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$4,800 per person
Seasonal departures June – March
Days 1 & 2 - Meru National Park, Kenya
Africa welcomes you. You are met on arrival and connect by private charter for the Northern Highlands. Elsa's Kopje is a luxurious oasis
in the stunning Meru National Park, home to Elsa the lioness made famous by George and Joy Adamson. 8 ‘Makuti’ (thatched) stone
cottages blend into the hillside, each with its own bath or shower and toilet en-suite and private verandah with a unique view. The cottages
face across seemingly endless savannah, fringed with doum palms, crisscrossed by 13 rivers. This Park is renowned for its Elephant
herds and fantastic flora and scenery.
You will have an evening reception at the aptly named Hard Rock Cafe watching the sunset behind Mt. Kenya in the distance. You
spend the entire next day on game drives with your guide in the bush.
Elsa's Kopje – B, L & D
Days 3 & 4 – Samburu National Park, Kenya
A short morning flight will take you to Samburu. Bedouin Camp is a luxury-tented camp in the midst of the rugged and savagely
beautiful semi arid desert of northern Kenya. The camp has eight tents located in pools of shade drawn from the Giant Tortilis Acacia
Trees and Doum Palms on the white sand banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River. Tents are luxuriously furnished with four poster beds, safari
antiques, Persian rugs, bathrooms with safari style canvas baths, showers and porcelain flushing loos. The camp also provides massage
and aromatherapy facilities, a tented library, and wonderful cuisine.
Located on the Western boarder of the famous Samburu Game Reserve, in the Great Northern Frontier District of Kenya, Bedouin Camp
is within an 83,000 acre exclusive concession. Samburu is known for the rare Northern wildlife species not found in any other Kenyan
parks. The reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, gerenuk and beisa oryx are exclusive to Samburu, but lion, leopard and cheetah are commonly
sighted. There is no shortage of birdlife with an abundance of over 400 species, and giant elephant herds reside on the Ewaso River.
Samburu Bedouin Camp – B, L & D
Days 5, 6 & 7 - Maasai Mara, Kenya
Depart am by the Air Kenya flight into the Mara. Cheli & Peacock's Mara Camp is idyllic; shaded by an indigenous forest of mature trees
the camp looks out on an endless vista of plains game and the open plains characteristic of the world’s most sought after game reserve.
The 6 traditional safari tents are very comfortable and spacious with en-suite hot showers, flush toilets, washroom and dressing area.
Evenings by the campfire overlooking the plains, lit only by the soft glow of hurricane lamps and dinner under the stars are a special feature
of this seasonal tented camp. Enjoy day and night game drives, a bush breakfast and sundowners. We will watch cheetahs hunting and
elephants playing in the Mara River.
Cheli & Peacock Mara Camp – B, L & D
Day 8 – Nairobi, Kenya
You connect back to Nairobi by the afternoon. After checking into your hotel, you will have time to visit the open people’s market before
dinner at the famed Carnivore’s restaurant. Here you can taste all the game meats Oryx, Zebra, Ostrich, Buffalo, Crocodile, etc. cooked
to perfection.
Fairview Hotel – D & B
Days 9 & 10 - Stonetown, Zanzibar
You catch an early flight into Zanzibar. Your hotel, Emerson & Green is a beautifully restored sultan’s palace that once was the home of
one of the richest men in the Swahili Empire. The accommodation is traditional and elegant with spacious rooms, stone baths and ornately
carved doors.
We spend two days exploring and photographing the harbor, mosques and narrow streets of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Zanzibar
was for years the center of an ancient trading empire with vessels coming from as far as Persia, India and China. Among the many
interesting sites of Stonetown are the Palace Museum, the Old Fort, the Slave market, the House of Wonders and the Hamamni Baths.
An optional excursion is a Spice Tour to the many plantations to learn about the history of the island and its cultivation of spice plants.
You are sure to enjoy an evening of Swahili magic at their famous rooftop restaurant. Local musicians play, the trade winds blow and the
food is incredible.
Emerson & Green Hotel – B
Days 11, 12, 13: Nungwi, Zanzibar
It’s beach time. After breakfast, you travel to the north of the island, to an area called Nungwi. You will stay at the Ras Nungwi Resort
and have three days to fish, surf, scuba, snorkel and beach comb. This area boasts the softest beaches on the island and has incredible
coral reefs. This is close to the area where you can view Dhow building, the traditional boat of Zanzibar.
The hotel has a fully equipped dive center on site, run with PADI certification available to all levels. The variety of sea-life on the nearby
coral reefs is immense, with regular sightings of dolphins, manta rays, turtles and reef sharks. On several occasions large numbers of
rare whale sharks have been sighted.
Interiors are beautifully decorated with use of local fabrics, and rooms have handcrafted four-poster beds with a beach view. In the open-air
restaurants, cuisine is an array of sumptuous seafood and spicy island fare. Calamari, coconut curries and freshly grilled line fish. Best of
all Zanzibar is home to over 20 different types of Mangos!
Ras Nungwi Lodge – B, L & D
Day 14: depart
After breakfast, you will have time to pack and perhaps take one last stroll before you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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