Kenya Edition 2020 - Beyond Experience · 2020. 5. 10. · guide to enhance your safari experience. This is the fifth edition on Kenya to be followed by other African Safari destinations

Sara'sSignatureSafaris

"SourcebookfortheSafariEnthusiast"

KenyaEdition2020

By: Sara de Maine Kearns

Aguideonhowtoplanandhavethebestsafariexperience

TravelswithSaraintroduces...


Aguideonhowtoplanandhavethebestsafariexperience.Sara'spersonalpicksforthe

bestsafariguidesandcampsinthebusinessfrommyownpersonalexperiences.

travel wi) a traveler.....

Tellingastoryfromapersonalexperienceisalwaysa

moreauthenticwayofconvincingyouraudience;itisrealandbelievable.Itismoresowhenthesubject

matterisaboutdestinationKenyawhoseattractions,

activitiesareeverthrillingandinviting.

Asatouristdestination,Kenyahascontinuedtoreceivevisitorsfromallovertheworldcourtesyofamongother

avenues,thetestimonialsfromthosewithfirsthand

informationaftertheirvisittothecountry.

ApeepintoSara’sguidegivesaperfectexampleof

experientialstoriestoldfromthetraveler’seye.Shehighlightsaspectssuchasmodeofaccesstothedestination,accommodation,costamongother

essentialswhileonasafari.Intheguide,sheunpacks

someofthemagicalexperienceswhileonhertourto

severaltouristattractionsspreadacrossthecountry;

Fromanopportunitytohand-feedgiraffesandadoptelephants,toamomentofsamplingthevarioustrade

artifactsassheinteractwithdiversecultures.Shetellsofalifetimeopportunityforasamplingofexcellent

safaricampsthatallowsforaleisurelyintakeof

Kenya’sambianceagainstthebackdropofnatureand

thewarmthoftheKenyanpeople.

ForewardEndorsedbyKenyaTourismBoard

TravelswithSarahasbeenendorsedbytheKenyaTourismBoard.

Kenyaishometoanauthenticsafari,ahostofvibrantattractionswithpristinebeaches,resorts&spas,

mountains,waterfalls,wildlifeandculturesthatgel

togetherinthepeoplesinherentabilitytobegoodhosts.

Indeedthiseditionisnotanendtootherplatformsthatthecountryleveragesontoshowcaseherdiversityin

tourismofferings.Theinformationcarriedinthisguide

isnotexhaustive;therearemoreattractions,moreaccommodationsacrossthecountryforyoutosample.

WeatKTBsupportalltheplatformsthatservetoshowcasethedestinationatitsbestwithregardsto

tourismproducts.

Tothisendweendorsethiseditionof“Sara'sSignature

SafarisGuideBook"whilecommendingSaraforher

incisiveness.Enjoytheride.

Preface

Thisbookisimportanttometoensurethatyou

havetheverybestsafariexperience.Itisoftheutmostimportancetohavethebestcampand

guidetoenhanceyoursafariexperience.Thisisthe

fiftheditiononKenyatobefollowedbyotherAfricanSafaridestinations.

OvertheyearsthatIhavespentintravel-aboutforty-fivedareIsay,oneofthethingsIhavelearntisthatagoodguideisessentialtoyouroverallsafari

experiencehencethereasonthisbookwasborn.

Mysourcebookcoverspersonalfavoritecampsand

guidesthatIhavecomeacrossinmytravels.



Myhistoryoftravelgoeswayback.Asthesayinggoes,“Wherethere’sawillthere’saway…”AsachildmyfatherregaledmewithstoriesoftheDarkContinent

inhabitedbywildanimalsandcolorfulpeople,placeswithstrangesoundingnames;Nairobi,DaresSalaam,

Zanzibar.HetoldtalesofjourneysfromCairotothe

Cape.Theexoticanimalsandbrightlyplumagedbirdsfilledmyimagination,Iwasenthralled.

