Governors Flying Safari

Governors’ Camps, set in some of the most beautiful parts of Kenya, offer an old-fashioned pace of life, with the best of 21st century comfort, in the heart of some of East Africa’s prime wildlife areas.

Light aircraft bring you to your camp effortlessly, and ingredients for gourmet meals are flown in daily. Accommodation is in huge tents in the Masai Mara, in traditionally-designed luxury rooms constructed in banana thatch and natural clay at Mfangano, and in the old settler farmhouse at Loldia.

Service is personal, attentive and friendly. Governors’ Camps have consistently been recognised with many travel awards and accolades. A Governors’ Safari will introduce you to the thrilling pleasures of some of the world’s most magnificent wildlife spectacles, pampered in luxury, but in tune with the simple rhythms of life.

2 nights Lake Naivasha (Loldia House)
3 nights Masai Mara (Main Governors’ Camp)

DAY 1 HEATHROW-NAIROBI
Fly from Heathrow overnight to Nairobi.

DAY 2 LAKE NAIVASHA
Transferred to the Somak Safari Lounge. Freshen-up before departing by road through the Great Rift Valley to Loldia House, on the shores of Lake Naivasha (2 hour drive). Enjoy lunch on the lawn overlooking Mt Longonot. Afternoon at leisure, with the option of an evening walk with Loldia’s resident naturalist or a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. Overnight: Loldia House. (l,d)

DAY 3 LAKE NAIVASHA
Early breakfast before departing to Lake Nakuru National Park. Morning game drive in search of the local wildlife. A picnic lunch is served. Overnight: Loldia House. (b,l,d)

DAY 4 MASAI MARA
Breakfast on the lawns of Loldia House, with the option of an early morning boat ride on Lake Naivasha, or a guided nature walk. After lunch fly by light aircraft to the Masai Mara Game Reserve (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes). Met on arrival at the airstrip and transferred to the Main Governors’ Camp with a short game drive en route. Overnight: Main Governors’ Camp. (b,l,d)

DAY 5 MASAI MARA
Take an early morning balloon safari over the Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ breakfast (optional extra) or a game drive followed by breakfast at the camp. The rest of the morning is at leisure. After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive. Overnight: Main Governors’ Camp. (b,l,d)

DAY 6 MASAI MARA
Take an early morning balloon safari over the Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ breakfast (optional extra) or a game drive followed by breakfast at the camp. The rest of the morning is at leisure. After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive. Overnight: Main Governors’ Camp. (b,l,d)

DAY 7 EXTENSION OR HEATHROW
Fly by light aircraft to Nairobi (approximately 1 hour). Proceed with your chosen extension or return to Heathrow. (b)

Optional Extension to Mfangano Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Day 1 - An early morning flight by light aircraft from Masai Mara to Mfangano Airstrip (approximately 30 minutes). At Mfangano Island take a boat trip to Mfangano Island Camp, in time for breakfast. The Camp has six double rooms, all offering spectacular views across the lake. Spend the day exploring this great Lake – the world’s second largest fresh water lake, fishing, bird-watching, boat rides or walks to the local villages, or enjoy the prolific birdlife in the camp’s indigenous garden. Overnight: Mfangano Island Camp. (b,l,d).

Day 2 - Full day at leisure. Overnight: Mfangano Island Camp. (b,l,d)

Day 3 - Return to the Masai Mara by light aircraft.

Established in 1968, Somak Holidays is an independant Tour Operator specialising in holidays to East Africa.

Somak Holidays aim to offer inspiring holidays to the most superb locations in Africa. Above all they pride themselves on being a family-owned and run company. That means they are solely focused on the holidays they arrange, and not on appeasing shareholders. Somak Holidays continually inspect hotels and airlines, and test itineraries in order to improve some aspect or another.

Somak Holidays is a multi-award winning operator, winning such accolades as “Best Independant Tour Operator to Africa” in the Travel Weekly Awards 2010.

Our Opinion
“Somak Holidays has been arranging safaris to Kenya for over 40 years and have built an excellent reputation as the number one independant tour operator to East Africa.”