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Depart at 2000 from London's Heathrow Airport on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 to Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya.
On arrival at 0630 you will be met and transferred to Wilson Airport where you board a scheduled flight departing at 0915 to Nanyuki, Kenya. On arrival you connect with a private light aircraft charter flight departing at 1000 to Loisaba. Here you will spend your first three nights on safari at the main Loisaba Lodge (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
A Safari in Kenya will provide both you and your party with some fantastic memories. Kenya has some of the most luxurious lodges for the perfect African safari.
Loisaba safari lodge bestrides the border of Laikipia and Kenya's rugged Northern Frontier District. Only a few miles from the equator, this private game ranch is in country of transcendent beauty where the farm management and the local Laikipiak Maasai and Samburu community work together to preserve the environment and the wildlife that abounds here.
The breathtaking view from Loisaba extends for hundreds of miles - to Mount Kenya, the Lolldaiga Hills and the Mathews Range. They rise from plains where big game ranges free and undisturbed by the incursions of the 21st century. Through Loisaba roam elephant, lion and leopard alongside the rare northern species that thrive here - gerenuk, Grevy's zebra and reticulated giraffe. It is a setting little changed since the Great Rift Valley split Africa in two, creating the escarpment on which the lodge is built.
Constructed from stone, local timber and thatch, the lodge is perched high on the edge of the plateau looking south towards Mount Kenya. Each room has large French windows that open onto a private deck cantilevered off the escarpment. The views are legendary, and a waterhole a few hundred feet below draws continuous wildlife.
All the furniture in the lodge is handmade at Loisaba. The lodge has a swimming pool, tennis court, bocce court and croquet lawn. The spa offers massage and beauty treatment and a romantic open-air bubble bath, all with a tranquil view of the unspoilt Karissia Hills.
Loisaba is made for adventure: guests enjoy complete freedom to choose how they spend their time so the only barrier is your own imagination. Trek through the bush with camels, mountain bike down the escarpment, raft, horseback-ride or drive through the wild canyons of the two great rivers that span the vast property. Loisaba is immense: bigger than ten of the world's fully-fledged nations. You could take months exploring this land and never encounter the same view twice.
In the morning you will be transferred to the airstrip to board a scheduled flight departing at 0930 to Mara National Reserve. On arrival you will be met and taken to Elephant Pepper Camp where you stay for three nights (fully inclusive of meals and activities).
Elephant Pepper 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 safari camp. This is an original bush safari camp, eco-friendly, committed to finding a way of life that does not harm the wilderness and revenue from the camp goes back to the local community. The Elephant Pepper Camp is put up for the season and then packed away to leave no trace behind. The homely atmosphere of this Kenyan camp is part of its charm. Guests 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.
Situated right on the northern edge of the Masai Mara Reserve, Elephant Pepper Camp (formerly known as Mara Bush Camp) is tucked away in a prime wildlife area surrounded by the Mara's ubiquitous game. The camp has eight large and spacious light canvas tents with en suite dressing rooms, safari showers filled with hot water on request, and flush toilets. There is a main dining/bar mess tent offers family-style dining with a help-yourself bar. Looking from camp across the plains one can see the 'greatest game show on earth' when the annual wildebeest migration thunders past to seek new grazing in the lush savannahs of the Maasai Mara.
Walking with qualified guides and unwinding around the glowing embers of a campfire all add to the authenticity of a true bush experience, together with safari game drives both during the day and at night time.
The staff are friendly and welcoming: arriving in camp is like coming home. The appetising food is prepared by chefs trained by the owners' family using traditional north Italian recipes mixed with international and local favourites. Barbecues by the campfire, dinner in the mess tent or bush breakfasts on the open plain are some of the lasting memories to take home.
The Masai Mara, southern Kenya is one of the world's most famous and spectacular game viewing regions. Vast expanses of undulating grassy plains roll from horizon to horizon dotted with acacia trees and isolated rocky outcrops covering an area of 1800km_.
The rich grasslands and watering places in the Masai Mara sustain very large numbers of plains game including thousands of elephant, graceful-looking giraffe and big herds of buffalo. There are also zebra, wildebeest and a host of smaller creatures such as baboon, warthog and jackal. There are great herds of antelope, which range from the diminutive topi to majestic-looking kudu. The Masai Mara is also a particularly good place to see predators and big prides of lion compete with leopard and cheetah for food and territory. From July to September the annual migration of over a million wildebeest and zebra passes through the Masai Mara creating one of the world's greatest wildlife spectaculars with seemingly endless lines of wildebeest strung out as far as the eye can see across the plains.
In the morning you will be transferred to the airstrip to board a private light aircraft charter flight (Cessna 182) departing at 1000 to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Connect with a further scheduled flight departing at 1300 to Zanzibar where you will be met on arrival at 1445 and taken approximately one hour by road to The Palms where you stay for five nights (full board).
Zanzibar, an island where the fusion of Arab, African and European cultures has created a pace of life, a style of cuisine and a colourful tapestry of architecture, heritage and myth that is found nowhere else in the world.
Found on the south eastern coast of Zanzibar, The Palms is a superb example of luxury and opulence with its collection of only six beautifully designed villas. Each villa has a bedroom, living room, well-appointed ensuite bathroom and a dressing room designed to create an atmosphere of relaxed, understated elegance. On the veranda, a silk-draped four-poster Zanzibari Bed accents a sunken, midnight blue Jacuzzi with long views of the Indian Ocean.
The luxurious Palms provides a range of beautifully appointed facilities reflecting the warmth and character of the local architecture. Overlooking the beach, private palm thatched 'bandas' shelter private day beds and carved sun loungers to provide intimate beachfront privacy. You may also enjoy an early morning swim in the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean warmed by the African sun. Watersports and marine activities can be found at the neighbouring sister hotel Breezes, these include snorkelling, windsurfing and a floodlit tennis court which you can freely use.
The tiered swimming pool of tiled blue mosaic complements the poolside loggia with a driftwood bar, shaded by mangrove poles and tumbling bougainvillea. The colonnaded terrace of The Plantation House leads into the elegant dining room where there is a magnificent menu of locally caught fish with freshly picked fruits and spices. The exotic cuisine is inspired by the fusion of cultures and colours found in Zanzibar.
The Spa is a beautiful retreat where you can unwind and be pampered by the professional therapists from Thailand and Bali who specialise in massage techniques. Other treatments include salt baths, facials, hand and foot massages and a sauna. After a long day you can relax in a room filled by candlelight and the sweet aroma of local spices, whilst treating yourself to the renowned Balinese Massage. Kenya combines fantastically with Zanzibar for a perfect safari and beach holiday, where you can experience a once in a lifetime opportunity at some of Africa's most beautiful safari camps.
You will be transferred to the airport for a scheduled flight departing at 1630 to Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. On arrival at 1800 you will be met and taken to House of Waine where you may wish to take an early dinner (for your own account) before you transfer to the airport.
In the evening you will be met and taken to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for flight KQ102 departing at 2340 to London's Heathrow Airport.
Arrive into London at 0645 (local time).