Highlights of Kenya Holiday

Highlights of Kenya Holiday - Amboseli, Masai Mara and Indian Ocean - From £2,300pp excluding international flights

Day 1  

Morning arrival in to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (own flight arrangements). You will be met by our representatives at the airport and, leaving Nairobi behind, drive south to Selenkay Conservation Area (a 4 hour journey). Arrive at Amboseli Porini Camp in time for lunch. Following afternoon tea, you will be escorted on a walk by Maasai warriors to a village to get an insight into their fascinating culture and way of life. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight.

Amboseli Porini Camp is located within the exclusive Selenkay Conservancy, in the Amboseli eco-system, an important wildlife dispersal area and rangeland for wildlife moving out of Amboseli National park. Amboseli National Park is famous for its elephants and spectacular views of Kilimanjaro; when the clouds reveal their treasure.

Overnight: Amboseli Porini Camp – This small and intimate camp is designed on the lines of a traditional luxury safari camp but offers many more comforts than was originally available to pioneering safari goers of earlier years! The camp has 9 spacious guest tents, comfortably furnished and with en suite bathrooms including shower, wash basin and flush toilet. Tents have solar-powered electric lighting (L/D)

Days 2

Awake to the dawn chorus of birds and after an early breakfast, drive through the bush on a private track into Amboseli National Park, for a full morning of game viewing and seeing elephants close up! Following a picnic lunch in the park, you will return to camp in the late afternoon. In the evening you will go on a game drive in Selenkay Conservancy, stopping for a sundowner at a scenic viewpoint, followed by a night game drive to look for nocturnal animals such as aardvarks, serval cats, caracals, bat-eared foxes, African wild cats, and other species. Return to camp for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Amboseli Porini Camp (B/L/D)

Day 3

Enjoy a short early morning game drive before breakfast and then transfer by road to Nairobi for lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant. Then transfer to Wilson Airport for the afternoon flight to the Masai Mara. Transfer to Mara Porini Camp. Afternoon game drive, followed by a sundowner and night game drive on the way back to Camp. Dinner and overnight Mara Porini Camp. The Mara Porini Camp has recently been set up in the exclusive wildlife conservancy of Ol Kinyei, one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in the Serengeti-Mara eco-system. The Masai Mara is famous for its big cats and the annual migration of vast herds of wildebeest and zebra.

Overnight: Porini Mara Camp – This camp has 6 guest tents sited in the shade of Yellow-barked Acacia trees along the banks of the Laetoli, a permanent spring within Ol Kinyei. The tents are spacious and each has an en-suite bathroom with flush toilet and safari shower. The camp offers the experience of real camping in the bush in an exclusive private wilderness but with all the comforts required by discerning travellers. Food is excellent with home baked bread, fresh salads and high quality meals prepared by the camp Chef (B/L/D)

Day 4

A full day to appreciate all that this wonderful area has to offer with game drives in search of the resident plains game, predators and a host of other wildlife. The Mara is Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve, excellent for lion and cheetah. After an early breakfast, drive into Masai Mara Game Reserve, for a full morning of game viewing on the lookout for the Big Five! Following a picnic lunch in the park, return to camp in afternoon. In the evening you will go on a game drive in Ol Kinyei Conservancy, stopping for a sundowner at a scenic viewpoint, followed by a night game drive to look for nocturnal animals. Return to camp for dinner and overnight. There is also the option of a Balloon Safari and Champange Breakfast in the Mara, please ask for more details (cost not included).

Overnight: Porini Mara Camp (B/L/D)

Day 5

You have the option of an early morning bush walk in the Conservancy. You will be escorted by Maasai warriors and a safari guide, learning about the Maasai people, their way of life as well as more about the animals, birds and plants of the Mara. After breakfast transfer to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to the Kenyan coast, via Nairobi, and on to the historic Swahili island of Lamu. You will be met at the airstrip and transfer by boat to the delightful Kipungani Explorer, which overlooks a deserted 14 km beach on the south-western tip of the island.

Overnight: Kipungani Explorer – This lovely beach lodge has 14 spacious and secluded chalets that sit above the soft white sands of Kipungani Bay, which is Swahili for ‘the place of fresh air’. Shaded by the palm trees that line their 600m beachfront, the chalets are constructed entirely from local materials, with mkeka matting floors and makuti thatch roofs woven by the residents of neighbouring Kipungani Village. The large interiors are a picture of rustic simplicity, with giant king-size beds and all furniture handmade from local mangrove and palm woods. Each chalet has an ocean-facing verandah with local funzi sofas and chairs piled high with colourful cushions. Amenities include freshwater showers, flush toilets, and separate dressing areas with wash basins (B/L/D)

Days 6, 7, 8

Days at leisure to relax beside the Indian Ocean, or participate in a variety of activities offered by this fabulous beach lodge. Not only can you enjoy the white sandy beach and warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean, the Kipungani Explorer has a host of other activities to offer including; windsurfing in the sheltered Lamu channel, creek or deep sea game fishing, sailing aboard their Arab dhow, bird walks in and around the property, visits to Lamu’s historic mosques, markets and museum (additional charge) and day trips to the ancient ruined forts of Manda Island (additional charge). You can also visits the near by Kipungani Village who that lodge actively work with ans support, half of the lodge’s staff come from the village. Or just relax and enjoy the surroundings of this island escape.

Overnight: Kipungani Explorer - (B/L/D)

Day 9

Departure day. After your relaxing stay in Lamu transfer to Manda Island for the 16.00 flight back to Nairobi, arriving Wilson Airport at 17.45 in time to catch an evening flight home (B/L)