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10 Days- Lake Turkana
Safari in Kenya Via marsabit Truck Tour Code - CTS 136
10 Days, 9 Nights – Lake
Turkana “The Jade Sea” Adventure Camping Safari
coviring Sweetwaters, Samburu, Marsabit,
Kalacha, Lake Turkana
Northern Kenya is not densely
populated, untamed and often barren. Visiting
these parts is like leaving the 21st century; it
is an explorer’s heaven, and the variety of tribes
that live here are some of the most captivating
people in the world. They include the Samburu,
Turkana, Rendille, Boran, Gabbra and El – Molo.
Lake turkana camping safari is run in sturdy land
cruisers as you will be travelling off the beaten
track on some of Africa's worst roads. You will
however get the opportunity to see beautiful
mountains and forests, surrounded on all sides by
hot dusty deserts.
Lake Turkana Adventure Travel is an ideal Safari
for clients who do not mind roughing it, and who
want to get off the usual tourism route. Turkana
expeditions not only offers some spectacular
scenery with the highlights been the Lakes, but
also offers you the chance to meet some of the
most remote tribes in Africa.
Lake Turkana Safaris also known as the Jade Sea,
Lake Turkana is an extraordinary sight for someone
on a Kenya safari. The shimmering colours of its
surface contrast sharply with the surrounding
lunar landscape, comprising of extinct volcanoes
and lava beds.
Areas of Interests in Northern Kenya Trip
Northern Frontier Counties, Samburu Game
Reserve(Gerenuk and Grevys Zebra), Marsabit
National Park, Kalacha, Chalbi Desert,
Loiyangalani, Lake Turkana, Turkana Villages,
Maralal, Nyahururu, Thomson Falls.
Activities while on the Northern kenya
trip
Culture, Ethnic, Samburu village visit Boat Ride,
Wildlife, Camping, Traditional Turkana Bandas, El
molo village visit, Bird Watching, Scenery,
Photography, Swimming Facilities Use of Oasis
Lodge Facilities
The above activities are all optional and must be
charged at an extra cost.
(Turkana Adventure Tour and the Elmolo cultural
tribe)
Highlights
Itinerary
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Day 1: Nairobi -
Sweetwater’s Game Reserve
Depart Nairobi in the
morning heading north via the Thika plantation
to Sweetwater’s Sanctuary for an afternoon game
drive to see the wildlife including
rehabilitated chimpanzees.
Sweetwater’s is the only sanctuary for
rehabilitation in Kenya of these widely abused
chimpanzees with two groups living in an
environment as close to their natural habitat as
possible and it is also a dedicated black rhino
breeding area.
Dinner and overnight at a campsite
Day 2: Sweetwater’s Game Reserve – Samburu
National Reserve
Break camp and proceed to
Samburu game reserve to arrive there in time for
the afternoon game drive in the park. Samburu
National Reserve becoming one of Kenya's most
admired stops after the Mara which hosts the
uncommon Gravy’s zebra, gerenuk antelope
standing on hind legs to feed, Somali ostriches
with distinct blue legs and the shy Oryx,
Elephant and crocodile and bird life.
Dinner and overnight at a campsite
Day 3: Samburu National Reserve – Marsabit
National Park
Depart Samburu and proceed
to Marsabit with lunch and then proceed for and
afternoon game drive. The Marsabit National Park
lies in northern Kenya, about 560 km north of
Nairobi in Marsabit district. The park comprises
of densely forested mountain and three crater
lakes that are the only permanent surface of
water in the region and that provide habitat for
a variety of birdlife.
Major wildlife species include the African
elephant, the endangered Gravy’s zebra, lion,
leopard, buffalo, bushbuck, large herds of
greater and lesser kudus, common zebra, grant
gazelles and many other small antelopes. The
park is famous for its elephant named Ahmed that
was provided with 24 hr security surveillance by
presidential decree in the 70's, to demonstrate
Kenya's commitment to wildlife conservation.
Dinner and overnight at Campsite
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Day 4: Marsabit
National Park – Kalacha (Chalbi
desert)
We visit Marsabit town and
another volcanic crater before making our way
back into the desert and lava flows. The
Rendille people in their bright red outfits,
earrings and beads make it a vibrant place and
the best place to take in the cornucopia of
culture is the lively market. All meals and
overnight at the camp
Day 5: Kalacha – Lake Turkana
We depart early, crossing
the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are pastoralists,
particularly attached to their camels.
