Itinerary
Highlights
- Fulfill your African dream of experiencing nature up close and personal on this 7-day safari focused on exceptional game viewing.
- Experience generous hospitality without sacrificing on homely comforts.
- Spend your evenings at Porini's award-winning eco-camps, located a short flight from each other in beautiful surroundings.
- Hospitable service is provided across the board, while simple touches, personalised attention, and minimal impact on the environment make your holiday a relaxing, adventurous safari.
- Eco –friendly Porini camps are located in ideal positions for observing African wildlife. The camps showcase key dispersal points where game moves in and out of neighbouring national parks.
- This means that you have the benefit of the parks’ abundant game without sharing precious encounters with masses of vehicles and other tourists.
- Natural walks with maasai guides
Day 1-2
Arrive Nairobi, Fly Amboseli
Porini Amboseli CampArrive eagerly in Nairobi, where your welcoming guide transfers you to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Porini Amboseli. Escape the hoardes of tourists when you settle into Porini’s tented camp in this private conservancy. Awake to the pleasing aroma of coffee and biscuits before setting off on your safari activity. Back at camp, enjoy a delicious meal under an Acacia tree while marvelling at the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The afternoon game drive stops at a stunning viewpoint for sundowners before continuing as night drive. A thrilling opportunity to see nocturnal predators on the prowl for dinner. Return to camp where your delightful dinner awaits in the charming mess tent.
Day 3-4
Explore the Ol Kinyei Conservancy
Porini Mara Camp (Maasai Mara)After an expertly prepared bush breakfast, transfer to your next gameviewing springboard - Porini Mara Camp. This modest camp is situated in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy surrounded by thriving savannah plains, riverine forests, rolling hills and tranquil rivers.
Encounter Maasai in traditional garb, who share their incredible knowledge about the land and wildlife on up-close and intimate nature walks. Enhance your game viewing experience in Porini’s classic safari vehicle (not a minibus) or soar above the plains in a hot air-balloon.
Return to camp and a warm welcome from the camp manager before freshening up in your en suite tent. Enjoy a delicious sundowner on the bank of the Laetoli River before tucking into a delicious meal prepared with the freshest ingredients, served by friendly staff.Day 5-6
Experience excellent big cat sightings
Porini Lion CampToday, you drive to Olare Orok Conservancy where Porini Lion Camp awaits you on the banks of the Ntiakatiek River. The area is renowned for extensive predator and big game sightings, including elusive leopard and a variety of graceful antelope.
Visit during the dry months of August and September to witness the annual spectacle of wildebeest migrating to the dryer areas of Kenya in search of tender new grass shoots. After a day of exploring Kenya's jewel, the neighbouring Masai Mara, swop campfire tales with your fellow adventurers in the traditional boma.Day 7
Fly Nairobi, Departure
It is time to say farewell to the friendly staff and fellow travellers who have shared your adventure. Head back to Nairobi Airport to begin your journey home, carrying with you the precious memories of the sights and sounds of Amboseli. Close your eyes and recall the stories shared beside a crackling campfire underneath the vast African sky.
