11 Days Kenya: Uncharted Frontiers Tour Package

Duration: 11 Days/ 10 Nights
Priced From: $14,750 ( Price is per person, based on double occupancy)
Dates: Oct, Dec /08, Feb, Mar, Oct, Dec /09

Venture into the remote Northern Frontier and Chalbe Desert on this camel-supported walking safari and helicopter adventure.

Environment & Conditions

• Temperatures of 58 - 75° F
• Altitudes above 10,000 feet
• Mountain biking, horseback riding, hiking, camping
• Excellent physical condition required
• Latitude 01° 19' S
• Longitude 36° 55' E

DAY 2
Lewa Downs / Laikipia
Fly into the bush at Lewa Downs, the gateway to Laikipia Plateau and perhaps East Africa's finest conservancy. Transfer by vehicle to Borana Lodge, your base for the next three days.

DAYS 3 - 4
The Northern Frontier District
Explore the district's contrasting ecosystems in equally diverse manners. Trek or ride horses, with opportunities to see elephant, black rhino, lion, hyena and leopard. One day you cycle on a mountain bike 10,000 feet down Mount Kenya, over moorland and through primary forest, eventually rolling onto the semi-desert, where you cool off in the river. Another morning you board an open-cockpit two-passenger WACO bi-plane, a replica of a vintage 1920s model, for a nostalgic flight over Kenya's breathtaking landscape.

DAYS 5 - 6
Walking Safari into Wild Tribal Lands
Head by vehicle to the Nandanguru Plain, where you meet your guide and Kerukki tribesmen and begin trekking through the Northern Frontier tribal lands, with camp moving daily via pack camels and with rifle support. The pace is gentle but steady, with a focus on wildlife viewing and opportunities to interact with local nomads. Meals are served in the mess tent, and you sleep in your simple but comfortable safari tent.

Days 7 - 8
Tassia Lodge
Owned and run by local Maasai, this remote lodge faces the sacred Mount Lolokwe. Trek through the Mokogodo Forest, explore the bush, and swim under the waterfalls.

DAYS 9 - 10
Tassia / Chalbi Desert / Mount Nyiru / Suguta / Nanyuki
Board the world's quietest helicopter and fly to Desert Rose for mountain hiking, swimming and overnight. In the morning, helicopter (with impromptu stops) into the Great Rift and Suguta Valleys, one of the world's most savagely beautiful areas, including crocodile-filled Lake Turkana and Lake Logipi, which is pink with flamingoes. Flying north to the black-sand Chalbe, explore Kalache oasis and trading settlement, the Hurri Hills, and the volcano springs at Afkabir. Overnight at a Kalache thatched-roof/tent camp.

DAY 11
Nanyuki / Nairobi
Helicopter to Nanyuki for the scheduled flight to Nairobi. After dinner on your own, transfer to the airport for flights home.

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