Friday, May 24, 2013
Villa Rosa Kempinski EXCLUSIVE sneak peak
Simba Hospitality and Kempinski Hotels, Europe's oldest Hotelier since 1897, announced they would be working together in a partnership that meant Kempinski Hotels would operate Olare Kempinski Maasai Mara and the 200-room five star city hotel, Villa Rosa Kempinski. Villa Rosa Kempinski, in Nairobi, is set to open in August 2013. Here are some sneak pics
Monday, February 18, 2013
Amboseli tour to celebrate peaceful election
We are praying for a peaceful election this coming March. To put our money where our mouth is, we are organised a trip to Amboseli on March 30th to celebrate a peaceful election. This will serve as a reminder that there is life after the election, no matter who wins the election.
This tour to Amboseli will provide an opportunity for Kenyans' to appreciate Kenya's diversity in culture and geography, and also to have a gateway from the bustle of the city life to reflect on the years ahead.
The tour will begin at 7 am on 30th March with pick up in Nairobi (Nakumatt Lifestyle) for the road trip to Amboseli. After a leasure trip from Mombasa road to Namanga road, you will arrive at Amboseli National Park.
You will have lunch at the lodge, and leisure time at the swimming pool or walks at the camp. Later in the evening you will go for a game drive in Amboseli National Park.
Buffet dinner will provided there after and evening will be spend at the bonfire with you drink and conversation of a new beginning - as individual Kenyans and as a country.
Overnight at the lodge.
On 31st March 2013
You will have an early morning game drive and after breakfast. You will depart the lodge for the trip back to Nairobi on this day.
Cost
Kibo Safari Lodge Ksh 10,100 per person sharing
Amboseli Sopa Lodge Ksh 12,540 per person sharing
Ol Tukai Lodge Ksh 13,960 per person sharing
Cost includes: Transport in a safari van, park entrance fees,fullboard meals
Not include: Drinks, other items of personal nature.
God of all creation, Bless this our land and Nation.
This tour to Amboseli will provide an opportunity for Kenyans' to appreciate Kenya's diversity in culture and geography, and also to have a gateway from the bustle of the city life to reflect on the years ahead.
The tour will begin at 7 am on 30th March with pick up in Nairobi (Nakumatt Lifestyle) for the road trip to Amboseli. After a leasure trip from Mombasa road to Namanga road, you will arrive at Amboseli National Park.
You will have lunch at the lodge, and leisure time at the swimming pool or walks at the camp. Later in the evening you will go for a game drive in Amboseli National Park.
Buffet dinner will provided there after and evening will be spend at the bonfire with you drink and conversation of a new beginning - as individual Kenyans and as a country.
Overnight at the lodge.
On 31st March 2013
You will have an early morning game drive and after breakfast. You will depart the lodge for the trip back to Nairobi on this day.
Cost
Kibo Safari Lodge Ksh 10,100 per person sharing
Amboseli Sopa Lodge Ksh 12,540 per person sharing
Ol Tukai Lodge Ksh 13,960 per person sharing
Cost includes: Transport in a safari van, park entrance fees,fullboard meals
Not include: Drinks, other items of personal nature.
For bookings call +254
- 787 687800 / +254 - 705 648246
God of all creation, Bless this our land and Nation.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Lake Naivasha Excursions
Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus whose waters are shallow with an average depth of five metres. The lake is popular gateway from Nairobi because it is 2 hours drive from the city.
Some of the excursions at Lake Naivasha and its environment include:
i). Hell’s Gate National park is a unique among Kenya’s parks, as you are allowed to walk or cycle unguided across its breadth. There’s dramatic scenery, with looming cliffs, gorges and basalt columns. Lurking lions and leopards add to the excitement! Marking the eastern entrance to Hell’s Gate Gorge is Fischer’s Tower, one of the park’s many popular rock-climbing sites. Lake Naivasha makes a convenient base for exploring the park, but camping here is recommended and Ol Dubai and Naiberta camp sites are probably the best. Access is by private vehicle or by hiring a bike from Lake Naivasha.
