KICHECHE
MARA CAMP
MASAI MARA SPECIAL
Kicheche Mara Camp in Kenya's Masai Mara, lying adjacent to the Great Rift Valley, boasts the single largest concentration of plains game anywhere in the world. The reserve is one of the very few areas left in Africa where wildlife can be seen in the large numbers that existed a hundred years ago.
Between July and October the
plains darken with wildebeest and zebra, unending columns from the adjoining
Serengeti passing through on their hazardous annual journey in search
of fresh pastures, unaware that they themselves are prime targets for
the relentless native predators - lions, leopards and cheetahs. But there
is more to the Mara than its prolific wildlife - towering escarpments,
acacia-dotted grasslands, blazing sunsets and towering rain clouds provide
photo-opportunities at every turn.
THE CAMP
Kicheche Mara Camp is a classic luxury bush camp. It is hidden in a grove
of wild olive trees in a prolific wildlife area. Game viewing starts right
from the camp itself. Kicheche offers a certain quality of wilderness
living, but it is a canvas bush camp.
We utilise alternative sources of energy like solar power and candlelight. The mod-cons of urban living in concrete lodges is not our scene. Nor is noisy nightlife. Not that Kicheche is silent, the natural sounds of the bush are all part of the experience. Accommodation Spacious, fully insect-proof tents. Your private bathrooms have a central dressing area and separate compartments for the shower and toilet. Hot water for showers or washing is available at any time. There are canvas director's chairs on the veranda and hammocks slung between nearby trees to relax in.
Game-viewing drives are conducted by 4WD open-topped Landcruiser vehicles.
Our Nyati tent with its comfortable local furnishings and informative collection of reference books is a delightful place to relax between game drives or other activities.
Included in the rate is a daily laundry service. Please note this is a bush laundry which cannot cope with delicate items of clothing.
The Masai Mara is serviced daily from Nairobi by 2 scheduled flights. We collect from the Ngerende airstrip in the western Mara, a thirty minute game-viewing drive from camp.
SUGGESTED ITINERARY
2 nights minimum, 3, 4 or more are ideal.
Day 1 Take the 45 minute scheduled morning flight from Wilson Airport, Nairobi to the Mara. We will meet you and transfer you across the plains to the camp. Freshen up before lunch. Afterwards, relax and absorb the surroundings before setting off on an afternoon game drive till sunset. Return to camp for hot showers, then an aperitif before dining under the stars.
Day 2 Rise early with tea or coffee brought to your tent. At dawn set off for drive on the plains. Return for a hearty breakfast, then perhaps visit a Masai Manyatta (village). Lunch, then relax in the camp. Afternoon tea is followed by further game-viewing to sunset. Return for an evening around the campfire.
Day 3 Another early start for your final game drive. After breakfast we transfer you back to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi.
Extensions - Days 4 and 5 Visit
other areas of the famous Reserve such as Leopard Gorge, Musiara Marsh,
and the wildebeest crossing points on the Mara.
Price Guide
Kicheche
Mara Camp
Safari starts and finishes in Nairobi.
Fully inclusive of all accommodation, meals as specified in the itinerary,
game activities and air transfers from
Nairobi, return.
Safari Costs from £420.00 Per Person
for a 2 night package
(Excluding all flights to and from Africa)
Safaris subject to availability and prices
To
check availability for this safari, please contact us on
UK
- 01995 679 776
International
- 44 1995 679 776
Priority is given to people who call us, due to
the number of e-mails we receive.
holidays@safari-africa.co.uk
Additional
Nights
3rd night costs from £140.00 per person per night.
4th and any additional nights cost from £105.00 per person per night.
This camp is closed during
April and May.
THERE IS NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT CHARGE AT THIS CAMP
Low
Season Special
1st
June to 30th June
and 1st November to 14th December
Kicheche
Mara Camp
2 night package
costs £350.00 Per Person
Additional nights cost £105.00 per person per night
Children are welcome at reduced rates for under 12 year olds
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Flights to, from and many within Africa are not included in the cost of the safari, you can check flight prices On-Line by going to our Flights page or by contacting your local travel agent or flight specialist.
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Don't
just take our
word for it!
Yvonne Jacobs visited Kicheche in early February 2002
"I had an amazing time at Kicheche. There were only four other guests when I arrived and for two days I had the whole camp to myself, so I got really spoiled. I had my own driver, Daniel, who had an incredible knowledge of the animals and a mischevious sense of humour.
I saw all the big five by my third drive and later saw cheetahs too. You don't need to leave the camp to see the animals. A leopard came to visit the tent at night as did the elephants, who walked round my tent knocking over lots of trees. It was very exciting!
All the staff there are really helpful and friendly and there is a good atmosphere around the camp."
Latest Camp
News
Julius, one of our guides, was out on an extended game
drive with several guests at the Mara River. They were watching zebra,
who normally head the migration, make their way across the river.
They then saw a large male leopard ahead of them crouching in the grass…a small group of wildebeest edged towards the river and…BANG…he pounced and collared a sub-adult female wildebeest strangling it with his vice like grip on her throat.
He then dragged his kill into a nearby thicket and proceeded to eat as the cameras clicked and videos rolled throughout. Outstanding!
Amani (our resident cheetah) and her 3 cubs are doing very well, Anup & Manoj are following their progress daily.
More good news….another cheetah (pregnant) has moved into the area at the foot of the Kipeleo hill near the Rhino Sanctuary.