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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrival in Nairobi and transfer to accommodation

Arrival in Nairobi and transfer to accommodation

Today is an arrival day for your Africa Tribes Cultural Photographic Safari Tour, where you will be met by our representative who will then transfer you to your accommodations at Sarova Panafric Hotel for the evening stay and over night booked on bed and breakfast. You will be briefed by your guide about the safari before you start off the following day to Samburu.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
Sarova Panafric Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Nairobi (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Nairobi - Sweetwaters

Nairobi - Sweetwaters

Our Africa Tribes Cultural Photographic Safari Tour depart Nairobi in the morning heading north via the Thika plantation to Sweetwaters Sanctuary for an afternoon game drive to see the wildlife including rehabilitated chimpanzees. We will arrive in our Hotel in Nanyuki town in time for lunch. After lunch, we will proceed to the Sweetwaters Sanctuary for the game drive coming back to the hotel late in the evening. Dinner and Overnight at Maiyan Country Lodge meal Plan Lunch and Dinner.

Main Destination:
Sweetwaters (Chimp Sanctuary)
Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry season)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Ol Pejeta

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
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HyenaCommon
LionOccasional
CheetahOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
HippoOccasional
Accommodation:
Maiyan
  • Luxury hotel located near Nanyuki (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Sweet Waters - Samburu National Park

Sweet Waters - Samburu National Park

After breakfast, we proceed to Samburu game reserve to arrive there in time for the afternoon game drive in the park. Samburu National Reserve becoming one of Kenya’s most admired stops after the Mara which hosts the uncommon Gravy’s zebra, gerenuk antelope standing on hind legs to feed.

Traditional Samburu Culture

The Samburu, just like the Maasai are a semi-nomadic people. Only the Samburu are still very traditional and have not parted with old customs as compared to the Maasai. Cattle, as well as goats, sheep and camels, play a vital role in the Samburu way of life and culture. The Samburu are highly dependent on their livestock for survival. Their diet comprises mostly of milk and occasionally blood from their cows.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Best Time To Visit June to September and January to February
High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)
Best Weather June and December (Cool and fresh after rain)

Wildlife in Samburu NR

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
ZebraCommon
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
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HippoOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Accommodation:
Samburu Sopa Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Samburu - Africa Tribes Photographic Safari

Samburu - Africa Tribes Photographic Safari

Like Kenya's other pastoralist tribes, the Samburu people rear large herds of cows, sheep, goats and camels, which they openly graze on their communal land. The Samburu, just like the Maasai are a semi-nomadic people. Only the Samburu are still very traditional and have not parted with old customs as compared to the Maasai. Let us then have a look at five interesting lifestyle facts about the Samburu that you probably don’t know.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation:
Samburu Sopa Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Samburu - Marsabit - Visiting Rendile People

Samburu - Marsabit - Visiting Rendile People

Depart Samburu and proceed to Marsabit with our lunch en-route. We will visit the Rendile tribes along the way taking as many pics as possible. We will arrive in Marsabit late in the evening. The Rendille people are traditionally pastoralists keeping goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys, and camels. Their nomadic lifestyle is become less prominent with the development of boreholes and centers that allow a more permanent existence. Traditional dress includes beautiful beads worn by the women around the neck, wrists, and ankles.

Please note that we do not have a fixed schedule for the next few days on our photography tour. Instead, your guide will assess daily which area is the best to photograph according to your particular photographic requirements.

Main Destination:
Marsabit National Park
Best Time To Visit June to September and January to February
High Season December to March and July to October (Not busy)
Best Weather June and December (Cool and fresh after rain)

Wildlife in Marsabit NP

ElephantCommon
BuffaloOccasional
HyenaOccasional
ZebraRare
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Black RhinoVery Rare
LionVery Rare
CheetahVery Rare
HippoNone
Wild DogRare to None
Accommodation:
Normad Marsabit Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in or near Marsabit NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Marsabit - Kalacha To the Gabra People

Marsabit - Kalacha To the Gabra People

We visit Marsabit town and another volcanic crater before making our way back into the desert and lava flows. The Rendille people in their bright red outfits, earrings and beads make it a vibrant place and the best place to take in the cornucopia of culture is the lively market. All meals and overnight at the camp.

Main Destination:
Kalacha (Village)
Accommodation:
Marabu Camp in Kalacha
  • Budget cottage located in or near Kalacha (Village)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Kalacha - Lake Turkana Visit Turkana and Elmollo

Kalacha - Lake Turkana Visit Turkana and Elmollo

We depart early after breakfast at the camp crossing the Chalbi Desert to Lake Turkana arriving in time for lunch. While it is the lake that provides the nominal incentives for doing this trip, it is the people of northern Kenya that make the most lasting impression, nomadic pastoralists such as the Gabbra, Turkana and Samburu whose adherence to a strictly traditional lifestyle and dress is practically unique in modern East Africa. In small villages such as North Horr or Kalacha, even in the city of Loiyangalani, you could be forgiven for thinking that the whole human spectacle is being put on for tourists. All Meals and Overnight at the campsite.

Main Destination:
Lake Turkana
Best Time To Go June to September and January to February
High Season December to March and July to October (Not busy)
Best Weather June and December (Cool and fresh after rain)
Accommodation:
Marabu Camp in Lake Turkana
  • Mid-range tented camp located in or near Lake Turkana
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Lake Turkana Visiting Turkana and Elmollo Tribes

Lake Turkana Visiting Turkana and Elmollo Tribes

The Turkana tribe originally came from the Karamojong region of northeastern Uganda. Turkana oral traditions purport that they arrived in Kenya while pursuing an unruly bull. The land they occupy is harsh and very dry. The Turkanas were, therefore, less affected by colonialism than other tribes because the British saw little value in their land.

Main Destination:
Lake Turkana
Accommodation:
Marabu Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located in or near Lake Turkana
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Lake Turkana - Maralal

Lake Turkana - Maralal

We depart after break fast 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 breath taking scenes in all of Kenya – the Losiolo escarpment, an endless stretch as land drops down to the Suguta valley.

Maralal is the official capital of the Samburu people and has a distinctly frontier feel about it, like something out of a ‘wild west’ movie. It boasts a colorful Samburu market and a game sanctuary that lies just outside of town. Maralal is also home of the Maralal International Camel Derby that happens once a year between July and October and attracts riders and spectators from the four corners of the world.

Main Destination:
Maralal (Town)
Accommodation:
Ngari Hill Guesthouse
  • Mid-range tented camp located in or near Maralal (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Maralal - Nairobi

Maralal - Nairobi

Heading south again via Laikipia Plains and Nyahururu we may stop at the Thomson falls named after Joseph Thomson who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the early 1880s. Shaped 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 into Nairobi by mid-afternoon.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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