8 DAYS TURKANA TRUCK VIA LAKE BARINGO

DAY 1 NAIROBI-LAKE BARINGO
Depart Nairobi in the morning stopping at the highest point of Rift valley [21,140ft Above sea level] to view the great rift valley. Lunch at Nakuru and arrive to Lake Baringo late afternoon. Watch out for hippo while you swim. Overnight at the campsite.

DAY 2 BARINGO-SOUTH HORR
We climb out of the rift valley in the morning chill towards Maralal and the red –ochred Samburu people .Still nomadic and proud. Then another spectacular climb up Losiolo and down past Baragoi to South Horr where we camp next to a small clear stream.

DAY 3 SOUTH HORR-LOIYANGALANI
Break tents early in the morning and depart for Lake Turkana .The rough road gets worse as we descend across ancient lava flows towards the jade sea and the oasis Loiyangalani lying between the Lake and Mt. Kulal .We arrive at our permanent beach campsite just outside Loiyangalani soon after lunch and settle in our traditional Turkana huts with a cool breeze blowing from the Lake. Indeed a perfect place to relax protected from the scorching sun and heat characteristic of the harsh climate of this remote area.

DAY 4 LOIYANGALANI
We spend the day relaxing and bathing only interrupted by a short boat excursion to visit the surrounding areas where crocodiles and birds may be spotted. In addition we visit Loiyangalani and the community settled there while in the evening we may visit one of the Turkana manyattas for traditional dances under star studded sky at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge.

DAY 5LOIYANGALANI-MARALAL
After breakfast leave Turkana for maralal.Lunch enroute.Dinner and overnight at Maralal in camp or lodge.

DAY 6 MARALAL-SAMBURU
After breakfast leave Maralal for Samburu Game reserve .On arrival proceed to the campsite/Lodge and thereafter proceed for a late evening game drive. Return to camp/Lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7 SAMBURU
Early morning game drive. Return to the camp/Lodge for lunch at 1.00pm.Further game drive from 4.00pm up to 6.00pm.Dinner and overnight at the camp /lodge.

DAY 8 SAMBURU-NAIROBI
After breakfast leave Samburu for Nanyuki or karatina for lunch. Drop off clients who want to stay behind to climb Mt. Kenya. After lunch leave for Nairobi.

Note: Please note that you are required to carry alot of water for this trip.

8 DAYS LAKE TURKANA VIA CHALBI DESERT

DAY 1 NAIROBI-SAMBURU
Depart Nairobi in the morning heading north via the shoulder of Mt Kenya to Samburu Game Reserve.Accomodation in our semi permanent campsite beautifully set under a canopy of trees on the edge of Uaso Nyiro river.

DAY 2 SAMBURU
The day is spent game viewing in the park. Elephants abound; you may see lions reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, grevy’s zebra and Oryx.

DAY 3SAMBURU-MARSABIT
We head north again along the trans-African highway to Marsabit, which is an extinct volcano heavily forested on its upper slopes. After setting up camp ,we visit the lodge inside the National park .You may see elephant, buffalo and kudu as the lodge is situated on the edge of a water –filled crater. As long as the park is dry we drive through thick forest to the famous Lake Paradise. There are some very steep hills which are impassible if wet.

DAY 4 MARSABIT-KALACHA
We visit Marsabit town and another volcanic crater before making our way back into the desert and lava flows. We camp at Kalacha, a small settlement on the edge of the chalbi desert.

DAY 5 KALACHA-LOIYANGALANI
We depart crossing the chalbi desert .The desert cannot be crossed if wet but there are alternative roads around the North and south. We arrive at our semi-permanent beach campsite just outside loiyangalani soon after lunch. Here we have our traditional Turkana huts with a cool breeze blowing from the lake for use if available otherwise we pitch tents in an alternative campsite. Indeed a perfect place to relax protected from the scorching sun and heat characteristic of the harsh climate of this remote area.

DAY 6 LOIYANGALANI
We spend the day relaxing and bathing only to be interrupted by a short boat excursion to visit the surrounding areas. In addition, we visit Loiyangalani and the community settled there while in the evening we may visit one of the Turkana manyattas (optional) for traditional dances under a star studded sky at an extra cost if clients wish. Unforgettable experience.

DAY 7 LOIYANGALANI-MARALAL
We journey via south Horr and Baragoi to Maralal, another forested area. The Samburu abound in their red-ochre.

DAY 8 MARALAL-NAIROBI
Heading south again via Laikipia Plains and Thompson Falls (Nyahururu)we drive back into Nairobi by mid-afternoon.