CHELI & PEACOCK LUXURY SAFARI
African safari Live take you to three of Cheli & Peacock Luxury safari camps - each different
to the next and each offering a variety of diverse habitats. Constant will be an
exceptionally high standard of safari experience, you will be accompanied by
knowledgeable and charming guides, you will dine on delicious meals and enjoy
exquisite bush breakfasts or sundowners
Thankfully Kenya is also blessed with safari operators who are passionate about
providing the discerning traveller with a more exclusive Kenyan experience.
Kenyan born & bred, Stefano Cheli & Liz Peacock are just two such
people. Liz & Stef have been providing superior services for visitors to
Kenya for the last fifteen years. Their company is known and respected for
commitment to the environment, the wildlife and the indigenous people of Kenya.
Day 01 to 02 -
Meru National Park, Elsa's Kopje
Access-Africa scheduled departs Nairobi for Nanyuki,
Early morning departure on Air Kenya's scheduled flight from Nairobi to
Nanyuki, where you connect to a charter flight to Meru National Park. Here you
will spend two nights at Elsa's Kopje.
Located on the Mughwango Hill in Meru National park Elsa's Kopje enjoys
breathtaking views over swamps and plains to the foothills of Mount Kenya.
Meru National Park is best known as the place where Elsa, the lioness of Joy
& George Adamson's "Born Free" was re-habituated to the wild.
Meru National Park is Africa at its most alluring - the area is wild and
wonderful, numerous streams and rivers dissect the landscape resulting in a
unique environment spotted with doum palms and baobab trees and filled with
wildlife. Your game viewing is likely to include herds of buffalo, oryx,
gerenuk, elephant, Grevy zebra, reticulated giraffe, the elusive Lesser Kudu,
leopard, cheetah and hyena. Bushbabies and hyrax live on Mughwango Hill and
close by Elsa's descendents hunt the shy but plentiful plains game. This area
is renowned for its elephant herds and fantastic flora and scenery
Elsa's Kopje is a luxurious oasis where eight thatched stone cottages blend
into the hillside. Each cottage has an en suite bathroom and from your private
verandah you will enjoy a stunning 270-degree view. The central bar and dining
area as well as the swimming pool also afford spectacular views over the
plains. On game drives and guided nature walks, guests of Elsa's Kopje
virtually have the Park to themselves. You may also like to try your hand at
fishing or take the plunge and raft the nearby Tana River.
Day
03 to 04 - Masai Mara, Traditional tented camp
The early morning
Air Kenya flight will take you from Meru, across the Great Rift Valley, to the
Masai Mara where you will spend three nights at Cheli & Peacock's
seasonal, tradtional tented camp.
This Mara Camp is idyllic! It is located on Koyiaki Group Ranch adjoining the
world famous Masai Mara, ensuring fabulous game viewing in an area where
walking and night safaris are permitted. In order to preserve this special
area the camp is seasonal and is completely dismantled for three months of the
year.
Shaded by indigenous trees the camp looks out on an endless vista of plains
game and panoramic views. The six traditional safari tents are very spacious
with en-suite bucket showers (filled on request with steaming hot water),
washroom, safari toilet, dressing area and a verandah - the ideal place for
reading, diary writing or just watching the passing parade. The tents are
comfortably furnished, evoking the atmosphere of the traditional safari camps
of last century. Meals are served in the mess or in the shade of the trees.
After dinner nothing rivals sitting around the campfire enjoying the sounds of
the African night.
This is truly a safari camp "Out of Africa" and you are looked after
by attentive staff that provide you with sumptuous meals and your favourite
"sundowner" cocktail. Every comfort is assured in a safari style
that is reminiscent of a by-gone era.
The Mara, as the Kenyans call it, is undoubtedly Kenya's best known and
contains great concentrations of wildlife. Covering an area in excess of 1,800
sq km (almost 700 sq miles) it was established in 1961 and adjoins the
Serengeti in Tanzania forming the northern end of the great migration
ecosystem. This is the traditional land of the Masai people, nomadic herders
who choose a traditional lifestyle and who are permitted to graze their cattle
in the area.
