Close your eyes and listen quietly for the haunting call of the fish eagle as the African stillness is split by the unmistakeable cry of this great bird. Open your eyes in wonder: you are not dreaming but are slumbering at Loldia House on the shores of Lake Naivasha. It is your first night on safari, a 6-day trip that will take in Lake Nakuru and, of course, the fabled Masai Mara in Kenya.
Naivasha is steeped in history and is a place of timeless romance and wonder. Famed for its flamingos, you will be dazzled by their vibrant fuchsia display. And there is more to beguile you on this vacation: the magnificent Masai Mara beckons. Roam its plains like the explorers of old – but this time for photos and memories.
You will make Governors' Camp your home-from-home for three nights. Set on the Mara River, it is the perfect location to watch the jaw-dropping spectacle of the Great Migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest from July to October. But even when the dust from their hooves has settled, there is still plenty to do: take a dawn hot-air balloon ride, go on a walking safari, ride a horse through the savannah or just let go of the stresses of city life and breathe...