A Woman’s Safari for the 

Mind, Body & Spirit!

Kenya, Africa

October 3 - 15, 2011

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This tour offers you the chance to visit some of the finest game viewing reserves and most luxurious lodges in the world at unbeatable prices. This itinerary is perfect for the adventurous traveler who wants more than a rest while on vacation. Big cats are on the prowl, on this safari—from leopards to lions. Depending on the season you will also experience the great migrations of creatures such as zebra and antelope. Rare sightings might include the endangered wild dog, rock-climbing klipspringers and the elegant roan antelope. But elephants are plentiful. * 10 days and 9 nights enjoying the best of Botswana * Luxury hotels and tent camps * Guided Safaris and other eco-educational activities. * Some meals are included with your accommodations. Call for a Customized Quote 1.866.269.2659

 

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What’s Included: * 11 nights of moderate and luxury accommodations at hotels and camps in pristine locations * All meals from breakfast on day-2 through lunch on our last day except for two lunches (see the trip itinerary) * All spiritual teachings, ceremonies, and meditations * All admission fees to the parks * Your expert guides * Cultural experience with the Masai Mara * Special game drive in the Rhino sanctuary at Solio Ranch * All ground transportation (unless you miss the group transport upon arrival) * Trips to Kid’s Alive Children’s Home & the Kamatongu Primary School * Flying Doctors’ evacuation coverage * Mineral water for during our walks What’s Not-Included: * The cost of your visa is not-included. * Drinks with your meals such as sodas, alcoholic beverages, etc, are not-included. * Tips for the maids are not-included (we suggest you plan on leaving $1.00 USD per person per day). * Tips for the drivers and guides (we recommend you put aside around $225.00 USD) * Your donation to the Kamatongu Primary School is not-included. * Your roundtrip air flight to Nairobi, Kenya in Africa is not-included. * Personal items, souvenir shopping and laundry costs are not-included. Regarding Flights: Please note, we suggest making sure your reservation to Nairobi arrives no later than 6:30 pm (if possible) on October 3rd and on the 14th of October, do schedule an evening overnight flight departing Africa. Feel free to make your own flights, but please confirm them with us before booking. If you need help – no worries, our International Air Desk will be happy to assist you! *This schedule is tentative! Due the remote areas we are traveling to, weather, bad roads and other unseen obstacles may cause us to make changes in the schedule or to visit different sites. We understand that if this happens we were not meant to be where we were going! **The actual schedule of spiritual teachings and what we will be doing day to day is not exact. This is because we teach by channeling spirit which comes in the moment. Every day will be a magical experience for all of us, teachers included! Keep you heart and mind open to the experience life brings us.

 

Payment, Changes and Cancellation Policy:

Any cancellation made in writing between: March 1st, 2011 and July 1st, 2011 will result in the total loss of your $700.00 USD deposit.  Any cancellation made in writing between: July 1st, 2011 and August 1st, 2011 will result in a cancellation fee of 50% of the trip cost. Any cancellation made between: August 1st, 2011 and the trip departure will result in a total loss of trip funds. We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum. Trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended when making travel plans. You can use our suggested travel insurance company online and choose from several policy options. Once a vacation is confirmed and paid for, LUX World Travel will charge a $75 service charge for any minor changes made to the itinerary as requested by client and subject to availability. LUX World Travel will not be held responsible for those passengers arriving without the correct Passport and Visa requirements to enter South Africa.

 

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A Women's Journey to Kenya

* Depart for South Africa.  Note, you may need to depart on October 1 or 2 depending on your departure city. 
* Meet us on the 4th in Nairobi, Kenya at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport! 

You will be met by our representative at the airport and taken to our hotel for a meet and great session with our hosts. Transfer from the airport to the Nairobi Safari Club B&B in Nairobi.

* A 3 hr transfer takes you to Nyeri in central Kenya, home of the Kikuyu tribe. 

We will drive through the main farming areas of Kenya, where horizons filled with coffee and pineapple plantations, which are beautiful to see. We will make a stop at the open air Karatina market, which is the biggest farm produce market in the region. We arrive at the Sangare Tented Camp in time for lunch. This evening we’ll enjoy a welcome dinner, and relax in a ceremonial gathering with fire to bless our journey and ground ourselves in the sacred land of Kenya, Africa. 

