Amboseli & Mara
Kicheche Mara Camp and Porini Camp
Simply Stylish Safari – 6 Days
Introduction
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 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 Phil & Charlie
Mason 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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2008 Rates
Peak Season 03 January to 31 March, 01 July – 31 October
2008
US$2305 per person sharing (including return flights Nairobi/Kicheche/Nairobi)
Single Supplement (03 Jan – 31 March) - US$140, (15 Jul
– 15 Oct) – US$620
Extra night at Porini US$370 pppn incl. park fee
mboseli + Single supplement US$70pppn.
4th night at Kicheche US$390 pppn incl park fee + Single Supplement
$160 pppn (15 Jul- 31 Oct only)
5th night onwards at Kicheche US$355 pppn incl park fee + Single
Supplement $160 pppn (15 Jul-31 Oct only)
Xmas Supplement at Porini (15 Dec – 02 Jan 08) still to be
advised
Green Season 01 to 30 June, 01 November – 14 December
2008
US$2055 per person sharing (including return flights Nairobi/Kicheche/Nairobi).
Single Supplement US$70.
Extra night at Porini US$345 pppn incl park fee + Single Supplement
US$70pppn
Extra night at Kicheche US$330 pppn incl park fees (No single
supplement)
Includes: 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.
Excludes: Laundry at Porini, tips, and items
of a personal nature.
***DEPARTURES DAILY (except April &
May-Kicheche is closed)*** |
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