MydreamcametolifeafterIjoinedBOACasa

(multilingual)stewardess,thiswasmytickettotheworldandAfricawashighonthelonglistofplacesIwantedtogo.ThejourneybeganandIneverlookedback,infactImarriedaforeigncorrespondentwith

CBSNewswhowasanAfricanexpert.AfterseveralsafarisandmanymilesofglobaltravelIamdoingwhat

Ilovebest,sharingmytravelexperienceswithyou.Thusin2008mybusinesswasborn.

“TravelswithSara”


Youdon'tneedtobringalotofanything........Youreallyneedverylittle,somyadviceistotakehalf(orless)ofwhatissuggested.Thebrochuresmakeit

clearthatbecauseyou'llbeflyinginsmallplanes

betweencamps,youneedtolimittheweightofyourluggageto30poundsandsoft-sidedduffelbags.Be

preparedtopayifyouhaveexcessweight.

Everylodgeandcampofferssamedaylaundry,(except

forunderwear-soapprovided)includedinthepriceaswellasalltoiletries(excepttoothbrushandtoothpaste).

Infact,youcouldgetbywithwhatyouwearontheplaneandtwochangesofclothes,period.

Whattoexpect...BeforethetripIwasdelugedwithinformation.

Brochures,Pamphlets,PackingLists....Wouldwereallybe

sleepingintents?Flyinginsingle-engineplanesandlandingongrassfields/strips?Itwasallabitdaunting.

Ireadalltheinformationtwice,butasitturnedout,nothingpreparedmefullyfortheactualexperience.


ThesizeofthebagItake(pictured)is20x10x8andstillinusetoday.Plusabackpack.Aback-upcameraisa

goodidea,incaseonebreaks,eg.ipadoriphone,batteries,lenses,memorycards,chargersanda

universalplug/adapter.Do,however,avoidbright

colors(tsetsefliesloveblueforsomereason).Khakiandtan(cotton/linen)arethewaytogo,evenif

they'renotyourcolors.Wearyourwalking/hikingshoesontheplaneandlayerasmuchaspossible,makesureto

includeafleece!Guideswillletyouusetheirbinoculars

(onepairpervehicle)butsuggestifyouhaveareallygoodpairbringthem.

You'llgetclosetotheanimals...reallyclose

You'llsometimesbemerefeetawayfromelephants,zebras,lionsandothergame.That'swhatasafariisall

about.Donotgetoutofyoursafarivehicletogetany

closer.Theanimalswon'tlikeit....neitherwillyourguides.


Sara's Signature Safa2s

TravelswithSarahasbeenbeenmakingdreamscometruewithherSignatureSafarissince2009.

"TellmeyourdreamsandIwillmakethemcometrue!"

Igotheextramiletoensurethateverydetailistakencareoffrommeetandgreetplaneside,tohelpwith

arrivalformalities,privatevehicletohotel,caranddriverinNairobifortheday,transferstohoteltoWilson

airportforinternalflights,maasaiguidestowelcomeyouatairstripanddrivetocamp.Ifyouarecelebrating

aspecialeventwewillrollouttheredcarpet!

Safarisareperceivedastripsofalifetimeandtheyare!Donotunderestimatethepowerofsuchatrip.Theyare

addictive!Forthoseofyoulookingforanawesomefamilyvacationgoonsafari,yourchildrenwillthankyou.

Anidealsafariisuptoyouandyourwallet...

Ispecializeingivingexcellentvalueformoney.

Mytruthfulansweroncost...Itdependsifyouwant

simpleoroverthetopluxury.Somewherein-betweenarealisticbudgetstartingat$750perpersonperdaywill

giveyouanexcellentsafariexperience(hotels,

transfers,internalair,camps,parkfeesandtaxes).Extras;insurance,tipsandvisas.

Mostcampsareinclusiveof:Allmeals(allfresh),drinks,sundowners,bushwalks,gamedrives,laundryand

basictoiletries.

Forthosewantingtoreallyopenupthewallet,aprivate

professionalguideistheultimatesafariextra.Theyrunabout$1,000perday.

