Travel Wild - Kenya Photographic Safari With Paolo Torchio - JulyAugust 2014

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Kenya Photo

Safari

Discover Africa with aProfessional Photographer!

Capture the spectacular wildlie, birdlieand landscapes o Kenya with the aid

o award-winning photographer Paoloorchio. Receive personalized instructionrom Paolo on this intimate saari with

a maximum o only 6 photographers.Experience the Great Migration in theMasai Mara or 5 nights to capture once-n-a-lietime photos. Photographers o

all skill levels are welcome.

$4630 USDper person(based on 6 passengers)

Trip Duration: 9 Days/8 Nights

Departure Date: 29 July, 2014

Single Supplement: $405 USD

**International Airare, visas, insurance not included**

Package Includes: Arrival and departure airport transers

Welcome dinner at Serena Hotel with tourleader and photographer Paolo orchio

1 Night in Nairobi

2 Nights in Amboseli National Park

5 Nights in the Masai Mara Game Reserve

Domestic flights rom the Amboseli to theMasai Mara & the Masai Mara to Nairobi

Lunch at Carnivore Restaurant on Day 09

All Park Fees

ransportation via 4x4 vehicle


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A Safari for Photographers

Tis saari is designed with the serious photographer in mind. Everything rom the number o peoplen the trip to the extra weight limits has been designed with photographers in mind. Highlighted by theest parks and reserves that Kenya has to offer, this saari eatures:

Safari led by award-winning photographer Paolo Torchio, who will instruct you on the besttechniques for photography on safari

Maximum 6 photographers on safari

All safari transportation via 4x4 vehicles with pop-open roofs

3 photographers per vehicle, each with his/her own row of seats

Weight limit of 25kg per person to allow for camera equipmentTwo bean bags provided per person

Experience the Great Migration in the Masai Mara in August

Fly to and from the Masai Mara for a hassle-free, comfortable safari

tinerary at a GlanceLocation Accommodation Meal Plan

9 July Nairobi Nairobi Serena Hotel DBB

0 July Amboseli National Park Amboseli Serena Lodge LDBB

1 July Amboseli National Park Amboseli Serena Lodge LDBB

1 August Masai Mara Game Reserve Ilkeliani Camp LDBB





6 August Return Nairobi (none) L


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Detailed Itinerary9 July - Nairobi Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, transer to the Nairobi Serena Hotel. onight,njoy a welcome dinner with your host and award-winning photographer Paolo orchio. Learn about the specifics ohotographing wildlie and landscapes in Kenya. Overnight at Nairobi Serena Hotel (DBB).

0 July - Amboseli National Park Afer breakast, drive to Amboseli National Park, amous or its big game and sceniceauty with the landscape dominated by the Mt. Kilimanjaro. Afer lunch at the lodge, enjoy an afernoon game drive

n the park. Amboseli offers an interesting contrast in appearance with its dry and dusty appearance, which can be

tributed to the volcanic ash that came out o Mt Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. In spite o the appearance, there iscontinuous supply o water that gets filtered through volcanic rocks rom Kilimanjaros melted snow. Tese streamsow underground, creating lush green areas, and converge at two clear water springs in the park. Return to the lodge ornner. Overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge (LDBB).

1 July - Amboseli National Park Spend a ull day in the park on morning and afernoon game viewing drives. Wildlieere includes the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal and serval cat, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, wild dog amongthers. Tere are also over 400 species o birds, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, Arican fish eagle, martial eagle andygmy alcon. Visitors mainly come to watch the huge herds o elephants. Te bull elephants have some o the largest tusks

n all o Kenya. Visitors can also enjoy excellent views o Mt Kilimanjaro and Meru. All meals will be served at the lodge.vernight at Amboseli Serena Lodge (LDBB).

1 August - Masai Mara Game Reserve Afer breakast, transer to the Amboseli Airstrip or your scheduled flighthour) to the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Upon landing in the Masai Mara, enjoy a short game-drive en route to the

amp. Lunch will be served at the camp. In the afernoon depart on an afernoon game drive in Kenyas most amousame reserve. Te Masai Mara eatures wildlie in abundance with over 70 species o large mammal and over 450 species bird. Zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, elephant, rhino, warthog, buffalo, antelope and impala roam these rolling green hills.redators in the reserve include lion, cheetah, leopard and hyena. Return to the lodge or dinner. Overnight at Ilkelianiamp (LDBB).

2 August - Masai Mara Game Reserve Full day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. In the afernoon, visit a Masai villager the chance to see how these traditional, nomadic people live. Go inside a Masai home, sing and dance with the Masai,

nd learn how to make fire. All meals will be served at the camp, with optional boxed lunches available or ull day game

rives. Overnight at Ilkeliani Camp (LDBB).

