Karen Blixen Camp Special

Code: FGVSAH
3 DAYS
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The Great Wildebeest Migration of East Africa is an amazing natural cycle and Masai Mara

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Nairobi
DEPARTURE TIME Please arrive at least 2 hours before the flight.
INCLUDED
  • Meet and greet services.
  • All transport and game drives on the safari sector will be in a safari minibus with pop-up
  • roof (maximum 7 passengers) with a Bi-lingual English speaking driver-guide on a shared basis.
  • Guaranteed window seat.
  • Meals and accommodation as specified.
  • All park fees and government taxes.
  • ½ liter bottle mineral water per person per day on game drives.
NOT INCLUDED
  • Airport transfers.
  • Visas and international flights.
  • Airport taxes (clients pay direct).
  • Driver-guide gratuities.
  • Drinks, dining room tips, porterage.
  • Personal travel, baggage, and medical insurance.
  • Telephone bill, laundry, and any items of a personal nature.
  • Balloon Safari.
  • Passenger Information.
  • Passengers should bring only soft-sided bags**.
  • The tour is modular and combines with other tours so there may be a need for clients to change vehicles on occasion.
ITINERARY

Days of Operation – Daily
Duration – 3 Days
Vehicle – Safari Minibus (Scheduled)
Pick up Point
Sankara Hotel 0730h
Drop off Point JKIA l 1200h
Safari Briefing: Day 01 at 0700hrs approx.
Departs on Day 01: 0730hrs approx.
Returns on Day 08: 1200hrs approx. (flights to be booked)

 

Luggage

Due to limited luggage space in vehicles, suitcases are unsuitable for scheduled road safaris. We recommend luggage packed in inexpensive barrel/sausage bags or soft-sided bags not exceeding 15kgs and 65×46 cm.
Excess luggage can be handed over to the representative at the time of briefing. It will be handed over to you on your return from safari. Additional costs may apply to pick up drop off luggage at specific points.

Additional remarks:-

– We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability
– Prices for domestic flights, airport taxes, or park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you

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Day 1: Nairobi/Masai Mara

Upon arrival into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi early morning, Holiday Migrations Safaris representatives will meet you outside customs and immigration halls. Safari briefing and transferred to the domestic airport (Wilson Airport) for your scheduled flight to the world’s famous Masai Mara National Reserve departing at 1030hrs. 1115hrs: Arrive, Mara North Airstrip. Met by Karen Blixen Camp vehicle and drive. Transferred to the camp with game drives en-route. Arrive, check-in and lunch. Afternoon shared game drives in the Mara North Conservancy. Proceed for a sundowner and later return to the camp in the evening for your hosted dinner. After dinner, you can choose to relax by the bonfire with drinks at the banks of the Mara River or retire to bed.

Karen Blixen Camp comprises large luxury canvas tents, each placed with privacy and undisturbed view along the Mara River. The stylish restaurant, the reception, the lounge and bar and the gift shop with internet are set on a raised wooden deck and furnished with accurate reproductions of Karen Blixen’s private furniture to fit in with the cozy atmosphere. The beautiful laid swimming pool offers relaxation and even a little exercise in-between game drives. Our resident masseuse offers a wide range of wellness and beauty treatments. Karen Blixen Camp is the perfect place to sit back and relax with a gin and tonic overlooking the Mara River and the wildlife coming to drink, whilst exchanging stories about the adventures of the day.

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Day 2: Masai Mara

Early morning balloon safari followed by champagne bush breakfast. After breakfast met and transferred back to the camp with game drives en-route. Rest of the morning have a siesta or relax by their gorgeous swimming. Lunch at the camp and relax until 1600hrs. Start your afternoon game drives in the conservancy well known for its abundance game and wildlife. In the late evening transferred back to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Mara North Conservancy is a beautiful private wilderness area of more than 30,000 hectares (~74,000 acres). It is a vital part of the Maasai Mara ecosystem as it forms the north-western zone, bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve in the south of Kenya. Professional wildlife and tourism management ensures guests of a truly exclusive and private safari experience with a very low vehicle density. Mara North Conservancy is a not-for-profit company established in January 2009. The conservancy is a partnership between eleven member camps and over 800 Maasai landowners. The aim is to create a best practice, world-class conservancy with long-term commitments to the environment, wildlife, and local communities. Mara North Conservancy is managed by a board of directors, elected by the camp owners. The board works in partnership with the Maasai Landowner Committee to meet long and short term conservation objectives for the future.

To get a bird’s eye view of the Mara and go Hot Air Ballooning, it is great fun. The trip is magical: spend about one hour silently floating over the savannah in a hot air balloon and it will fill you with enough memories to last a lifetime. You take off in the wee hours of the morning, float in the sky, drifting with the whim of the wind, overlooking the plains, just in time to experience a breathtaking sunrise and catch a bird’s eye view of the reserve. After the flight, you will be treated to a luxurious breakfast to complete the experience as you relax and absorb the moment.

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Day 3: Masai Mara/Nairobi/Depart

Optional early morning game drives 0600hrs-0800hrs. Breakfast at the camp. Transferred to Wilson Airport for your scheduled flight Masai Mara/Nairobi departing at 1130hrs.

1300hrs: Arrive at Wilson Airport. Migration adventure safaris representatives will meet and transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your International flight out.

Additional remarks:-

We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability
Prices for domestic flights, airport taxes or park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you

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