|  | Amboseli Porini Camp is located in the Selenkay Conservation Area - a few miles north of Amboseli National Park. The camp lies in the heart of Maasailand where the animals are still truly wild.
- Game drives
- Bush walks
- Night drives
- Cultural interaction
| Porini Camp is located in the Selenkay Conservation Area, a 15,000-acre private game reserve within a vast tract of land owned by the Kisonko clan of the Maasai people and located near the northern boundary of Amboseli National Park. The Conservation Area is an important dispersal area for wildlife moving in and out of Amboseli and holds a wide diversity of species. In addition to the better-known big game like elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, giraffe and zebra, there are several less common species such as caracal, African wildcat, civet, gerenuk, lesser kudu and striped hyena. The private four-wheel-drive track links the Selenkay Conservation Area to the Amboseli National Park so that we have the advantage of game drives in the park as well as the exclusive reserve. The Selenkay Conservation Area is 100 miles from Nairobi and a three-hour drive, mostly on tarmac down the Mombasa road. |
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| Accommodation
6 spacious guest tents
Each tent is comfortably furnished and with en suite bathrooms including shower, wash basin and flush toilet. Tents have solar-powered electric lighting. The camp is small and is on the lines of the traditional luxury safari camp, but with more comfortable bathroom arrangements than were available to the big game hunters of earlier years! The camp is private and only available to clients on the escorted safari itinerary with a maximum of 12 guests. | Family
Each tent has a double and 1 single bed - allowing for triples. (3rd adult in tent is charged normal rate)
. Children 12 years and under pay 50%, sharing with 2 adults.
. If sharing with 1 adult, adult pays single suppl and child pays 50%.
. 2 Children in own tent, 75% of adult rate each.
. 4th child in tent is strongly discouraged due to limited space in tent and shower/toilet facilities | ecoQuest
The local Maasai community has set aside the Selenkay Conservation Area as a reserve for wildlife and in return is receiving an income from tourism activities. This is used to fund community projects such as schools and water supplies. Employment opportunities have also been provided for the local Maasai people as game rangers, trackers, and camp staff. Apart from the management and Head Chef, all other staff in the camp and Conservation Area are members of the local Maasai community. The 70 kms of roads in the Conservation Area were constructed using local labour so that members of the community gained employment. As a result of the establishment of the Conservation Area, wildlife numbers have recovered significantly in recent years and elephants are now seen frequently after an absence of nearly 20 years. Selenkay Conservation Area lies in the heart of Maasailand, well off the beaten track, and has not been visited by tourists until very recently. The animals are truly wild and tend to behave more naturally than those in the parks, which are often habituated to the presence of vehicles. | Rate includes
. accommodation
. all meals and free drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks)
. all game drives in open-sided 4x4 in Amboseli and Selenkay, walk, night drive, sundowners | Rate excludes
. Flights
. Items of a personal nature
. Gratuities |
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Amboseli Porini Camp
