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Kenya Safari - Camping break |
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A Quick visit to the world famous Masai Mara reserve |
Ref: KC04
7 days
from £945 (minimum 2 passengers)
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Destination:
Kenya
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This short safari lets you see two of the most famous reserves in Kenya, the world renown Masai Mara with its superb wildlife and Lake Nakuru, famous for its huge flock of flamingos.
The joy of camping in Kenya is that it allows you to get off the beaten track and experience the wilderness. In the Masai Mara you will stay at a semi-permanent camp where everything is ready when you arrive. At Nakuru you stay at a local hotel because there are no camping facilities in the park.
The Swahili word "safari" means journey and over the years Kenya has become one of the most popular destinations for such a trip. Justifiably so, boasting diverse and beautiful landscapes and the most diverse collection of wild animals on the continent. Situated on Africa’s east coast, Kenya straddles the equator and its eastern coast is lapped by the Indian Ocean. The Rift Valley and central highlands form the backbone of the country, and this is where Kenya’s scenery is at its most spectacular. |
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Day 1 | Depart the UK on scheduled flights in the late afternoon/evening. | Day 2 | Arrive in Nairobi. You are met by your guide and head off through the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara, stopping en route for a picnic lunch. The afternoon is spent game viewing, before returning to the camp for dinner. | Day 3 | Two full days in the Masai Mara. Each day with two game viewings, one in the morning and one again in the late afternoon. All meals and overnight in the camp. The Masai Mara National Reserve is justly one of the best-known wildlife areas in Kenya. Here herds of elephants browse among rich, tree-studded grasslands. Thomsons gazelles, zebra, eland and many more species of savannah game offer a rich choice for the predatory lions, leopards and cheetahs that hunt in the reserve and the surrounding areas. It is the untouched life of Africa continuing as it has for 1,000's of years. | Day 4 | Your second day in the Mara. A typical day on safari starts with a cup of tea or coffee at sunrise, before you embark on an early morning game drive. This will usually last until mid-morning, when you return for a large breakfast. There is then time to relax until lunch and about mid-afternoon, as the day cools and the animals become more active, you start your second game-drive until sunset. It is then back to camp for your evening meal and the chance to relax with a drink under the stars of the African night. | Day 5 | After breakfast leave for Nakuru National Park with lunch en route. Afternoon spent game viewing. Dinner and overnight at a nearby hotel. Lake Nakuru, a large alkaline lake on the bed of the great rift valley, has earnt its fame as the home of one of the greatest bird spectacles in the world- a myriad of more than one million pink flamingo, which seasonally use its waters to feed on the abundant algae which thrivei n its warm waters. Lake Nakuru has a great deal to offer besides its magnificent birdlife however; here you will also find lion, leopard, buffalo and other savannah and forest game which makes the game viewing so worth while. | Day 6 | After breakfast leave for Nairobi, arriving at the airport in time for your flight to the UK. | Day 7 | Arrive UK. |
Departures Between | Price from | 0 Jan 05 - 31 Mar 05
01 Sep 05 - 11 Dec 05 | *£945 | 01 Apr 05 - 30 Jun 05 | *£875 | 01 Jul 05 - 31 Aug 05 | *£1139 | | *Prices subject to confirmation |
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FLIGHT INCLUSIVE PRICE
Price is per person based on two sharing and includes:
· International Flights.
· Full board while on safari (3 meals per day)
· Park entrance fees, accommodation in two man tents with sleeping mattress
· Transport in safari minibus and game drives
Not included: Sleeping bag, beverages, laundry, tips, international airport taxes or other items of a personal nature.
This holiday is offered by and booked with Real Africa ATOL 6115.
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Kenya Safari - Camping break
A Quick visit to the world famous Masai Mara reserve
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