Camping is the budget tier (4 days from US$1,400).
Sunworld Safaris: Luxury Mobile Camping from USD 550 per person per day.
How do they run their trips?
10 of the 12 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland); for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Bobby Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run group departures.' No scheduled joining departures.
Lenchada Safaris: 'Private or Group Joining Packages - Daily Departures!', with private camping safaris in 4x4 Land Cruisers for 2, 4 and 7 pax and a joining safari (4 Days Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Budget Joining Safari).
Lion King Adventures: All safaris are private ('just you and your guide'); prices are by 2, 3 or 4 to 6 people.
Meijo Safaris: Private trips are the standard.
Native Africa Tours: Private safaris are the main offer ('Private African safaris')
Nature Bound Africa: Trips are sold as private, tailor-made departures ('Private departures').
Safari Soles Tours: Home-page trips are marked 'private'.
SafariBando: Private safaris are offered (Private Tanzania Safaris, private vs group guide).
Sunworld Safaris: 'Most of our Safaris are Private Safaris' with your own 4x4 and guide; group safaris with fixed departure dates are offered all year (Save the Elephant, Photographic Safaris, short Mara road safaris) and shared air packages for solo travellers.
Suricata Safaris: The camping safaris page offers 'group camping safaris (2-7 days)' and private options; mid-range 'Group & Private'; luxury and Great Migration packages private.
What do they say about children?
7 of the 12 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Bobby Safaris: Children of virtually any age can travel; family itineraries are designed with shorter drives and child-welcoming properties, with booster seats fitted.
Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris: One trip, the 5 Days Tanzania Private Camping Safari, is filed under 'Family Safari' in the camping list.
Native Africa Tours: Child rules: under 12 not permitted at Bwindi, Mgahinga, Kibale, Volcanoes, Nyungwe, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega parks; children older than 8 allowed on savannah game drives; 15 or older for gorilla, chimpanzee and white rhino tracking.
Nature Bound Africa: Family safari programmes.
Sunworld Safaris: Family Safaris offered (Ultimate Family Safari, 14 days, from USD 5,270; Fun Family Safari, 12 days, from USD 5,610).
Suricata Safaris: It offers 'a family-friendly experience'
Tanzania Roadside Expeditions: It offers a Family Holiday and lists Family Travel Safaris.
East Africa camping safari operators: the questions people ask
How is the order on this page worked out?
Cards are in alphabetical order. The order is not a judgement of quality.
Which publish a price per person per day or night?
1 of the 12 does: Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website gives the figure, quoted under What do they charge.
Which run private trips on your own dates?
10 of the 12 do: Bobby Safaris, Lenchada Safaris, Lion King Adventures, Meijo Safaris, Native Africa Tours, Nature Bound Africa, Safari Soles Tours, SafariBando, Sunworld Safaris and Suricata Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which run scheduled departures you can join?
2 of the 12 do: SafariBando and Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which use vehicles of their own?
2 of the 12 do: Lion King Adventures and Native Africa Tours. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a child or family policy?
7 of the 12 do: Bobby Safaris, Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris, Native Africa Tours, Nature Bound Africa, Sunworld Safaris, Suricata Safaris and Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a deposit?
7 of the 12 do: Meijo Safaris, Native Africa Tours, Nature Bound Africa, Safari Soles Tours, SafariBando, Suricata Safaris and Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. Each one's own website says so.
Which arrange gorilla or chimpanzee trekking?
5 of the 12 do: Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris, Meijo Safaris, Native Africa Tours, Safari Soles Tours and Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on SafariBookings, Google or Trustpilot?
All 12 do. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Can I book these trips through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link.
How were these operators chosen?
Each one is an operator in the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table whose own website shows that it is based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda and names camping safaris among the trips it runs. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 29 October 2026. Prices, departures and reviews change, so confirm them with the operator before you book.
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each operator published on its own website, read on 29 October 2026, with reviews per platform (SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table. Operators whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company paid to appear or for its place. Prices are in the currency each company showed and were not converted. How this site earns · How we work.
Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 3 November 2026 · updated 3 November 2026
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