3 August - Masai Mara Game Reserve Full day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. All meals will be served at the camp,ith optional boxed lunches available or ull day game drives. Overnight at Ilkeliani Camp (LDBB).



6 August - Return Nairobi & Depart Afer breakast at the camp, transer to the Mara Airstrip or your scheduled flight Nairobi (1 hour). Upon arrival in Nairobi, transer to the world-amous Carnivore Restaurant to enjoy skewers o lamb,

ee, chicken and pork along with exotic meats like crocodile, ostrich and camel (vegetarian options also available). Afernch, transer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your scheduled departure flight.

Safari Experienceo day on saari is ever the same. Paolos 2 decades o experience will help you make the most o every minute on saari.typical day on saari starts with a wake-up call beore sunrise. Afer a quick bite, head into the park/reserve to checkr signs o nocturnal activity. Lions may still be enjoying last nights kill or elephants may be cooling off at a waterhole.

redators and prey are most active in the early morning and the sunrise provides antastic lighting conditions. As the

mid-day heat approaches you may return to the camp or continue your saari, depending on Paolos recommendations.or ull day game drives, boxed lunches are packed so that the group can spend the maximum amount o time out in theush. In the afernoon, find the wildlie perhaps at the Mara River or dramatic encounters. As the sun begins to ade,redators begin to stalk the abundant prey around. At sunset, return to the camp or dinner and then prepare or anotherpectacular day on saari tomorrow.

Most nights, depending on how tired the group is, Paolo will personally evaluate your photos rom that day on saari anddvise on techniques or improving your image quality. Post-production techniques will also be taught.


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Your Host - Paolo Torchioorn in urin, Italy, in 1961, Paolo orchio came to Kenya in 1990. A keen photographernce childhood, he was immediately captivated by the Arican wildlie and wilderness areas

hat he encountered and quickly made the country his home. He has lived and worked inenya ever since. View Paolos work at www.paolotorchio.net.

aolo has travelled widely in Kenya, and - increasingly o late - in other parts o Arica as well,ncluding Madagascar. His photography aside, he has played an active role in various wildlie

onservation projects in Kenya, ofen in association with the Kenya Wildlie Service.

is photographs and articles documenting aspects o the regions animal, bird and insecte have appeared regularly in Swara, the quarterly magazine o the East Arican Wild Lie Society (EAWLS), where theyre seen all over the world. Since 2005, Paolo has served on the Swara Editorial Committee, in which capacity he hasompleted various photographic and reporting assignments exclusively or Swara.

aolos work has appeared in a host o other Kenyan wildlie and travel magazines, including ravel News, Kenya Birding,nd About Kenya, as well as in some illustrious wildlie magazines elsewhere in the world, such as Oasis, in his native Italy,r which - in 2005 - he compiled a eature on Te Worlds Biggest Ever ranslocation o Elephants.

n 2006 he was declared Overall Winner o the East Arican Photographer o the Year Award. Te East Arican Wild Lie

ocietys 2007, 2010 and 2011 Calendars eatured his work exclusively.

grand jury in okyo, Japan, selected one o his photographs rom 43,000 entries, or inclusion in the prestigious Nikonalendar or 2009. One o his photographs taken in Lewa Conservancy was selected or inclusion in the BBC Wildliealendar 2010 and the same photo was awarded third prize in the Italian Wildlie Championship 2009, mammals category.

Te series o photos o six playul cheetahs cubs, taken in maasai Mara National Reserve, has been the winner o theortolio category o the Oasis Italian Wildlie Photocompetition 2010.

is recent awards include: Overall Winner o the National Photographic Competition 2011, o Civitella Aledena, Italy;ighly Honored Winner in the Natures Best Photography Awards 2012, Arican Wildlie Category; Second Price in the

asis Wildlie Photo Contest 2012, Mammals Category.

e is an official Oasis Photographer, and leads photographic workshops in Kenya.

Find more o Paolos work at www.paolotorchio.net


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Masai Mara Game Reserverobably the most amous o the reserves, the Masai Mara, in Kenyas southwestern corner,oasts an astonishing amount o game. Unenced, the Mara is bounded in the east by thegama Hills and in the west by the Oloololo or Siria Escarpment. Gazelle, wildebeest and

ebra graze in large numbers and where prey is ound so are predators. Not only is this areat place in which to find game, but also the wide greeny-gold savannahs spotted withhorn trees make it ideal or photography. Te

Mara, as it is known in Kenya, is ravishingly beautiul and also offers long, undisturbedews and utterly dramatic panoramas. Te weather really means something here. Te sun

may beat down unorgiving, huge clouds in abulous shapes may sweep across the widest skies; the wind ripples the grasses asthough a giant hand strokes them.Te landscape isunning.

