SINYAI TO TUMAREN WALK
(6 Nights)
Level of Walk: Easy to Moderate – 10 kms average walknig distance per day.
Good for: Landscapes, Wildlife, and Birdlife.
DATES: 16-22 June 2012, 25 - 31 August 2012
Saturday: Nairobi Hotel
You will be met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and
taken to your hotel.
Sunday: Sinyai Lugga
Fly from Wilson Airport in Nairobi to Nanyuki where you will
be met by your Karisia Guide and driven to the stunning Sinyai
Lugga (a dry river bed). In camp you will be greeted by our
team of cooks, camel guys, and guides. After a refreshing
lunch you will enjoy a rest before a short evening walk and
sundowners on a tall promontory with a commanding view. Greater
Kudu inhabit the hillsides that slope down toward our camp
and you can scan for these elusive animals. Back at camp you
will find a welcoming campfire on the edge of the sandy lugga.
Sit down dinner under the stars.
Monday: Nayasura
We will begin our walk climbing the Sinyai Lugga, looking
for game like Kudu, and Klipspringers. We may pass local Masai
singing to their livestock as they call them down to water
from wells dug in the sand. After a couple kilometres in the
lugga we will ascend the western hillside and follow a ridge
toward a basin holding an incredible rock outcrop in its midst
that resembles a giant sand castle. The local Laikipia Masai
call these rocks Nayasura and stone chippings suggest that
they have been used as a camp for millennia. We too will use
the rocks starting with a refreshing lunch and short rest
in our classic roomy safari tents. After lunch we will head
out on a short walk looking for game and getting a feel for
the country. As the sun begins to set we will find ourselves
at the crest of Nayasura with drinks and bitings, watching
the baboons come back to roost on the face of the rock.
Tuesday: Narara Camp
From Nayasura we will head out early after breakfast so to
see as much game as possible on our walk north towards Narara.
Along our walk we will walk across large plains as well as
mixed bush. Herds of Zebra, Oryx and Grant’s gazelle
predominate on the large plains with smaller numbers of Jackson’s
Hartebeest and Thompson’s Gazelle. In the mixed bush
we find Dikdiks, Gerenuk, Impala and Lesser Kudu if we are
lucky enough to see them. At camp we will arrive in time for
lunch. The pack camels with our camp will have made a more
direct route than us and so they will have arrived before
us and set up most of camp before our arrival. After lunch
we will follow our routine of resting, reading or badminton
for the energetic and later another walk in the evening to
a pretty spot for sundowners.
Wednesday and Thursday: Tumaren Ewaso Camp – 2 nights
Today we will be heading down toward the Ewaso Nyiro River,
which runs along the eastern edge of the Laikipia Plateau
and then turns eastward toward Samburu National Reserve. Along
the way we will be looking for Eland, Steinbuck, Giraffe,
Waterbuck, Grevy’s Zebra. When we arrive at the Ewaso
Nyiro we may want to take a quick swim before lunch. In the
afternoon we will go for a stroll along the river. The following
morning we will walk to some beautiful rocks for a brunch
and if anyone wants to rock climb this is the perfect place
to try it out. We will then enjoy a picnic on the river with
a quick dip to cool off before a siesta. In the afternoon
we will have the opportunity to drive to a Masai Manyatta
to learn more about Masai Culture or else walk up to a rock
for a sundowner.
Friday: Travel
After breakfast and bidding farewell to the team you will
be driven back to Nairobi and if you want can go shopping,
visit the Giraffe Centre and if you have time go for a meal
before the evening flight.
COST:
2/3 people: US$ 2,990 per person
4/5 people: US$ 2,640 per person
6 or more: US$ 2,480 per person
Maximum of 8 guests on safari. Minimum of 2 Guests. Cost decreases for singles as more guests sign up.
INCLUDES:
Full board accommodation on an Expedition Style Safari
Non alchoholic drinks
Guides and camels for your safari
Conservation fees
EXCLUDES:
Gratuities
Insurance
Flying Membership
Items of a personal nature
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