KENYA
(04/2014) – Cheli & Peacock’s nine-day “Born Free Safari” in
rugged Kenya has the honor of partnering with celebrity turned conservationist,
Virginia McKenna, who after starring in the film Born Free, founded the Born Free
Foundation. The nonprofit organization sponsors projects to save, rescue
and protect wildlife around the world. To celebrate its 30th
Anniversary, all bookings for this safari result in donations towards the
foundation and its mission to help wildlife everywhere. The October 22 – 31,
2014 journey is $6,345 per person sharing, excluding international flights.
From best-selling book to Academy
Award-winning movie, Born Free has
captured the hearts of many. It is the story of Joy and George Adamson who
reintroduced a captive animal to its Kenyan home, a relationship forged between
lioness and man and the first success story in history documented for the world
to remember.
Elsa’s Kopje – the location where Elsa the lioness was reintroduced
to the wild and one of the areas where Born
Free was filmed. Dine and partake in talks with Virginia McKenna on her
experience working with lions and Elsa’s owners on set. There’s a moment she
knew Elsa had changed her life forever.
A bush breakfast takes place by
Elsa’s grave within Meru National park during one of many spectacular safaris.
Elsa was accepted into the wild, her legacy continuing through her cubs and
seen in her DNA documented in lions, today.
Joy’s Camp – Elsa’s Kopje’s sister camp. The “Milestone Safari” continues to
the place where Joy Adamson relocated and reintroduced another cat, Penny the
leopard. Guest speakers will give talks and show films on the history of Joy’s
Camp and the surrounding area. They enhance your view of the owner’s life, the
continued reintroduction of other animals and the surrounding Samburu region.
Tortilis Camp – a luxury lodge witness to Born Free Foundation
projects within the dusty plains of Amboseli. The region is known for its
elephant population consisting of large groups of families –
this includes a world famous group with two Born Free
adopted elephants. Visit elephant expert Cynthia Moss’ research center where
Cynthia’s vital work has been funded by Born Free for 22 years. A visit to Born
Free’s Lion-proof bomas project is included – a project initiated in 2010 to
combat conflict between local pastoralists and lions with the use of bomas
(night enclosures).
The final day in Kenya is
commemorated with a farewell lunch with the Born Free Kenya team in a country
where one historic event sparked conservation missions around the world.
Born Free Foundation continues the
vision the Adamsons had with Elsa the lioness, and the vision McKenna has
today: a lifetime commitment to wildlife.
The “Born Safari” includes accommodation at Elsa’s Kopje,
Joy’s Camp and Tortilis Camp; and all internal flights, conservation/ park
fees, game drives, bush walks, bush meals, sundowners, membership to Flying
Doctors Society, laundry and airstrip transfers. For more information, visit www.chelipeacock.com
or email info@chelipeacock.co.ke.
