Kruger safari itinerary 2

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NAIROBI - LAIKPIA - SAMBURU - MAASAI MARA - - NAIROBI H O G H O U S E - L E WA W I L D E R N E S S - S A S A A B - M A R A P L A I N S - H O G H O U S E

D AY 1 : N A I R O B I : H o g H o u s e

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met and transferred to our home, Hog House, in Langata. This is a 35min drive and we are located inside the Giraffe Sanctuary. You will have one night here.

D AY S 2 - 4 : L A I K I P I A : L e w a W i l d e r n e s s

After breakfast you will �ly by private charter North, past Mt. Kenya to Laikipia. You will be based on Lewa Downs for the next three nights. Lewa Wilderness is a beautiful family owned bush home in this private ranch where not only is there abundant wildlife but also the freedom to walk and explore on horseback.

D AY 5 : S A M B U R U : S a s a a b

Next you will �ly North again into the arid country beyond Samburu. Here you will have one night at Sasaab perched above the Ewaso Nyiro River, the lifeblood of the area. We have planned a day full of culture for you, with opportunities to spend time with, and learn more about the traditions of the Samburu tribe.

D AY S 6 - 8 : M A A S A I M A R A : M a r a P l a i n s

We then �ly you south, over the Great Rift Valley and on into perhaps the best known area in the World for Big Game - the Maasai Mara. January is a fabulous time in the Mara as the fresh grass following the short rains will attract plentiful herbivores and attendant predators.

D AY 9 : T R A V E L D AY : H o g H o u s e

On your last day you will �ly back to Nairobi, either direct to the international airport to connect with your �light to Cape Town, or if your �light is later, then you are welcome back to Hog House for the remains of the day. If you have the afternoon here then we suggest a visit to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.

R E G I O N S

K R U G E R S A FA R I I T I N E R A R Y This 9 day safari itinerary takes in three of Kenya’s most diverse wildlife areas: Laikipia, the Arid North and the Maasai Mara. We have chosen these three locations to highlight Kenya’s abundant wildlife, beautiful scenery and fascinating tribal cultures.

D AY 1

NAIROBI

HOG HOUSE

D AY S 2 - 4

Lake Turkana

LAIKIPIA

L E WA WILDERNESS D AY 5

THE ARID NORTH SASAAB

D AY S 6 - 8

MAASAI MARA

MARA PLAINS D AY 9

NAIROBI

HOG HOUS

After a night at our home in Nairobi, Hog House, we take you north to Lewa Downs which boasts all the big �ive and also our northern arid specialists like Grevy’s zebra and Reticulated giraffe.

Here you have freedom, you can walk and ride horses or even camels. You can enjoy night drives too and all set amongst stunning scenery with the backdrop of Mt. Kenya.

Lake Logipi

Lake Baringo

Ewaso Nyiro River

Samburu

Shaba

Lake Bogoria

Lake Victoria

Equator

Mt. Kenya

Lake Nakuru Masai Mara

You then head further north where you will have a full day’s cultural immersion with the proud and colourful Samburu tribe, and you’ll spend that night at luxurious Sasaab.

Lake Naivasha Nairobi Tana River

Lake Magadi Amboseli

Ts a v o Watamu

Mombasa

Lamu

Finally we take you the the Maasai Mara, where the wildlife viewing is spectacular at all times of year. Here the predator numbers are incredible.

We have selected Mara Plains camp for you as it is ideally located outside the reserve and therefore allows for walking too.

This is a beautifully balance safari combinining lovely bush homes, luxury lodges and traditional safari camps.

K E N YA

‘ S A FA R I ’ i s t h e S w a h i l i w o r d f o r ‘ a j o u r n e y ’ a n d K e n y a e v o k e s n o s t a l g i a f o r t h e e a r l i e s t o r i g i n s

of the African safari. Romance and adventure are plentiful in the classic stories told in ‘Out of Africa’ a n d ‘ B o r n F r e e ’, i l l u s t r a t i n g K e n y a ’ s s c e n e r y, w i l d l i f e a n d p e o p l e , w h i c h h a v e e n d u r i n g a p p e a l .

Kenya is a sovereign state achieving political independence from the British in 1963.

Since, anxious times have been de�ied, mainly due to its dynamic people who are amongst the most colourful in East Africa.

Friendly and hospitable, the Kenyan people rely heavily on tourism.

