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The Best Treks and Walking Safaris
in East Africa
There are several excellent locations to trek in Kenya and most of them
have plenty of game. In other areas you will have to use the services
of armed rangers because of the presence of a number of dangerous animals.
Some of these picturesque sites are perfect as filming locations and are
rich scenic locales. Apart from the vistas that unfold before your eyes
as you trek on these hills and wilderness areas the possibility of meeting
the unexpected keeps adrenaline pumping in the veins of the tropical walker.
Biking safaris are available for those who find walking tedious while
hiking can be arranged for those who wish to climb the snow peaked mountains
of East Africa including Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Ruwenzori.
Lake Naivasha Trekking Adventures - 4 Days HATS 703
Day One: Nairobi – Naivasha
Leave Nairobi at 1030 Hrs and drive through the Great Rift Valley viewpoint.
After taking photos, drive further to the Fish Eagle camp for lunch. Later
in the afternoon proceed to Elsamere Conservation Centre for a brief history
of Joy Adamson with the possibility of seeing her film in the afternoon.
Return to Fish Eagle camp in the evening. Accommodation - Fish Eagle Camp
(L & D).
Day Two: Naivasha
After breakfast to the Ol Karia Geothermal plant and walk further to the
Gorges to arrive in the post for lunch. After lunch you will be picked
by your vehicle for an afternoon visit of Hells Gate National Park. Return
to your camp in the late afternoon. Accommodation - Fish Eagle Camp (B,
L & D).
Day Three: Naivasha
– Longonot – Naivasha
Leave the camp after breakfast and drive to the Longonot Mountain. Start
hike up after reaching the top proceed round the crater rim. Return to
the park gate and drive back to your camp. Accommodation - Fish Eagle
Camp (B, L & D).
Day Four: Naivasha – Nairobi
After breakfast drive to the crater lake for sighting of the flamingos
and colobus monkeys. After lunch drive back to Nairobi(B & L).
B - Breakfast l L - Lunch l D - Dinner
- Price US$ 620 per person in Group of 4 or more people (Lodge Tour)
- Price US$ 520 per person in Group of 4 or more people (Middle Budget
Tour)
- Price US$ 400 per person in Group of 4 or more people (Low Budget/Camping
Tour)
Trails of Aberdares - 5 Days HATS 704
Day One: Nairobi
– Aberdares
Departure from Nairobi is in the morning to Nyeri town for onward transfer
to Kiadongoro gate and commence trek to Fishing Lodge. Visit the Karuru
and Magura water falls accompanied by a Ranger. Fishing Lodge. (L, D.)
Day Two: Fishing
Lodge – Honi River Campsite
Morning trek through the Moorlands through high altitude vegetation encountering
wildlife and different bird species. Camping in Honi River Campsite.(B,
L, D)
Day Three: Honi
River Campsite – Wanderis Roadhead Campsite
Morning hike through Hagenia forest to Wanderis Roadhead campsite. Camping
in Wanderis Roadhead campsite.(B, L, D.)
Day Four: Wanderis
Roadhead Campsite – Summit – Wanderis Roadhead Campsite
From the Roadhead campsite hike to the top of Satima peak – the
highest point in the Aberdares. Descend to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Camping in Wanderis Roadhead campsite.(B, L, D.)
Day Five: Wanderis Roadhead Campsite
– Nairobi
Descend the mountain after breakfast to meet your vehicle at the Wanderis
gate for onward transfer to Nairobi(B, L).
B - Breakfast l L - Lunch l D - Dinner
- Price US$ 550 per person in Group of 4 or more people (Low Budget/Camping
Tour)
Loita Hills Trek - 5 Days HATS 705
Day One: Nairobi – Ndarara
Manyatta
Morning departure from Nairobi driving through the Great Rift Valley to
Narok town for lunch. Drive further to Maji Moto to Ndarara Manyatta.
Accommodation at Ndarara Manyatta. (L, D.)
Day Two: Ndarara Manyatta –
Morinjo Safari Camp
Early morning departure to escape the vagaries of the weather
and proceed to Narosora for lunch. Proceed to Morinjo Safari Camp. Camping
in Morinjo Safari Camp.
B, L, D
Day Three: Morinjo Safari Camp
- Enkutoto
Walk through the forest to Enkutoto. 5 – 6 hours walk. Accommodation
at a Campsite in Enkutoto(B, L, D).
Day Four: Enkutoto - Nguruman
Leave Enkutoto in the morning through the left side of the Great Rift
Valley. Lunch is served at View Point which is a marvelous place to view
the vast land far below with its picturesque vistas, after which a descent
is made to Nguruman. Camping is at the Nguruman campsite (B, L, D).
Five Nguruman – Magadi –
Nairobi
Depart Nairobi via Magadi. All meals at Enkutoto (B, L).
B - Breakfast l L - Lunch l D - Dinner
- Price US$ 550 per person in Group of 4 or more people
Trekking Safari on Chyulu Hills - 5 Days
HATS 707
Day 1
Depart Nairobi around 0800, for the 3 hour drive down the Mombasa road
to Kibwezi. Here we will leave the tarmac, and take an all weather road
for about 30 kms where we start walking to the caves. First though, lunch
of cold cuts, salads, bread and cheese, cold beer or soft drink, then
an hour walk to the entrance of the caves. Afternoon spent exploring.
Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day 2
After breakfast, explore sections of one of the longest "Lava Tube"
caves in the world - Leviathan. These caves, which world-wide, are rare,
are thought to have been formed when molten lava, of specific type and
viscosity flowed down a slope of a specific angle. The surface layer cooled
and solidified, but the lower part, still molten, continued to flow on
down. At this point, somewhere up the hillside a collapse of the surface
crust occurred through which air enters, and so a tube evacuated itself
just below the surface. Afternoon and the evening spent down in the caves
looking at some of the fascinating formations found therein - Sink holes,
lava ropes, stalagmites and stalactites, benches and of course the secondary,
water formed features. Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day 3
After breakfast early morning, depart by road for the top of the Chyulu
Hills. Superb walking country with gently undulating grasslands, interspersed
with dense patches of forest. Possibility of viewing herds of eland and
other antelope, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest with slightly lesser chance
to see elephant, lion and buffalo and the other game that live in the
area. Probable views of Kilimanjaro just 50 km away. Night somewhere along
the crest with dinner.
Day 4
Breakfast and spent full day trekking. Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day 5
Early morning game drive or short walk before a late breakfast / early
lunch . Leave along the crest road and down the western side of the hills
for the drive back to Nairobi arriving before nightfall in time for your
next destination. Options are many and varied and in many cases we can
be flexible on the itinerary while on safari. One may, for instance, wish
to spend an extra day caving (or cut out a day), thus spend less time
(or longer) walking the Chyulu Hills.
- Price US$ 550 per person in Group of 4 or more people (Low Budget/Camping
Tour)
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