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LAKE
TURKANA SAFARIS: Lake Turkana for camel treks, African communal
experience, special safaris Kenya, Maralal camel Derby and
kenya village cultural treks to Jade sea, Yare, Horr, Chalbi
desert, and experience African cultures.
KTEC
010: SPECTACULAR 13 DAYS LAKE TURKANA SAFARI AND CAMEL TREKS.
 Day
01 Nairobi
Arrive at the airport, are picked by a Leading Expeditions team and transferred
to Nairobi Parkside or Garden Guest house on bed and breakfast.
Day
02 Samburu
Breakfast and leave for Samburu with lunch enroute. The afternoon is spent
in a local community encounters with the Samburu people. Dinner and overnight
at Samburu campsite.
Day
03 Samburu-Marsabit
Breakfast at camp and visit the local communities enroute to Marsabit. Marsabit
is an extinct volcano heavily forested on the upper slopes. Dinner and overnight
at Marsabit campsite.
Day
04 Marsabit-Kalacha
After visiting Marsabit town, we make our way down into the desert and lava
flows with a visit to a local village. We camp at Kalacha, a small settlement
on the edge of the Chalbi desert.
 Day
05 Lake Turkana
Breakfast and leave for a whole day visiting the local communities. The desert
cannot be crossed if wet, but there is an all weather road around the North
side which is mostly lava. We camp at Kalacha, a small settlement on the edge
of the Chalbi desert.
Day
06 Lake Turkana
A day exploring, bathing and resting at Loiyangalani with boat excursion to
El Molo bay. Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day
07 Maralal
We journey south via S. Horr and Baragoi to Yare Club at Maralal. Another forested
area, Samburu and Rendile abound in their red ochre. Dinner in camp before
joining the camel section, overnight in self contained Bandas.
Day
08 Communal experience
After breakfast you set off to the Maralal villages where you have a cultural
experience of the community. It should be remembered that this is not primarily
a game-viewing safari, but you never know what you might bump into. Dinner
and overnight at campsite
Day
09; 10; 11 Camel Trekking (Chalbi desert, Mount Marsabit, Baragoi
or Loiyangalani)
After a hot breakfast you set off through the bush. You may ride or walk, the
pace is slow and the camels can allow you to change whenever you wish. Mattresses
pad the locally made wooden frames on your camel. The pace is relaxed and there
is plenty of time to study the environment and take pictures as you move along.
There are only a few places where you might be forced to stop due to washed
out riverbeds. The camels are led by Samburu Morans who will keep you informed
of what you are seeing and of the culture of the people you may meet. We find
attractive and unexplored Oases and deep wells perched on the edge of the Dida
Galgalu plains. Here nomadic peoples water their goats oblivious of the visitors.
Eventually we find ourselves at the Kalacha Oasis - a natural spring creating
an incredible island of life in one of the world's most inhospitable regions
- Ostrich, Sand grouse, Water birds, Jackals, and much more are seen here.
On your arrival at camp a shower awaits you [water permitting] and your cook
will have afternoon tea and snacks ready for you. The El Molo are the smallest
ethnic group in Kenya, numbering about 300 people. According to some historians,
the 'pure' El Molo may number only forty. The rest being of combined Samburu
and Turkana blood. Later in the afternoon you may choose to go on a nature
walk with your Moran guides. Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day
12 Yare Camel camp (home to Maralal International camel Derby)
Usually returning to our Club about midday, you are free to explore Maralal
town after lunch, or just relax around the camp. If you choose to visit the
town, your Moran guides will accompany you to add to the experience. Before
dusk the Samburu Morans and ladies will dance for you at the camp, before dinner
and overnight in our Bandas.
Day
13 Transfer back to Nairobi
After breakfast you will be transferred back to Nairobi in an available vehicle
in time for your next destination.
Price
for this special safari US$ 2600 per person sharing. Minimum
four people.
Price
for two people US$ 2860 per person sharing.
Included
on safari:
All park fees
Transport in a comfortable custom-built safari vehicles with a window seat
guarantee (4WDs)
Services of a qualified tour driver/guide
Camping equipments
All meals and drinking water on safari
Accommodation in tents
All transfers
Driver's allowance
Guides
and porters
Not
Included:
Camel
hire fees, visas, tips and all manner of personal spending
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