Located on the east coast of Africa, the Equator bisects the country resulting in a tropical climate, although diverse geography provokes wide variations in temperature, rainfall and humidity. In relation to size, the assorted landscape is unparalleled and the multitude of national parks and reserves all have their own unique attractions.

Marine reserves boast coral reef gardens with palm fringed beaches and turquoise oceans, while the savannah grasslands exhibit quintessential depictions of imagined Africa, harsh trackless expanses, solitary �lat - topped acacias and incredible concentrations of plains game.

Kenya remains one of the best places in Africa to see great wildlife – lions, elephants, leopards and of course the annual ‘wildebeest migration’ streaming into the Masai Mara from Tanzania.

The East African Rift Valley runs through the country from top to bottom and provides stunning landscapes of giant volcanoes, hot springs and �lamingo sprinkled lakes.

Dominated by Lake Turkana, the ancient source of the Nile, the Rift Valley lakes are some of the most picturesque in Africa. The formation of the Rift created Mt Kenya, the second highest peak in Africa, some three millions years ago.

“The spiritual home of safari, Kenya is where it all began. From the big cats of the Mara to the elephants of Amboseli, combined with traditional tribes, real tented camps and an unparalleled physical diversity, Kenya has it all. ”

Uganda

KENYA Lake Victoria Rwanda Burundi

Tanzania

Zanzibar

“A c o n t i n e n t i n o n e c o u n t r y ” Sandor Carter

H O G

H O U S E

Hidden in the 130 acre Giraffe Sanctuary in Langata, Hog House is a private home with incredible views across to the Ngong Hills. Serene and peaceful you would hardly believe you are in one of Africa’s largest capital cities.

Located close to both Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and Wilson Airport, this unusual family home is an ideal place to begin or end your safari. Its rustic décor and the fact that it is surrounded by wildlife will help to ease you in, and out, of your time here on safari. The straw bale construction uses plantation cedar and fallen African olive and blends with the wooded sanctuary perfectly.

The house itself comprises 2 double bedrooms and a triple, all ensuite. There are a further 2 cottages outside in the garden for larger groups. Hog House is only available for exclusive use. The large open plan sitting/dining is cosy with a warm �ireplace and lots of seating for all to congregate.

Daytime meals we normally take outside in the shade of the Euclea trees in the garden, and a beautiful horizon pool beckons on hot afternoons. Walking in the sanctuary is the perfect way to loosen up stiff joints from long intercontinental �lights and you have

every chance of seeing Rothschild’s giraffe, warthog, dik dik, bushbuck, suni and Syke’s monkeys. Birds of every colour throng around the bird table and hyrax will doubtless entertain you at night!

The Giraffe Centre, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Karen Blixen Museum, and many craft centres are all within a stone’s throw of Hog House.

“It is a privilege to stay in this unusual and

beautiful home within the G I R A F F E S A N C T U A R Y,

so close and convenient to all the classic

Nairobi attractions, and yet quietly tucked away in your o w n h a v e n o f s e r e n i t y.”

L A I K I P I A

I n t h e c e n t r a l h i g h l a n d s o f K e n y a , s t r e t c h i n g f r o m M o u n t K e n y a i n t h e e a s t t o t h e R i f t Va l l e y i n t h e w e s t is a 2.149 million acre area of semi-arid grassland and bush savannah known as the Laikipia Plateau.

This region serves as a portal to Kenya’s remote and wild, northern frontier and is a patchwork of cattle ranches and tribal lands that have been amalgamated under the umbrella of eco-tourism.

The Laikipia Wildlife Forum promotes this collaboration and is an incredible example of successful conservation whereby ranchers and pastoralists encourage the practical co-existance of people, livestock and wildlife. The desire to truly understand all the inhabitants of this natural environment is illustrated in the large number of research and community conservation projects within the area.

Straddling the Equator at altitudes of between 5,000 and 8,000 feet, this secluded part of Africa is incredibly scenic, comprising of magni�icent escarpments which descend into open grasslands, basalt hills, lonely kopjes and riverine forest, fed by rivers sourced on the slopes of Mount Kenya. This diversity attracts considerable animal numbers and is home to the highest number of endangered species in East Africa.

