A Night in Paradise in Maasai Mara


by David Kiarie - Date: 2007-04-25 - Word Count: 658 Share This!

When is the last time you visited a place that touched your soul? A place that strife life out of the 21st century complexities and encourage you to rethink your priorities. A place that enriches you with new and radically different cultural experience, where time is gauged by sunrise and sunset and untouched vistas stretch far into the distance.where, while you sleep elephants, warthog and hippos stroll close to your tent. Where days are spent discovering the herds which roam free and the predators which stalk them. Evenings around a camp-fire and gourmet dinners by candle-light, before retiring to a comfortable bed in a spacious and luxurious tent to the sound of the African night as a distant roar of a lion bring a perfect day on safaris to an end. No electricity, cell phone and no tethering to the heretic rush of life all this tailored to take you to the simple rhythms of nature.WELLCOME TO GOVERNORS CAMPS-MAASAI MARA.

The Governors camps are luxurious tented camp situated in the heart of the best game viewing areas and spectacular scenery that form the Mara ecosystem. The BBC has repeatedly chosen the Governors camps for the filming of their Big Cat Diary series showing the daily life and drama of lions, cheetah and Leopard.

Game drives at Governors are by comfortable 4 wheel drive vehicles, Walking Safaris with expert guide for a close encounter with nature or a dawn drift by a hot air balloon over the winding river Mara. The Governors Camps Consist of:
1. The Governors Camp
Nested in the forest on a site originally reserved exclusively for the colonial Governor of Kenya. Half the tents look over the rolling golden grasslands of Africa's Great Plains, with views of herds of elephants, zebra and gazelles: the rest line the bank of the Mara River. The decked bar is right on the water's elge.the perfect spot to watch the wallowing hippos or crocodile guarding its nest.
2. Little Governors Camps
Intimate in Character the little Governors has just Seventeen tents tucked around a large watering hole that teems with animals and birdlife. Beyond the deep drop of the ololo Ridge melts into the vast African Sky. Getting here is an adventure in itself, crossing the Mara River by boat, then walking beneath the canopy of indigenous forest trees.
3. Governors IL Moran Camp.
The river glides slowly past this spacious and luxurious camp. From every veranda you may see furtile bushbucks on the banks, crocodile dozing on the sandbanks, families of hippos in shallows. At the end of the day, guest can enjoy a hot bath in the luxurious en-suite bathroom, then sink into a huge knotted olive-wood bed in preparation for another day of excitement and pleasure. 4. Governors Private Camp:
This camp offers the opportunity to safari in the style of days goneby-in your own exclusive camp.Upto sixteen people, one family or group, have a beautiful bend of the Mara River entily to themselves. Here animals come to drink, and elephants brings their calves for a playful dip. The forest around the camp is home to many beautiful birds, from rare trogans and turacos to nesting hornbills.
5. Loldia House:
Away from Mara on the shoes of Lake Naivasha is Loldia House .Here visited will experience the life of Kenya's earliest settlers on one of the country's oldest farms. By foot or horseback, guest can explore the farm's 8,000 acres amongst herds of wild antelope and zebras, and tour the beautifully tended gardens that reach right on the edge of the lake.
6. Mfangano Island Camp.
Lapped by the waters of Lake Victoria, Mfangano Island camp is an oasis of tranguility.It is set in beautiful gardens in secluded bay, where fish eagles nest and cormorant sun themselves on the giant buolders.During the day, compare your fishing skills to those of peerless fish eagle. Stay for the night in rooms build in traditional local style and watch the burning African sun sink from the sky.


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I am the Tours Manager at Beyond Kenya Safaris a Local Based Destination Travel Company. I have a vast knowledge of Kenya Tourism/Travel spanning 20 Years and a passion of wildlife and Nature. website:http://www.beyondkenyasafaris.co.ke

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