About Samburu
There is a wide variety of animal and bird life seen at Samburu National Reserve. Several large game species common to Kenya’s northern plains can be found in abundance here, including the following dry-country fauna: gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, oryx and reticulated giraffe. All three big cats, the lion, cheetah and African leopard can also be found here, as well as the elephant, Cape buffalo and hippopotamus. Other mammals frequently seen in the park include olive baboon, warthogs, Grant’s gazelle, Kirk’s dik-dik, impala, and waterbuck. A black rhinoceros population has been re-introduced into the park after an absence of 25 years due to heavy poaching. There are over 350 species of bird. These include grey-headed kingfisher, sunbirds, bee-eaters, Marabou stork, tawny eagle, Verreaux’s eagle, bateleur, vulturine guineafowl, yellow-necked spurfowl, lilac-breasted roller, secretary bird, superb starling, northern red-billed hornbill, yellow-billed hornbill, and various vultures including the palm-nut vulture.
About Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana, formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world’s largest permanent desert lake and the world’s largest alkaline lake. By volume it is the world’s fourth-largest salt lake after the Caspian Sea, Issyk-Kul, and Lake Van (passing the shrinking South Aral Sea), and among all lakes it ranks 24th.
About Lake Baringo
The lake is part of the East African Rift system. The Tugen Hills, an uplifted fault block of volcanic and metamorphic rocks, lies west of the lake. The Laikipia Escarpment lies to the east. Water flows into the lake from the Mau Hills and Tugen Hills. It is a critical habitat and refuge for more than 500 species of birds and fauna, some of the migratory waterbird species being significant regionally and globally. The lake also provides a habitat for seven fresh water fish species. One, Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis (a Nile tilapia subspecies), is endemic to the lake. Lake fishing is important to local social and economic development. Additionally the area is a habitat for many species of animals including the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) and many other mammals, amphibians, reptiles and the invertebrate communities.
Trip Description
Nairobi-Samburu-Lake Turkana –Baringo-Nakuru
Day-01
Depart Nairobi for samburu national reserve at 8.00 am pass through central Kenya with variety of vegetation and agricultural activities which include pieanpple, coffee, and other subsistence crops.enroute lunch at nanyuki with the view of Mount Kenya and Aberdare, enroute game drive to samburu lodge, for dinner and overnight 6hrs drive.
Day-02
Full day at samburu national reserve spent seeing the wildlife which includes the big and lots of other minor game. This is the home of the famous lioness which adopted an Oryx. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and overnight at the same samburu lodge.
Day-03
After breakfast, leave Samburu for Marsabit national park. Enroute get the chance to meet and interact with the Rendille, Borana tribes of Northern Kenya.
Day-04
Early morning game drive then breakfast and view of singing wells——-lunch before proceeding to kalacha via golf rendo crater, chelbi desert to kalacha. Visit one of gabra village & traditional dance.
Day-05
Leave kalacha to Lk. Turkana Loiyangalani camp/lodge via chelbi desert and elmolo tribe visit…… crocodile hunting-smallest tribe in Kenya almost extinct.
Day-06
Full day around..boat ride to south island national park, visit turkana and rendille tribe village or relax by the pool.
Day-07
Leave loiyangalani via south horr, baragoi to maralal lodge/ camp.
Day-08
Maralal to Baringo
Day-09
Baringo to Bogoria day trip bak to Baringo
Day-10
Early morning leave Baringo via Nakuru game drive before proceed to Nairobi.
Other7 days nakuru-Bogoria-baringo-maralal-turkana-marsabit-samburu- mt kenya-nairobi.—-12days sibiloi national park, koobi fora museum.(btwn turkana & marsabit)
Use of land cruisers, 4*4, trucks. Can be tailor-made to suitany number of days.