Kenya Camping Tours
15
Days Kenya Cultural
Safari
Day 1: Nairobi
Meet on arrival at the
airport and transfer to
GBM Lang'ata Learning
Centre, nestled in the
quiet Lang'ata
neighborhood
approximately 25 minutes
from the city centre.
The Center is located on
a 5 acres property and
has a fully furnished
5-bedroomed house and 10
traditionally
constructed cottages.The
grounds are beautifully
covered with gardens and
a total of 18 different
species of trees.
Several species of birds
can be identified.
Guests will refresh and
settle in then will
gather for a briefing on
the culture safari and a
series of
talks/information on GBM,
communities, politics,
and economics of Kenya.
Dinner and overnight at
the Center.
Day 2: Sightseeing in
Nairobi
After breakfast, the
group will set out on a
sightseeing excursion
starting with the nearby
Giraffe Centre for a
short history of the
Centre and a talk on
wildlife conservation,
then come the exciting
moment of feeding the
endangered Rothschild
Giraffe. The group will
then visit the Karen
Blixen Museum situated
at the foot of the Ngong
hills, the original home
of Karen Blixen of the
Out of Africa fame.
Lunch will be at GBM
Langata Learning Center
followed by an afternoon
trip around the city of
Nairobi and is suburbs,
with the opportunity of
meeting other
organizations that are
agents of development to
learn how they
participate in various
community development
activities. Back at the
Learning Center, guests
will watch a film A
Quiet revolution" that
shows good practices on
our environment. Dinner
and overnight.
Day 3: Nairobi/Muranga
Depart Nairobi after
breakfast and take a
relaxed drive through
Kikuyu countryside
arriving at the host
village in Muranga
around mid-day. After
introduction and lunch,
guests will be taken to
their host families to
settle down and be
acquainted with each
other. The homes are in
close proximity and each
host family welcomes at
least three guests
including a GBM staff
member to assist with
translation where
necessary. On the first
evening guests and their
host families gather in
one place to sing and
eat together.
Day 4: Activities with
the community
After breakfast in the
respective homes,
guests, accompanied by
some members of the host
community gather at a
central place for a talk
about the history,
culture, and present-day
status of the community,
and the involvement of
the Green Belt Movement.
Then activities of the
day begin, which will
include preparing of
seedbeds, establishing
tree nurseries, and
planting of trees on a
public land.
Other activities will
include food security
where guests are
introduced to indigenous
food crops thriving in
the area and will
participate in such
activities as planting,
harvesting and even
cooking some of these
foods.
In relation to civic
education & advocacy,
the community will share
an experience or guests
attend part of an
ongoing seminar. Dinner
and overnight in homes.
Day 5: A visit to
Aberdare Forest
To understand the extent
and dangers of
deforestation, guests,
in the company of
members of the host
community will travel to
Aberdare Forest, a
tropical forest that
covers a vast section of
the Aberdare Ranges and
which have been
destroyed through
haphazard harvesting of
trees for timber and
wood fuel. Guests will
walk around to enjoy the
rich and diverse fauna
and flora, before
joining members of this
community in a tree
planting campaign. This
is usually a big event
involving even the local
administration.
Guests drive back to
their village home in
Muranga for a farewell
dinner during which
community members are
encouraged to display
their handicrafts for
sale or exhibition.
Day 6: Mukurwe wa
Nyagathanga
After breakfast, guests
gather together to bid
farewell to their
"families" and community
members, before
departing for the nearby
Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga,
an Agikuyu cultural
heritage site. This is a
mythical place of origin
for Kikuyu community,
therefore, honored and
maintained as a sacred
site. A detailed history
of this cultural
heritage site which
begins with a very
interesting creation
story will be told by
Aramati (elders) who are
the caretakers of the
site. Guests will
undertake a ten minute
walk from the site to
Gathambara, the
waterhole of the first
Agikuyu family - Gikuyu,
Mumbi and their
children. This hole
never dries up and
continues to provide
clean water for the
local community. Back at
Mukurwe Wa Nyagathanga,
guests will be
entertained with several
traditional songs as
they participate in a
food festival of
well-cooked Kikuyu
indigenous foods.
Late afternoon drive
back to Nairobi. Dinner
and overnight at GBM
Langata Learning Center.
