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Kenya
Kenya is a land richly endowed by nature.
It is a land of contrasts: snow-capped mountains and
palm-fringed beaches, lush farmlands and harsh deserts,
misty highlands and sun-kissed savannah, a cosmopolitan
city set amidst the last bastions of great herds of
roaming wildlife. All these wonders provide you with
so much to see and remember.
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HOLIDAYS
For a personalised Kenyan holiday, please
contact one of our experienced
consultants, or select from one of the exciting tour
packages below:
Ultimate Kenya (View PDF)
Kenya is a land richly endowed by nature. It is a land of contrasts – a modern cosmopolitan city, palm fringed beaches, lush farm lands,
harsh deserts, and wide open plains known for the great herds of roaming wildlife. This safari has been designed to take in the highlights
of this wonderful country staying in luxury boutique lodges offering outstanding cuisine and service.
Kenya Family Safari (View PDF)
This safari has been designed with the whole family in mind. The selected accommodation is child-friendly, well located and offers a choice
of activities which are educational and fun for the young and young at heart. It visits the best game viewing areas of Kenya where children
can view the animals from the safety of a vehicle. The safari is set at a family-friendly pace with child-friendly guides.
Kenya Adventure Camping (View PDF)
This safari is for those that want to see the highlights of Kenya at an affordable price. This
budget camping safari visits the top game areas in Kenya; Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lake
Baringo, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Samburu Game Reserve.
Kenya Fly-In Safaris (View PDF)
Located in the northern region of Kenya, Samburu is a drier area with dramatic scenery and is renowned for its unique animals, such as the
reticulated giraffe, Grevys zebra, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and oryx.
Nairobi Accommodation (View PDF)
Nairobi is a bustling metropolis with many influences from Africa, Arabia, India and Europe. Nairobi is a beautiful modern city whilst still
retaining some of its historic charm. It is the only city in the world that has a national park bordering its city limits, and is famous for its
restaurants and its vibrant night-life.
Best of Kenya & Tanzania (View PDF)
This safari includes all the magnificent highlights of East Africa – the incredible Ngorongoro Crater, the vast plains of the Serengeti National
Park and Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru, Samburu Game Reserve, Mount Kenya National Park and Lake Manyara. The safari is a
full road safari with long drives in the beautiful East African countryside. We use 4 star accommodation on this safari.
East Africa Migration Safari (View PDF)
Richard Ruskin has been travelling and guiding groups in Africa for over 20 years. See the famous wildebeest migration and experience
the best of Kenya and Tanzania. This safari’s emphasis is on animals, people, scenery and food. Accommodation is based on 4 - 4 ½ star
properties all with private facilities and is ideal for families, couples or single travellers wanting to experience Africa with a group.
East Africa Overland Adventure (View PDF)
Combining the highlights of both Kenya and Tanzania, this participation camping safari offers exceptional value for money, especially
suited for those with an adventurous spirit and a lower budget. You will visit the world renowned game parks – the Masai Mara, Ngorongoro
Crater, the Serengeti, as well as other lesser known areas. You will also have the opportunity to interact with some of the local tribes.
Grand Africa Tour (View PDF)
The continent of Africa is vast and enormously diverse in its culture and physical beauty. This safari highlights some of the best places in
Africa, from the majestic Cape Town in South Africa, to the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls in Zambia. Combined with Chobe National Park in
Botswana and travelling on to the unique wildlife areas of Kenya and Tanzania, the tour finishes on the Island of Zanzibar.
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ACCOMMODATION
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Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, Amboseli
Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge is designed to blend
into the environment and offers wonderful views
over MT Kilimanjaro. The lodge consists of 96 rooms,
all with en-suite bathrooms, along with a swimming
pool.
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Bataleur Camp, Masai Mara
Bataleur Camp is situated below the location
where Out of Africa's famous final scene was filmed,
this romantic and totally private camp reflects
the ambiance of Kenyan safaris of the 20s and 30s.
Each of the nine tented rooms has a private deck
overlooking the vast game-filled plains of the Masai
Mara, and a personal butler will ensure your every
need is catered for. Beautiful antiques adorn the
comfortable sitting area and indoor/outdoor dining
area, transporting you to the heyday of classic
safaris. The camp also features a deep lap pool
and a small African gift shop.
Morning and afternoon game-drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles and exhilarating night drives on the private concession, guided bush walks, Maasai community visits or spectacular sundowners with panoramic views across the Mara.
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Boulevard Hotel, Nairobi
Hotel Boulevard is located within four and a half acres of lush gardens, with the Nairobi River at its back. On the opposite bank lies the green precincts of the National Museum of Kenya. The hotel boasts its own swimming pool and tennis court. Better still, this genuine haven of peace and tranquility is situated within ten minutes’ easy walk to the city centre.
