ARCHAEOLOGICAL SAFARIS..

In the archaeological world, East Africa is referred to as ‘the cradle of mankind’ particularly from the findings of the world-famous pair of Louis and Mary Leaky and their son Richard.   

Below is a 15 days itinerary that takes you to the highlights of Kenya and Tanzania pre-history and archaeological sites, monuments and museums ranging from human to animals. Naturally, a visit to the PALAENTOLOGY department in the National Museums of Kenya is a must where findings, documentations and hominid fossils are exhibited.

It is one of the amazing pre- history safaris which combines the early human race, with wild animals, bird life and the modern man from early stone-age to this century.  

The safari takes you to some of the finest Kenya wildlife parks, game sanctuaries, orphanages, cultural centres and farms.  All this interprets the biology; social and economic livelyhoods of these proto humans with us. The safari helps participants to exchange information enlightening on this Africa's priceless and irreplaceable prehistoric heritage. 

 

Your guides are paleontologists who have been involved in day to day findings, research, fossil hunters and have travelled bringing with them a world and wealthy experience in this human race. 

 

SAMPLE ITINERARY: EAST AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE 

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi by international flight. Met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.  Transferred to Carnivore Restaurant, one of the top-50 restaurants in the world for a dinner of barbeque meats (including game meat) and vegetarian dishes. 

Overnight stay at a Nairobi Hotel. 

 

Day 2: After breakfast, enjoy a guided visit of the Nairobi National Museum with the Director of the Archaeological department, followed by a discussion (questions and answers).

 

Thereafter, depart for Lake Magadi where you will visit the Olergesaille archaeological site. Picnic lunch. In the afternoon return to Nairobi for overnight stay at the Nairobi Hotel. 

 

Day 3: After breakfast, depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve via Narok. Check-in and lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive in the reserve that is famous for its large concentration of wildlife as well as bird life. It is the Natural prolongation of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Dinner and overnight stay at the Mara Sopa lodge. 

 

Day 4: Full day spent at the Mara with morning and afternoon game drives.

All meals and overnight stay at the Sopa Lodge. 

 

Day 5: After breakfast, depart for Lake Naivasha. 

Afternoon at leisure for optional activities include a boat ride. 

Lunch, dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Country club. 

 

Day 6: After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park with a visit to Kariandusi and the Hyrax Hill Neolithic sites en-route. Check-in and late lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive in the park that is famous for its large concentration of pink flamingoes and other bird life.

It is Kenya's first Rhino sanctuary for both the black and the white species.

Dinner and overnight stay at the Lake Nakuru lodge. 

 

Day 7: After breakfast, depart for Kabarnet. Visit the archaeological site where they excavated the Millenium Man and also the Kabarnet Museum. Picnic lunch.

Evening, transferred to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight stay at the Kabernet Hotel. 

 

Day 8: After breakfast, depart for Baringo. Check-in and lunch at the Hotel.

Afternoon visit to the Lake Bogoria National Reserve where natural hot springs shoot jets of water vapour to the surface. Later afternoon return to Baringo for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. 

 

Day 9: After breakfast, enjoy a bird watch boat ride on the lake.

After lunch at the Hotel, depart for Nairobi.  Overnight at a Nairobi hotel. 

 

Day 10: After breakfast, depart for Arusha, Tanzania. Customs and immigrations formalities at the Namanga border. Lunch at an Arusha restaurant. Afternoon depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Visit the Mto wa Mbu village. You will have the occasion of meeting with the villagers, visiting a kindergaten, a church and also learn the traditional methods of cultivation.

Dinner and overnight at the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. 

 

Day 11: After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in the Park and around Lake Manyara. Return to the lodge for lunch and then depart for Serengeti.

Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge. 

 

Day 12 and 13: Two full days at Serengeti National Park with morning and afternoon game drives plus visit to Serengeti Center, a museum that concentrates on the history and ecosystem of this region. All meals and overnight at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge. 

 

Day 14: After breakfast, depart for the Olduvai archaeological site.

Visit of the museum and the excavation site. Picnic lunch and thereafter proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Sopa lodge. 

 

Day 15: After breakfast, depart for a full day crater tour using 4 x4 vehicles, with a Picnic lunch enjoyed at the Crater floor. Evening, transferred back to the lodge for dinner and overnight. 

 

Day 16: After breakfast, depart for Arusha. Lunch will be at an Arusha restaurant.

 

Afternoon transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for departure flight.

Alternative – return drive to Nairobi and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for departure flight. 

 

EXTENSION: From Nairobi, we can arrange a charter flight to/from Koobi Fora, an archaeological site near Lake Turkana in north Kenya.

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