Inmyopinion,tohavethebestexperienceandvalueistostayput.Useonecampasuperbguideandaprivate

vehicle.Youwillhavethebestexperience....

goslowlyandenjoy!

Asafaricanbeplannedmonthsoutorlastminute.Withmyexcellentconnectionsanythingispossible.



GettingtoKenyaKenyaAirwayshastheonlydirectflighttoKenya

fromJFKsavinglotsoftime.

BestairlinesIhaveusedwithone-stoptoNairobi:

KLMBritishAirways

AirFrance

LufthansaTurkish

SwissEmiratesQatar

Oncethereyoucaneitherdriveorflytocamp.SafariLink,Governor'sAviation,AirKenyaorprivate

charteraremychoices


NairobiHotelsHemingways(Hemingways-Nairobi.com)

Afullfivestarhotelofferingworldclassservice,superb

accommodationswithaspaandexquisitedining.Afantastichoteltospendafewdaysandgetspoiled!

GiraffeManor(giraffemanor.com)Fourstarhotelwiththeultimatebreakfastexperience.

TheNorfolk(fairmont.com/norfolk-hotel-nairobi)Fourstarhotel"Nairobi'sgem"withitshistoricalcharm.

Locateddowntown.

AeroClub(aeroclubea.com)

Agreatsimpleconvenienthotelifarrivingatnight.LocatedatWilsonAirportforearlyflightsoutnextday.

OleSereni(ole-sereni.com)ClosetoJKIA(NBO)greatconvenienthotelifarriving

aftermidnight.Agreatstopfordinneronyourlastnight.ItoverlooksNairobigamepark.

FourPointsbySheratonNairobiAirport(Marriott.com)

FourstarhotellocatedatJKIA(NBO),conveniently

locatedwith3restaurantsandpool.Greatdayroom

accommodations.

TamarindTreeHotel(Tamarindtree-hotels.com)

LocatedhalfwaybetweenJKIAandWilsonAirports.

Modernandcleanwithpoolandgym.


Sara'sBestCampsinKenya

LaikipiaPlateau

OffbeatSafarisSosianLodge

Ekorian'sMugieElewanaLoisaba

KifaruHouseGovernor'sCollection

MugieHouse

KichecheOlPejeta

SafariCollectionSolioLodge

LewaConservancyLewaWildernessSegeraRetreat

SirikoiBorana

SamburuNationalReserve

DouglasHamiltonElephantWatch

SaruniSaruniRhino

SaruniSamburu

SafariCollectionSasaab

NamunyakConservancySararaCamp

RetetiElephantSanctuary

Amboseli&ChyuluHills

ElewanaTortilis

AmboseliRegionZebraPlainsChyulaHills

CampiyaKanziGreatPlains

OlDonyoLodge

MeruNationalPark

ElewanaElsa'sKopje


NationalParksofKenya


MaasaiMara

OffbeatSafaris: MaraCamp,MobileRidingSafaris,SpiritoftheMara

AlexWalker's: Serian,NgareSerian,NkoromboMobileCamp

Asilia: Rekero,Naboisho

Kicheche: Bush,Mara,KichecheValley

Elewana: ElephantPepper,SandRiver

GreatPlains: MaraPlains,MaraExpedition,Nyika

CottarFamily: Cottar's1920Camp

RobertsSafaris: Richard'sCamp

PeterTwycross: Sentinel

AngamaCamps: AngamaMara,AngamaTentedCamp

Bushtops: MaraBushtops

SafariCollection: Sala'sCamp

Governor's: MainCamp,LittleGovernor's(balloon),IlMoran,PrivateCamp

JacksonLooseyia: TanguliaMaraCamp

AlfredKorir: ZebraCamp

Mara: KarenBlixenCamp


MaraConservancies

Myexperienceandaffiliationwiththecamps,owners,managersandguideswillbethekeytoyoursuccessfulAfricanSafariTrip.Allguidesarevery

