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PORINI GIRAFFE CAMP – MARA RIPOI CONSERVANCY – MASAI MARA
A superb little camp tucked away in the little known Mara Ripoi Conservancy in the Masai Mara. Just by staying at this camp will mean that you are directly supporting the local community, and all the staff are local Masai from neighbouring towns and villages. This 13,500 acre Kenyan wildlife conservancy is on a parcel of land belonging to a Maasai community who leased it for the purposes of wildlife conservation.
LOCATION
Porini Giraffe Camp is set in the Mara Ripoi Conservancy in the Masai Mara. The camp can be reached from Nairobi by daily scheduled light aircraft flights from Wilson Airport Nairobi to the nearby Naboisho Ol Seki airstrip and it is around an hour’s game drive to the camp.
THE CAMP
Set in a forested area of Camphor bush (African Wild Sage or called Leleshwa in Kenya) and Yellow Bark Acacia along the Ripole River in the Mara Ripoi Conservancy, Porini Giraffe Camp is designed in the style of a traditional safari camp with just 8 guest tents. This little camp offers an intimate experience for a safari in the Maasai Mara in a little known conservancy with superb wildlife away from the crowds – a great alternative to some of the larger lodges and camps in busier areas.
The camp has a dining tent and separate comfortable lounge all located along in a stunning spot along the Ripole river. Each guest tent is comfortably furnished with proper beds, linen and duvets. The en suite bathrooms has a shower, wash basin and flush toilet, the tents are solar powered.
The camp offers a great opportunity to stay at a truly eco-friendly bush camp, run and staffed by local Masai, in a very quiet private conservancy where there are no permanent structures and there is minimal impact on the environment.
ACTIVITIES AND WILDLIFE
Shared day and night game drives – shared day and night game drives from the camp are in customised 4×4 safari vehicles with professional safari guides and spotters. Guests see a wide variety of wildlife within the Mara Ripoi Conservancy and also have access to game drives in the adjacent Ol Kinyei Conservancy as well as within the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Bush walks – with Maasai guides. See the little things that you might miss when in the vehicle. You can get closer to nature on educational bush walks with Maasai guides. A bush walking safari is an adventure packed activity where participants embark on relaxed, guided walks in a wildlife conservation area with the objective of seeing wild animals in a more natural way without using vehicle.
Sundowners – enjoy your sundowners at a scenic spot in the Mara Ripoi Conservancy, with drinks and bitings and all the beautiful landscapes and wildlife of the Mara in the background.
Bush breakfasts and sundowners – are arranged at scenic points.
GIVING BACK
The primary purpose of the Porini Conservancy Concept and its operations is conservation of the environment in partnership with the local communities using eco tourism ventures; This venture is directly channeling over US$1.5 Million per Year to the local Communities plus jobs in areas where opportunities for jobs were almost non-existent for the locals.
PORINI GIRAFFE CAMP IS OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND
THE CAMP WELCOMES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED 8 YEARS AND OLDER – THE CAMP IS UNFENCED AND WALKING SAFARIS ARE NORMALLY FOR CHILDREN AGED 12+
Call 01984 667420 or Email sue@trackssafaris.co.uk
Our expert staff are on-hand, happy to assist with any enquiry you have.
Tracks Safaris is ATOL protected and a member of the Travel Trust Association – giving you 100% financial security and absolute peace of mind when booking your holiday with us.
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