Half the population of Black Rhino, Kenya’s second largest elephant population, the fastest growing wild dog population on the

continent and the globally threatened Grevy’s zebra have all found their home in Laikipia. This is a unique and fascinating wildlife experience when adding the animals that occur solely in central and northern Kenya, such as the Reticulated giraffe, Lelwels hartebeest, gerenuk and Somali ostrich. With such an array of plains game come the predators and Laikipia is home to signi�icant numbers of lion, cheetah and the ever elusive leopard.

Lake Turkana

LAIKIPIA Lake Victoria

Mt. Kenya N.P

Masai Mara

Nairobi Amboseli N.P

Kilimanjaro N.P

Ts a v o N.P

L E W A

W I L D E R N E S S

Lewa Wilderness rests on the northern foothills of Mount Kenya,

the second tallest mountain in Africa with the Batian peaks standing at 17,057 feet.

Lewa Wilderness is one of Kenya’s oldest and most private safari ventures.

Situated on Lewa Downs, the privately owned 62,000 acre Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is located on the Laikipia plateau, a 2,471,054 acre amalgamation of semi-arid grassland, ridged escarpments, basalt hills, small kopjes and riverine forests.

The lodge has 9 exclusive rooms: 6 thatched cottages tucked into the hillside overlooking Lewa’s Eastern Marania Valley, and 3 thatched garden cottages set in the beautiful green lawns. Each cottage is tastefully decorated with antique and handmade furniture, giving rustic charm and the character of a ranch homestead. Canopied beds, patterned cushions, crisp white linen and wooden furnishings, comfort is at the heart of the decor.

Due to the private land ownership and minimal restrictions, a wide variety of activities are available, including camel rides to a nearby animal orphanage. The main lodge offers

a refreshing saltwater pool, tennis courts and an elegant dining area where organic cuisine may be enjoyed indoors or alfresco.

Walking safaris with Maasai guides and night and day drives, offer views of endemic wild life such as gerenuk, Reticulated giraffe, Lelwels hartebeest, Grevy’s zebra and Somali ostrich. With the highest concentration of rhino in East Africa, notable numbers of lion, cheetah and the reclusive leopard, wildlife sightings are sure to amaze. Or, accompanied by knowledgeable Maasai guides and with a red sun setting in the distance, experience the Kenyan bush on horseback.

“Lewa Wilderness Camp offers a doorway to rare wildlife and a

culturally rich people from the comfort

o f a n A f r i c a n s a n c t u a r y.”

K E N YA’ S

A RID

NO RT H

S a m b u r u , B u f f a l o S p r i n g s , M e r u a n d S h a b a a r e a l l w i l d l i f e r e s e r ve s w h i c h l i e i n a va s t a r e a o f o p e n , t h o r n b u s h c o u n t r y a n d d e s e r t t h a t s t r e t c h e s n o r t h f r o m M t . Ke n ya t o S u d a n a n d E t h i o p i a . I t i s t h e s t a r k c o n t r a s t between emptiness, wilderness and rising mountains that makes this area such a spectacular destination.

The lifeblood of the North is the Ewaso Nyiro River and the crystal clear springs that empty into it. Its banks shaded by graceful doum palms, poplars and Acacia elatior trees, the Ewaso Nyiro attracts more and more wildlife as the dry season lengthens from June to October, although it is beautiful at any time of year.

Here you will �ind animals like the Grevy zebra, Beisa oryx, the Somali ostrich, Reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the tiny dik-dik; all species of northern Kenya which have adapted to the harsh arid conditions of the Northern Frontier District. With luck you will also �ind the 'big cats' staking out the favourite drinking places of their prey along the lovely palm-fringed banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River.

Wherever you look mountains rise out of the plains in the blue distance, the conical ash cones of the Nyambenis to the south, Lolokwe and the rugged Mathews Range in the east and to the north the granite towers of Bodich, Kamanga and Tumtu that impose above the Ewaso Nyiro.

Samburu, Pokot, Turkana, Rendille, Gabbra – these are the tribes of the north. All are proud and tough. The Samburu are related to the Masai although they live just north of the equator where the foothills of Mount Kenya merge into the northern desert and slightly south of Lake Turkana in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The purported

bene�its of modern life are often undesirable to the Samburu. They remain much more traditional in life and attitude than their Maasai cousins. The Turkana, like the Samburu and Maasai, still maintain their undiluted traditional way of life. They are distinguished as being great survivors, living in harsh and inhospitable terrain. As with all other pastoralist tribes in Kenya, livestock, especially cattle, are at the core of Turkana culture, they live a nomadic life, always moving from one place to another depending on the availability of pasture and water for their animals.