knowledgeableandwelltrained.Eachguidesreputationprecedesthem.TheonesIam

recommendingareheldinthehighestregard


SafariGuides

OffbeatGuides:StanleyNkoito

JosephLeposaNjapit

DavidYiampoiNjapitJosphatOleRinka

SimonKenyon

AmbroseLochilia

KichecheGuides:CharlesWanderoJamesNampaso

NelsonKasoePatrickKoriataAndrewObaga

BenjaminKaluenaDavidNchoe

FrancisSunkuli

GeorgeNampasoJimmyTinka

JosephSengeny

MikaKalekuBernardSoi

ElewanaGuides:SamuelBrown

JosephChege*PhilipNdungu*

NewtonKongo

FrancisMburuguOleKirokorSosio

LewaWildernessGuide:JohnsonGilisho

NgliaJohnson


PrivateKenyanguidesthatwillgotoanycamp:

PaulKirui*

OnesmusIrungu

AngamaMaraFredOleSinoni

KennethTanui

AliceLendani

WilsonNaitoi

EricsonLemaalo

JohnGithinji

DanOuma

SophieSadera

GeoffreyNjoroge

AsiliaGuides:

DicksonNabaalaRoelofSchutteMartinKasaine

*GoldRatedGuides

Cottar'sGuides:

CalvinCottar*DouglasNagi*

GeoffreyMakoKennethKinotiEnochSayagie

SentinelGuides:DominicMaitai

BushtopGuides:

PeterCarpenter*CharlesMwaniki

SirikoiGuide:JohnsonNgila

SegeraGuide:PaulKasaine

BashirHussain


TheUltimateAfricanExperience

SkySafaribyElewanagoestosomeofmyfavoritehotelsandcampsinKenya,flyinginyourownpriviate9

seaterexecutiveclasscaravanovertheafricansavannah.Theyofferalovelyallinclusive8daysafari

packagetodiefor.....luxuryatitsfinest!

Inaworldwheretimeisthemostpreciouscommodity,SkySafarimakesthisadventureofalifetimepossible.


Ifyouhaveanyfreetime,hereareafewthingsof

interestyoushouldconsider.

GiraffeManor-Wantagreatexperience,gotothe

GiraffeCenterandhandfeedtheGiraffe's.

ElephantOrphanage-Spendawonderfulmorningcozyinguptobabyelephants.IntheafternoonyoucanAdoptyourown.

MatbronzeArtGalleryandFoundry-Visitthisbeautifulgalleryandseeamazingbronzework.

KarenBlixenCafeandMuseum-OutofAfricaauthor,greatplaceforlunchandbeautiful

surroundings.

AnnaTrzebinski-Fashiondesignerextrordinaire.BoutiquelocatedatHemingwaysHotel.

BomasofKenya-Greatmarketwithlocal

handicrafts.

TalismanRestaurant-LocatedinLangata,oneofmyfavoriteplacestodineoutdoors.

WhattodoinNairobi

KenyaBeaches

Lastbutnotleastisatriptothebeach.KenyahassomeofthefinestbeachesontheAfricancoast.

Thedeepseafishingandsnorkelingarespectacular.Thesearemyfavorites:

LamuHotelPeponi

TheMajlisMandaBay

MalindiDriftwoodBeachClub

BestgolfinKenya-VipingoRidge

WatamuHemingwaysResort

DianiBeachDianiReefBeachResortandSpaLeopardBeachResortandSpa


Accomplishments:Iwashonoredatthe2019WomeninBusinesssummitformycontributionto

womeninbusiness.


DreamingofreturningtomybelovedKenyasomeday...


FormoreinformationregardingSara'sSignatureSafariscontact

TravelswithSaraSaradeMaineKearns,owner

travelswithsara@gmail.com1-845-926-4774-office1-917-346-8683-mobilesarassignaturesafaris.com

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"SourcebookfortheSafariEnthusiast"

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By: Sara de Maine Kearns

Aguideonhowtoplanandhavethebestsafariexperience

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Kenya Edition 2020 - Beyond Experience · 2020. 5. 10. · guide to enhance your safari experience. This is the fifth edition on Kenya to be followed by other African Safari destinations