KENYAN
BUSH HOME SAFARI WITH AFRICAN SAFARI LIVE
Experience serenity, tranquility and vastness of the African bush has to offer, to Rekero Cottages, Wilderness Trails to Ol Malo
Day 1
Nairobi
You are met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to
your hotel. Ngong House lies on the outskirts of Langata, on the land once
cultivated as Karen Blixen’s coffee estate. Paul Verleysen, the charming
owner, had the concept of a private home that would also offer exclusive and
personalized service to a small number of guests. His creation complies
perfectly with the self-imposed brief and, in addition, offers the ultimate
luxuries of space, light and true style. Accommodation is in five wooden houses
raised on stilts with peerless views of the misty Ngong Hills and the
surrounding countryside. Each “tree-house” has its own spirit and ambience
with private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities, elevated views and a
separate bedroom and sitting room. Each room has a private verandah, which is an
ideal place from which to bask in the sun, take afternoon tea, observe the
teeming birdlife or gaze into the sunset. The lodge features its own swimming
pool and there are excellent golf courses and sports facilities nearby.
Activities include game drives into the National Park and countryside walks.
Ngong House is truly inspirational.
Lunch, Dinner
You
stay at Ngong House
Days 2 - 4
Masai Mara
After breakfast your driver will collect you for your transfer to Wilson
Airport. At Wilson Airport you check in on your scheduled Air Kenya flight
departing at 10.00am and arriving at 10.45am at the Ngerende Airstrip in the
Masai Mara. You are met at the airstrip and transferred to Rekero Cottages.
Rekero, the Beaton family home in the Mara, caters for a complement of up to ten
guests in four charming well appointed cottages set in a pretty garden foaming
with flowers. Green and abundantly planted as the garden is, its most striking
feature is the waterhole on the far side of the lawn at which the guests may
have an extremely close encounter with the local wildlife as they come to drink.
Elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard regularly visit and look superbly dramatic
in the soft light. The Masai Mara holds the greatest and most diverse
concentration of wildlife remaining in Africa today, and is particularly famous
for its lion and cheetah population. Here you will get the feel of being closer
to a more natural Africa. Bush walks, day and night game drives in the Reserve
and in the Conservation Area and cultural visits to Masai and Ndorobo
communities, visits to local trading centers, bird watching are some of the
activities offered at Rekero. Game viewing on foot is also offered and is quite
a rare treat in the Masai Mara!
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You
stay at Rekero Cottages
Days 5 - 7
Lewa Downs
After perhaps one last game drive you are transferred to the airstrip for your
charter flight to Lewa Downs. Set in stunning arid landscape Wilderness Trails
is an oasis of comfort and tranquility. Accommodation is in six en suite
cottages cool and restful; the rooms all have the stylish wooden furniture that
is made on the estate. Wilderness Trails is a wonderful base from which to
explore the fauna and flora of the area. While staying at Wilderness Trails, you
have the opportunity of seeing everything from elephant and rhino to dik dik,
reticulated giraffe, eland, hartebeest, gerenuk, warthog, impala, grants
gazelle, cape buffalo and bush buck. Two species of zebra graze the plains:
Burchells and the rare grevy. Lion, leopard and cheetah reside on the ranch as
well, and the occasional sighting of the elusive and magnificent greater kudu is
a rare treat. To see and photograph the animals you may go on walks, horseback
or camel expeditions, or day and night game drives in custom four-wheel-drive
open-top vehicles. The experienced guides know all the best areas for spotting
game and they enjoy sharing their knowledge with guests. Horseback safaris, on
very gentle steeds, allow close encounters with the wildlife, while a camel
safari is not to be missed! The horses are well trained and patient, even novice
riders may experience close encounters with the wildlife. Other facilities
include a lovely swimming pool of muted aquamarine and a tennis court. However,
the great glory of Lewa is the space, the privacy and the gorgeous country.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You stay at Wilderness Trails
Days 8 - 10
Laikipia
Today you are transferred to the airstrip for your charter flight to Ol Malo. Ol
Malo, meaning “The Place of the Greater Kudu”, is the home of Colin and
Rocky Francombe. The five thousand-acre ranch and game sanctuary lies along the
Uaso Nyiro River on the edge of Kenya’s north-eastern province. It overlooks
the Mukagodo, home of the nomadic Ndorobo people, with views that unveil the
very face of Africa. Built of natural rock with thatched roofs, and shaped by
the rocks and the curve of ancient olive wood, their home overlooks an often
frequented water hole and salt lick, surrounded by miles of rugged bush with
Mount Kenya looming in the distance. The fabulous swimming pool, edged with
natural stone, appears to grow organically from the landscape. Enjoy picnics and
sundowners in the bush, day and night game drives, escorted walks for bird
watching and game viewing, camel treks, visits to colorful Samburu manyattas and
day excursions into the forests of the Karisia Hills. More than 50 different
species of wildlife have been seen, from elephant and kudu to klipspringer.
Also, more than 185 species of birds have been identified at Ol Malo.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You stay at Ol
Malo
Day 11
Nairobi - Depart
You are transferred to the airstrip for your charter flight back to Nairobi’s
Wilson Airport. Your driver, who is at your disposal for a sightseeing tour or
souvenir shopping, meets you on arrival. Depending on your departure flight
time, a day room will be booked for you at the Norfolk Hotel. The hotel offers
all the comforts of a modern first-class hotel yet combines with an intriguing
sense of history. Your driver will collect you from the hotel at 6.00pm and
transfer you via the Tamarind Restaurant to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
where you continue with your onward arrangements.
Breakfast
En Route
Rate is $3995 ( Includes Local Flight )
Add $1400 For Roundtrip From USA
Add $800 For Roundtrip From UK