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Cottar's 1920s Camp, Masai Mara
Cottar's 1920s Camp is a luxury camp that has eight authentic, spacious white canvas tents, all with canopied verandah, luxuriously furnished with safari antiques from the 1920s, private en suite bathrooms, with showers and flush toilets and all the tents are arranged to ensure privacy.
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Elephant Watch Camp, Samburu
Elephant Watch Camp offers only four custom made desert-style tents with en-suite bathrooms. This camp offers unique interaction with the local Samburu Tribe and the fascinating elephant herds of the Samburu area.
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Elsa's Kopje, Samburu/Meru
Elsa's Kopje offers 9 stone and thatch guest cottages
which are all crafted around the natural features
of the hill. The beds are romantically swathed in
netting and the property has the ultimate pool with
a view that looks out across the plains.
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Fairview, Nairobi
The Fairview Hotel is situated only 1 km from the city centre, along Bishop road. Fairview has a total of 103 luxury rooms set on beautiful gardens and 13 serviced apartments. Each room has a separate bath and shower, satellite channels, in room electronic safety boxes, minibar, telephones and sophisticated security cameras.
The hotel has three restaurants, a bar, beautifully designed swimming pool, excellent conference and meeting facilities as well as a modern business centre.
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Finch Hattons Safari Camp, Tsavo
Finch Hattons Safari Camp is located in Tsavo National Park, nestled at the foot of the Cyulu Hills. The property consists of 30 well appointed luxury tented rooms with en-suite bathrooms. The camp also has a swimming pool.
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Giraffe Manor, Nairobi
The Giraffe Manor, built in 1932 by Sir David Duncan, is situated on 120 acres of land just a few miles from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. In 1974 Jock Leslie-Melville, grandson of a Scottish earl, and his wife Betty, who also founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW), bought the Manor. They then moved five babies of the highly endangered Rothschild giraffe to their property where they have been successfully reared and they now have their own babies. When Jock died, Betty decided to open her house, now called the Giraffe Manor, to visitors.
Exclusive, spacious and elegant, it is the only place in the world that you can feed giraffe from your second floor bedroom window, over the lunch table, and at the front door. Guests can feed and photograph the giraffe and the Warthogs at the Manor, and also wander through the adjoining primeval forest to view the bushbuck, dik dik, and more than 180 species of birds. There are four double rooms with bath, as well as one double room with shower. One bedroom is furnished with all of Karen Blixen's ("Out of Africa") furniture that she gave to Jock's mother when she left Kenya.
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Governor's Camp, Masai Mara
Governors’ Camp nestles in the forest
along the winding banks of the Mara River, its waters
teeming with hippo and crocodile. Some of the 36
tents line the riverbank, with uninterrupted views
over the Mara River, others have views across the
sweeping plains. Created in 1972 Governors Camp
set new standards in luxury for a tented camp. Today
it's still Africa's best. Everything is under canvas,
all tents have en-suit bathrooms with hot and cold
running water and flushing toilets.
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Holiday Inn Mayfair, Nairobi
This historic hotel, formerly the Mayfair Court Hotel, enjoyed its first heyday in 1940's Colonial Kenya. Since joining the Holiday Inn group this charming landmark has been transformed into a comfortable, spacious, modern hotel whilst retaining its distinctive architecture and lush gardens. All 171 guest rooms have colour TV, radio, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities and private bathroom. Guests can enjoy in-room movies and 18hr room service. Perfectly located and appointed for the business traveller, the hotel offers excellent conference and meeting facilities, fully equipped with audio-visual aids and soundproofed to ensure privacy.
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Kichwa Tembo
Kichwa Tembo is a classic tented camp offering 40 Hemingway-style safari tents, all with en-suite bathrooms, private verandahs, comfortable guest areas and a large swimming pool.
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Kijani House, Lamu Island
Kijani House is a small, very exclusive hotel over-looking the entrance to Shela harbour. There is a leafy garden and a freshwater pool where you can relax unwind. Each room has a verandah and is furnished with coastal antiques creating a very serene atmostphere. Activities and things to do include dhow safaris to experience the fascinating swahili culture, walking along the 12 km Shela beach and enjoying sea and water sports.
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Kipungani, Lamu Island
Kipungani Bay is an idyllic private beach hideaway that is calm, secluded and extremely low key. There are just 15 beach cottages or grass villas, each positioned to ensure privacy. The bedrooms have king size beds, draped with mosquito netting. All villas have their own veranda facing the ocean.