Lake Turkana

K E N YA’ S ARID NORTH Ewaso Nyiro River Equator

Lake Victoria Masai Mara

Mt. Kenya N.P Nairobi Amboseli N.P

Tana River Ts a v o N.P

S A S A A B

S i t u a t e d a b o v e t h e b a n k s o f t h e E w a s o N y i r o R i v e r, i n t h e a r i d h e a r t o f S a m b u r u l a n d ,

Sasaab’s tranquil setting offers views towards the Laikipia plateau and of Mount Kenya.

Located in northern Kenya, Samburu has a wild beauty of its own. The descent from the lush slopes of Mount Kenya, into the semidesert of Kenya’s Northern Frontier District, is breathtaking.

Sasaab is on Samburu community land, on the Ngutuk Ongiron Group Ranch, known as the West Gate Conservancy.

The main area sits on a high rocky ridge allowing one to enjoy the spectacular views through the Moroccan interior and courtyard.

Accomodation is 9 Moroccan tents, each over 1000 square feet comprising a bedroom, sitting room and fully serviced bathrooms, and private plunge pool. 5 tents have double beds, 4 tents have twin beds.

Electricity is solar powered, offering outlets for charging equipment in each tent. All tents have wireless internet connection and cooling fans.

Sasaab is where Samburu culture really comes alive. We will meet warriors, elders and youngsters all of whom love to dance.

This is a wonderful opportunity for genuine interaction with an tribe of people with ancient customs and a way of life almost incomprehensible to us.

Other activities include; excursions into National Reserves known for its large herds of Elephant and the endangered Grevy’s zebra, day and night game drives, walks along the river, mountain biking, camel rides and cultural visits.

Sasaab’s spa is a little luxury halfway through your safari. Take the ultimate time out, and head for Kenya's hottest new spa.

“From your plunge pool watch across the river HERDS of elephant c o m e t o b a t h e .”

THE

G REAT

RIFT

VAL L E Y

T h e G r e a t R i f t V a l l e y, a l a n d s c a p e i n t u r m o i l , t o r n a p a r t b y t h e t w i s t i n g a n d b u c k l i n g o f t h e E a r t h ’ s c r u s t .

I t i s a l s o a l a n d s c a p e o f h u g e u n p r e d i c t a b l e c h a n g e , t h a t f o r c e s a n i m a l s d a y b y d a y, s e a s o n b y s e a s o n t o gamble with their lives, but for those that win, this is one of the most fertile landscapes on Earth.

The Great Rift Valley was the name given by British explorer John Walter Gregory, to the continuous geographic trench, approximately 6,000 kilometres in length, running from northern Syria to central Mozambique in South East Africa.

The East African Rift Vally has two branches – the Eastern branch which runs through Kenya and Northern Tanzania, and the Western branch through DR Congo, and Western Tanzania. The Western Rift is edged by some of the highest mountains in Africa including t h e V i r u n g a M o u n t a i n s i n Rwa n d a , a n d a l s o includes the Great Lakes. These are some of the deepest lakes in the world and all of the African Great Lakes were formed as the result of the rift.

In Kenya, the valley is at it’s most dramatic to the north of Nairobi, the ancient volcanoes of Longonot and Suswa are easy to see from the road. Most lakes in northern Kenya are shallow and poorly drained and therefore have become alkaline. Their waters are rich in blue - green algae which

David Attenborough

feed insect larvae, small crustaceans and massive �locks of �lamingos. The Kenya Lake system is also a key location on a route followed by huge numbers of birds in their annual migration from breeding grounds in the north, to wintering places in Africa. The lands around the lakes include large populations of Black rhino (Lake Nakuru), Rothschild's giraffe, Greater kudu, lion, cheetah and wild dogs.

Lake Turkana

GREAT RIFT VALLEY Shaba N.P Buffalo Springs N.P Lake Victoria Masai Mara

Mt. Kenya N.P Nairobi

Amboseli N.P

Ts a v o N.P

M A S A I

M A R A

Only in the Mara does the whole spectrum of life and death, birth and growth seem to be there for you, right before your eyes. Most documentary wildlife �ilmmakers choose the Mara due to the abundance and easy access to wild animals here.

