We have an early breakfast and drive at 5.30am from Nairobi city with an optional stop on the way for lunch. The long drive takes us past the highlands of the central province and the Mt. Kenya slope to the hot and harsh semi-arid areas in Marsabit district.  A bit tired we arrive in the evening in Loiyangalani and check in at Palmshade resort for dinner and overnight rest.

Accommodation: Palm Shade Resort

Driving; 600km

Activity:

Mealplan;  B, D

The next 2 days will be spent with the local communities exhibiting their culture and we will get a chance to interact with them as well as learn about their culture. The Lake Turkana Cultural Festival is quite unlike other African celebrations as rather than focusing on just one unique set of tribal traditions, it brings together around 14 communities to celebrate their similarities and differences as one. Locals and visitors alike celebrate their way of life. These communities are mainly nomadic so the festival is a chance for them to come together to share and showcase their traditional foods, their way of living and their customs. We may also have the option of a visit to rock paintings, a boat ride or a Sundowner on the lake shores.

Accommodation: Palm Shade Resort

Driving: local about 20 km

Activity: cultural exchanges, photo graphing

Mealplan;   B, D ( lunch own arrangement)

Today we drive to Ngurunit in the Ndotto mountain range. This is the home of the Rendille Tribe. We arrive at the Camp Ndotto for lunch and meet our local guide who takes us in the afternoon to some traditional village where we learn more about their lifestyle and get a chance to take pictures of their colorful outfit. Our guide assists us in the negotiations for photographs.  Late in the afternoon, after passing a natural waterslide, a popular place for the local youth we return to camp Ndotto for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Camp Ndotto

Driving: 170km

Activity: Rendille culture, Photo shoots

Mealplan;   B, D ( lunch own arrangement)

After breakfast we drive further down south.  We arrive for lunch at Sabache Camp. The camp is managed mainly by Samburu people. A local guide takes us to a Samburu Village near the slopes of the Ololokwe, a prominent table mountain domination the area. We learn about their way of life and take some pictures of the colorful outfits in the backdrop of the mountain as the sun sets.  In the late afternoon we continue our tour to Buffalo Springs National park dinner and overnight at the Samburu Simba Lodge.

Accommodation: Samburu Simba lodge

Driving: 220km

Activity: Samburu culture, Photo shoots

Mealplan;   B, D ( lunch own arrangement)

Today after breakfast, we explore the wildlife in this vast game reserve renowned for its variety of wildlife species which have adapted amazingly well to the harsh and hot climate of the area. The unique species include the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, and the Somali Ostrich. We return to the lodge for lunch.   At this time the temperatures hit their peak and the animals look for shade under the trees before another game drive later in the afternoon. Samburu is also home to elephants, buffaloes, lions and leopards. Dinner and overnight stay will be once again at Samburu Simba Lodge.

Accommodation: Samburu Simba lodge

Driving:

Activity: game drives

Mealplan;   B, L, D

Today we have an early morning game drive at Samburu Reserve from 6.00am to 8.00am. We return to the Lodge for breakfast and then depart for Nairobi with lunch on the way to arrive in the evening for evening departure or overnight

Accommodation:

Driving: 320km

Activity:  game drives

Mealplan;   B, L, D