CULTURIOUS KENYA
PREMIER HOTELS & TENTED CAMPS Connecting with your stunning surroundings is what your Culturious Kenya accommodations are all about... from Hemingways Nairobi, a new-for-2012 luxury boutique hotel tucked into the rolling Karen landscapes overlooking the Ngong Hills... to three of the finest tented safari camps in Kenya: Tortilis Camp, a frequent Condé Nast Traveler Gold List property set in the heart of Amboseli National Park’s elephant country with amazing views of Kilimanjaro... the thatched-roofed tents and verandahs of Lewa Safari Camp, looking out at Mt. Kenya... and the luxurious Mara Intrepids, perched in the center of the spectacular Masai Mara...
4. AMONG THEMAASAI & AMBOSELI’S ELEPHANTS Amboseli National Park is Africa’s best place to observe free-ranging elephants; during a morning game drive, stop at a Masaai village and get to know local tribespeople and their culture firsthand. This afternoon’s game drive includes a visit to the Amboseli Elephant Research Center, established in 1972 by American journalist Cynthia Moss; for the past four decades, Cynthia and her team have studied the same elephant population within a 400-square-mile area in Amboseli, identifying and recording more than 1,400 elephants. Tour their research center and learn more about the project from one of its leading researchers before returning to the lodge for dinner. Meals BLD
5. WHERE THE RHINOS ARE... LEWA CONSERVANCY Depart Tortilis Camp and hop a flight (which includes a refueling stop in Nairobi) to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a 55,000-acre reserve north of Mt. Kenya in the country’s geographical center. On a game drive in the comfort of your 4 x 4 vehicle or perhaps on a walking safari*, set out to spot the celebrated “Big Five” – especially the rare black rhinoceros, which the conservancy was established to protect in the 1980s. It’s sundowners and dinner tonight at Lewa Safari Camp, where you’ll spend the next three nights. Meals BLD
A LEGACY OF CONSERVATION...
With Culturious, you won’t simply see Kenya’s remarkable wildlife. Of course, you’ll enjoy great wildlife viewing throughout your trip on guided game drives in 4 x 4 vehicles, on walking safaris and even on horseback. But you’ll also interact with the region’s endangered wildlife and the conservationists working to protect them... witnessing firsthand the legacies and ongoing efforts of some of Kenya’s most prominent wildlife preservation organizations. Enjoy a lecture and tour at the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, established four decades ago by journalist Cynthia Moss... a private glimpse of baby elephants at Dame Daphne Sheldrick’s elephant orphanage in Nairobi... a private demonstration of anti- poaching techniques to protect endangered rhinos and elephants at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, and more...
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6. SADDLE SAFARI & BLOODHOUNDS ON THE TRAIL Learn how sure-footed polo ponies can be as some of you saddle up for a horseback safari* at Lewa, home to the world’s largest population of Grevy’s zebra; riding along closely with zebra and giraffe who see you as just another grazing herbivore is an incredible experience! Others meet English bloodhounds and rangers of Lewa’s anti-poaching unit, whose efforts to protect rhinos and elephants serve as a model for the region; they’ll demonstrate their methods and “track” a Culturious traveler... it just might be you! Meals BLD
7. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WILDLIFE... Because it was originally created to save the black rhino from extinction, Lewa Conservancy is now home to more than 10% of Kenya’s total population of this critically endangered species. But that’s just the beginning; its riverine woodlands, swamps and forests boast some 70 mammal species including aardvark, hartebeest, hippo, hyena, Colobus monkey and sitatunga, plus over 350 bird species from the Kori Bustard to the Lilac Breasted Roller. Today,
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