Almost 450,000 acres of rolling grasslands make up the Maasai Mara and its surrounding conervancies, bordered by mountains to the north and east and the Siria escarpment to the west.

The permanent meandering rivers traced by deep forest snake across the savannah. The Mara’s proximity to Lake Victoria, which creates its own weather patterns, ensures that the area receives much higher rainfall than the Serengeti ecosystem.

This crucial fact enables millions of animals, including gazelle, zebra and antelope, to survive through the driest time of year. An estimated one and a half million wildebeest make the annual migration up from the southern Serengeti plains into Kenya and remain here from late June into October. You will be staying in one of the quitest parts of the Mara, a conservancy.

Even during migration season you can be away from the crowds.

An hour can pass in nail-biting anticipation as a cheetah conducts a painstaking stalk of her prey, only to lose her meal at the last moment when the wind changes.

Watch the peculiar quality of the light, and the shadows of the clouds on the plains, the strange optical illusions of the distant herds silhouetted along the horizon. Light and shadow, rock and grassland, predators and prey, this is quintessential Africa.

Lake Turkana

Lake Victoria

MASAI MARA

Mt. Kenya N.P

Nairobi Amboseli

Serengeti N.P Ts a v o N.P

M A R A

P L A I N S

Nestled in the trees on the edge of the Ntiakatek stream in the 30,000 acre private Olare-Motorogi Conservancy (previously known as Olare Orok),

Mara Plains is a small, luxury tented camp which prides itself on offering personal, high-level service.

Just north of the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve, in the quiet wilderness of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, there are 7 tents hidden within a copse of riverine trees.

To get to them, you follow a wooden walkway that leads straight between an acacia tree's branches, which curve upward like a candelabra. Acacia trees, �lat-topped and seemingly frozen in motion, are a symbol of East Africa, and this particular tree was a deciding factor when National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert and their partners at Great Plains Conservation set out to build a lodge here. The tree is a natural gateway to an exceptional safari experience.

Mara Plains Camp is at once elegant and unassuming. The elevated tents and the main camp area are crafted of rough-hewn wooden �loors and billowing canvas and �illed with an exquisite collection of furnishings and decor that recall the colonial in�luences of bygone centuries, as well as Kenya’s Swahili and Maasai roots. Whether you come for the thundering wildebeest, the rainbow-colored birds, or to experience

the culture of the Maasai person �irsthand, Mara Plains Camp is the perfect setting for immersing yourself in the mystique and the beauty of the East African savanna.

The guiding at Mara Plains is amongst the best in Kenya - to a Gold Grade standard.

The game viewing in the OOC is spectacular with resident lion, cheetah and leopard populations. Enjoy walking with a Maasai warrior at twilight, followed by a sundowner (a cocktail) under an acacia tree, as well as night drives in the very high, open-sided vehicles.

Mara Plains provides unprecedented entrance to the remarkable ecosystem of the Maasai Mara.

“If a camp’s success lies in its details, then Mara Plains

i s t r u l y b l e s s e d .”

E L E P H A N T

O R P H A N A G E

Daphne Sheldrick was the �irst person in the entire world to successfully hand rear newborn fully

milk dependent African Elephant orphans, something that spanned 28 years of trial and error to achieve.

Located on the edge of Nairobi National Park, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is home to some 20+ baby elephants. Ranging in age from a few weeks to several years, a visit here is a must for any animal lover.

To date, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has successfully hand-raised over 200 infant elephants, and 17 black rhinos. It has also accomplished its long-term conservation priority by effectively reintegrating over 100 orphans back into the wild herds of Tsavo. These hand-reared elephants are fully established and living free amongst their wild peers in Tsavo, some returning with wild born young to show their erstwhile human family. Based at two established Elephant Rehabilitation centres within Tsavo East National Park others are still in the gradual process of the re-integration with others in early infancy at the Trust’s Nairobi National Park Elephant and Rhino Nursery.

The Trust has trained a team of competent elephant keepers who replace the orphans’ lost elephant family until such time as

the transition to the wild herds has been accomplished, something that can take up to

10 years, since elephant calves duplicate

their human counterparts in terms of development

through

age

progression.

