Exclusive Offer for Africa Adventure Travelers to Kenya!

We're pleased to announce an exclusive offer from Great Plains Conservation that is available to Africa Adventure Consultants' travelers - Stay 6 nights and pay for 5 at Ol Donyo Wuas and Mara Plains Camp in Kenya. This offer is valid for travel in 2010 - confirm by March 31, 2010 to qualify, not valid Dec. 13 - Jan 3. Call us at 1-866-778-1089 or email for details and availability.

Ol Donyo Wuas - Chyulu Hills

Ol Donyo Wuas, totally remodeled in July 2008, is a standout in the Kenya safari circuit. No other camps boast the sheer diversity of activities - horseback riding, mountain biking, game tracking, walks, star beds, woodpile/waterhole hide, spa, traditional game drive & night drive, authentic village and school visits - all in the setting of the magnificent Chyulu Hills and the shadow of Kilimanjaro. A site of National Geographic's launch of its 'Big Cat Ol Initiative', conservation is a top priority as well, and guests are privy to much of the field work. Designed to accommodate multi-generation families, couples and individuals, no two suites or villas are the same. Days here are full, and topped off with fine cuisine and wines.

Not only are the "Big Five" found here, but also cheetah, oryx, gerenuk, and giraffe among many others. The real exclusivity of Ol Donyo Wuas is apparent when out exploring the land. The entire area is reserved exclusively for Ol Donyo Wuas guests - no other tourists, no fleets of mini-buses - it's private, pure and wild.

"Ol Donyo Wuas was easily our favorite lodge. The property is stunningly beautiful - brand new construction. One of our real highlights [was seeing] three cheetah at close distance while we were on horseback. With easy access to Amboseli NP for day trips, do not miss Ol Donyo Wuas during your visit to southern Kenya."

- The Joanie & Ben Bentzin Family Africa Adventure Consultants' Travelers, July 2009

Mara Plains Camp - Masai Mara Area

Mara Plains Camp is located a mere 2 km from the Masai Mara Game Reserve border in a private conservancy with access to the Masai Mara, in addition to the Olare Orok and Mara North Conservancies. Guests are able to partake in night game drives, walks and traditional game drives. The specially designed vehicles have tiered bucket seats and are totally open - an exclusive offering by Mara Plains. The intimate camp caters to only 12 guests in six uniquely designed octagonal en suite canvas rooms. Each is raised on decks, and is open-air on three sides with floor to ceiling net walls and marquis ceiling. The rooms have a dressing area and a private verandah with exquisite views.

Great Plains Conservation

Great Plains Conservation is a group initiative to develop conservation-based tourism with the mission to find the right formula between conservation, communities and commerce. Great Plains Conservation's model takes stressed and threatened environments, surrounds them with compassionate protection and intelligent management.

The projects are funded by blend of sensitive, low volume, low impact tourism, frequently coupled with the sale of carbon credits and in some cases with the sale of a small number of villas or bush-homes for tourism. Together, these private sector initiatives create the capital needed to help fund the overall conservation initiatives.

The Maasailand Preservation Trust - supported by the tourism efforts of Ol Donyo Wuas - recognizes that for the Maasai residents of Mbirikani Group Ranch and the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem as a whole, the cost of living with wildlife exceeds the benefits. MPT therefore seeks to better balance the economics of everyday life for the local community and resolve human-wildlife conflict whenever possible. By contributing to the success of the Maasai people and their pastoral way of life - through economics, education, and ecology - the Trust, working in close collaboration with local stakeholders, seeks to stabilize and sustain the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem and its irreplaceable biodiversity.

Photos by Dana Allen.