Amboseli & Mara
Kicheche Mara Camp and Porini Camp
Simply Stylish Safari – 6 Days
A wonderful safari experience visiting two diverse eco-systems in
the hands of expert guides and staying in luxurious classic bush camps.
Porini Camp and the Eselenkei Conservation area offer a private bush experience
and the area has the added attraction of night game drives. There will
also be game drives in the adjacent Amboseli National Park, famous for
its huge elephant herds and views of Kilimanjaro. The safari then transfers
into the Rift Valley and the Masai Mara where you will be hosted at by
Jane & Jarrod Kyte at Kicheche Mara Camp, located on the Aitong Plains
in the Northern Masai Mara. Your guide will take you game driving through
this renowned wildlife area and there will also be the opportunity of
exploring the area on foot on escorted game walks. Finally you will fly
back into Nairobi in the morning or afternoon of the last day.
Day 1
You will be met at the JKIA International Airport Terminal or your Nairobi
hotel for the drive south bound to Eselenkei Conservation Area, arriving
at Porini Camp before lunch (102 miles, 3 hours). Afternoon tea followed
by an escorted walk to Olosinkiran Hill with Masaai trackers to get closer
to nature and to gain an insight into the culture of the Maasai People.
From there a vehicle will take you game-driving to further explore the
Conservation Area ending with a sundowner. Return to the camp for dinner
and overnight.
Porini Camp, located
within the conservation area. The facilities include 6 spacious guest
tents, comfortably furnished and with en suite bathrooms including shower,
wash basin and flush toilet. The camp is small and is on the lines of
the traditional hunting safari camp but with more comfortable bathroom
arrangements than were available to the big game hunters of earlier years!
The camp is private and only available to clients on the escorted safari
itinerary with a maximum of 12 guests.
Eselenkei Conservation Area
is well off the beaten track and lies a few miles north of Amboseli National
Park. It is in the heart of Maasailand and the animals are truly wild
and not yet fully habituated to the presence of vehicles. The numbers
of tourist visitors are being limited to a maximum of 12 per day to retain
the wild and unspoilt nature of the area and to minimise the impact on
the environment. Within the Conservation Area the following animals have
been seen in recent months: elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, Thomson's
and Grant's gazelles, gerenuk, impala, oryx, eland, lesser kudu, zebra,
wildebeest, giraffe, warthog, striped hyena, caracal, jackal, bat-eared
fox, African wild cat, serval cat, genet cat, honey badger, porcupine,
mongoose, ostrich. Birdlife is prolific especially birds of prey.
Day 2
Early breakfast and then drive to Amboseli National Park on our private
track through the bush for a full day there, where you will have the chance
to see elephants at close quarters in addition to many other species and
excellent bird-watching near the Amboseli swamps. Picnic lunch and drive
back to Porini camp for afternoon tea and dinner. After dinner, there
will be a night game drive using a spotlight to seek out some of the nocturnal
animals such as aardvarks (antbears), caracals, serval cats, bat-eared
foxes and possibly even the elusive leopard.
Day 3
Early morning game drive in the conservancy, followed by breakfast and
return to Nairobi, Wilson Domestic Airport to connect with the 3pm flight
to the Masai Mara Reserve. Here you will be met by your Kicheche guide
and transferred across the plains to the camp. Shortly afterwards you
will set off on a late afternoon game drive till sunset. Return to camp
for a hot shower, then join us around the campfire for an aperitif before
dining under the stars
The Masai Mara Game Reserve
is probably the most famous in Africa. Rising grassland nearly 2000m above
sea level, watered by the Mara river and covering an area of 1500 sq.
km. The Mara is well known for the part it plays in the seasonal (July/Oct)
migration from the Serengeti of 200,000 Zebra, 300,000 Thomson Gazelle
and 1.3 million Wildebeest following the annual rains. The Mara region
however provides for wonderful game viewing year round. In all 95 mammal,
amphibian and reptile species plus 485 flying species excluding insects
inhabit the Mara eco-system.
All luxury tents are en-suite and subtly incorporated into the landscape
under a grove of wild olive and croton trees so that even from a short
distance away there is no sign of human habitation. Kicheche offers a
certain 'quality'of wilderness living, but it is a canvas bush camp and
the natural sounds of the bush are all part of the experience. The tents
are spacious, fully insect proof and all with en-suite private bathrooms
and flushing toilets. The camp hosts are Jane & Jarrod Kyte who have
a wealth of Africa experience and will no doubt enrich your stay with
their warm hospitality.
Day 4
Rise early with tea or coffee brought to your tent. At dawn set off for
another game drive on the plains. Return to the camp for a leisurely breakfast.
Afterwards, take an escorted walk around the camp grounds learning about
the flora and medicinal uses of various shrubs and trees. Lunch and a
chance to enjoy a siesta in one of the hammocks slung between the trees.
Afternoon tea is followed by further game-viewing to sunset. Return to
camp for an evening around the campfire.
Day 5
This morning take an escorted game walk, which takes approximately 2
hours and offers another perspective in viewing the terrain and fauna
whilst crossing the plains. This afternoon you may wish to visit a traditional
Maasai manyatta (village) or take another evening game drive.
Day 6
An early morning game drive in the Aitong region or, if you are departing
in the afternoon, a full morning game drive with a picnic breakfast. After
returning to camp for lunch we transfer you back to the airstrip for your
flight back to Nairobi (departures - 11 a.m. & 4 p.m.) Meet at Wilson
airport and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta international airport for your outbound
flight back home.
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2010 Rates
Peak Season:
03 Jan-31 Mar '10 & 01 Jul-31 Oct '10
US$2665 per adult sharing (including
return flights Nairobi/Kicheche/Nairobi
Single Supplement (03 Jan - 31 Mar) - US$210,
(15 Jul-15 Oct '10) US$600
Extra nights
At Porini Camp US$465 per
person per night including park fee Amboseli
Single supplement US$90
per person per night.
4th night at Kicheche Mara
Camp US$445 per person per night
including conservancy fee
Single Supplement (15 Jul- 31 Oct'10 only)
$US160
per person per night.
5th night onwards at Kicheche
Mara Camp US$380 per person per
night including conservancy fee
Single Supplement $160
pppn (15 Jul-31 Oct only)
Shoulder Season: 05 Jan '10 - 31
Mar '10
US$2410 per person sharing (including
return flights Nairobi/Kicheche/Nairobi).Single
Supplement US$210.
Extra nights
At Porini Camp US$395
per person per night including park fee Single
Supplement US$90 per person
per night
At Kicheche Mara Camp US$410
per person per night including park fees (No
single supplement)
Green Season
01 to 30 Jun'10 & 01 Nov-14 Dec '10
US$2235 per person sharing (including
return flights Nairobi/Kicheche/Nairobi). Single
Supplement US$210.
Extra nights
At Porini Camp US$365 per person
per night including park fee. Single Supplement
US$90 per person per night
At Kicheche Mara Camp US$380
per person per night incuding park fees (No
single supplement)
There is an option to fly in and out of
Amboseli at an additional cost, kindly contact us for a quote.
Rates Include: All
game drives in 4WD vehicles, services of camp guides, full board
accommodation, night drive in Eselenkei, game walk in Eselenkei
& Masai Mara, return road transfers to Eselenkei, return flights
to Masai Mara, drinks, laundry (Kicheche only) and all Reserve/National
Park fees, Nairobi airport transfer on the day of departure.
Rates Exclude: Laundry
at Porini, tips, and items of a personal nature.
DEPARTURES
DAILY (except April & May-Kicheche is closed)
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