Walking Safaris in Kenya, Trekking in Kenya, Walking Tours in Kenya

Apart from trekking on East Africa's highest peaks on Mt Kenya, Mt Ruwenzori and Mount Kilimanjaro a variety of other hiking trips are available from Africa Holiday Tours to Kenya wilderness areas. Some of these itineraries to Lake Magadi and the Loita Hills are given below: -

Lake Magadi Wilderness Trail (4 Days ) - AHT 102

DAY 1: Depart Nairobi and drive west to the Ngong hills ( which means knuckles in Maasai language). The vehicle will drive to meet you on at the end and then proceed to the Ologasaile pre-historic site. Picnic lunch, then proceed down the sloppy hills arriving in magadi in time for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2: After breakfast drive past the 18 hole golf course through to the medicinal springs (spas) relax, proceed to the beautiful lake and unsparingly many species of Birds including flamingoes. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 3: After breakfast explore the Ewaso Nyiro plains on foot accompanied by a maasai guide. Have lunch in the plains and have enough time to return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4: After breakfast drive slowly back up-hill road, stopping for lunch on the way arriving in Nairobi in late afternoon

LOITA HILLS - NGURUMAN TREK (6 DAYS ) - AHT 105

This is the safari that will take you to the Masai land. You will see the Masai Manyattas, people in their traditional ways of life and some wildlife before you get to Nguruman Escarpment.

DAY 1: Leave Nairobi at 10.00hrs, drive through the farmlands at the edge of the Rift Valley and descend the escarpment via the view point with the vehicle to Narok town. After 30 minutes drive from Narok town, disembark from the vehicle at Maji Moto then proceed to Ndarara Manyatta for lunch. After lunch, 2 hours walk to the main Ndarara camp for dinner and overnight

DAY 2: Early breakfast, and after leave Nadrara to Letukunyi; the walk will take 5-6 hrs through the scattered bushes. Dinner and overnight at the Letukunyi camp.

DAY 3: As in day 2,leave Letukunyi camp early in the morning for an enjoyable walk before the sun is too hot. We will pass Narosora for lunch or buy what might be out of stock. After spending an hour or two in this modern town in Masai land, proceed to Morinjo for dinner and overnight at Morinjo campsite.

DAY 4: After breakfast leave Morinjo. Walk through the forest; this is one of the few remaining true-forested wilderness are in Africa. The walk will take you 5-6 hours. Dinner and overnight at Enkutoto campsite.

DAY 5: We have two options:-

1. We leave Enkutoto early in the morning passing along the left side of the Rift Valley via Nguruman Escarpment to Nguruman town for dinner and overnight at a local hotel. Leave Nguruman on day 6 at around 11.00 hrs for the transfer back to Nairobi.

2. After breakfast leave Enkutoto not too early, walk leisurely for 4-5 hours to Njoroi campsite for dinner and overnight. In this camp an excellent view of surrounding areas, which include Lake Magadi, Ngong hills, Lake Natron, and all the way to Tanzania boarder on a clear day.

DAY 6: After breakfast, descend the Escarpment and through small farms to Nguruman town for transfer back to Nairobi via lake Magadi and the Olorgasaile prehistoric site so as to arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon.