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Offbeat
Safaris
Offbeat Meru Camp
Meru
National Park
Offbeat Meru Camp
is a 12 bedded luxury semi-permanent camp situated just outside the park in Bisanandi
National Reserve, set above the pretty Bisanandi River. Meru National Park offers
visitors a chance to visit one of Kenya's most magical parks away from the
masses. The park has a wide variety of landscapes and is dominated by savannah,
but includes riverine forest and swamps. The park is bisected by 13 rivers which
flow towards the Tana river in the south and rise in the Nyambene Hills to the
west.
The park has excellent game viewing opportunities which include Lion,
Leopard, Cheetah, Elephant, Black and White Rhino's, Eland, Gerenuk, Beisa
Oryx, Grant's Gazelle, Grevy's Zebra, Lesser Kudu and Reticulated Giraffe
aswell as over 280 species of birds. The camp will be hosted by Adrian Allen.
Accommodation
The camps itself comprises of six tents, three twins
and three doubles. Each tent is furnished with a huge Iron bed, and has its own
en-suite bathroom, with traditional bucket shower and flushing loo. In addition,
there is 24 hour solar lighting in the tents, whilst the rest of the camp is lit
by traditional tilly lamps. Informal dining is hosted in the mess tent or around
the stunning swimming pool. There is also a spacious living room with comfortable
sofas, a writing table and fully stocked bar.
Activities
Day and evening game drives in fully equipped
custom-designed Landrover's/Landcruisers.
- Short
walks
- Bush breakfasts and sundowners
- Fly
fishing
Rates Include
Full board luxury accommodation, all game drives and walks, house-wines, spirits,
beer and soft drinks and laundry. Not included Champagne and tips.
Access
Scheduled Air Kenya flights to
and from Nairobi. Daily Tropic Air flights to Laikipia and the Mara. Plus private
air charters. 5 hours driver from Nairobi.
Seasons
The camp will be open for two distinct periods. It will open in Mid-December
through to the end of March. We will close for the rains and re-open on 1st June
until end of October. The climate is hot with low humidity.
Prices:
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MERU,
OFFBEAT MERU
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01-Jun-07
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31-Oct-07
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$1050
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$350
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$90
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01-Dec-07
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30-Apr-08
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$1050
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$350
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$90
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01-May-08
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31-May-08
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CLOSED
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01-Jun-08
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31-Oct-08
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$1050
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$350
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$90
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01-Nov-08
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30-Nov-08
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CLOSED
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Children (2-11 years) 60% if sharing with 2 adults; If sharing with 1 adult,
the adult pays single supp and child pays 50%; 2 children in own room 75% of adult
rate each.
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Christmas Supplement $60 per person per day on 24,25,26,31 Dec 2007 &
1 Jan 2008.
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