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Somak Holidays offers a superb choice of family safari holidays to Kenya, where the whole family can enjoy the wealth of experiences to be found. On a Somak child friendly family safari in Kenya one of the must see places, especially for the children, is The Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage which is located near Nairobi National Park. This orphanage for elephant calves and rhinos from all over Kenya was founded by Daphne Sheldrick, the widow of one of Kenya's best known game wardens, David Sheldrick. David Sheldrick was at the centre of the 1970's Ivory poaching wars in Tsavo National Park. Today, the Sheldrick orphanage is a focal point for Elephant Conservation. Elephant calves orphaned by poaching are brought here from all over the country. They receive extremely specialized treatment here, and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds. The centre is open to the public each morning (11am-12pm). At this time the calves are being exercised and bathed and visitors are free to watch. This is a good centre for general information on elephants and their conservation. This is an extremely popular tour on child friendly family safaris. The children just love seeing and touching the baby elephants. Not only is it fantastic fun for all the family, it is very informative and educational. At Somak we are keen to tailor-make child friendly family safaris to suit all budgets. It is our belief that if the children are happy (which they undoubtedly are on a Somak child friendly family safari) then the parents are happy. Somak Holidays offers child friendly family safari holidays on Kenya Airways. Kenya Airways operates daily from London Heathrow Terminal 4. Kenya Airways operates a convenient schedule of overnight flights to and from Kenya. Kenya Airways also offers excellent upgrade prices to Kenya Airways Premier World. Kenya Airways also offers a generous baggage allowance of 2 bags at 23kgs per bag.
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