8 Days Jade Lake - Lake Turkana Lodge Explorer Safaris Kenya , Lake Turkana Lodge Explorer Safari Lake Turkana Lodge Safari, Covering Samburu, Marsabit, Kalacha, Chalbi Desert/Maralal Nairobi. Kenya culture safari to the El Molo/Turkana Indegenous, Samburu Indegenous culture.Kenya Lakes,Jade Lake,
Kenya Northern frontier district is sparely populated, hostile and often barren. A visit to this lands takes you back to yester years18th explorer’s ages and the diverse ethnic groups who live and their captivating traditions and customs and amazingly how their have adapted to the untamed environment are some of the most captivating people in the world. They include the Samburu, Turkana, Rendille, Boran, Gabbra and El – Molo This rugged 1,800-km expedition is run in land cruiser. You will traverse along some of Africa’s worst terrains, experience beautiful mountain forest surrounded on all sides by hot dusty deserts, eventually arriving at Oasis Lodge (Lake Turkana).
8 Days Jade Lake - Lake Turkana Lodge Explorer Safaris
Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve
Depart for at 0730 Samburu passing through lush farmlands, cross the Equator where you can stop for pictures. Proceed to Samburu to a rugged semi desert region. It is noted for game not found to the more lush parks to the south e.g. unusual reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Oryx and many more. Lunch at a Samburu Lodge and later followed by afternoon game drives in these wild Africa bush. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge
Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve
Full day spent in Samburu with morning and afternoon game drive. Meals and overnight at Samburu Lodge
Samburu Game Reserve
The highlights of Samburu Game Reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage. The reserves have numerous permanent springs and a wealth of wildlife which includes leopard, hippo, elephant, lion, reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra and crocodile in the Ewaso Nyiro River. Over 365 species of birds have been identified in the sanctuaries Day 3: Samburu- Marsabit National Park
We head north again along the Trans-African highway to Marsabit (meaning place of cold), an astonishingly cool, green and hilly oasis rising high above the dry heat of the surrounding desert lands. The local Rendille and Samburu people in their bright red outfits, beads and earrings make it a vibrant place.
Lunch at Marsabit Lodge inside the National park and as long as the roads are dry we drive to Lake Paradise and Little Lake. Here, an indigenous forest and a desert come together to create the most compelling landscape on earth. Elephants and greater kudu abound. The dense forest in the park is also home to a variety of birds.Dinner and overnight stay at Marsabit Lodge
Day 4: Marsabit- Kalacha (Chalbi desert)
We depart the Lodge after an early breakfast through the scenic landscape of the arid north with views of picturesque hills. We arrive and camp at Kalacha, a small Gabbra settlement on the edge of the Chalbi Desert. Dinner and Overnight stay at Kalacha Camp
The Gabbra
The Gabbra are an Eastern Cushite people related to the Somali-Rendille in their historical origins in the southern Ethiopian highlands about AD 1000. The men wear traditional shorts and a blanket-cloak and the women wear a wrap-around and head cloth. They are pastoralists, particularly attached to their camels.
Day 5: Kalacha – Loyangalani (Turkana)
We depart early crossing the Chalbi Desert to Lake Turkana which is the largest desert lake in the world and extends for 288 kilometres up to the Ethiopian / Kenyan border. It is surrounded by volcanic rock and desert. We arrive at Oasis Lodge where we spend the night
Day 6: Loyangalani (Turkana)
The day is spent relaxing and you may visit the local lodge to swim or hire a boat to visit the surrounding area (at an extra cost). We may visit Loiyangalani and the community settled there while in the evening visiting one of the Turkana Manyattas [optional] for traditional dances at an extra cost if clients wish. An unforgettable experience under a star studded sky so close you can almost touch it.
Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana, formerly L. Rudolf is now named after one of the tribes who live on its shores and it is in this area that Richard Leakey uncovered the three million year old fossils of ‘Homo Erectus.’ This pre historic site is now known as the “Cradle of Mankind”. The Lake is also known as the “Jade Sea” because of its remarkable blue – green colour. This is a result of algae particles, which shift with changes of the wind and light, so that the water surface shifts from blue to grey to fabulous jade. The lake is home to the largest population of Nile crocodiles in the world. If the weather permits we take a short sunset boat ride to the surrounding areas
Day 7: Turkana – Maralal
We depart the lodge early in the morning and onward to Maralal .We journey via the Horr Valley situated between Mount Nyiro and Ol Doinye Mara viewing the breath taking scenery as we continue to climb on torturous, rocky hills to Maralal. Near Maralal is one of the most breaths taking scenes in all of Kenya – the Losiolo escarpment, an endless stretch as land drops down to the Suguta valley.
Day 8: Maralal – Nairobi
We head south through Laikipia Plains and Nyahururu we may stop at the Thomson falls named after Joseph Thomson who walked from the Indian Ocean Port Mombasa to Lake Victoria ( ancestral home of President Obama 44th President of USA source of the mighty Nile River in the early 1880s. Created by the waters of the Ewaso Narok River, the falls plunge over 72m into a rift, spraying the dark forest below. After lunch we drive back to the capital city Nairobi by mid-afternoon. Where the safari ends Contact us for current pricing .
Price includes:
- -Transport in a custom made 4x4 Land cruisers – each person is guaranteed a window seat.
- - Game drives as per the itinerary
- - Game parks or national parks entry fees
- - Accommodations in self contained Tents fitted with camp beds/Linen is provided
- - Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our cook
- - Complimentary return airport transfers in Nairobi
- - Return airport transfers
- - Game drives/ Park entrance fees
- -Services of a driver/guide
- -1 litre Mineral water per person per day
Price Excludes:
- Pre and post safari hotel accommodations in Nairobi can be arranged on request.
- Personal travel insurance
- Cultural visits to Samburu/Turkana Villages
- Boat ride in Lake Turkana
- Tipping to your safari crew; Safari driver / guide Lodge Porter or Waiters
- Drinks
- Items of personal nature and all not mentioned in cost
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