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“Totally!Offbeat”!!
Laikipia,(Rift(Valley(&(Masai(Mara(
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DAY!1!
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Arrive!Nairobi!6!Laikipia!
This(morning(you(are(scheduled(to(arrive(Jomo(Kenyatta(International(Airport(
where,(after(you(have(collected(your(luggage(and(cleared(customs,(you(will(be(
met( by( a( representative( from( Offbeat( Safaris( and( driven( approximately( 45(
minutes(to(Wilson(Domestic(Airport(for(your(scheduled(flight(to(Laikipia.((The(
last(45(minutes(you’ll(take(a(game(drive(Sosian(Lodge,(arriving(in(time(for(lunch(
by( the( pool( and( an( afternoon( walk( or( game( drive.( ( You( will( spend( the( next( 4(
nights(here.(
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DAY!1!6!4! !
Sosian!Lodge,!Laikipia!(4!nights)(
Sosian,( the( Samburu( word( for( ‘Wild( Date( Palm’,( combines( luxury( and(
wilderness;( ideal( for( those( looking( for( a( unique( and( intimate( bush( experience.(
The(24,000Tacre(private,(working(ranch(sits(on(the(Laikipia(plateau,(80kms(west(
of( Mt( Kenya,( offering( pure( wilderness,( with( more( than( 250( species( of( birdlife(
and( an( abundance( of( game( species( including( elephant,( lion,( leopard,( cheetah,(
hippo,(buffalo,(reticulated(giraffe,(plus(rare(species(such(as(wild(dogs,(Jackson’s(
hartebeest(and(Grevy’s(zebra.(
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Guests( are( accommodated( in( an( elegant( 1940’s( farmhouse( that( has( been(
beautifully(renovated.((The(lodge(sleeps(14(people(with(more(space(for(children(
if( needed( (in( the( family( cottage)( plus( a( swimming( pool,( tennis( court,( organic(
vegetable(garden,(and(stable(yard(of(30(safari(horses.(
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Sosian( offers( a( huge( range( of( activities( including( walking,( horseTriding,( camel(
safaris,( gameTdrives,( nightTdrives,( fly( camping,( fishing,( archery,( tennis( and(
swimming(in(the(waterfalls(behind(the(ranch(house.(Guests(are(also(encouraged(
to(participate(in(ranch(life,(such(as(dipping(cattle.((
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DAY!5!
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Sosian!–!Deloraine!House!
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This( morning( you( will( leave( Sosian( after( an( early( breakfast( and( be( driven( to(
Deloraine,(in(time(for(lunch.((This(is(an(interesting(drive,(taking(you(down(into(
the( Great( Rift( Valley.( ( After( lunch( on( the( veranda,( looking( out( across( the(
impressive( mature( gardens( of( Deloraine( you( can( opt( to( relax( by( the( pool( or(
perhaps(head(out(for(a(ride(in(the(forest(behind.((Overnight(Deloraine.(
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DAY!5!6!7! !
Deloraine!House,!Nakuru!(3!nights)!
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Deloraine( House( was( built( in( 1920( by( Lord( Francis( Scott,( a( prominent( early(
settler(and(has(to(be(one(of(the(grandest(examples(of(colonial(architecture(in(the(
country.((Deloraine(is(set(in(the(middle(of(a(5000(acre(commercial(farm(at(6000(
feet,( on( the( lower( slopes( of( Londiani( Mountain( in( the( Great( Rift( Valley.( The(
house( is( run( by( the( Voorspuy( family,( who( are( well( known( for( their( Offbeat(
Riding(Safaris.(Deloraine(is(their(home(and(base(for(their(safaris.!
