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AMBOSELI PORINI CAMP -
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The
Selenkay Conservacy lies a few miles north of Amboseli National Park and
is an important dispersal area and rangeland for wildlife migrating out
of Amboseli. In May 1997, the local Maasai community set aside the area
as a reserve for wildlife, so that the habitat could be protected and
wildlife conserved. The community is receiving an income from the camp
for each tourist visitor. All roads have been constructed using local
labour so that the members of the community gain employment from the
Conservancy. In addition to the road maintenance team, Game Scouts have
been employed to carry out patrols to see that the wildlife is
protected. Selenkay Conservancy is well off the beaten track and has not
been visited by tourists until now. It lies in the heart of Maasailand
and the animals are truly wild and not yet habituated to the presence of
vehicles. The numbers of tourist visitors in the camp are limited to a
maximum of twelve per day to retain the wild and unspoilt nature of the
area and to minimise the impact on the environment. Within the
conservation area the following animals have been seen recently:
elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, Thompson's and
Grant's gazelles, gerenuk, impala, oryx, lesser kudu, zebra, wildebeest,
giraffe, warthog, striped hyena, jackal, bat-eared fox, caracal, African
wild cat, serval cat, genet cat, honey badger, mongoose and ostrich.
Birdlife is prolific, especially birds of prey. Accommodation while on
safari is at Porini Camp, within the conservation area. The facilities
include 6 spacious guest tents, 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 provides an exclusive experience catering to a
maximum of 12 guests at a time. All transport on this safari is in a
specially designed open-sided Landrover 4 wheel drive safari vehicle.
Going on safari in a 'proper' safari vehicle gives a far better safari
experience than traveling in the minibus vans with window seats used by
some other safari operators! And as Selenkay Conservation Area is a
private game reserve you will not see any other vehicles or minibuses
