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Cultural Safaris Kenya
There are more than 70 tribal groups among
the Africans in Kenya. Distinctions between many of them are blurred -
western cultural values are becoming more ingrained and traditional
values are disintegrating. Regardless of these influences though, each
group has left its mark on the civilization of today and creates one of
the most fascinating cultures in the world.
The
“Kenyan Culture” is born of myriad sources and influences both new and
old. Despite the many and varied influences that have shaped Kenyan
society, the culture in Kenya has become truly and purely Kenyan. |
The Tour
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8 Days
Culural Safaris
Day 1 Sweetwaters
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 Northern Frontier
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 Northern Frontier
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. You 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. You 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
Masai Centre and also a visit to Crater Lake. The visit to the Masai centre
will show you how the Masai 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 Masai 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 Masai 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 Masai 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
After breakfast return to Nairobi arriving at midday. Leave for the airport
to catch your next flight.
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10 Days
Culural Safaris
Day 1 Nairobi
Transfer from Nairobi airport to the Nairobi Serena hotel for overnight BB
Day 2 Highlands
Depart on safari after breakfast. Leave Nairobi, heading north through a
patchwork of coffee plantations and small farms towards Mount Kenya and the
highlands. Gaining altitude, the scenery becomes more lush, the air cooler
and the roadside becomes a fascinating ribbon of small shops and
stallholders. Stop en route at the colourful Karatina market where fruit,
vegetables, clothing and household goods are sold or bartered. Continue deep
into the forests of Mount Kenya for overnight at Mountain Lodge. Safe in the
comfort of the lodge, guests can observe the animals gathering to drink at
the floodlit waterhole until well into the night. With luck, it may be
possible to see elephant and rhino vying for the same salt deposit, while
buffalo, water buck, warthog, bush buck, dik-dik and perhaps the rare kudu
wait their turn.Dinner and overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge
Day 3 Lake Baringo
As the road leads away from Mount Kenya, cross the Equator line where a
demonstration will be given to show how water drains from a bath in
clockwise or anti-clockwise direction North or South of the Equator. Descend
from the lush highlands into the Rift Valley with its stunning volcanic
landscapes before continuing to lake Baringo. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon
visit to a local school (no fees are charged, just donate a few pens,
pencils, books etc). Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club.
Day 4 Lake Baringo
A morning excursion by boat to Ol Kokwe island in the centre of Lake
Baringo. This is home to the small Njemps tribe who still live by fishing
from their primitive reed boats, just as they have done for many hundreds of
years. Despite their life-style, the Njemps have a very good school on the
island and speak good English. It is be possible to meet and talk to them
about their way of life. Lunch at the lodge and afternoon at leisure to
relax by the pool or enjoy a guided bird walk in the beautiful gardens
beside the lake. Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club.
Day 5 Kericho
From Baringo, a morning drive via Kabarnet and Eldama Ravine to Kericho,
passing through unspoilt villages and stunningly beautiful scenery. The
highlight is a stop at the aptly named "World's End", one of the most
dramatic escarpments in the world where the land rolls away thousands of
metres into the Rift Valley and the views stretch back to Lake Bogoria and
beyond. Kericho is tea growing country, very fertile and at high altitude.
Lunch at the Tea Hotel followed by a visit to one of the tea plantations
where a guided tour of the tea processing factory will be given. It may also
be possible to join a local family for "Chai" (tea). Dinner and overnight at
the Tea Hotel.
Day 6 Kisii | Masai Mara
A short drive through the rich and fertile countryside to Kisii, home of
the equally fertile Abagusii people (they have one of the highest birth
rates in the world). Perhaps this explains why they are great athletes who
have won honours in the World and Olympic games! The Abagusii are also an
artistic and enterprising tribe whose famous Kisii soapstone carvings are
renowned throughout the world. A visit to the soapstone quarries will
provide plenty of opportunity to browse and negotiate with the carvers for
one of these finely decorated souvenirs. After lunch, leave the banana
plantations behind and head for the rolling hills of Masai Mara, Kenya's
finest game reserve. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena lodge, situated in
the heart of the park.
Day 7 Masai Mara
A full day game viewing in the Mara, Kenya’s finest wildlife reserve.
Elephant and buffalo abound in the riverine forests, while out on the
grasslands Impala and Thompson's gazelle can be seen together with their
attendant predators including lion, cheetah, hyena and jackal. The Mara is
the northern extension of the Serengeti ecosystem and plays host to the vast
herds of wildebeeste and zebra during the months of July to October. In
addition, lesser known species such as topi, hartebeest, waterbuck eland and
many small mammals create a kaleidoscopic picture. Between game drives, it
is possible to visit a Masai "manyatta" (village). The Masai are a fiercely
proud tribe who maintain their nomadic way of life. Dinner and overnight at
Mara Serena lodge
Day 8 Lake Naivasha
A morning drive back into the Rift Valley, passing the dormant volcano
of Longonot and on to Lake Naivasha. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon visit to
a flower farm or a vineyard with wine tasting. Naivasha has a thriving
agro-industry and during the European winter more than a million stems a
night are sent by air to Europe. The wine is palatable but not of the same
quality as South African, but they are working on it! Dinner and overnight
at Lake Naivasha Country Club.
Day 9 Nairobi
An early breakfast and boat trip to Crescent Island bird sanctuary.
Afterwards, ascend the spectacular Rift Valley escarpment to the Nairobi
suburb of Limuru. Lunch at the old colonial style Kentmere Club. Afternoon
visit to a Kiambu coffee plantation and a short talk about the coffee making
process. The Kenyan Arabica coffee is considered the best in the world due
to the perfect combination of sun and rain in this part of the country.
Continue to Nairobi for a farewell dinner at Rangers Restaurant. Overnight
at the Nairobi Serena Hotel.
Day 10 Nairobi
A morning visit to the city fruit, vegetable and curio market, the
Nairobi museum and the snake park. Lunch at clients own expense. The
afternoon is left free for shopping or clients individual projects (such as
visiting a sponsored child etc). Evening transfer to the airport for
departure.
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