With(3(large(double(rooms(with(their(own(bathrooms(in(the(main(house(with(2(
extra(rooms(for(families(with(shared(bathrooms,(plus(3(double(rooms(with(their(
own(bathrooms(in(the(cottage(adjacent(to(the(house,(Deloraine(can(sleep(up(to(
16( guests.( ( All( meals( are( taken( in( the( dining( room( on( veranda( and( guests(
become(part(of(the(family(atmosphere.((
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The( gardens( are( magnificent,( boasting( a( croquet( lawn,( tennis( court( and(
swimming(pool.(There(are(sixty(horses(on(the(farm(and(although(many(are(used(
for(safaris,(there(are(always(plenty(of(polo(ponies(to(ride(with(the(farm(and(the(
mountain(providing(more(than(adequate(countryside(to(explore.(
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During(you’re(your(time(at(Deloraine(we(highly(recommend(you(take(a(half(or(
full(day(trip(to(Lake(Nakuru(National(Park(which(covers(an(area(of(188(km2(and(
is(world(famous(for(its(spectacular(flamingos,(as(well(as(it’s(healthy(population(
of(rhinos.(
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DAY!8!
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Deloraine!–!Offbeat!Mara!Camp!
This(morning(you(will(be(transferred(by(road(to(Loldia(Airstrip(from(where(you(
will(take(a(scheduled(flight(to(the(Masai(Mara.(
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DAY!8!6!11!!!!!!!!Offbeat!Mara!Camp,!Mara!North!Conservancy!(4!nights)(
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Offbeat(Mara(Camp(is(a(small,(traditional(semiTpermanent(camp(situated(on(the(
Olare(Orok(water(system,(in(the(Mara(North(Conservancy((MNC).((This(unspoilt(
part( of( Masailand( is( an( area( full( of( wildlife( but( far( from( any( other( camp( or(
lodge.( ( The( MNC( has( fantastic( game( viewing( all( year( round,( including( the(
Offbeat(Lion(pride(just(outside(camp.(The(MNC(has(low(camp/lodge(density,(is(
open( only( to( member( camps( and( has( a( strict( number( of( vehicles( permitted( at(
sightings(
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Offbeat(Mara(works(with(the(local(Maasai(community,(employing(many(in(the(
camp,( within( all( departments.( All( our( guides( are( graduates( of( the( Koiyaki(
Guiding( School( and( all( have( KPSGA( silver( badges.( The( Mara( offers( amazing(
wildlife( viewing( throughout( the( year( and( features( the( annual( wildebeest(
migration(in(July(to(September.((
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The( camp( only( sleeps( up( to( 20( guests( in( four( large( double/twin( en( suite( tents,(
and( then( a( further( three( family( tents,( which( are( a( double( and( twin( unit,( also(
with( an( en( suite( bathroom.( ( These( family( units( can( also( make( for( a( lovely(
honeymooners(tent,(with(more(space(and(privacy.(((The(enTsuite(bathrooms(each(
have(hot(safari(showers,(washTbasins(and(flush(loos.((The(spacious(tents(are(all(
furnished( with( large,( hand( made( cedar( beds,( 24( hour( solar( lighting( and( the(
finest(linen.(
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Informal( dining( is( hosted( in( the( mess( tent( or( around( the( campfire.( ( Delicious(
English( breakfasts,( lighter( lunches( and( three( course( dinners( are( served( each(
evening.( ( Guests( can( also( relax( in( the( bar( and( living( room( tent,( which( is(
furnished(with(comfortable(sofas,(a(writing(desk,(and(library(and(fully(stocked(
bar.(
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Besides(daily(game(drives(guests(can(also(take(short(walks,(go(fishing(or(visit(a(
local(village.((Bush(breakfasts,(bush(dinners(and(sundowners(are(all(part(of(the(
normal(day(and(photographic(opportunities(are(excellent(all(year(round.(
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DAY!12! !
Offbeat!Mara!–!Nairobi!
This(morning,(after(breakfast(you(will(be(transferred(to(the(Mara(North(airstrip(
to(take(your(scheduled(flight(back(to(Nairobi.((You(will(be(met(on(arrival(by(a(
representative( from( Offbeat( Safaris( and( transferred( to( the( international( airport(
for(your(flight(home.(
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