Big game safari in Kenya
| country: | Kenya |
| location: | Masai Mara |
| departures: | This trip can depart at any time to suit your requirements. It follows a set itinerary and you are likely to be with other people during the trip. |
| price: | From US $1185 - US $1440 (3 days) excluding flights. Extra nights US $535 - US $610. US $170 single supplement and 25-40% discount for children |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
Porini Camp has recently been set up in the exclusive wildlife conservancy of Ol Kinyei, one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in the Serengeti-Mara eco-system. This is pristine wilderness with open savannah plains, riverine forest, springs, streams and rivers, rolling hills and spectacular views across the Mara. Ol Kinyei belongs to a Maasai community who have recently set aside the conservancy as a sanctuary for wildlife. The conservancy holds a wide variety of the animal species for which the Mara is famous including a large resident pride of lions.
Within the Ol Kinyei conservancy guests enjoy morning , evening and night game drives, sundowners at scenic viewing points and escorted walks with Maasai guides. The camp is located less than 18 kms from the Maasai Mara park boundary. Ol Kinyei Conservancy is 250 kms from Nairobi by road - a 4 hour journey. It has its own airstrip for private charter flights and is 16 kms from the Siana airstrip used by the daily scheduled flights to Mara from Nairobi.
accommodation
The Porini camp has 6 guest tents sited in the shade of Yellow-barked Acacia trees along the banks of the Laetoli, a permanently flowing watercourse within Ol Kinyei. The tents are spacious and each has an en-suite bathroom with flush toilet and safari shower. The camp accommodates a maximum of 12 guests, giving the experience of real camping in the bush in an exclusive private wilderness but with all the comforts required by discerning travellers.
Food is excellent with home baked bread, fresh salads and high quality meals prepared by the camp Chef.
facilities & activities
Return flight from Nairobi. - Spacious insect-proof tents comfortably furnished with proper beds.
- En suite bathrooms with showers, washbasins and flush toilets.
- All meals.
- Free mineral water, soft drinks, beer and house wine.
- Custom-built open-sided four-wheel-drive safari vehicles for all game drives.
- Expert driver-guides.
- Morning and evening game drives in the conservancy.
- Night game drive.
- Escorted walk with Maasai trackers and guide.
- Sundowner at a scenic look out
- Picnic lunch.
- Full morning in Maasai Mara Game Reserve
- Transfers from Airstrip to Porini Camp
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Depart on 10.00 flight from Wilson airport to the Mara. Met at airstrip by Porini staff and transferred to Porini Camp for lunch. In the afternoon you will go on a game drive to explore the Conservation Area ending with a sundowner and a night game drive. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight. |
| Day 2: | Full day in Maasai Mara with a picnic lunch. Driving in our custom built 4x4 vehicles, on the lookout for the big cats which the Mara is famous for. Return to camp for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 3: | Early morning game drive in the Conservancy followed by breakfast and then transfer to the airstrip for the flight to Nairobi, arriving Wilson airport at 12.15. |
travellers' tales
Exceptional. Especially given the ethos, the professionalism but relaxed friendliness of the Masai and the camp managers, and a sensitive, cultural approach to safaris. And we saw every animal we wanted to see - in abundance!
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award winner
This tourism business won an Award in our 2008 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards - organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Daily Telegraph, World Travel Market, Geographical Magazine, of the Royal Geographical Society and BBC World News.Since 2004, the Awards has recognised individuals, companies and organisations in travel making a big commitment to the culture and economies of local communities and helping to conserve biodiversity.
how this holiday makes a difference
 The local Maasai community has set aside the Ol Kinyei Conservancy in the Mara ecosystem as a reserve for wildlife and in return are receiving an income from tourism and employment for their members. The local Maasai communities own the land and earn a direct monetary benefit from tourist visitors visiting the conservancy and staying at the Porini Camp. In addition, the Game Scouts and camp staff are employed from the various Maasai homesteads in the area. This conservancy is based on our very successful Selenkay Conservancy. |
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