Meet our local representative on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Transfer from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to The Norfolk Hotel
Opened on Christmas Day 1904 (and still justifiably famous for its Christmas morning cocktail party) The Norfolk Hotel has hosted such luminaries as Lord Delamere, Theodore Roosevelt and Karen Blixen. Now expensively refurbished the hotel still retains a sense of history. The new reception areas of The Norfolk are light, bright and immediately welcoming. Ceiling fans, cane chairs, plump animal-print cushions and deep sofas combine with locally sourced woods to create a tranquil ambience with echoes of the colonial period in which The Norfolk featured so strongly. However, not all is new - the long case clock in the hall, for example, was presented to the hotel by the drivers in the Nairobi to Johannesburg Race on 26th October, 1936. The Ibis Restaurant, at The Norfolk, is renowned locally for its innovative use of the best and freshest of ingredients Kenya has to offer. The executive chef ensures that the chefs gain experience in the finest hotels and restaurants in Europe. The cosmopolitan cuisine features classic and new dishes exquisitely prepared, and finely tuned as to seasoning and accompaniments. The international clientele bear witness to the restaurant’s popularity. The Lord Delamere Terrace and Restaurant offers less formal dining. Here you may take a light meal or indulge in the sumptuous themed buffets. The Hibiscus lounge is ideal for a colonial-style afternoon tea. Accommodation at The Norfolk varies from large opulent suites to smaller, more intimate rooms. All are beautifully furnished and many look out onto the hotel's lovely gardens. The grounds are immaculate and profusely planted with indigenous plants. Artifacts from the hotel's history are dotted around including a sedan chair from the colonial era. The Norfolk Hotel offers all the comforts of a modern first class hotel yet with an intriguing sense of history.
Transfer from Norfolk Hotel to Nairobi Wilson Airport
Air Kenya flight Nairobi Wilson – Amboseli 7:30am - 8:15am
Transfer from Amboseli Airstrip to Tortilis Camp
Tortilis Camp is named after the local Acacia Tortilis, set in Amboseli's few remaining areas of unspoiled woodland. The camp is managed as a conservation project, the goal being to take a sensitive approach to tourism. Your first two nights in the African bush will be spent “Hemingway style” in a luxury, tented camp with spectacular views of the snows of Kilimanjaro. Tortilis Camp is a welcoming blend of rustic style and modern comfort designed to make the traveler feel comfortable in Africa. The camp offers luxurious spacious tents with wooden floors, traditional thatched roofs and modern en-suite bathrooms, combined with elegant African décor and furnishings made of locally available materials. One of the distinctive features of Tortilis is the unsurpassed view over the Amboseli plains to Mount Kilimanjaro from each tent’s semi-circular verandah. Your days are spent on both morning and afternoon game drives accompanied by your safari guide. Tortilis offers nature walks guided by the local Masai, which are absolutely fascinating. The guides are happy to pass on their traditions and medicinal lore and to point out which plants they use and which they avoid. Your safari at Tortilis promises to be a high quality, customized adventure for visitors seeking a personal view of Kenya.
Air Kenya flight Amboseli – Nairobi Wilson 8:30am - 9:15am
Air Kenya flight Nairobi Wilson – Lewa Airstrip 9:15am – 10:20am
Transfer from Lewa Airstrip to Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Safari Camp is located inside the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, made famous by conservationist and author Anna Mertz. Anna Merz ranks as one of the world's foremost champions of the black rhino. This is not only in her public profile but also in her hands-on approach which has contributed enormously to the survival of Kenya's black rhino. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a wilderness area of pristine beauty and remoteness far away from the madding crowds. Lewa Safari Camp’s permanent tented accommodation is discrete and comfortable with twin beds and en suite bathroom, placed on raised platforms and stonewalls of local lava rock. There are two specially enlarged family and honeymoon suite tents. These, along with the main buildings, are thatched with a beautiful woven papyrus that was introduced to the area from Scotland in the 1920's. There is a saltwater swimming overlooking the rolling hills and plains. The camp's excellent chefs produce delicious, freshly cooked home meals, with emphasis on locally available ingredients. Adjoining the dining area is a warm and cozy lounge, and in the evening guests sit around a campfire under the stars. Activities at Lewa Safari Camp include day and night game drives in search of rhino and other wildlife, horseback riding, camel riding, walks, hikes, and cultural interaction with the II'Nguesi, Ndorobo and Samburu peoples. A few days at Lewa Downs offers a unique combination of hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.
Safarilink flight Lewa Airstrip – Mara Airstrip 9:10am – 11:00am
Transfer from Mara Airstrip to Little Governor’s Camp
Created in 1972 Little Governor’s Camp set new standards in luxury for a tented camp. Today it is still one of Africa’s best. Everything is under canvas, all tents have en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water and flushing toilets. During your four days in the Mara, you will have the opportunity to explore this great reserve in depth. The Mara is the scene of the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra moving up from the Serengeti plains in search of water and grasses. Red-clad, with spear Masai warriors tend their herds of cattle among the wildlife, admirably unmoved by the presence of large predators. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a prolific population of plains game. The “big five” – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino are quite common. You may opt for an early morning balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye view (optional and not included in the price). Enjoy twice daily game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities.
Transfer to from Little Governor’s Camp to Mara Airstrip
Air Kenya flight Mara Airstrip – Nairobi Wilson 11:00am – 12:15pm
Transfer from Nairobi Wilson to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
The afternoon is free to spend at your leisure on returning to Nairobi before you are transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to continue with your onward travel arrangements.
