Celebrate 30 Years of Out of Africa With Angama Mara and Segera Retreat

  • February 17, 2016
Celebrate 30 Years of Out of Africa With Angama Mara and Segera Retreat
Guests will experience the same diverse wildlife, dramatic scenery and rich culture that became the most recognized feature of Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen's passionate romance.

Itinerary:

  • Day 1: Private charter from Nairobi's Wilson Airport to Segera Retreat, Laikipia for a three-night stay

  • Day 4: Private charter to Angama Mara, Maasai Mara for a three-night stay

  • Day 7: Private charter to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for onward arrangements


Guests will begin their journey at Segera Retreat where grasslands and fertile riverbeds nestle between Mount Kenya and the Great Rift Valley. Six timber-and-thatched villas each offer a private sun deck with sun loungers, swing bed and a Jacuzzi bath. Out of Africa relics include G-AAMY, the original 1929 biplane used in the film, as well as a collection of Karen Blixen's private journals and unpublished letters.

Travelers will fly by private charter to Angama Mara, where they will stay in glass-fronted tented suites set 1,000 feet above the Great Rift Valley--on the very site where some of the most memorable of the film's scenes were shot. Guests will encounter hidden nods to the movie throughout the property, such as: Peter Beard's book Longing for Darkness (Kamante's tales about his search for Blixen's staff she left in Kenya); colorful screens alluding to the scene where Meryl Streep uses the screen in her home as inspiration to begin her storytelling; a pair of plantation chairs identical to those used on set; a yellow biplane toy in the library, similar to that flown by Denys Finch Hatton; and a single red rose in the library, in memory of Karen Blixen (she was presented with one by a literary admirer every day towards the end of her life)--the only flower on property.

Angama Mara offers its guests a mix of thrilling adventure and laid-back relaxation, complete with safari adventures in the famed Mara Triangle Game Reserve and unique activities such as an intimate picnic in the bush--Out of Africa style--wicker basket, checked blanket, Stanley flask, Champagne on ice and cucumber sandwiches.

The offer is valid for reservations between now and June 30, 2016 and October 1-December 15, 2016.
For more information about Angama Mara, visit https://www.angama.com/.