5days/Maasai Mara Big Cat Safari: Africa Natural Safari
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5days/Masai
Mara Big Cat Safari
This 4 night / 5 day safari includes stays at two small
eco-camps located inside exclusive wildlife conservancies in the Maasai Mara
eco-system (also known as Masai Mara) which are reserved solely for the camps’
guests. Game drives (shared) are in open-sided 4×4 safari vehicles, with
experienced Maasai safari guides, to look for the Big Cats in the park and the
conservancies. Night game drives offered at both camps allow you the
opportunity to be out when the Big Cats are most active.
Porini
Mara Camp, Old Kinyei Conservancy
Porini Mara Camp is sited inside the exclusive 18,700 acre
wildlife conservancy of Old
Kinyei, one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in the
Serengeti-Mara eco-system. This is pristine wilderness with open savannah
plains, reverie forest, springs, streams and rivers, rolling hills and spectacular
views across the Mara. Old Kinyei belongs to a Maasai community who has
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 as well as leopards and cheetahs.
Location
Old Kinyei Conservancy is about 10 miles from the Maasai
Mara park boundary and close to Naboisho Old Seki airstrip which has daily
scheduled flights from / to Nairobi.
The Camp
Porini Mara Camp has six guest tents sited in the shade of
Yellow-barked Acacia trees along the banks of the Laetoli, a permanent spring
within Old Kinyei. The tents are spacious and each has an en-suite bathroom
with flush toilet and safari shower. With no more than 12 guests in camp one
gets the experience of real safari camping in the bush in an exclusive private
wilderness but with all the comforts required by discerning travelers. Food is
excellent with home baked bread, fresh salads and high quality meals prepared by
the camp Chef.
Porini
Lion Camp, Olare Motorogi Conservancy
Porini Lion camp is located inside the exclusive
33,000 acre Olare Motorogi Conservancy. This expansive conservancy,
which borders the Masai Mara Game Reserve, is home to an abundance of
animals including all the Big Cats for which the Mara is famous.
Location
Olare Motorogi Conservancy is adjoining the Maasai Mara Game
Reserve. The Olare Orok airstrip used by the daily scheduled flights to Mara
from Nairobi is a short 30-45 minute drive from camp with a game drive enroot.
The Camp
The eco-friendly Porini Lion Camp has no permanent
construction and is situated along the Ntiakatiak River, a seasonal river with
permanent hippo pools near camp. With ten guest tents the camp is small and
exclusive, giving you a real “in the bush” safari camping experience. The tents
are very spacious and have private verandas along the length of the tent,
providing a secluded and quiet place for you to relax and enjoy the beauty of
this African wilderness. Each tent has en-suite bathrooms with flush toilets
and hot showers. Food is excellent with fresh baked bread and high quality
meals prepared by the camp Chef.
The
Experience at Porini Mara Camp and Porini Lion Camp
Qualified Maasai safari guides enhance the experience by
educating the camp guests about the flora, fauna and people of the surrounding
areas. Guests are taken on day and night game drives in the camps’ custom built
open-sided 4×4’s. In the evening a stop is made at a scenic viewing point to
enjoy a drink while watching the sun go down over the Siria escarpment. A night
game drive is taken on the way back to camp, giving guests the opportunity to
see many of the elusive nocturnal animals. Maasai warriors escort guests on
walks in the conservancies where they can learn about how the various
indigenous plants are used by the community and how their way of life is
intertwined with their surroundings and with the wildlife.
Facilities
and activities included for all guests:
•
Large Safari tents with a double and single bed, solar
electric lights, en suite bathrooms with flush toilet and safari shower.
•
All meals and picnic lunches, free mineral water, sodas,
gin, beer and house wine.
•
Custom built 4×4 safari vehicles for game drives.
•
Expert Maasai driver-guides and spotters.
•
Morning, evening and night shared game drives in Ol Kinyei
Conservancy and Olare Motorogi Conservancy. (Private vehicles available at a
supplement).
•
Full day in Maasai Mara National Reserve with picnic lunch.
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Escorted walk with Maasai guides.
•
Sundowner drinks to watch the sunset from scenic viewing
points.
•
Arrival and departure transfers between airstrips and the
camps.
*Big Cat photos courtesy of Mr. Joseph Lam, taken while on
safari at the Porini Camps
Special
Offers
Free
Airport Arrival Transfers in Nairobi
For all guests booking 6 or more nights staying at the
Porini Camps we provide a free airport transfer on arrival in Nairobi to any
hotel in Nairobi booked by us, or to Wilson airport.
Free Night
in Nairobi and Free Airport Transfer
For all guests booking 8 or more nights staying at the
Porini Camps between March and November 2017 we provide a FREE NIGHT including
breakfast in Nairobi plus a free arrival transfer from Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport.
For your free night in Nairobi you can choose between a
night at the Eka
Hotel or the Weston Hotel (on
Bed & Breakfast basis), or stay at Nairobi
Tented Camp in Nairobi National Park on Bed & Breakfast basis
(excluding $85 park entry fee). For stays at Nairobi Tented Camp our special
discounted Half Board safari package at $105 can be added as a pre-booked
option to include a free game drive and dinner and free drinks.
Please Note: special offers are subject to availability and may be changed or withdrawn at any time.
Duration: 4 nights / 5 days (optional extra nights)
Day 1:
Depart
Nairobi’s Wilson airport at 10am for the one hour flight to the Mara. You’ll be
met at the Naboisho Old Seki airstrip by Porini Mara staff and transferred to
camp. Settle into your tent and enjoy lunch prepared by the camp chef.
Afternoon game drives in the Old Kinyei Conservancy, followed by a sundowner at
a scenic spot. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight.
Day 2:
Awake
to the natural sounds of the Mara’s birdlife. Leave camp soon after dawn to
explore the Ol Kinyei Conservancy on the lookout for elephants, buffalo,
giraffe, plains game and the big cats. You will have a bush breakfast out in
the wilds and then return to camp for lunch. In the afternoon you will have a
further game drive in Old Kinyei and Naboisho Conservancies with a sundowner at
a scenic spot followed by a night game drive with spotlights to search for
nocturnal animals, including the elusive leopards which are resident in Old
Kinyei, before heading back to camp for dinner.
Day 3:
After
breakfast leave camp and drive through Ol Kinyei and Naboisho Conservancies,
game-viewing as you go, and on to Olare Motorogi Conservancy arriving at Porini
Lion Camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive in the exclusive Olare Motorogi
Conservancy, away from the minibuses and tourist vehicles seen in the reserve,
and with an excellent chance of sighting lions, cheetahs and leopards all of
which are found in the conservancy. Sundowner and night game drive. Over night
Porini Lion Camp.
Day 4:
A
full day spent on a game drive in the famous Masai Mara Reserve with a picnic
lunch in the park and then returns to Porini Lion Camp in the late afternoon.
Dinner and over night at Porini Lion Camp.
Day
5
*Optional
Balloon Safari and Champagne Breakfast.
Final
early morning game drive in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy and then drive into
the reserve to the Old Kiombo airstrip to fly back on the 11am flight to Wilson
Airport in Nairobi, arriving at around 12.05h. Or take the option of a further
night at Porini Lion Camp with game drives in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy or
the Masai Mara Reserve.
For more information visit www.africanaturaltours.com
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