Those that were orphaned too young to recall

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orphans eventually take their rightful place amongst their wild counterparts, including those orphaned on the day they were born.

“The world’s most emotionally h u m a n l a n d m a m m a l .”

Daphne Sheldrick

J A M E S

R O B E R T S O N

T h i r t y - � i v e y e a r s a f t e r l e a d i n g h i s � i r s t e x p e d i t i o n , J a m e s i s c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d a t K e r & D o w n e y, and an in�luential leader of the new movement in community-led conservation.

Like the safari industry itself, James Robertson was born and raised in Kenya, where his appetite for adventure has earned him a reputation as one of the modern pioneers of the global safari business.

James’ dependability for never following the same itinerary twice, and for continually searching out new experiences for his clients, has won him admirers across the industry, as well as an army of repeat guests (including two families who have each travelled with him 26 times!). Among his long-standing Kenyan crew, he’s known as “Ndorobo” after the fabled hunter-gathers of northern Kenya – a tribe renowned for their resourceful bushcraft, and their complete absence of fear for wild animals.

Although James’ �irst love and main base is Kenya, he is an “all-Africa guide” and just as likely to be found travelling through the game-rich parks, reserves and conservancies of eastern and southern Africa. In recent years, he has been supporting a number of Maasai and Samburu communities that have turned part of their grazing lands over to conservation – giving guests a chance to see some rarer wildlife species, and to experience an absolutely authentic immersion in two of the world’s oldest tribal cultures.

In 2001, James was a founder of The Mara Conservancy, a ground-breaking and widely-admired partnership between conservationists and the county government, which established a new public-private template to protect the critical wildlife dispersal areas north of the Maasai Mara Reserve. He sits on the board of the (removed the MMWCT) Kenya Wildlife Trust , and his unrivalled contacts enable his guests to meet some of the leading conservationists and wildlife researchers in the world.

Having been raised on the edge of Kenya's largest National Park, Tsavo is close to James’ heart.

His most recent focus is on protecting the last remaining Great Tuskers of which there are around 10 bulls each carrying in excess of 100lbs of ivory per side. He is working closely with the Tsavo Trust to protect these valuable elephants.

James and Abigail live within a wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Nairobi, where they host most of their guests personally. They work together as much as possible out on safari where their shared passions are apparent to anyone travelling with them.

K E R

&

D O W N E Y

“ S o m e t h i n k t h e b e s t l a r g e - s c a l e o p e r a t i o n a f t e r t h e w a r…

was the one launched over a drink or two on the veranda of the Imperial Hotel in Addis Ababa” – Bartle Bull, Safari: A Chronicle of Adventure, 1

Like so many great ventures, Ker & Downey Safaris was born from a chance encounter.

Donald Ker and Syd Downey, two big game hunters from Kenya, had been �ighting with the British in Ethiopia shortly before the fall of Addis Ababa in 1941. Syd had just been released by the Italians and was celebrating at a local hotel when he bumped into Donald Ker. With one car and a lot of bravura, the pair made a plan to establish “the best safari company the world has ever known”.

and 70’s, the company continued to grow – extending its reach across southern Africa, east to the jungles of Congo, and north into the deserts of Ethiopia and Sudan. By 1977, when hunting was of�icially banned in Kenya, K&D had transformed itself into the leading provider of customised mobile photographic safaris in Africa.

In 1962, shortly before Kenya’s Independence, Ker & Downey spread its wings to Botswana, with Harry Selby and a couple of other guides offering safaris in this ‘new’, uncharted corner of Africa. Through the 60’s

“Because we’ve been doing

It was not until January 1946 that Syd and Donald, newly discharged from the army, took out their �irst safari. They were hired to run a camp in the Maasai Mara for the production of “The Macomber Affair”, the United Artists blockbuster starring Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett. It was the beginning of a long love affair with Hollywood, which would see “K&D” out�it some of the biggest �ilms ever to come out of Africa.

Today, Ker & Downey is celebrated as the longest-existing safari out�itter in the world, and the standard-bearer for unsurpassed luxury in some of its last great wild places.

So successful has the “K&D” name been that it has been brazenly borrowed by a number of copycat companies in Africa and the West.

Yet to this day, no one has come close to emulating the luxurious standards, the rich experiences, or the peerless guiding of “The Original Ker & Downey Safaris”.

t h i s f o r 7 0 y e a r s . . .”

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