GETTING THERE

Hemingways Expeditions (hemingwaysexpeditions.com) offers tailor-made holidays to Kenya with accommodation, transport, excursions and internal flights with Safarilink (flysafarilink.com) from Nairobi to all the major game parks, including Lewa. B&B rates at Hemingways

Nairobi (hemingways-nairobi.com) start at $750 (£570) a night for two, including express check-in/out and butler service. A day-long excursion to the David Sheldrick Orphanage, the Giraffe Centre and Nairobi National Park with vehicle and driver costs $175 (£132), excluding entrance fees. For further information, go to magicalkenya.com.

Kenya Airways (kenya-airways.com, 020 8283 1818) operates daily flights from Heathrow to Nairobi from £657 return.

Holiday Extras (holidayextras.com) offers a one-night stay at a hotel near Heathrow and five nights’ parking from £88.