Experience the Wild Masai Mara

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Day 1: Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages

You will be met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by our representative and transferred to Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages for an overnight on Bed and breakfast basis.

Overnight: Karen Blixen Coffee Garden (Meals include: Breakfast,)

The reception at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages, Ltd. is the Historic Swedo House which was the original hunting lodge/farmhouse, built between 1906 and 1908. It is located approximately half a mile from the Karen Blixen Museum (Bogani House from the film “Out of Africa”) and is a 30-minute drive from downtown Nairobi.

The luxury hotel cottages were built in 2001, and are adjacent to the Karen Golf and Country Club where guests can enjoy a host of leisure activities, including golf, tennis, and squash. A host of other amenities such as shops, restaurants, and financial services can all be found nearby, within the Karen suburb.

The Coffee Garden sits on 5 acres of land with large hundred-year-old trees, beautiful gardens and a pool, and hundreds of different varieties of blooming flowers, and a large population of birds. The historic Grogan/MacMillan Manor House is an additional historic feature that was moved brick by brick from downtown Nairobi to the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden in 2008 to save it from demolition. It is now used for special occasions and dining.

Day 2: Mara North Conservancy

After breakfast your driver guide will transfer you to Wilson Airport for your morning flight to Masai Mara game conservation area. On arrival at the airstrip, our professional guide will pick you up, enjoy a game drive enroute as you head to the camp arriving in time for lunch and check in. Later in the afternoon, enjoy an enthralling game-viewing drive, spotting lions, cheetahs and other spectacular predators till late evening. Dinner and overnight will be at Karen Blixen Tented Camp

Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North, Masai Mara is permanent luxury tented Camp located in the exclusive Mara North Conservancy, Masai Mara. The Camp has 22 ensuite luxury tents each strategically placed on the bank of the famous Mara River facing an open natural habitat inhabited by many species of animals.

A Four-to-Five-star Camp set on the controlled and well managed Mara North Conservancy where game viewing quality is guaranteed.

The Camp gives a feeling of the early 1920’s era with beautiful and comfortable furniture.  You will find that Karen Blixen Camp is a step back in time with the luxury of today. The Camp is accessible by both Road and Air.

Day 3: Mara North Conservancy

After breakfast, proceed on a morning game drive to the world-renowned Leopard Gorge made famous by the BBC Big Cat Diary. Before or after lunch, there is time for a camp eco-walk, a swim, armchair game-viewing with drinks or why not book a spa treatment or a visit to our Maasai Manyatta? In the evening enjoy a night game drive in Mara North Conservancy.

Alternatively enjoy a balloon flight over the Mara Plains at an extra cost

Day 4: End of Itinerary

After breakfast transfer to the nearest airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi – Kenya’s colourful capital city.  On arrival at Wilson airport proceed on last minute shopping and lunch will be within the serenity of Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens.  Later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your onward flight back home or proceed with an optional extension to Diani/Zanzibar/Uganda/Rwanda/Tanzania – Please consult your planner for further information

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