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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 end-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 enroute.
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.
•
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.
Itinerary
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. Overnight 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 overnight 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.
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