Te amously black-manned Mara lions are possibly the stars o the Mara show, but cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi,Tompsons gazelle, waterbuck, hyena, and primates are all here too. As with the rest o Kenya, the birding is good.

amously, the Mara is the northerly end o the Great Migration, that great primeval surge o wildebeest, zebra and antelopehat sweeps in rom anzanias Serengeti to Kenyas Masai Mara as the anzanian grass starts to ail. Te large predatorsho pick off the weak, the stragglers and the young track them. Te great herds, in the Masai Mara rom July throughctober, mass along the Mara River, pushing, shoving and antastically noisy, just waiting or the first animal to cross so

hat they can all ollow, lemming-like, on the final leg o the journey. However, crocodiles lie in wait, sluggishly cruisinghe waters, ully prepared or their best meal o the year. Many ail in the lie-and-death struggle - drowned, eaten by the

ocodiles or, made careless or weak by their stressul swim, brought down by lions. Te Masai Mara is not to be missed.

Amboseli National Parkmboseli is one o Kenyas oldest and most-visited parks. Much o its

magic is derived rom the act that it is towered over by the snow-cappedulk o Mount Kilimanjaro which, at 5,896 metres above sea level isricas highest mountain. Comparatively compact, the park is dottedith a series o bright green swamps, in which great herds o elephants

an ofen be seen hal-submerged amongst the papyrus grasses.s renowned or its photo-opportunities as it or its large elephantopulation, Amboseli remains one o HE great saari destinations.

mboseli is world-amous or its populations o large mammals, mostpecially elephants o which there are around 700. Te swamps are a

entre o activity or elephants, hippos, buffaloes and abundant waterrds. Te surrounding flat grasslands are home to grazing antelopes.

potted hyenas are plentiul, as are jackals, warthogs, olive baboons andervet monkeys.

Parks and Reserves


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Nairobi Serena Hotelustly amed or its exceptional standards o efficiency, service and five-star hospitality, the elegantly sophisticated Nairobierena is a member o the Leading Hotels o the World group and is consistently voted Best Hotel in Nairobi by airlinesnd international travel magazines alike. Despite its pivotal central location, the Serena Nairobi hotel remains true to itstle and offers an oasis o serenity amidst the bustle o one o Aricas most vibrant capital cities.

Te interior dcor reflects an entirely pan-Arican theme eaturing art and inspiration rom Ethiopia, the Maghreb, Westrica and East Arica. Offering a range o dining experiences, our hotel in Kenya is renowned or its Mandhari fine-ning restaurant, which is rated as one o the Kenyas finest. Te Nairobi Serena Hotel also offers a world-class Conerenceentre and the exclusive Maisha Health Club and Spa.

Amboseli Serena Lodgeet against the magnificent backdrop o Aricas highest mountain, the glittering Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli Serenaaari Lodge enjoys a uniquely privileged position at the heart o this world-amous national park. Secluded within a grove acacia trees, the lodge looks out over the golden savannah plains, with uninterrupted views o the mountain itsel. Closey are a series o emerald green swamps, which are ed by the melting snows o Kilimanjaro. Tese, the only sources oater in this otherwise starkly beautiul but arid park, attract huge numbers o wallowing elephants, hippos, buffalos andains game. Meanwhile, rom the prehistoric site o Observation Hill, the sunset over Kilimanjaro is magnificent.

t the centre o Maasailand, the lodges dcor reflects the brilliant primary colours and iconic shapes representative ohese legendary warriors. At the heart o the lodge, shaded by palm trees, is a ree-orm swimming pool; to either side which stretch the rooms. Each room is housed in a single storey building opening directly on to the grounds, each

flecting a Maasai manyatta theme: each with its own hand-painted wall rescos.

Te central dining area is reached by a timbered bridge over a melt-water stream, while the lounge and bar eature a broadrrace and a blazing fire-pit where evening cocktails can be enjoyed. Activities include daily game drives in custom-builtaditional saari vehicles, sundowners on Observation Hill, bush breakasts, bush dinners, Maasai dance perormances,sits to Maasai villages and tree-planting programmes.

Accommodation


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Accommodation (contd)

lkeliani Campestled in a river glade in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, the area is a avourite or elephants coming to drink rom

he alek River. Ilkeliani camp consists o only 17 tents each commanding views o the plains and the wildlie actionhroughout the day.

Te tented rooms are raised up slightly on earth mounds, overlooking the river and the plains. Tese mounds are covered vegetation, and eel quite natural, and each one has been sited under its own cluster o shady indigenous trees and you

o eel like you are out in the wilderness. Laundry is available.

ll meals are prepared by the camps ches, offering hearty breakasts, alresco lunches and candle light dinners in the Messent. Picnic breakast and picnic lunches are prepared i you preer to stay out and explore the reserve all day long.


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