IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BERYL MARKHAM KENYAN AVIATRIX AND HORSEWOMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE from $ 9 NIGHT/10 DAY DOMESTIC AIR & LAND ONLY 8959* Beryl Markham’s memoir West with the Night reads like fiction, so fantastic are her exploits. The first person to fly solo, per person based on non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west, Beryl was also a highly successful race horse breeder and trainer. Ernest Hemingway marveled that Beryl ‘writes rings around all who consider ourselves writers’. As well as being a bush pilot, double occupancy friend of Karen Blixen, and Denys Finch-Hutton’s lover, Beryl was at one time the most successful horse trainer in Kenya, a feat never before accomplished by a young woman. This vacation combines Beryl’s two great passions – flying and horses. INCLUSIONS • Nairobi International Airport Meet and Greet service • Biplane flight over Lewa Conservancy • One night Nairobi hotel, including breakfast • Flight Lewa Downs to Mara • Flight Wilson Airport to Lewa Downs • Three nights Karen Blixen Camp, Masai Mara including • Two nights Lewa Wilderness guided camping safari on meals and game drives camel back, including meals • Flight Masai Mara to Wilson Airport • Three nights Lewa Wilderness Lodge, including meals, • All transfers game drives and horse riding ITINERARY Day 1: Nairobi On arrival at Nairobi International Airport you will be transferred to your accommodation. Rest of day at leisure. Day 2: Lewa Downs You will be transferred to Wilson domestic airport for your flight to Lewa Downs and your 5 night horseback camping and lodge based accommodation and game viewing package. (B, L, D). Days 3 - 6: Lewa Downs Spend 2 days camping out and game viewing on horseback to experience Kenya as the colonial settlers did. Your trip will be completely outfitted, all you have to do is ride and enjoy magnificent wildlife sightings in the company of your experienced guides. After your camping experience, you will spend 3 nights in the comfort of Lewa Wilderness Lodge, where your game viewing will be from a vehicle. (B,L,D) Day 7: Masai Mara Fly to the legendary Masai Mara for 3 nights at Karen Blixen Camp, ideally located on a river where elephants come to wallow and drink, and in which hippos spend their days. (B,L,D) Days 8 and 9: Masai Mara Enjoy Masai Mara game drives and riverside game viewing at Karen Blixen Camp. Enjoy the Karen Blixen memorabilia and visits to the local community school. An optional hot air balloon safari is recommended. (B,L,D) Day 10: Depart You will be transferred to the Masai Mara airstrip for your flight to Wilson and road transfer to Nairobi International Airport. (B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS: *Prices are quoted in USD and are ‘from’, per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplements apply. Book by Aug 31, 2019. Cancellation penalties apply please check our terms & conditions for full details. Prices are current as of Jul 22, 2019 and may differ when you book your travel and are not guaranteed until full payment is received and processed. All pricing is strictly subject to availability. All prices, itineraries and routing are subject to change without notice. Please call for our current prices. CA CST: 2076233-40 | WA ID: 601 684 531 | LA- 1282498 Book now: Africa Answers 866.427.2540 [email protected] www.africaanswers.com Kenya...Africa in microcosm ABOUT KENYA Kenya is a medium-sized country that sits astride the equator in the heart of Africa, with huge natural appeal, and contains some of Africa’s most game rich areas. Within the borders of a single country, you will find savannahs rich with big game, timeless cultures unchanged by the modern world, pristine beaches and coral reef, equatorial forests and mighty snow-capped mountains; searing deserts and cool highland retreats. Kenya has been a popular safari destination for decades, so offers solid infrastructure. WEATHER/WHEN TO GO DOCUMENTATION Sitting on the equator, Kenya’s climate is based upon altitude. Kenya offers Travellers arriving in Kenya are required to have permanent passports warm days and cool, early mornings and evenings throughout most of the that will be valid for at least six months from the date of arrival and country. At higher altitude the temperatures are moderate. The Coast is contain at least three pages for affixing visas and arrival stamps. Generally, often humid and tropical. There are two primary rainy seasons: the long travellers arriving in one country, proceeding to another country and rains roughly from April to June and the short rains during October and returning to the first country may re-enter on the original multiple entry November. visa unless they have returned to their home country. The Great Migration occurs in Masai Mara from June through November, Prior to visiting Kenya, travelers must fill out an online eVisa application with the middle months being the most intense. via the eCitizen portal, https://www.ecitizen.go.ke/ CURRENCY Please note, eVisas are now USD $52.28, inclusive of a $1 service charge and $1.28 card handling fee. The Kenyan shilling is freely exchangeable, and most major facilities accept major credit cards. US dollars are accepted almost everywhere, but the MEDICATIONS rate of exchange will vary. Malaria meds are always optional, but are recommended for Kenya. LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE Yellow fever certificates arenot required for entry to Kenya, unless travelers The official language of Kenya is Swahili, but English is spoken widely in are coming from a country where yellow fever exists, such as Uganda or commercial areas, and people in the tourism industry all speak English. Rwanda. Yellow fever vaccinations are generally recommended for areas Kenyans are outgoing, welcoming and optimistic people who love to have beyond Nairobi and the Highlands. Travelers who have hesitations about a chat and share stories. They laugh easily, love a good joke, and don’t yellow fever shots should take their itinerary to their travel clinic for a final take life too seriously. determination. GETTING THERE: Kenya is well served by major international airlines, which fly into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi, NBO). Africa Answers uses Emirates via Dubai, or South African Airways via Johannesburg. 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