The park's habitats include the forests along the banks of the Mara and Talek
Rivers, acacia forests and open savannah. These various habitats are home to a
great variety of game including lion, leopard, cheetah, zebra, wildebeest
(gnu), giraffe, buffalo, jackal, topi, gazelles, impala and elephant.
Hippopotamuses and crocodiles are plentiful in the rivers and the bird life is
also abundant. No less than 53 different species of birds of prey alone have
been recorded.
From June through October you may see the annual migration as hundreds of
thousands of wildebeest and zebra move through the area in search of fresh
grass. Driven on, by those behind, the first animals ford the Mara River. This
perilous crossing undertaken by hordes of beasts is truly dramatic - many of
them drown, others are bogged down in the mud
Day
05 & 06 - Amboseli National Park, Tortilis Camp
Transfer to the Musiara Airstrip for your scheduled Air Kenya flight to
Nairobi, where you will transfer to a charter aircraft for the flight to
Amboseli National Park. On arrival you will be met by your Tortilis guide who
will transfer you to the camp for your two night stay.
Tortilis Camp is a luxury-tented camp on the edge of Amboseli National Park
and offers unparalleled views of Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest peak
which is located just across the border in Tanzania. Tortilis is named after
the local Acacia tortilis (Umbrella tree) and the camp is managed as a
conservation project with a simple goal: to take a sensitive approach to
tourism.
The tented accommodation is well appointed, spacious and comfortable. Each
tent has an en suite bathroom and a private verandah that is an ideal place to
enjoy "time out" in the middle of the day. Alternatively, relax
around the small swimming pool, which is set in a pretty, natural garden.
The open-plan thatched bar, dining room and lounge is located on a hill and
affords magnificent views across the plains to snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Tortilis is renowned for delicious home-style cuisine. Fresh herbs and
vegetables are grown in camp and homemade pasta, a house specialty, is
carefully prepared by the chef who was trained by the owner's Italian mother.
The camp also has a small gift shop.
Activities include game viewing in open safari vehicles, sundowners atop a
high hill, visits to the local Masai Manyatta and guided walking safaris.
Amboseli is justly famous for its big game including buffalo, elephant, lion,
giraffe, hyena, cheetah and a variety of smaller carnivores and antelope
species; and for its picturesque scenery, which benefits from the beautiful
backdrop of snow covered Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain at 5,894m
(19,340 ft).
The park is largely arid lands of acacia and tall savannah grasses and in such
an exposed landscape the animals are easy to observe. In places, subterranean
springs have transformed the plain into marshland. Constantly changing, the
springs have a determining influence on life in the park. In recent times
infiltrated by salt water, they are modifying the ecosystem, causing the loss
of certain plant species. The continual changes can, however, have a
beneficial effect as the general rise of the water table now attracts
increasing numbers of pink flamingos and pelicans.
This region is home to the nomadic Masai people and you will see their
circular manyattas villages), surrounded by thorny scrub fences, scattered
across the plains
Day
07 - Safari ends, Nairobi
Morning game drive
en route before depature to Nairobi where your safari ends.
Cheli & Peacock Luxury Safari Safari Rates
US$ 3840 per
person twin share
Single Supplements are available on request.
The safari is inclusive of
Scheduled flights and charters as per the itinerary
8 nights luxury accommodtion with all meals
Drinks from the bar (excluding champagne)
Guided game drives and walks throughout
Park entrance fees & conservation fees
Airstrip transfers
Temporary membership of the Flying Doctor
Bush breakfast or sundowner at each camp
Laundry service
Excluded are
Airport taxes and airfares to and from Nairobi
Transfers in Nairobi
Optional activities such as visits to local communities, balloon safari in
the Mara
Visa expenses
Comprehensive travel insurance (medical, accident, cancellation, lost
baggage etc)
Personal items such gratuities and souvenirs
Dates
This safari
operates on Sunday, Wednesday & Friday to fit with Air Kenya's flights.
The Masai Mara camp is closed during the low season from 01 April to 30
June. During this period and on any day of the week year round, we can
tailor make similar safaris to suit your time frame and your budget.
