Porini Lion Camp

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Departure Dates	Nts	Board Basis	Transportation	Start - End point	Price	Extra
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01Jul11-31Oct11	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€939	€419
01Nov11-19Dec11	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€749	€329
20Dec11-02Jan12	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€1,169	€459
03Jan12-31Mar12	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€999	€379
01Apr12-15Apr12	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€929	€349
01Jun12-30Jun12	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€929	€349
01Jul12-31Oct12	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€1,119	€439
01Nov12-19Dec12	2	Full Board + House Drinks	Air	Nairobi Wilson Airport	€929	€349
Closed 20APR-31MAY PRICES INCLUDE Nairobi-Ol Kiombo airstrip return flights, Maasai Mara park fees and Olare Orok Conservancy fees, day/night game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, sundowner, guided walks, full board and free house wines, beer and soft drinks
For other dates or durations, please call for your tailor made quote.

Day 1

Catch your 10am flight from Wilson Airport in Nairobi. The 50-minute journey takes you to the centre of the Masai Mara Reserve, where you will be met and by your safari guide in an open-sided 4WD vehicle and head off straight on safari. You’ll spend the day discovering the local wildlife, with a picnic lunch, before driving to Porini Lion Camp to arrive at your luxury tent. There is a further afternoon game drive, and then a sundowner drink at a scenic spot. Head back to the camp for a shower and your evening meal.

Day 2

Wake to the sounds of the Mara’s varied birdlife and after early morning tea head straight out on a game drive on the lookout for the Big Five of leopard, lion, elephant, rhino and buffalo. Back to Porini Lion Camp for breakfast then a nature walk escorted by local Maasai warriors. After lunch at the camp depart on a game drive in the Olare Orok Conservancy, with a scenic sundowner stop before taking a night-time game drive. Back in the camp you’ll enjoy dinner and a second overnight stay.

Day 3

Join Maasai warriors for an early morning walk in Olare Orok, before returning to camp for breafast and then heading back to the airstrip to catch your return flight to Nairobi, arriving in Kenya’s capital at around 12.15pm.

Access and Distance

• The best way to reach the camp is by air, with a 45-minute flight from Nairobi, or catching a flight from one of Kenya’s other national parks. The conservancy can also be reached by road, and is 250 kilometres from Nairobi, a journey of approximately four hours.

Accommodation

• Accommodation is in ten spacious and well-appointed safari-style tents, each featuring a double and a single bed, outdoor seating area, solar-powered lights, en suite facilities with a flushing toilet and safari-style shower and basin.

Facilities

• Central mess tent for under-canvas evening dining and with a comfortable seating area
• Al fresco breakfast and lunch dining area
• Porini Lion Camp is not suitable for children less than eight years old

Activities and Excursions

• Guests at Porini Lion Camp take morning, evening and night game drives in the camp’s custom-made 4WD vehicles
• Watch the sun set over the Masai Mara with a sundowners drink at scenic spots
• Maasai warriors and safari guides will escort you on bush walks where you can learn about the local culture, and animal, plant and bird lifeD
• Take a day trip into the Mara National Park including a picnic lunch