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Lewa Wilderness, Samburu/Meru
Lewa Downs is one of very few private ranches in the world where you can see such a remarkable variety of wildlife and their interaction with each other in their natural habitat. Wilderness Trails is an all inclusive safari experience with all meals, drink and activities included.
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Little Governor's Camp, Masai Mara
Intimate in character, Little Governors' Camp has just 17 tents set in a tranquil and secluded spot around a large watering hole that teems with animal and bird life. Access to this camp is unique as it involves a short boat ride across the Mara River followed by a short walk through the forest escorted by armed guards. The camp is cosy and the tents are comfortable. Each of the tents has en-suite bathrooms with flush and hot water showers. The camp is romantically lit up at night by candlelight and gas lamps. Meals are served outdoors during the day and in the candlelit-dining tent by night.
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Manda Bay, Lamu Island
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 peninsula, close to ancient Lamu Town and neighbouring 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.
It has its own airstrip and there are three scheduled flights daily to Lamu from Nairobi and Mombasa.
Modern communications allow email and telephone access to the outside world if you choose to be available.
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Mara Bush Camp, Masai Mara
Leave the modern world behind, return to the traditional bush safari camp: starlit nights, campfire tales and hurricane lamps. Cheli & Peacock’s Mara Bush Camp is a step back in time but with modern comforts: evenings by the campfire and dinner under the stars are a special feature of this tented camp.
This is an original bush camp, eco-friendly, committed to finding a way of life that does not harm the wilderness, revenue from the camp goes back to the local community. Mara Bush Camp is put up for the season and then packed away to leave no trace behind. The homely atmosphere of this camp is part of its charm. Clients can relax with nature, no generators, no vehicles passing, no permanent structures jarring the skyline, just the sights and sounds of the bush which completely surround you.
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Mara Explorer Camp, Masai Mara
Mara Explorer Camp is an exclusive five-star camp that offers 10 luxurious, well-spaced tents, each with its own private deck and en-suite bathrooms, overlooking the Talek river.
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Mara Intrepids, Masai Mara
Sitting above a sweeping bend in the Talek River, at the confluence of the Maasai Mara's four game-viewing areas, the camp enjoys one of the most spectacular locations in the entire Mara ecosystem. Intrepids is a short drive from the Mara River, where more than a million wildebeest and zebra make their perilous migration crossing every July and August. The camp itself is divided into four distinct areas, with separate dining areas and 'mess tents' ensuring exclusivity for larger groups travelling together. An Intrepids safari offers a unique game-viewing adventure, including three daily game drives with our experienced guides, educational outings with our famous Adventurers' Club, and trips to Maasai villages where we support several community development projects.
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Nairobi Safari Club, Nairobi
The Hotel was established in 1984 as an exclusive Members Only Club. In 2001 it was repositioned as a fully fledged five star hotel opening its doors to the public. It is the only all suite hotel in Kenya. The hotel provides the best in luxury suite accommodation, satisfying the business visitor as well as safari adventurer. Nairobi Safari Club is also the choice venue for international and local conferences.
The hotel is an ideal take-off point for safaris and other places of touristic interest.
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Nairobi Serena, Nairobi
Justly famed for its superlative standards of efficiency, service and hospitality, the elegantly sophisticated Nairobi Serena Hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World and the proud flagship of the Serena Hotels’ fleet of world-class hotels.
Considered by many to be Nairobi’s finest hotel, the Serena stands amidst lush tropical gardens with panoramic views over Nairobi’s Central Park and the glittering downtown skyline. Despite its pivotal central location, the Serena also remains true to its title and offers an oasis of serenity amidst the bustle of one of Africa’s most vibrant capital cities.
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Ngong House, Nairobi
Ngong House is a privately owned home on the outskirts of Nairobi in the Karen district. Far away from any main roads, it is situated on 10 acres of private land offering a stunning view of the Ngong Hills.
Accommodation is in four double treehouses. Built entirely of wood, the treehouses are on two levels with a bedroom area upstairs and a living area on the lower floor. Each treehouse represents the ultimate in exclusive accommodations. Decorated with beautiful paintings and object d' art, the sitting room is centered around a fireplace with comfortable sofas and chairs in which to relax.
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Norfolk, Nairobi
The Norfolk is part of Kenya's history. Built in the early 1900s, it has kept pace with the times and offers quiet, elegant, comfort and cuisine of the highest standards. The hotel is set in its own tranquil gardens, only a short distance from the city center. Each room is connected to satellite TV and is equipped with fully stocked mini-bar, electronic safe (in most rooms), and direct-dial telephones. The reception area consists of a cocktail lounge, business center, and gift shop.
