Day 1: NAIROBI
Windsor Golf and Country Club.
You will be met at the Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport by a Landmark Safaris representative
and escorted to your hotel, the Windsor Golf
and Country Club. The drive from the airport
will take about half an hour, passing first
along the main Mombasa road into Nairobi, bordered
on one side by the city's industrial area and
on the other by the famous Nairobi National
Park and Ngong Hills. Surprisingly soon after
leaving the city centre you enter a well forested
residential area before emerging on to the approach
to the club. Beautifully designed in a country
setting, the Windsor Golf and Country Club has
to be seen to be believed. You will spend the
next 3 nights here.
Day 2
NAIROBI
Golf at the Windsor Golf and Country Club. The
latest addition to Kenya's golfing scene, Windsor
Golf and Country Club is without doubt the most
spectacular, and the ideal course on which to
play your first round of golf. The 18-hole championship
course was designed to international standard
by Tom Macauley. Apart from its picturesque
setting and meticulously maintained playing
surface, the total length of 7,400 yards, a
water surrounded 18th green and several other
spectacular holes, make this a challenging course
for golfers of all standards. Situated in nearly
600 acres of indigenous forest, the club and
course occupy only 200 acres. A heated pool,
squash and tennis courts, a driving range, bird
watching (over 200 species have been recorded
in the grounds) and a health club are all on
offer to keep you occupied before or after golf.
Day 3
NAIROBI
Sigona Golf Club.
Sigona Golf Club requires a 40 minute drive
from your hotel, but it is certainly a worthwhile
journey as the scenic location of the course
more than compensates for half an hour in the
car. In recent years, the popularity of golf
in Kenya has blossomed and Sigona is one of
several clubs to have benefited. Extensive improvements
to the Club house and a delightfully situated
course have brought Sigona into the major league
of Kenyan golfers.
Day 4
ABERDARES
Aberdare Country Club.
After a leisurely breakfast, it is time to depart
for the Aberdare Country Club - a two hour drive
away. The journey is a scenic one, passing through
fertile land on which sisal, pineapples and
it is claimed, some of the world's best coffee
are grown. At one point, the road crosses Kenya's
premier river, the Tana, the descent to which
affords breathtaking views of the surrounding
countryside and, on a clear day, the snow-capped
Mount Kenya.
About 20 km from your destination you will pass
through the pleasant town of Nyeri, which apart
from being the provincial headquarters, also
has its own golf course. The founder of the
scouting movement, Lord Baden-Powell, spent
the last few years of his life here from 1938
- 1941 and is buried in the local church yard.
After checking into the Aberdare Country Club,
a sumptuous buffet lunch, famous throughout
Kenya, awaits you. Over the next two days you
can be as active or as relaxed as you wish.
The club has a quality and challenging 9-hole
golf course with some of the holes commanding
wonderful views of Mount Kenya. The club is
set on a 1,000 acre property, much of which
is given over to a game sanctuary where you
can walk or ride from the resident stables.
Two tennis courts, a swimming pool, a trout
stream and even gliding from a local airfield
are all activities on offer to keep you from
the golf course. Cottage style accommodation
with fireplaces and private bathrooms and the
superb cuisine and service will ensure you enjoy
your stay.
Day 5
ABERDARES
An option for day 5 is a visit to the Ark in
the Aberdare National Park. After lunch at the
Aberdare Country Club, a 20 minute drive into
the forest will bring you to the Ark, a well
appointed forest lodge overlooking a waterhole.
Elephant, rhino, cape buffalo, giant forest
hog, antelope, leopard, lion and even the rare
bongo all frequent the water-hole and, with
luck, can be seen through the night caught in
the Ark's floodlights.
Alternatively, you can remain at the Aberdare
Country Club and play a round of golf at the
9-hole Nyeri Golf Club.
Day 6
NAIROBI
Muthaiga Golf Club.
