| The Kenya Nature Safari |
| 18 - 30 October 2008 |
| The Kenya Nature Safari has been designed for the first time traveller to Africa. Included in our safari are the most popular wildlife parks and private reserves of Kenya. In addition to viewing and learning about Africa's legendary wildlife, we will also participate in a variety of educational and cultural experiences designed to enhance our safari experience. Our accommodations are the best Kenya has to offer which includes ten nights in luxury-tented camps and two days on a private game ranch. Transportation will be by comfortable Land Rovers with large photographic hatches. We will also use light aircraft between the parks, providing a view of Kenya's beautiful landscapes from the air, and thus eliminate hours of driving. This unique combination of flying and driving provides the advantages of both modes of transportation and gives us more time to view and photograph the wildlife and meet the colorful people of this great country. This safari is for the photographer that wants to experience Kenya in style and comfort and is willing to pay a little more to stay in luxury tented camps and do more flying than driving. There are also other Kenya Nature Safari Highlights that David Anderson, who personally designed this safari, has added. This safari has been the company's most popular safari for over 25 years. |
| Maximum Participants: 12 with a maximum of 4 photographers per Land Cruiser and 6 non-photographers per Land Cruiser |
| Photographer Leader: David Anderson |
| Our Itinerary |
| Saturday, 18 October 2008 |
| Nairobi |
| We arrive in Nairobi this evening where we will be met by a David Anderson Safaris representative and transferred to our hotel. |
| Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens (B) |
| Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
| Nairobi |
| Today we will be introduced to Nairobi, the safari capital of Africa. We will spend the morning with a tour of the Karen Blixen Museum, the farmhouse which was the original home of Out of Africa author, Karen Blixen. Mid morning we will drive to the Kenya Highlands. Situated twenty miles from Nairobi, Kiambethu has been the family home of one of the earliest tea growers in Kenya. We will hear a talk about the early days of Kenya during British Colonial times followed by lunch and a walk in the forest. We return to our hotel to relax before dinner. |
| Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens (BLD) |
| Monday - Tuesday, 20 - 21 October 2008 |
| Nairobi - Amboseli National Park |
| After breakfast we begin our safari with a drive south to visit our first game park. On the way we will stop at the AIC Primary Girls Boarding School to learn about the education system in Kenya. We then continue to Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch. The backdrop for our photos is the snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain proudly standing at 19,344'. We will enjoy two days of morning and afternoon game drives with our private David Anderson Safaris driver-guide. We will view a proliferation of giraffe and elephants. Some of the 56 species in this park include baboon, velvet monkey, lion, cheetah, zebra, wildebeest and grants gazelle. |
| Tortilis Camp (BLD) |
| Wednesday - Thursday, 22 - 23 October 2008 |
| Amboseli National Park - Samburu Game Reserve |
| After breakfast, we will fly to Wilson Airport for our scheduled flight to Samburu. Upon arrival we will be met by our driver-guide and transferred to our lodge located on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River. We will spend two full days enjoying the activities offered including game drives, guided nature walks and a traditional African sundowner. Here we will meet the nomadic tribes of Samburu, Borana, and Turkana who have lived in this land blessed with rich colors and a variety of landscapes. |
| Samburu Intrepids Camp (BLD) |
| Friday - Saturday, 24 - 25 October 2008 |
| Mount Kenya - Ol Pejeta Private Game Ranch |
| After breakfast at the camp, we drive through the part and continue to the Mount Kenya Region. Here we will stay for two nights on a 110,000 acre private ranch. Within the ranch is Sweetwaters Game Reserve. Sweetwaters has lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant and hippo. We will visit up close with "Morani", the tame rhino at the wildlife orphanage and observe chips from an observation platform at the Jane Goodall Institute's Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary. There is also a unique opportunity to view nocturnal animals on an evening game drive (optional-not included, estimated cost is $100 per person). Night game drives can reveal another side of life in the bush. Learn about creatures adapted to survival in the African night. |
| Sweetwaters Tented Camp (BLD) Note: Also on the ranch is Ol Pejeta House. We also have the option to join David Anderson for two nights at this unforgettable estate. |
| Sunday - Wednesday, 26 - 29 October 2008 |
| Mount Kenya - Masai Mara Game Reserve |
| Today we will transfer to Nanyuki Airstrip for our scheduled flight to the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Upon arrival we will either be met by our David Anderson Safaris private driver-guide our home for the next four nights. After lunch, we will have time to relax before we set out on our afternoon game viewing drive. We will spend the next four days in the reserve with morning and afternoon game drives. These days allow us to explore this great reserve in depth. We will see elephant, giraffe, prides of lion, and thousands of impala, topi, grants and Thomson's gazelle. The Mara is the scene of the annual migration when millions of wildebeest come up from the Serengeti plains in search of water and fresh grasses. While in the Mara we have the following options: • Float above the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem on board a hot air balloon followed by a gourmet champagne breakfast • A day trip to the second largest fresh water lake in the World, Lake Victoria where We can fist for giant Nile Perch • Visit a Masai tribal village and enjoy entertainment by Masai dancers |
| Karen Blixen Camp (BLD) |
| Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
| Masai Mara Game Reserve - Nairobi |
| After breakfast we will transfer to the airstrip for our scheduled flight back to Nairobi. We will be met at Wilson Airport and transferred to the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden where a dayroom has been reserved for We. We will be transferred to the airport this evening for our flight home. |
| Karen Blixen Coffee Garden (BD) |
| Photographic Expedition Price |
| (Per Person, Double Occupancy) |
Non-Photographer Sharing with a Photographer: $5,995 per person Deposit to Secure Space: $800 |
| Safari Options |
| (Per Person) |
Up-Grade to Ol Pejeta Ranch House: $300 |
| Safari Price Includes: |
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| Not included: |
| Not included are international airfare and personal expenses such as personal insurance; excess baggage fees; phone calls; gratuities to camp staff and driver/guides; airport departure taxes; passport and visa fees, and beverages, and any additional nights in Nairobi, which are not noted in itinerary. |
| Carbon Offsets: |
| Focus on Planet Earth understands that air travel contributes to increased green house gases and global warming. Therefore, we encourage our expedition participants to assist us in making each Focus on Planet Earth expedition carbon neutral. You can offset your air transportation carbon impact by purchasing carbon off-sets. As an incentive for you to do this, we will deduct 50% of the amount of your purchase from your final invoice. To offset the emissions from your flights go to Carbon Off-Set Calculator. Use NBO (Nairobi) as your destination. |
| International Air Transportation: |
| You are responsible for booking your own international air transportation. To assist you, we have provided you with the airport codes and the dates you need to arrive or depart. |
| Arrival Airport Code: NBO on 18 October 2008 |
| Departure Airport Code: NBO on 30 October 2008 |
For the lowest airfares, we recommend you visit: www.davidanderson.worldventures.com |
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