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$5,200 per adult sharing.
Childrens rate dependent on numbers, sharing into a triple with parents in wildlife areas, etc.
Lamu is a seasonal destination closing annually from mid-April to the end of June, however Zanzibar is a good alternative during these months.
Day 1 – Nairobi, Kenya
Your flight lands in Nairobi in the evening. Your driver will be waiting for you as you pass through International Arrivals. You stay at Macushla House in the Karen neighborhood outside Nairobi. The overnight accommodation is spacious with en-suite bathrooms for a maximum of ten guests. Open beamed ceilings, natural woodwork, log fires in the lounges and views over one of the last pockets of indigenous forest, complement the serenity and style of Macushla. The food at Macushla will leave you in no doubt that you are in a private home and not a hotel. Meals are prepared with the freshest of ingredients with particular care being given to presentation and simple but wholesome cooking. The terrace and swimming pool are regular venues for guests to relax, choose a tasty dish from the daily menu offered throughout the day and evening.
The gardens are left to natural growth and indigenous flora and bird life. The Giraffe Center is within easy walking distance and a short drive will take you to Kazuri Beads Workshop, Utamuduni Crafts for Conservation and Daphne Sheldrick's orphanage, home to numerous orphaned elephant and rhino.
Macushla House – B
Day 2, 3 & 4 - Laikipia
You return to the airport to catch a morning flight to the Laikipia region in the Northern Highlands. Sabuk Lodge, home to Professional Safari Guide, Simon Evans, is a stunning wilderness destination, perched on the high banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River in the Northern Frontier District, overlooking the Laikipia Plateau and Samburu land.
The lodge has 5 open sided cottages with verandah, shower and toilet, each with its own fabulous view. Sabuk was fashioned out of the local landscape, built with local materials, the hillside, flora, twisted wood and stone boulders incorporated into the architecture. Open walls and private verandahs face out over the river gorge 150 feet below. This hilly area with dense acacia bush is host to a lot of game which varies according to the season: Greater Kudu, Reticulated Giraffe, Buffalo, Impala, Elephant, Warthog, Klipspringer, Zebra, Eland, DikDik, Waterbuck, Lion, Leopard, good bird watching and incredible scenery.
This is the perfect start and finish to a camel assisted walking safari. Walk with a professional safari guide and a team of trained Laikipiak Maasai warriors as your guides through completely deserted tracts of wilderness: no other tourists, no roads or vehicles, only wildlife and their tracks, breathtaking scenery, the sounds of the bush, just Africa… Each trip is tailor-made to suit the group, the distance planned and the time available. These safaris are ideal for children, they can ride a camel or walk, play and swim in the river or fish from the banks, special bushcraft skills are a delight for children on safari here: an ideal and relaxing family holiday.
Sabuk Lodge (2 nights lodge – 1 night fly camp) – B, L & D
Day 5 & 6- Samburu National Park
A short morning flight will take you via Nanyuki and into to Samburu National Park. 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.
Bedouin Camp is run by the Anthony family. They frequently have their children in camp with them so the staff is experienced with the attention spans of young adults and there will likely be a few similar-aged new friends to play with.
Samburu Bedouin Camp – B, L & D
Days 7, 8 & 9 - 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.
The managers of camp also have a young family who lives at camp with them so they are very family friendly and happy with the presence of children.
Cheli & Peacock Mara Camp – B, L & D
Day 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14: Manda Bay, Lamu
You have time for a final morning game drive before you catch the 11:00am flight out of the Mara. You connect to the 1:15pm flight into Lamu Town. A representative from the lodge will be waiting to greet you. Manda Bay Resort is a small private lodge on Manda Island in northern Kenya’s Lamu Kiwayu archipelago. Ten spacious cottages line the beach overlooking the calm waters of Manda Bay. Formerly the Blue Safari Club, Manda Bay has been renovated and reopened under new management.
Manda Bay Resort is on a secluded peninsular, close to ancient Lamu Town and neighboring Shela but far enough away from the bustle to enjoy total privacy.
Surrounded by magnificent coral gardens, empty beaches and indigenous woodland, Manda Bay Resort is a glorious destination for both active and leisurely holidays.
All the buildings are constructed with local materials in traditional coastal style, with palm thatch roofs and woven matting covering the floors. The cottages are spacious and comfortable with their own bathrooms; they are specially sited to catch the cooling sea breezes and all have verandas.
There are ten cottages with a choice of double or twin beds, surrounded by large flowing mosquito nets and cooled by overhead fans.
The informal dining room and sitting rooms are comfortable, open and airy. They enjoy uninterrupted views of Manda Bay whose ever-changing waters attract birds, small local sailing craft and spectacular marine life. All rooms are furnished in vibrant Kenyan fabrics, specially designed to compliment the environment.
All meals are relaxed and casual, served in the dining room, on the beach, or even on Utumaduni, our traditional sailing dhow.
The availability of wonderful, fresh seafood and tropical fruit dictates most menus but Manda Bay offers wholesome, nutritious home-cooked menus from all over the world to suit any palate. The Italian trained Swahili chef can easily cater to the demands of children and those on special diets.
Manda Bay Lodge – B, L & D
Day 15 - depart
On your final morning, you have time for a leisurely breakfast and last stroll on the beach before you pack up to start your journey home. You fly back to Nairobi in the afternoon. You will likely have a several hour layover, so your driver will meet you to bring you to your day room at the Fairview Hotel. You can shower and have an early dinner before you head to the airport to catch your international connection home.
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