Pleasurable 10 Days 9 Nights Nairobi Kenya Wildlife Trip Package

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Jambo! Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya/’s capital. Your adventure kicks off with a welcome meeting at 6 pm, but feel free to arrive early and check out the sites or maybe even book a day tour with Urban Adventures. After you meet your incredible female driver and leader, you may want to head out for dinner to try some local cuisine. Please ask the hotel reception where the evening meeting will take place. If you can/’t arrange a flight that gets in before 6 pm, you may want to consider arriving a day early, but if you/’re running late please inform hotel reception. We/’ll be collecting your insurance and next of kin details at the meeting, so please ensure you have these on hand to give to your leader.

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After breakfast we head to Kazuri Bead factory for a tour of the workshop. Kazuri, which means /’small and beautiful/’ in Swahili, began in 1975 as a tiny workshop experimenting in handcrafted ceramic beads. Its founder started by employing two single mothers, but soon discovered that there were many others in the villages around Nairobi, most of who were disadvantaged and were in great need of regular employment too.

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Check out of your hotel after an early breakfast and drive four hours to the Mt Kenya region. The roads can become narrow as you climb past Sagana and approach the hills around Karatina and Nyeri, but don/’t worry, you/’ll be travelling in our custom-made safari vehicles. If it isn/’t too cloudy, Mt Kenya provides a very scenic view as the road veers past its western slopes. From here the landscape levels out and the road is flanked by open plains all the way to Naro Moru the base for climbing the most popular route up Mt Kenya.

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This morning we drive for three to four hours to the Samburu region. This dry, yet vibrant region of northern Kenya is home to the Samburu, Turkana and many other tribes. The Samburu are semi nomadic pastoralists who herd mainly cattle but also keep sheep, goats and camels.

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Today we head to Samburu National Reserve; a rugged, remote reserve covering an area of 104 square kilometers. A safari in the Samburu region of Kenya offers a wonderful departure from the typical Kenyan safari experience and celebrates /’different/’. It/’s home to a number of unique northern Kenya animals including Grevy/’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa oryx known as the Special Five. There is enough of the regular action to be had here too, to make it a wonderful and intimate introduction to the world of safari.

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Today is a long travel day, and we have a lot of ground to cover. After an early breakfast, check-out and head to Lake Naivasha. We will stop along the way for lunch and refreshments before arriving at our camp in the early evening. Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake and is home to over 400 species of wildlife including hippos, a wide variety of fish and bird life.

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The boat ride will end at the Elsamere Conservation Center, the holiday and retirement home of local and global heroine Joy Adamson of Born Free fame. Here we get to know more about the lady who dedicated her life to wildlife conservation and the environment. Enjoy a traditional high tea and a documentary movie before heading back to the hotel.

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This morning we pack our bags and make our way to Loita Hills. We will drive for about 230 kilometers which will take approximately four hours due to the poor road network. The Loita Hills region is located south of Nairobi and northeast of the Masai Mara, and is one of the key areas in Kenya where the Maasai people still practice their traditional way of life, with little influence from the western world.

You/’ll arrive for lunch in Tepesua Village, which is known for championing Maasai women/’s health and education. Maasai and Samburu women remain the most oppressed women in Kenya, due to a culture that doesn/’t allow women to inherit land and other properties from their families.

Here, you/’ll meet Hellen Nkuraiya, a teacher who was raised in a traditional Maasai family. She was married off twice by her father (in exchange for cows), the first time at the age of 12. She ran away from this life and later received a scholarship from a well wisher to complete her schooling. After completing her college education she felt the need to address the challenges that affect the Maasai community that range from child marriages, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), women/’s economic empowerment, fighting for girls education and rights for widows. Hellen founded two community villages for widows in Tepesua (who had lost their cows due to drought, and can never remarry) so they can find support, safety and economic growth. The women are engaged in making handicrafts and sewing Eco-friendly handbags, washable sanitary pads and backpacks to sell to visiting travellers and locals. Her passion has earned her national and international recognition in her fight against FGM.

Travel another one to one and a half hours and jump in 4 by 4/’s to get to our camp on the outskirts of the Masai Mara National Park.

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The Masai Mara is the quintessential African experience, with sparse open plains, dramatic skies and some of the world/’s most tremendous animals. It is often thought to be the best place in East Africa for game drives. Along with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, it forms Africa/’s most diverse and spectacular Eco-system.

You/’ll leave the Masai Mara after breakfast and drive towards Nairobi, which will take around six hours. There/’s plenty of beautiful scenery to enjoy, but if you/’d rather avoid the drive there/’s an option to take a 45 minute flight instead. If you drive, you/’ll arrive back in the city in the afternoon and say goodbye to your tour leader and fellow travelers. If you/’re staying on in Kenya, we can help you book additional accommodation, otherwise we recommend you don/’t book your flight out before 8 pm that day to allow for any delays.