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Ol Donya Was, Amboseli/Tsavo
Ol Donya Was lies in the foothills of the Chyulu Range, halfway between Tsavo and Amboseli National Parks. They have a concession on 300,000 acres of communal Maasai owned land, which is also part of the Amboseli eco-system. There are 7 individual cottages built with local materials with spectacular views of Kilimanjaro. Each cottage has an en-suite bathroom, the electricity and hot water generated by a solar system. Two of the cottages have an additional bedroom for guests with young children.
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Olonana, Masai Mara
Olonana features 12 stunning and spacious permanent tented pavilions, each tastefully appointed with two comfortable queen-size beds, en-suite bathrooms with showers and large terraces overlooking the river. The property also has a swimming pool.
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Peponis, Lamu Island
Peponi Hotel has a total of 24 rooms, offering standard and superior accommodation all with ocean views. The hotel is decorated in traditional Swahili style and offers a fresh water swimming pool and an abundance of seafood.
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Safari Park, Nairobi
Samburu Intrepids consists of 27 luxurious tents overlooking the riverbank. The tents off large four-poster beds, classic safari furniture, modern en-suite bathrooms and secluded verandahs.
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Samburu Intrepids, Samburu
Samburu Intrepids Camp sits along the banks of the Uaso Nyiro river with large, luxury tents perched on raised platforms facing the river. Every tent has four poster beds and private en-suite bathrooms. The public areas are open air with thatch roofing to suit the Samburu climate. There is a swimming pool and excellent shop filled with local handicrafts. The lodge naturalist conducts an excellent evening slide show about the local Samburu people and their culture.
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Samburu Serena, Samburu
Samburu Serena Lodge is built on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro river, which flows through the heart of the Samburu Game Reserve in semi arid northern Kenya. All rooms overlook the river where crocodile bask on sandbanks and leopard are seen on the opposite bank. The resident naturalist escorts bird viewing walks along the river and this option is available at no additional cost to Wildlife Safari passengers only.
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Sarova Shaba, Samburu
The lodge is a unique African experience for those with a true sense of adventure. A total of 80 luxury thatch-roofed bedrooms, all tastefully furnished with local material of Mazera Stone and timber off cut walls face the river, each with sumptuous en-suite bathrooms. For ultimate luxury the lodge has a Superior Suite with private jacuzzi and 4 junior Suites to complete the variety of accommodation offered. Lodge facilities include an open-air restaurant overlooking the river, uniquely designed swimming pool, bars and curio shop. The serene oasis where the lodge is situated is also famous for the crocodiles that live in the Uaso Nyiro River.
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Siana Springs, Masai Mara
Siana Springs lies at the base of the Ngama hills outside the eastern border of the Masai Mara National Reserve. The camp, fringed by wetlands and surrounded by giant fig and ghostly Fever Trees, is named for the perennial springs that bubble around the camp - a lush oasis in a dry landscape. Siana Springs is one of Africa's most progressive ecological partnerships, twinning CC Africa's vision for the continent with the economic future of the Maasai people's nomadic existence. The Maasai share in the venture. Siana Springs is ideal for honeymoons, special occasions, tour groups, incentives and leisure groups.
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The Stanley Hotel, Nairobi
Passing through The Stanley's revolving doors, you leave the hustle and bustle of modern Nairobi and enter into a world of cool Victorian elegance. Since 1902, The Stanley has hosted royal safaris and an array of famous guests. Today, after total refurbishment, The Stanley has readopted its original name and much of its original character, with a spacious foyer furnished with leather upholstery, antique brass and wrought-iron fittings. The world-famous "Acacia xanthrophildea," with a message board wrapped around its trunk, guards the entrance to the legendary Thorn Tree Cafe. This is East Africa's best-known pavement café - take a seat and, like Ernest Hemingway, who used to sit here, watch the world go by.
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Tortillis Camp, Amboseli
Tortillis Camp is a stylish camp of 17 spacious
en-suite tents, raised on wooden decks and shaded
under makuti (thatched) roofs, with large verandahs
and a Lamu day bed, that look out over MT Kilimanjaro.
The emphasis at this camp is on service, food and
comfort and also boasts a swimming pool with a view.
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Windsor Golf & Country Club, Nairobi
In the serene tropical countryside just outside Nairobi, en-route to the Kenyan Highlands, is the timeless Windsor Golf and Country Club. Extensive manicured lawns and gardens surround the Victorian-style hotel, which overlooks an internationally designed 18-hole championship golf course. Windsor Golf and Country Club is the only African member of “Great Golf Resorts of the World”, and the picturesque course winds its way through coffee farms and rain forest.
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