While it is the lake that provides the nominal
incentives for doing this trip, it is the people
of northern Kenya that make the most lasting
impression, nomadic pastoralists such as the
Gabbra, Turkana and Samburu whose adherence to a
strictly traditional lifestyle and dress is
practically unique in modern East Africa. In
small villages such as North Horr or Kalacha,
even in the city of Loiyangalani, you could be
forgiven for thinking that the whole human
spectacle is being put on for tourists.
All Meals and Overnight at the campsite
Day 6: Lake Turkana
The day is spent relaxing
and you may visit the local lodge to swim or
hire a boat to visit the surrounding area or
visit one of the Turkana Manyattas (optional)
for traditional dances(at an extra cost). This
pre historic site is now known as the “Cradle of
Mankind”. The lake is home to the largest
population of Nile crocodiles in the world.
The rocks of the surrounding area are
predominantly volcanic. Central Island is an
active volcano, emitting vapors. Outcrops and
rocky shores are found on the East and South
shores of the lake, while dunes, spits and flats
are on the West and North, at a lower elevation.
All Meals and Overnight at the campsite
Day 7: Lake Turkana – Tuum Camel Safari
Departing Lake Turkana we
head south to Tuum, situated on the west of Mt.
Nyiro which stands to the East of the Suguta
Valley with a picnic lunch, you get the chance
to walk with camels and Samburu guides in these
breath-taking landscapes for a few hours to the
foothills of Mt. Nyiro. Dinner and overnight at
a campsite.
Day 8: Maralal
We have an early morning
walk in the cool and spectacular African sunrise
for a couple of hours after which we proceed to
Maralal where we spend the night. Maralal is one
of the most breath taking scenes in all of Kenya
with the Losiolo escarpment, an endless stretch
as land drops down to the Suguta valley.
Maralal is a small hillside market town in
northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi
Plateau within the Samburu District. It is the
administrative headquarters of the Samburu
people. The town has an urban population of
16,281 (1999 census [1]). The market was
pioneered by some Somali settlers in the 1920s.
Nearby is the Maralal Game Sanctuary. Maralal is
also home to Kenyatta House, the location where
Jomo Kenyatta was detained prior to his release.
The town also serves as a base for tourist
activities such as bush walking, whitewater
rafting and camel riding. It is also known for
camel racing and is surrounded by the Maralal
National Sanctuary. The famous Maralal camel
derby hosted by Yare Safaris is held here. This
is a tourist friendly town with many cheap
hotels and friendly people. All meals and
overnight at the campsite.
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Day 9: Maralal – Lake
Baringo
We head south to visit Lake
Baringo where we spend the night at a campsite
sleeping amongst the grazing hippos and watch
the birds.
There are only two fresh water Lakes in the Rift
Valley and Lake Baringo is one of them,
surrounded by large arid plains it looks like an
oasis in a desert. The lake is also an
ornithologist’s paradise since the lake is
houses over 450 species of birds including the
largest of the heron species, called the goliath
heron.
Birds are attracted here because it is filled up
with a variety of rare fish species.
Hippos and crocodiles also find the ecosystem
favorable along the shores of the lake.
The rock hyrax is another animal that you cannot
go without seeing. Also, nearby is a
spectacular hot spring which attracts large
numbers of visitors annually. All meals
and overnight at the campsite
Day 10: Lake Baringo – Nairobi
Early morning boat ride in search of hippo,
crocodile and fish eagle. Drive back to Nairobi to
arrive in the late afternoon.
Group
safari Minimum 4 people
Departs: Wenesdays
Price: US$ 1,800 per person sharing
Price includes:
- Transport in a custom made 4x4
Land cruisers – each person is guaranteed a
window seat
- Accommodation in camps on full
board basis
- Game drives / park entrance
fees
- Services of a driver / guide
- Flying Doctors emergency
evacuation cover
- Mineral water for
drinking
Price Exclude
- Hotel accommodations in
Nairobi before and after the safari can be
arranged on request.
- Personal travel insurance
- Cultural visits to Samburu /
Turkana Villages
- Boat ride in Lake Turkana
- Tipping
- Drinks
- Personal effects
- Extras not mentioned above
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