Sangare Ranch:
Sangare is a 6500 acres private wildlife conservancy sandwiched between the Aberdares and Mt. Kenya. The 12-tent camp overlooks a fresh water lake where magnificent bird life and game come to drink. The Sangare Hill forms a breath-taking backdrop for the camp. The ranch’s habitat is savannah land with scattered bushes and is home to zebras, giraffes, antelopes, warthogs, leopards, hyenas, elephants and buffaloes. Bird life in Sangare is rich with +300 bird species reordered. Binoculars and cameras are highly recommended!

Kenya
The tents are spacious and luxurious with four poster beds, unique African furnishings, private verandas and en suite facilities with flush toilets and shower. Your stay here will be for guided game viewing walks in the open plains where you will have sights of giraffes, zebras, gazelles, elands, bush bucks and of course the numerous birds. Meals can be enjoyed in the main dinning room by the fireplace or at the terrace overlooking the beautiful lake. All meals are made from pure organic vegetables and fruits grown in the ranch’s gardens.

Afternoon of day 3 – Visit the Kids Alive Children’s Home which is about 45 min from Sangare. The home takes care of orphans, rehabilitated street boys, and HIV infected and affected children. They have 58 boys in residence who attend neighboring primary and secondary schools. They also have community outreach programs that take care of vulnerable children in their homes. More information on their website.

* Stay at Sangare Tented Camp 

* Solio Ranch & School Visit

After breakfast we drive to the nearby Solio Ranch. 

This time we do an extensive game drive in the Rhino sanctuary, which has the world’s largest concentration of black rhinos. The white rhino is also found here as well as the reticulated giraffe, leopard, lion and a wide range game and bird life. Our drive around the ranch will be a rare treat, since this private sanctuary is not often visited by main tour operators. Our experience here will be a true journey of distinction. To Sangare for lunch.

Afternoon visit to Kamatongu Primary School. 

This is a public funded school just outside the Sangare Ranch. It has a population of around 450 children ages 4 – 14 years. In theory it is supported by government but only on minimal running costs and provision of teachers. The school is in dire need of a permanent source of drinking water (they have a tank but no water supply), they also need pit latrines for their pre-school class. We are going to donate funds for their most dire needs during our visit (your donation is not-included in the trip cost, but personal to you ♥).

This evening’s reflection will guide us and open us 

to the joys of giving and receiving. By creating balance in ourselves through efforts of compassion and generosity, doors open for profound receiving. Meditation ceremony and blessing will open our energy for fully connecting to this powerful gift inside each of us. 

* Stay at the Naro Moru River Lodge.

* Lake Elementaita

A three hour bus transfer takes us to the Rift Valley, where we will stay for 2 nights at the newly built Sunbird Lodge. Located in the Great Rift Valley, one of the wonders of the world, on the shore of the “pink” Lake Elementaita, overlooking the vast plains of Soysambu Conservancy. We will interrupt the transfer at the Equator and for a cup of tea in Nyahururu. Free afternoon for leisure or visit to the Kariandusi prehistoric site, a place where early man made his tools. The site is in the vicinity of the lodge.

Evening reflection as directed by the Spirit among us. 

By this day we should be well acclimated into the heartbeat of Africa. Tonight’s meditation will take us deeper within to align with our own personal rhythm. 

* Stay at Sunbird Lodge

* Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast we are off to the Nakuru National Park, a protected game sanctuary for endangered species such as the Black & white Rhino, Rothschild Giraffe and other game such as leopard and lions. It’s not only known for its thousands of flamingos but also for the vast herds of buffaloes. Of the big five only the elephant is missing. We’ll enjoy the nature here and and later go back to the hotel for lunch and a drink at the Lake Nakuru Lodge. Afternoon game drive until sunset before returning to the Sunbird Lodge. 

In tonight’s meditation circle 

we’ll offer the spirit of peace and gratitude to ourselves and others. And in our blessings of universal peace, prosperity, and wellness – we will honor all the joy life has to offer.