A two hour drive will bring you back to the
outskirts of Nairobi in time for an early lunch
at Safari Park Hotel where you will spend the
next two nights. A new and spectacular development,
the Safari Park Hotel boasts 7 restaurants,
a casino, a huge swimming pool with waterslide,
tennis courts and major other attractions. You
are scheduled for an afternoon of golf at the
famous Muthaiga Golf Club a 10 minute drive
from your hotel. The beautifully designed 18-hole
course is home to the Kenya Open Golf Championship,
which annually sees an array of international
golf stars compete for the winner's purse and
a hole in one offer of a Mercedes Benz.
Day 7
NAIROBI
Royal Nairobi Golf Club.
Nairobi must be unique amongst the world's leading
cities as within a 2 mile radius of the very
centre of the city two golf courses can be found.
The better of these courses, the Royal Nairobi,
was established in 1906, making it Kenya's oldest
club. The pleasant 18-hole course has a yardage
of 7150 yds., and over recent years has undergone
a major face-lift making it a delight to play.
The club house, pro shop and restaurant have
all been refurbished helping Royal to become
one of Kenya's leading clubs.
Day 8
MASAI MARA
Masai Mara Safari.
Your two night wildlife safari to the Masai
Mara will undoubtedly be one of the highlights
of your trip to Kenya. The Masai Mara, a 600
square mile area of wilderness given over to
the animals that have made Kenya famous, is
one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth.
Over the next two and a half days, you will
go in search of elephant, lion, leopard, zebra,
wildebeest, hippo and a host of other animals
and birds. Using your luxury lodge or tented
camp as a base and in the safe hands of an expert
driver/game spotter, your early morning and
afternoon game drives will be experiences never
to be forgotten. Well-appointed en-suite luxury
accommodation, excellent cuisine and swimming
pool will all ensure the best of both comfort
and excitement.
Day 9
MASAI MARA
One option worth considering is a hot air balloon
flight as the sun rises over the African plains.
After floating over the most breathtaking scenery,
with a bird's eye view of the animals, you will
land for a full champagne breakfast before a
game drive takes you back to the lodge.
Day 10
NAIROBI
Return Nairobi.
The drive or flight back to Nairobi and the
Windsor Golf and Country Club will give you
ample time to reflect on the wonders of the
Masai Mara and the wildlife that has made it
famous. After checking in, the remainder of
the day is free to relax or prepare for your
final three days of golf on the practice range.
You will stay here for your last 4 nights.
Day 11
NAIROBI
Karen Country Club.
Following a hearty Kenya breakfast, a half hour
drive will bring you to the delightful Karen
Country Club. Karen is a plush residential suburb
of large houses and mature gardens made famous
by its early settler residents. Karen Blixen,
after whom the area was named, had a farm here
and her old house is now a museum in her memory.
The Ngong Hills of "Out of Africa"
fame can be seen clearly from Karen Country
Club which is arguably the finest club in the
country. Following a fire which destroyed the
club house many years ago, a massive refurbishment
and development of the entire premises was undertaken
resulting in the outstanding and tasteful facilities
which exist today. The beautiful and superbly
maintained 18-hole course owes much to the
magnificence of the indigenous trees found throughout
its lengths. Apart from the excellent golf,
Duncan Lindscott, the club's renowned professional
runs the country's
best stocked pro-shop on the premises.
Day 12
NAIROBI
Limuru Country Club.
A forty minute drive to the highlands above
Nairobi brings you to Limuru. The area is fertile
and scenic and will give you the opportunity
of seeing at first hand both tea and coffee
growing in plantations on either side of the
road. The golf course is a delight, as is the
old club house, with a log fire constantly burning
in the hearth. Lush, green fairways contrast
with the rarefied atmosphere of nearly 8,000
feet above sea level making the golf both challenging
and rewarding. An option worth considering in
Limuru is a lunch visit to old Mrs. Mitchell's
farm house. Apart from her legendary home cooking,
Mrs. Mitchell herself conducts a tour of the
tea and woods on the farm.
Day 13
NAIROBI
Windsor Golf and Country Club.
Your final round of golf is just outside your
back door. There is no better course on which
to end your golfing safari to Kenya, so save
your best round of the trip for one of the best
courses in Africa. The remainder of the day
is your own.
Day 14
NAIROBI
Packing and last minute shopping cannot be avoided
before the drive to the airport for your flight
home.