Kenya Agri Safari 2011 Itinerary
Kenya Agri Safari (2011 Itinerary)
B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner
Fri, Dec 02nd
Arrive at Nairobi Airport. Check into the Fairview Hotel. The hotel has a selection of restaurants to choose from for dinner on your own.
Sat, Dec 03rd B L D
Following Breakfast, check out and meet your drivers for transfer 3 hours by road to Deloraine House in time for lunch. Pass through the stunning Rift Valley with views of Lake Naivasha and Lake Elementaita. Deloraine House was built in 1920 by Lord Francis Scott, a prominent early settler, and has to be one of the grandest examples of colonial architecture in the country with half of Kenya’s history bottled up in it! Set in the middle of the 5000 acre commercial farm at 6000 ft. on the lower slopes of Londiani Mountain, it has a forest and bamboo shrouded volcano, on the western edge of the Great Rift Valley. Hosts Tristan and Cindy Voorspuy are well known for their Offbeat riding safaris. The magnificent gardens boast a croquet lawn, tennis court and swimming pool. There are eighty horses on the farm for safaris, to ride - the farm and the mountain provide more than adequate countryside to explore.
Many British Royalty have stayed, including the Queen Mother and the Duchess of York, when a young bride. And indeed, Lord Scott's niece Alice married the Duke of Gloucester, grandson of King George V.
Sun, Dec 04th B L D
Today you will visit Madrugada Farm, owned by the Barclay family, showcasing arable, broadacre and dairy giving you a real insight into modern day farming in Kenya. Overnight Deloraine House
Mon, Dec 05th B L D
Today you will take a full day trip to Lake Nakuru National Park, with a picnic lunch. The park is notably famous for its flamingos and rhinoceros populations, as well as buffalo, giraffe, eland, gazelle and the elusive leopard. Overnight Deloraine House.
Tue 06 -Thurs 08th B L D
After breakfast you will depart from Deloraine House by road and head to Sosian Ranch in Laikipia, the heart of cattle ranching in Kenya. The 3 hour scenic drive will take you through some fertile tea growing areas and give you a glimpse of rural Kenyan life. Arrive at Sosian Lodge in time for lunch and have the afternoon to relax before taking an early evening game drive. “Sosian”, the Samburu word for ‘Wild Date Palm’, combines the tame with the wild. The 24,000-acre private, working ranch sits on the Laikipia plateau, 80 kms west of Mt Kenya, offering pure wilderness, with more than 250 species of birdlife and an abundance of game species with four of the big five being found at Sosian Ranch, plus rare species such as Wild dogs, Jackson’s hartebeest and Grevy’s zebra.
Guests are accommodated in an elegant 1940’s farmhouse that has been beautifully renovated. The lodge sleeps a maximum of 14 people and has a swimming pool, tennis court, and organic vegetable garden.
Sosian offers a huge range of activities including walking, horse-riding, camel safaris, game-drives, night-drives, fishing, archery, tennis and swimming in the waterfalls behind the ranch house. Guests are also encouraged to participate in ranch life, such as dipping cattle. During your stay at Sosian you will spend time, in particular, with the ranch manager, who will give you a guided tour of their commercial beef herd, as well as their Boran cattle breeding herd which is fast becoming one of Kenya’s finest.
Fri, 09th DeC –Sun 11th B L D
This morning, after breakfast, you will be transferred by road (2 hours game drive) to Nanyuki airstrip, from where you will take a 60 minute scheduled flight to the world famous Masai Mara Game Reserve. Then transfer to Offbeat Mara Camp for the next 3 nights
Offbeat Mara Camp is a 12 bed luxury semi-permanent camp situated on the Mara North Conservancy. This unspoilt part of Masailand is an area full of wildlife but far from any lodge. Offbeat Mara Camp employs and trains local Masai guides and works with the community employing many in the camp staff. The Mara offers amazing game viewing throughout the year.
The camp sleeps only twelve guests in six large tents – three doubles and three twins. Each tent has its own en-suite bathroom with hot bucket showers, wash basins and flush loos. The spacious tents are all furnished with large, handmade cedar beds, 24 hour solar lighting and the finest linen. Informal dining is hosted in the mess tent or around the campfire. Delicious English breakfasts, lighter lunches and three course dinners are served each evening. Guests can also relax in the bar and living room tent, which is furnished with comfortable sofas, a writing desk, and library and fully stocked bar.
From this camp a full day visit to a nearby arable farm will be arranged, as well as a visit to a local Masai village, where you can see the very traditional cattle farming practices still in use.
Mon, 12th Dec B
This morning you will be transferred back to the airstrip and take a 45 minute scheduled flight back to Nairobi in time for your international flights home.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Price: $ 5,995 Cdn per person (dble occupancy) Single Occupancy supplement of $ 900 Cdn. Prices are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances until full payment received.
- Payments to Peerless Travel (TICO #4274452) Discount for those paying by Cash, Cheque or Money Order. Deposit of $ 500 Cdn required at time of booking.
- Liability Waivers for Peerless Travel and RW Thomas Inc.required from each participant
- Price and itinerary are based on conditions at time of printing. Every effort will be made to keep the tour as close as possible to the original price and itinerary.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
- 10 nights luxury accommodation with full board accommodation, including all drinks (except Champagne) at Deloraine House, Sosian Lodge & Offbeat Mara Camp
- Full day tour and lunch at Madrugada Farm
- Full day tour and lunch, plus park entrance fees to Lake Nakuru National Park
- All game drives, walking, riding, fishing & cattle tours at Sosian Lodge
- All game drives and activities, park and conservation fees, plus farm visits in the Masai Mara
- Flying Doctors emergency evacuation
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
- Gratuities for Drivers, guides & staff not included. (Suggested $5-10 per person / day)
- Entry visa for Kenya not included (obtainable on arrival at Nairobi airport – US $50 cash)
- International flights Not Included to and from Kenya. We recommend you contact Corinne Marian at Peerless Travel. Phone: 1 800 264-1993 Ext 307