ii). Crescent Island: A short boat trip from the mainland out into Lake Naivasha gives you access to the unique Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary. There is also possibility to access it by road passing through the "Horse Riding Complex" A wide variety of wildlife, birdlife and flora lives quite freely out there and as there are no predators to be found, quite happily as well. Spend some time wandering around at your own pace and enjoy the peace and quiet broken only by the sounds of the Islands wild inhabitants.
iii) Mount Longonot is a dormant stratovolcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, Africa. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s. Its name is derived from the Masai word oloonong'ot, meaning "mountains of many spurs" or "steep ridges". A mountain climbing trail runs from the park entrance up to the crater rim, and continues in a loop encircling the crater. The whole tour is only about 8-9 km long but very steep, so that the round trip of park gate - Longonot Peak - park gate takes around 5 hrs hiking. The gate is around 2150 m asl and the peak at 2780 m asl but following the jagged rim involves substantially more than the 630 m vertical difference.
iii) Lake Baringo: - As a freshwater Lake it is home to hippos, crocodiles and an abundance of fish and birds, but it does not have flamingoes, as these feed on the algae specific to soda lakes. Despite this, it is most famous as an ornithologist's paradise, with 500 bird species, many of which are extremely rare or otherwise only seen in this area.
iv) Lake Nakuru National Park: - Take a short drive to Lake Nakuru and experience nature at its bests toll at Lake Nakuru National park Which offers a wide variety of wildlife including the bats, colobus monkeys, spring hares, otters, rock hyraxes, hippopotamuses, buffalos, waterbucks, leopards, lions, hyenas and giraffes, but the most popular reason for visiting is the wonderful sight of hundreds of flamingoes in the Lake itself. At one time there were thought to be around 2'000'000 flamingoes here, about one third of the world's entire population, but the numbers have diminished in recent years.
v) Thomson’s Falls:-Travelling from the dust bowl of Nakuru it was a joy to see the ever changing landscape and vegetation. Tea and coffee plantations merged with the lush forests, colours of Africa that fight for attention in your head, around every corner another view which makes you want to stop and enjoy Thomson's Falls is a beautiful waterfall at the Ewaso Nyiro River in Central Kenya. The waterfall is 74 meters (243 feet) high. One of the biggest hippo pools of Kenya is located upstream from the falls. It’s possible to view the falls from above, and there’s also a trail down to the bottom of the ravine.
Accommodation at Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodges, Lake Naivasha Resort, Enashipai Resort, Lake Naivasha Simba, Lake Naivasha Country Club and Lake Naivasha Sopa.
i). Hell’s Gate National park is a unique among Kenya’s parks, as you are allowed to walk or cycle unguided across its breadth. There’s dramatic scenery, with looming cliffs, gorges and basalt columns. Lurking lions and leopards add to the excitement! Marking the eastern entrance to Hell’s Gate Gorge is Fischer’s Tower, one of the park’s many popular rock-climbing sites. Lake Naivasha makes a convenient base for exploring the park, but camping here is recommended and Ol Dubai and Naiberta camp sites are probably the best. Access is by private vehicle or by hiring a bike from Lake Naivasha.
ii). Crescent Island: A short boat trip from the mainland out into Lake Naivasha gives you access to the unique Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary. There is also possibility to access it by road passing through the "Horse Riding Complex" A wide variety of wildlife, birdlife and flora lives quite freely out there and as there are no predators to be found, quite happily as well. Spend some time wandering around at your own pace and enjoy the peace and quiet broken only by the sounds of the Islands wild inhabitants.
iii) Mount Longonot is a dormant stratovolcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, Africa. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s. Its name is derived from the Masai word oloonong'ot, meaning "mountains of many spurs" or "steep ridges". A mountain climbing trail runs from the park entrance up to the crater rim, and continues in a loop encircling the crater. The whole tour is only about 8-9 km long but very steep, so that the round trip of park gate - Longonot Peak - park gate takes around 5 hrs hiking. The gate is around 2150 m asl and the peak at 2780 m asl but following the jagged rim involves substantially more than the 630 m vertical difference.
iii) Lake Baringo: - As a freshwater Lake it is home to hippos, crocodiles and an abundance of fish and birds, but it does not have flamingoes, as these feed on the algae specific to soda lakes. Despite this, it is most famous as an ornithologist's paradise, with 500 bird species, many of which are extremely rare or otherwise only seen in this area.