Day 7: Nairobi/Amboseli
Depart Nairobi in the
morning for Amboseli
National Park arriving
Amboseli Serena Lodge in
time for lunch. The park
is famous for its big
game and great scenic
beauty whose entire
landscape is dominated
by Mt Kilimanjaro.
Afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at
Amboseli Serena Lodge.
Day 8: Amboseli
Early morning
pre-breakfast game drive
at 6.30am, when you have
the best chance to see
the majestic Mt.
Kilimanjaro. Return to
the lodge for late
breakfast. The rest of
the morning is at
leisure. You can opt to
take a swim or visit a
local Maasai village.
Afternoon game drive.
All meals and overnight
at Amboseli Serena
Lodge.
Day 9: Lake Nakuru
Depart Amboseli after
breakfast and drive via
Nairobi and onward to
the floor of the Rift
Valley making a stop to
marvel at the incredible
site of the escarpment
as you enjoy a picnic
lunch. Arrive Lake
Nakuru National Park in
time for an afternoon
game drive. Besides the
flamingos that the lake
is famous for, there are
approx 400 other species
of birds visiting the
lake. Also, many species
of game can be found in
the park including the
introduced Rothschild's
giraffe, waterbuck,
reedbuck, lion, buffalo,
leopard, baboon and many
species of plains game.
Lake Nakuru National
Park was designated as
Kenya's first rhino
sanctuary and has both
black and white rhino.
Dinner and overnight at
Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Day 10: Lake Nakuru/Naivasha
Early morning game drive
in Nakuru Park then
return to the lodge for
late breakfast. Depart
shortly after for Lake
Naivasha arriving
Elsamere Conservation
Centre in time for
lunch. The Centre is the
home home of the late
Joy and George Adamson
who both became famous
for their conservation
work. It is named after
Elsa, the lioness whose
life is recounted in
Joy's book 'Born Free'.
After lunch, guests will
be invited to watch a
video, "The Joy Adamson
Story" and visit the
museum and shop at the
centre. Dinner and
overnight at the Centre.
Day 11: Naivasha/Maasai
Land
Depart Elsamere after
breakfast and drive
further on the floor of
the Rift Valley to
Maasai land arriving
Narok in time for lunch
at your hotel. Afternoon
visit of Maasai
Education Community
Centre where the group
will receive a talk on
MED and a lecture on the
Maasai culture, followed
by a visit to a local
Maasai village. There
will be perfomances by
the villagers and guests
and villagers will
interact freely. Return
to Narok Chambai Hotel
for dinner and
overnight.
Day 12: Maasai community
project
Depart after breakfast
and drive to one of the
schools supported by MED
where the group will
undertake in part
construction of a
classroom (or other
identified need).
Necessary materials will
have been prepared in
advance. Enjoy lunch at
the school while
interacting with
teachers/students. If
time allows, a few
guests will teach 1 or 2
English lessons and
there may be a football
or volleyball match with
the students. Return to
Narok Chambai Hotel for
dinner and overnight.
Day 13: Maasai Mara
Depart Narok after
breakfast and proceed to
Maasai Mara Game
Reserve. Game drive en
route to Mara Sopa Lodge
for lunch. Take a swim
after lunch or just
enjoy the scenery of the
game reserve before
embarking on your
afternoon game drive
commencing approx
4.00pm. Dinner and
overnight at Mara Sopa
Lodge.
Day 14: Maasai Mara
Full day in Maasai Mara,
Kenya's most popular
game sanctuary where you
will have the best
opportunity of spotting
the Big Five (lion,
leopard, buffalo, rhino
and elephant). Morning
and afternoon game
drives with an optional
hot air balloon safari
at dawn. All meals and
overnight at Mara Sopa
Lodge.
Day 15: Nairobi
Depart Maasai Mara in
the morning and drive
back to Nairobi arriving
Langata Centre for
lunch. Afternoon at
leisure/freshen up and
park. Farewell dinner at
The Carnivore Restaurant
then transfer to the
airport for onward
flight back home.
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Camping Safari
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and there is a certain part of you, inside
you, saying to yourself, I am crazy for
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most people feel, when the excitement of a
Masai Mara balloon safari crosses one's
emotion of self-control and independence.
is Africa's highest
peak. It is the world's tallest walkable mountain,
and what a walk it is. You go through 5 different
climatic zones to reach the summit.