* Stay at Sunbird Lodge

* Crescent Island and Kenya Zebras

Naivasha town is less than an hour’s drive away from Elementaita. Here we visit the colorful market. You find everything ranging from vegetables to clothes and from hardware to souvenirs. We reach the Lake Naivasha Country Club, our base for the next 2 nights, before lunch. In the afternoon we walk in the privately owned Crescent Island, which is a peninsula on the Eastern shore of Lake Naivasha. There is a lot of easy to see game e.g. giraffes, waterbucks, elands, zebras and impalas. It is also a heaven for birds with +200 species recorded. The walk is gentle and satisfying. We return to the lodge in time for afternoon tea. Evening of leisure. 

Restorative group mediation ends our day together. 

* Stay overnight Naivasha Simba Lodge

* Crater Lake 

An early rising will ensure that one gets another magical display of the various birds. After breakfast we do a transfer by bus to the nearby Crater Lake Game Sanctuary. It is a lesser lake in the Rift Valley but a place where nature is at its best. We do a circular trek on the top of the crater from where we see the lake from various angles. Pleasant interruptions on the walks will be from giraffes, black and white colobus monkeys, elands, hartebeests and a range of gazelles, all which are easily found in the sanctuary. 

Tonight in sacred ceremony we honor Mother Earth. 

Through a combination of meditation, trance, and Toltec prayer rhythms to enable us to find the source of our own personal power. Expect a profound awakening within.

* Stay overnight Naivasha Simba Lodge

* To the Masai Mara and Kenyan Wildebeest

We now take a break from walking and exploring local culture to put all our attention in African safaris. To see the best of Kenyan wildlife Masai Mara is the place to be – gentle rolling grasslands teeming with a plethora of animals and bird life. Here you will view Thomson and Grant Gazelles, Topi, Eland, Zebra, Waterbuck, Giraffe, Hippo, Wildebeest, Warthog, Crocodile, Ostrich, Vultures among others, and over 450 bird species, with over 50 birds of prey. Elephants, rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, gazelles and all the big cats are found here. So, after breakfast we start our journey passing through Narok Town; a colorful Masai town.

Our game viewing does not actually start at the park gate. We will be able to see many animals along the way grazing side by side with the Masai livestock. We reach the Sekenani Tented Camp, our home for the next three days, in time for lunch. After lunch a rest after our long drive and then tea before an introductory game drive. Evening of leisure. A good night for star-gazing, sharing and campfire tales. 

* Stay at the Sekenani Tented Camp

* Masai Mara

These are our cultural and activity days in Masai Mara. We do a morning game drive through the park and hike to a Masai manyatta (homestead). Here we will see how the typical Masai live. An afternoon game drive makes the day complete. On day 10+11 we do a morning and an afternoon game drive. During your morning and afternoon game drives, you will see elephant, giraffe, prides of lion, and thousands of impala, topi, grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle. The Mara is the scene of annual migration of millions of wildebeest up from the Serengeti plains in search of water and grasses. We break from the driving with an optional walk through the dry bush along the Talek River, always on the look out for birds and small game.

Closing dinner gathering and evening ceremony 

of ritual to again bless all we have encountered and discovered with in on this journey. We are grateful for all we have gained on this journey, and are departing more deeply connected to our inner wisdom of knowing. By honoring ourselves, we know we will honor all those we come into contact with in lives. 

* Stay at the Sekenani Tented Camp

* Kiambethu Tea Farm / Nairobi Airport

Leaving the Masai Mara in the morning for lunch at the Kiambethu Tea Farm. This is an old colonial home established by the early settlers and the pioneers of tea growing in Kenya. There will be a talk on tea: its arrival in Kenya, the growing, processing and tasting for those interested. A short walk in the tea plantation and into a small remaining part of indigenous forest completes the your travel in Kenya. We have a healthy farm lunch and thereafter transfer to Nairobi for the evening flight out.

We’ll be on our way home, enriched, centered, and awakened by this by this powerful and beautiful land.

**PLEASE NOTE: Our hotels and camps may change based on the number of people who register for the trip, but any change would be of similar accommodation or better. 

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