The safari experience of your lifetime, 7-nights from USD 1.850

Have you dreamt of encountering Africa at its most exciting  - the classic safari? Open savannah, lions hunting, maasai warriors and an animal density that is 10 to 20 times greater than anywhere else on the continent. Join Basecamp with the best all-inclusive offer ever !

The air is so nice and cool first thing in the morning! We follow tracks made by gnu and zebra for a while. A flock of kestrel settle briefly on a nearby acacia before flying off in a flutter of greys and browns.

Then Tonkei, our Maasai guide, cautions us to be quiet, and there just ahead, are a pair of eland – the largest of the antelopes – freezing their gazes on us, their long horns gleaming bronze in the morning sun.

Walking out here on the savannah, on our own, exposed and vulnerable in the “wilds” of Africa, is so intense. I thought I would be more afraid, but now I find it just - well – exhilarating! Tonkei, with great knowledge, finds all sorts of tracks and signs for us, pointing out footprints of lion and warthog in the sand, and claw marks of leopard on the large Balanites tree where we seek shade. He knows his plants too, and shows us what his people use for medicines, for making toothbrushes, what the baboons prefer this time of year, and what he used to snack on as a child. The talk of food gets me thinking of the tasty breakfast just now being prepared back at the camp. Luckily, I see Tonkei heading in the right direction...

Basecamp Masai Mara is a unique meeting place due to close co-operation with the local Maasai, our environmental work on camp and our social cultural commitment to its surrounding community. Here you are more than a guest. The camp has twelve spacious canvas tents on a lush peninsula embedded by trees and shaded by thatched roofs at the edge of the National Game Reserve. You have your own veranda and ensuite bathroom with a hot shower open to the sky. Watch wildlife from your tent, the fig tree platform, or while lazing over a drink in the open air bar. Our activity range includes classic jeep safaris, cheetah conservation, bird walks, community walks, tree planting and Dorobo fly camp where walking safari is the main attraction.

Flight package USD 1,850:  8 days/7 nights
Saturday-Saturday, the offer is valid for the following dates:
March 20th-27th, 2010
November 6th-13th, 13th-20th, 20th-27th, 2010
Contact us for more information and booking at: bookings@basecampexplorer.co.ke

Prices are per person in double
This program is inclusive of:

- airport transfers in Nairobi and Masai Mara
- 5 nights at Basecamp Masai Mara including accommodation, food, beverages(soft drinks, beer and house-wine)
- 2 nights at Basecamp Wilderness
- 2 game drives per day(approx 2,5 hrs each)
- English speaking guide/driver
- return flights Nairobi – Masai Mara

This program is NOT inclusive of:
- Park fee for Masai Mara National Game Reserve (USD62,- per person/per day)
- International flight
- Breakfast in Nairobi
- Personal expenses; tips, alcoholic drinks, etc.
- Additional excursions, such as Balloon safari for example


 








Day to day program

Program for our 8 days/7 nights flight package
Day 1- Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, transfer to Wilson airport and departure by am flight to the Masai Mara. Here you will be greeted by your tour guide driver and taken on a short game drive on route to Basecamp. Arrive at Basecamp for lunch; welcome briefing by management and staff. Afternoon game drive, and magic moments out in the grass savannah or maybe along the beautifully meandering Talek River Return to camp before sunset, sit around the campfire, and hear the sounds of the night.
Day 2 - Have your morning tea or coffee in the dining or by your tent. Go for an early morning game drive and watch the savannah waking up. Return to camp for a full breakfast, relax by your tent, read a book on the veranda or watch animals from the viewing tower. Have lunch in the open-air restaurant, treat yourself with a siesta and prepare for another game drive in the afternoon. Sundowners by the campfire, story telling by the Maasai
Day 3 - Early morning game drive, return to camp in time for breakfast. You have several options during the day: enjoy a guided tour on foot to Talek, the neighbouring Maasai community. Visit the local school, the health dispensary and the tree plantations. Through this excursion you will discover more about the neighbourhood and the co-operation with Basecamp Masai Mara and the Talek community. You will also be given an opportunity to sign up for sponsorship to any of our community-based projects. Tree planting activities also offered. Have lunch and later proceed for an afternoon game drive and return to the camp before sunset.
Day 4 - Early morning game drive, return to camp in time for breakfast. You have several options during the day: enjoy a guided tour on foot to Talek, the neighbouring Maasai community. Visit the local school, the health dispensary and the tree plantations. Or enjoy your book on the veranda outside your tent. Have lunch and later proceed for an afternoon game drive and return to the camp before sunset.
Day 5 - Early morning game drive, return to camp in time for breakfast. You have several options during the day: enjoy a guided tour on foot to Talek, the neighbouring Maasai community. Visit the local school, the health dispensary and the tree plantations. Or enjoy your book on the veranda outside your tent. Have lunch and later proceed for an afternoon game drive and return to the camp before sunset.
Day 6 - Morning tea or coffee, early morning walking safari, watch the savannah waking up, return to camp for a full breakfast. You will check out of your room after breakfast and then drive over to Basecamp Wilderness, where lunch is served. Relax on your private veranda until it is time for an afternoon game drive. Enjoy your sundowner around the campfire on our viewing platform.
Day 7 - Early morning and afternoon walks/ drive allows you the chance to enjoy the interaction of wild animals in the magnificent park like settings of the Maasai Mara. As well as searching for the Big Five, you will see herds of plains game and spot many marvellous birds.
Day 8 - Breakfast and departure Basecamp Wilderness. Game viewing drive on route to Olkiombo/Siana airstrip to connect to the flight to Nairobi. Arrive in Nairobi. Proceed to connecting evening flights home.

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