iv) Lake Nakuru National Park: - Take a short drive to Lake Nakuru and experience nature at its bests toll at Lake Nakuru National park Which offers a wide variety of wildlife including the bats, colobus monkeys, spring hares, otters, rock hyraxes, hippopotamuses, buffalos, waterbucks, leopards, lions, hyenas and giraffes, but the most popular reason for visiting is the wonderful sight of hundreds of flamingoes in the Lake itself. At one time there were thought to be around 2'000'000 flamingoes here, about one third of the world's entire population, but the numbers have diminished in recent years.
v) Thomson’s Falls:-Travelling from the dust bowl of Nakuru it was a joy to see the ever changing landscape and vegetation. Tea and coffee plantations merged with the lush forests, colours of Africa that fight for attention in your head, around every corner another view which makes you want to stop and enjoy Thomson's Falls is a beautiful waterfall at the Ewaso Nyiro River in Central Kenya. The waterfall is 74 meters (243 feet) high. One of the biggest hippo pools of Kenya is located upstream from the falls. It’s possible to view the falls from above, and there’s also a trail down to the bottom of the ravine.
Accommodation at Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodges, Lake Naivasha Resort, Enashipai Resort, Lake Naivasha Simba, Lake Naivasha Country Club and Lake Naivasha Sopa.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fountain Safaris - Introduction video
Check out this video about Fountain Safaris - our services and tour destinations.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve
Arabuko-Sokoke
Forest Reserve is the largest stretch of coastal dry forest remaining in
Eastern Africa.It is second in Africa in birdlife conservation from Congo and also famous for the wide variety of butterflies.. The ecosystem comprises of three forest types, Mixed
forest, Brachystegia Woodland and Cynometra, each containing different rare
species of Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, and Plants. There are 270 birds,
263 butterflies, 79 amphibians , 52 mammals and 600 plants species
. The Clarke's Weaver is completely endemic to the forest, while the Sokoke
Scops Owl, Sokoke Pipit, east coast akalat, Amani Sunbird and Spotted
Ground Thrush are only found in the park and a few in Tanzania. 3 mammals which
are endemic species :- Aders duiker, Sokoke Bush Tailed Mongoose, and Golden
rumped elephant shrew.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Masai Mara monthly departures
Fountain Safaris has scheduled weekly departures to Masai Mara at very affordable rates.
Safari Schedule
September Departures :
Masai Mara safari in 3 days
Day 1 Nairobi – Masai Mara Safari
You will be picked from your residence in Nairobi or pick up point at 8.00am in the morning by our tour van and drive through Westlands to the Rift Valley point where you will have a stopover, to look at this natural wonder, the Rift Valley. Continue past Kedong Valley, through Suswa Plains to Narok. Here you will still have a stop over to have a look at the Maasai town. From there you will proceed to the world renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
Safari Schedule
September Departures :
: 14th -16th
September
: 21st –
23rd September
: 28th
– 30th September
October Departure
: 19th – 21st
October.
Masai Mara safari in 3 days
Day 1 Nairobi – Masai Mara Safari
You will be picked from your residence in Nairobi or pick up point at 8.00am in the morning by our tour van and drive through Westlands to the Rift Valley point where you will have a stopover, to look at this natural wonder, the Rift Valley. Continue past Kedong Valley, through Suswa Plains to Narok. Here you will still have a stop over to have a look at the Maasai town. From there you will proceed to the world renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Lets go to China / Thailand 2012
Our annual tour of China and Thailand is here with us. Departure from Nairobi to China is 18th September 2012.
Provide us with the following by 23rd August 2012 if you want to join us for the China and Thailand trip.
Provide us with the following by 23rd August 2012 if you want to join us for the China and Thailand trip.
- Bank statement for the last 3 months
- Cover letter issued by the applicants' employer
- Signed Chinese and Thailand visa forms. (we will provide the forms)
- Yellow fever certificate
- 4 passport size photos (with white background)
- A passport that will be still valid, six month after the travel date
- The passport must be signed
- Deposit of Ksh 30,000 by 23rd August deposited in Fountain Safaris (K) Ltd account
Call Fountain Safaris (K) Ltd on +254 - 787 687800 / +254 - 705 648246 for any inquiry.
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