Amboseli Porini Camp - Selenkay Conservancy
   

 

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Amboseli Porini Camp is located within the exclusive Selenkay Conservancy, in the Amboseli eco-system, an important wildlife dispersal area and rangeland for wildlife moving out of Amboseli National park. The camp facilities include 9 spacious guest tents, comfortably furnished and with en suite bathrooms including shower, wash basin and flush toilet.

Tents have solar-powered electric lighting. The camp is small and is on the lines of the traditional luxury safari camp, but with more comfortable bathroom arrangements than were available to the big game hunters of earlier years! The camp provides an exclusive experience catering to a maximum of 18 guests at a time. All transport on this safari is in a specially designed open-sided Landrover 4 wheel drive safari vehicle.

Going on safari in a 'proper' safari vehicle gives a far better safari experience than traveling in the minibus vans with window seats used by other tour operators! And as Selenkay Conservation Area is a private game reserve you will not see any other vehicles or minibuses. From Amboseli Porini Camp guests have game drives with excellent guides in the Selenkay Conservancy and in the Amboseli National Park. A full day is spent in the park with a picnic lunch to get close to the elephants and other wildlife. One of the highlights is an escorted walk with Maasai warriors to visit an authentic Maasai village. Night game drives are taken in the Selenkay Conservancy to seek out the nocturnal animals. At the camps all meals, drinks (wine, gin & tonic, beer, sodas, mineral water), and all activities including game drives, walks, night drives and sundowners are included in the price.

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Gamewatchers Safaris is supporting the conservation of wildlife through the community at Selenkay and is involved in managing the Selenkay Conservancy and operating the Amboseli Porini Camp. This generates an income for the community and employment opportunities for them within the Selenkay Conservancy and at the Amboseli Porini Camp. The community is receiving a rent for the lease of the area by Porini Safari Camps, plus an entry fee for each tourist visitor. All roads have been constructed using local labour so that the members of the community gain employment from the Conservancy. In addition to the road maintenance team, Game Scouts have been employed to carry out patrols to see that the wildlife is protected.


The Maasai community constructing a road in the Selenkay Conservancy

Selenkay Conservancy is well off the beaten track and has not been visited by tourists until fairly recently. It lies in the heart of Maasailand and the animals are truly wild and not fully habituated to vehicles. The number of tourist visitors staying at the Amboseli Porini Camp within Selenkay Conservancy is limited to a maximum of eighteen per day to retain the wild and unspoilt nature of the area and to minimise the impact on the environment. Within the conservation area the following animals have been seen recently: elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, Thompson's and Grant's gazelles, gerenuk, impala, oryx, lesser kudu, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, warthog, striped hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox, caracal, African wild cat, serval cat, genet cat, honey badger, mongoose and ostrich. Birdlife is prolific, especially birds of prey.


Itinerary -  Duration: 2 nights / 3 days
Day 1
Depart Nairobi and drive south to Selenkay Conservation Area (a 4 hour journey of 102 miles), arriving at Porini Camp before lunch. Following afternoon tea, you will be escorted on a walk by Maasai warriors to a village to get an insight into their fascinating culture and way of life. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Awake to the noisy calls of the birds. After an early breakfast, we drive through the bush on our private track into Amboseli National Park, for a full morning of game viewing. Following a picnic lunch in the park, we return to Porini Camp later in the afternoon. In the evening you will go on a game drive in Selenkay Conservancy, stopping for a sundowner at a scenic viewpoint, followed by a night game drive to look for nocturnal animals such as aardvarks, serval cats, caracals, bat-eared foxes, African wild cats, and other species. Return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Early morning game drive in the Conservancy followed by breakfast. Then depart on the transfer back to Nairobi, arriving around 1 pm.
 
Locations visited:  AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

SELENKAY CONSERVANCY

Prices

SELENKAY/AMBOSELI PORINI CAMP SAFARI - PRICES ARE IN US$

2 nights Amboseli Porini Camp (Selenkay Conservancy

PRICES INCLUDE Nairobi-Selenkay Porini Camp return road  transfers, Amboseli park fees and conservancy fees, all game drives in open 4x4 vehicles,  sundowners,, walks with Maasai warriors, Maasai village visit, full board and free house wines, beer and soft drinks

DATES From

DATES To

Standard              2-night package per person

Extra nights per person including activities & park fees

Single supplement per night

2009

03-Jan-09

19-Apr-09

$950

$440

$85

20-Apr-09

31-May-09

CLOSED

01-Jun-09

30-Jun-09

$890

$400

$85

01-Jul-09

31-Oct-09

$960

$440

$85

01-Nov-09

19-Dec-09

$890

$400

$85

2010

20-Dec-09

02-Jan-10

$1090

$510

$90

03-Jan-10

31-Mar-10

$860

$395

$90

01-Apr-10

15-Apr-10

$800

$365

$90

16-Apr-10

31-May-10

CLOSED

01-Jun-10

30-Jun-10

$800

$365

$90

01-Jul-10

31-Oct-10

$1010

$465

$90

01-Nov-10

19-Dec-10

$800

$365

$90

Supplement to 2-night package to fly (Amboseli to Wilson) $75 per person, one way

Supplement to 2-night package to fly (Amboseli to Ukunda/Msa) $245 one-way; $305 return (upto 30 June 2009);$235 One-way; $375 Return (01 July 2009 – 30 June, 2010).                                                               * Internal Flights are subject to fuel surcharge increases without notice.

Exclusive use of vehicle $375/day. (2009 & 2010)    Extra Lunch $35 per person  (2009 & 2010)

Each tent has a double & single bed, 3rd adult in tent charged at normal rate

Children (8-16years) each pay 60% if sharing with 2 adults; If sharing with 1 adult the adult pays single supp and child pays 60%; 2 children in own tent 75% of adult rate each; 4th child in tent is strongly discouraged due to limited space in tent and shower/toilet facilities. The camp is not suitable for children under 8yrs.

Christmas Supplement December 24, 25, 26 & New Years Supplement December 30, 31 (2009) & January 1st 2010 of $30 Per Person Per Night

*In the event of heavy rainfall causing flooding of roads preventing access to the Porini Camps or to the parks, we may be obliged to amend the safari arrangements to offer a suitable alternative safari.
 
 
   
   
   

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