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Sweetwaters
- Samburu - Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara. An ideal safari for
those who would like to combine game viewing with culture in
Kenya. You will visit several tribes in their natural
environments and also experience their day to day life. On
this safari you will visit the rugged north, the beautiful
Rift Valley and the famous Masai Mara -as much of the country
as possible. It therefore involves a fair amount of driving
within a relatively short time, but like on all our other
safaris we use good tented camps/ lodges and comfortable
minibuses.
Day 1 -
Sweetwaters
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On arrival at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport,
you will be met and commence your safari driving north to
Sweetwaters Tented Camp. Check in and lunch will be served
from 12.30. At 15.00 you will go for a game drive in the
sanctuary and encounter several species of wildlife. Visit the
chimpanzees at Sweetwaters, and if the weather permits go for
a boat ride down the river. Return to the camp at 18.00 Dinner
and overnight at the camp.
Day 2 -
Samburu
After breakfast you will proceed to Samburu arriving at your
camp in time for lunch. Relax and spend the rest of the
afternoon game watching. The area around the life-giving Uaso
Nyiro River, is home to the rare and beautiful species of
Northern Kenya such as Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe,
gerenuk gazelle and the Somali ostrich. Elephant, buffalo,
lion, leopard and other plains game are also abundant here.
Dinner and overnight at the Samburu Intrepids Club.
Day 3 -
Samburu
Breakfast at the camp and spend a full day in Samburu. After
breakfast you will be met by Samburu tribes men and dressed up
for your visit to a Samburu village. Leave the camp and walk
to the village. Upon arrival there will be a welcome song by
Samburu women followed by a briefing of the village. Spend the
day with the tribes people to fetch wood and water. Learn how
to make fire the Samburu way (twirling sticks), women will
clean milking gourds as the men go outside the village to
usher in livestock from grazing. You will be shown to milk the
animals (goats) and also participate when the Samburu elders
pray and talk about issues concerning the village well being.
Lunch in the village ( lunch will be provided by Samburu
Intrepids kitchen staff.) In the afternoon learn the Samburu
beadwork, leatherwork, weaving hut building and traditional
games. In the early evening there will be a cultural lecture
and/or story telling session for everyone, the return to your
camp for a well deserved shower. Dinner & overnight at Samburu
Intrepids Club.
Day 4 - Lake
Naivasha
After breakfast drive from Samburu, into the Rift Valley to
your lodge situated on the hills overlooking Lake Naivasha one
of the many beautiful Rift Valley Lakes, and home to thousands
of flamingos and other bird and animal life. Arrive for a late
lunch. Check in and spend the afternoon to relax with several
activities to choose from such as golf, tennis, swimming.
Dinner and overnight at the Great Rift Valley lodge.
Day 5 - Lake
Naivasha
Breakfast at the lodge. In the morning you will have the
opportunity to visit the communities living on Mount Eburru.
We visit the three communities living on the mountain. They
are people from the Kikuyu's, Turkana and Nderobo tribes. The
Nderobo are the indigenous and most interesting. The two other
tribes are new arrivals from different parts of Kenya, but are
of interest in their own right. We also visit a local school
where the children are always ready to sing for the visitor.
The visit will take approx. 2 hours.
Return to the lodge for lunch. The second cultural experience
today is to a Maasai Centre and also a visit to Crater Lake.
The visit to the Maasai centre will show you how the Maasai
people live. At Crater lake you will go on a walking safari on
the rim of the lake and if you are lucky you will see the shy
black & white colobus monkey. Drive back to the lodge in time
for dinner and overnight at Great Rift Valley Lodge.
Day 6 -
Masai Mara
Continue across the floor of The Great Rift Valley, the
longest rift in the crust of the earth, to the Masai Mara. You
will spend two nights in this natural paradise among zebra,
wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo, elephant, antelope and gazelle.
You will encounter prides of lion resting in the shade of
acacia trees or lying low in the grass in wait for their next
meal. There is a good chance of spotting cheetah and if you
are lucky, the shy leopard.
Arrive by mid day, check in and go for lunch. After enjoying
your sumptuous lunch at our restaurant, seats are always
arranged at 14.15 under the Historical sausage tree near the
main area whereby the Camp Cultural Lecturer will give you a
fascinating interesting and educative lecture on the culture
of the Maasai who have inhabited the Mara region for the last
300 years with each of the succeeding generation finding no
pleasure to hunt any wild game animals for food unless under
severe times of famine. The lecturer will talk on the history,
homestead, roles of one in the community, the different stages
of life, the modern Maasai and the changes taking place within
the community. Afternoon game viewing in Masai Mara. Dinner
and overnight at Siana Springs Tented camp.
Day 7 -
Masai Mara
Spend early morning game viewing with lunch and a siesta at
your camp. Afternoon visit to a traditional Maasai village a
kilometre away from the camp and situated in the middle of the
Mara, constructed with natural materials from the orange -
leafed croton shrubs will give you an experience you have
always longed for. Here you have a chance to interact with
people who have maintained their unique cultural ways of life
for many decades. Tall and elegant with narrowly plaited hair
painted in red ochre, the village warriors (Moran) performs
cultural dances thrilling to the bottom of the heart leaving
you with lasting memories to take home. Return to your camp
with a game drive en route. In the evening it is time for a
well-deserved shower and a refreshing drink by the campfire
before dinner. Overnight at Siana Springs Tented Camp.
Day 8 -
Nairobi & Onward Flight
After breakfast return to Nairobi arriving at midday. Leave
for the airport to catch your next flight. |
