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Kenya Safari and sailing holiday
- COUNTRY:
- Kenya
- LOCATION:
- East Africa, Lamu, Masai Mara
- DEPARTURES:
- This trip can be tailormade at a time to suit you and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary
- PRICE:
- From US $3290 - US $4050 (9 days)
- MORE INFO:
- Price is for 9 days Mara and Lamu flight package person (minimum 4 persons). Price depends on season. Price inclusions: 4 nights Mara and 4 nights Lamu full board accommodation, domestic flights, game drives in Mara and day sailing trips in Lamu.
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Kenya safari and sailing holiday
On day 5 transfer to Lamu (via Nairobi) where you will begin your coastal tour combining on-shore overnight accommodation with daily sailing safaris trips aboard a traditional Swahili dhow. Sail off into the Lamu Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for snorkelling, swimming and fishing before returning to your lodge in the evening. On day 7, spend a day tour of Lamu Island where you will spend the last night of this tailor-made tour.
4 nights wildlife safari in Mara Naboisho Conservancy, a private conservancy set up in 2010 and where the wildlife density by far exceeds tourist density. Stay either in luxury tented camp or an eco-lodge where the local Maasai will engage you on walking tours while relating stories of their rich cultural heritage. Relax in our spacious camps where our staff ensure that your stay with us is hospitable as you enjoy exquisitely tasteful and specially prepared meals by our camp chef.
4 nights in Lamu where the historical and mystical archaeology presents a memorable coastal tour. Spend 3 nights in an island resort during which activities include day sailing trips (2) and swimming. On the fourth day you will depart for a walking tour of Lamu Island before settling in on Shela Island.
Day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Depart on morning flight at 10 am from Wilson Airport to Mara Naboisho. On arrival you will be met by one of our Maasai Guides for the transfer to the eco-lodge or tented camp for lunch. Afternoon briefing on program and relax. Night game drive and dinner. |
| Day 2: | Early breakfast. Depart on full day of game drive discovering the attractions of Naboisho. Bush lunch. Return to camp in the evening. Freshen up and dinner. |
| Day 3: | Morning walking tour. Return to camp for breakfast. Relax. Lunch and check out. Transfer to Dorobo Fly Camp (pack an overnight bag) and relax by the camp fire. Evening game drive. Returning for sundowner and bush dinner. Overnight in Dorobo. |
| Day 4: | Morning game drive and breakfast at camp (option of eco-camp or tented camp). Full day of relaxation at camp. At sunset set off for the night game drive and bush dinner (minimum 2 pax). Ovenight in camp. |
| Day 5: | Breakfast and transfer to airstrip for morning flight to Nairobi. Lunch in Nairobi and depart on afternoon flight to Lamu. Arrive Lamu and dhow transfer to Kizingoni or Kipungani. |
| Day 6: | Breakfast and depart on full day sailing returning at sunset. Swahili cuisine served on board the dhow. Dinner and overnight at Kizingoni or Kipungani. |
| Day 7: | Breakfast and full day sailing. Return at sunset. Diner and overnight at villas or lodge. |
| Day 8: | Breakfast and depart for Lamu Island tour, lunch and walking tour of Lamu island. Transfer to Peponi or Banana House for overnight stay. |
| Day 9: | Afternoon flight to Nairobi. Transfer from Wilson to JKIA. |
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
All plastic is collected and transported for off-site recycling. Bio-degradable waste is converted to compost for our vegetable garden at Basecamp Mara.
We are 1 of only 3 gold eco rated camps in the whole of Kenya as such we conform to a very high eco standard We run on solar power with a backup generator for those times of no sunlight,& a booster system for water heating fuelled by eco briquettes made from waste, we use energy saving bulbs, recycle our waste, organic on site in a series of composting pits, plastic & tins are sent back to Nairobi for recycling, we have eco composting toilets whereby the liquid waste & all waste water is collected then used in our tree plantation
Our travellers are in the vehicles under the guidance of our driver guides who keep them a safe distance from the wildlife, when walking they are thoroughly briefed on all aspects of the activity, behaviour to adopt & safety
We have Maasai staff in all our departments & of the total number of staff 90% of them are sourced from the Maasai community.
We grow some of our own vegetables & herbs,& source some at the local market but items like meat come from Nairobi due to the health standards required. Guests are able to choose to sponsor students & the Basecamp Foundation supports the guiding school through bursaries.
Leave a positive footprint and reduce your carbon footprint by planting a tree in our tree plantation at Basecamp Mara. Support one of Basecamp Foundation’s wildlife conservation projects.
Community
Over 90% of camp staff are from the local Maasai community therefore your holiday empowers and enriches the community within which we operate our camps.
Fair-trade: the Basecamp Maasai Brand (BMB) promotes women groups from the local community in developing and retailing exquisite beaded and leather merchandise. Purchase a BMB product from our gift shops and receive a personalised message on the woman who designed the merchandise.
Empowerment and awareness through scholarships in local schools and the Koiyaki Guiding School (the only guiding school in Mara).
The local community receive income from tourism activities in the Mara Talek and Mara Naboisho Conservancies.
