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Mount
Kenya Safari Club, Aberdare Country Club and The Ark,
Sweetwaters Tented Camp and Ol Pejeta Ranch House and Mara
Safari Club each have 4 x 4 vehicles on site.
Air
transportation to our properties can be arranged. The schedules
and prices can be viewed below under the Air Kenya Aviation
paragraph.
Choices
Wild Limited arranges for road transportation to Lonrho Hotels
and Lodges.
MOUNT
KENYA SAFARI CLUB:
 The Club
has one 7-seater Landcruiser and a 28-seater minibus. These are
used for internal and external transfers (to and from the
airstrip). Within the Club grounds As the Club grounds are so
extensive we provide transportation at any time of the day or
night from cottages, villas or riverside rooms to the public
rooms. Guests are asked to ring reception and allow 15 minutes
for a vehicle to reach them.
By
Road: Mount
Kenya Safari Club is north of Nairobi on 200 kms of good paved
road from Nairobi to Nanyuki, 70 kms of good paved road from
The Aberdare Country Club to Nanyuki. Nanyuki airstrip is 20
kms from the Club and Samburu National Reserve is only 140 kms
of both good paved and all-weather unpaved road.
The
journey from Nairobi to the Club entails a scenic 3 hour
drive, or a 50 minute flight with a 15 minutes transfer from
Nanyuki airstrip to the Club. Kirinyaga Airstrip is a 3-minute
drive from the Club and ideal for private charters.
By
Air: Kirinyaga
Airstrip, the Club's private airstrip, is located 2 kms from
the Club on the lower slopes of Mt Kenya, is ideal for private
charters and has a capacity for small twins and single
engines. Nanyuki, an all-weather airstrip, can accommodate
light aircraft such as DC3-25s (seat 25 pax), Twin Otters
(seat 18, 16 and 11), Navajos (seat 8), and Barons (seat 5).
Please refer to Air Kenya Aviation for more information on
flights.
ABERDARE
COUNTRY CLUB / THE ARK:
The
Aberdare Country Club, in conjunction with The Ark, owns 6
7-seater landcruisers, 3 * 28-seater buses and 1 *
40-seater bus. These are used for transfers. The landcruisers
are also used for game drives. Private cars can be driven close
to rooms. A shuttle service can be provided for disabled persons
between the rooms and the main building, and for all guests when
it rains. Driving is not permitted in the game sanctuary.
By
Road: The
Aberdare Country Club is 180 kms north of Nairobi, and the
journey entails a scenic two and a half hour drive through
various rural villages and towns, the last 11 kms covering an
unpaved but all-weather road, from Nyeri town. The Mweiga
airfield is 2 km from the Club; Nyeri airstrip 15 kms away;
and Nanyuki airstrip is 40 kms away.
By
Air: Mweiga,
Nyeri and Nanyuki are the closest airstrips to the Aberdare
Country Club. Nyeri and Nanyuki Airstrips can accommodate
light aircraft ranging from 25 to 5-seaters. Mweiga, however,
cannot accommodate the DC3-25 (25-seater). Air Kenya Aviation
offers regular flights as indicated below. Private air
charters can be arranged directly with Air Kenya, to land
either at Mweiga or Nyeri.
MARA
SAFARI CLUB:
The Mara
Safari Club has 20 landcruisers, each of which can seat 6 people
in window seats - six beneath the opening hatches. besides the
driver-guide. These are used for transfers to and from the
airstrip, as well as for game drives
By
Road:
The
Narok County Council has completed a new section of road which
cuts about 3 hours off the trip to Mara Safari Club by road.
Continue straight on out of Narok until you reach Mulot. Here
follow the signs left to the Club.
The
trip takes about 3.5 hours in the dry weather, longer in the
rainy season.
By
Air: Air
Kenya Aviation offers daily flights to and from the Mara.
Aeroplanes range from 25- to 5-seaters. Airport tax is payable
when buying your tickets. Besides Air Kenya, Aircraft
Leasing Services and Eagle Aviation also provide daily scheduled
flights to the Mara.
SWEETWATERS
TENTED CAMP / OL PEJETA RANCH HOUSE:
Sweetwaters
Tented Camp has 4 Toyota Landcruisers. Each vehicle can
accommodate 7 passengers, and has 5 window seats. These vehicles
are used for all transfers and for both day and night game
drives. For night game drives this vehicle seats 6 passengers (4
window seats). Ol Pejeta Ranch House has one 4x4 vehicle which
can be used for transfers. This vehicle is normally used by the
Host at the House, and for clients on the
"all-inclusive" option when staying at the House.
By
Road:
Sweetwaters Tented Camp is 17 kms on an unpaved road from
Nanyuki, 200 km from Nairobi on a good paved road. It is 72 km
from The Aberdare Country Club, and 26 km from Mount Kenya
Safari Club. The journey from Nairobi to Sweetwaters Tented
Camp entails a scenic 3-hour drive through coffee and tea
growing areas, pineapple plantations, and rural towns.
By
Air: The trip
takes 50 minutes, with a 45 minute transfer (27 kms) from the
Nanyuki airstrip to the Camp. Nanyuki all-weather airstrip
accommodates light aircraft such as DC3-25s (seat 25 pax),
Twin Otters (seat 18, 16 and 11), Navajos (seat 8), and Barons
(seat 5). Please refer to Air Kenya Aviation for more
information on flights.
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AIR
KENYA AVIATION FLIGHT SCHEDULES:
Air
Kenya Aviation's flight schedules can be viewed on their
website at www.airkenya.com
. Please note baggage allowance is 15 kgs, including
hand luggage. Airport tax is payable at the time of
purchasing the ticket.
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