Itinerary for Visit

Kenya Section

Sun June 11th Drive from Nairobi to the Maasai town of Narok for lunch and colourful market visit. Then into the bush to a small Maasai homestead (“boma”) for insights into their fascinating culture and way of life. . The visit here supports their small primary school .

** This is the school that Sandy has linked with the Brownie Group to make a presentation of their scrapbook and the items they have raised money for.

Overnight camp under huge acacia trees by a small spring – dinner round camp fire, starlit skies and sleep to the sounds of the African night – often lions and hyenas roaring in the distance. (Don’t worry! – our camp is guarded by the Maasai all night).

Mon June 12 th 2-3 hour walking safari along small river course and through the savanna for wildlife viewing with the Maasai as guides and interpreters of their lands. You can take a refreshing dip in a swimming hole and walk amongst giraffe, impala, zebra and wildebeest. Drive to our secluded camp in the Masai Mara and afternoon game drive - ecologically the Mara is an extension of the great Serengeti plains and teems with wildlife.
Overnight in a permanent safari camp.

Tues June 13th Another game drive in the Mara. This is where you can see elephant, buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and a whole ark-full of other animals. From July to September, the Mara is home to the great wildebeest migration.

Then on to Lake Naivasha and overnight in cottages by the lakeside.
Wednesday 14th Naivasha is a vast freshwater lake, famed for its bird life particularly fish eagles, love-birds and pelicans. There are also many hippos and we take a morning boat trip to see some of them. Then on to Lake Nakuru, a soda lake and home to millions of pink flamingos. Afternoon game drive here with an excellent chance of seeing the rare rhino. Camp overnight at the Wildlife Club of Kenya bandas inside the park.

Thursday 15th Another early morning game drive in the park then up the Rift Valley escarpment for lunch at Thompson’s Falls. Then on to the base for two days on the forested slopes of Mt Kenya. Afternoon relaxing around the grounds or gentle walk through the forest where local natural history expert will reveal the medicinal plants, birds and animals of the forest environment.

Friday 16th Culturally oriented tour through the local Kikuyu villages and farms. School visit and also the local market with traditional wool-spinners . A fascinating insight to the lives of the people who live on the mountain slopes, enhancing your Mt Kenya experience and also helping to provide an income for the locals.

Saturday 17th After breakfast return to Nairobi. Lunch stop in the city before transfer by shuttle bus to Tanzania.

** Note Shuttle bus means local bus!

On arrival at Arusha we will make contact with Mike (nephew of Peter Beechey a WE Group member) who runs a Mission in the area.
See website http://www.missionoz.com/


Overnight in our small Arusha guest house on the slopes of Mt Meru – B&B & eve meal. Tanzania SectionTanzania’s safari parks are spectacular and understandably popular destinations - but nearly all visitors blaze past the bemused locals leaving only trails of dust. We visit these famous parks but also include insights into the way of life and cultures of many of the people living here. This enhances your understanding of the Tanzanian environment and helps the locals benefit more from your visit.

Sunday 18th Depart Arusha and drive to Ngorongoro Crater. Lunch en-route then descend to crater for afternoon and evening game drive. Ngorongoro is collapsed volcano - an incredible natural amphitheatre teeming with all of the African big game. Overnight at campsite on Crater Rim.

Monday 19th Another game drive in Ngorongoro then on to the Serengeti. Endless rolling grasslands criss-crossed with forested riverine valleys plays home to millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles making this one of the world’s most famous wildlife spectacles. Camp overnight in bush campsite.

Tuesday 20th All day game drive in Serengeti. Best time for the wildebeest migration is Dec to June but there are spectacular wildlife sights at anytime of year. Camp overnight in bush campsite.


Wednesday 21st Further game drives in Serengeti and on to Olduvai Gorge (site of the Leakey’s archaeological digs where the earliest human tools and fossils have been found) then continue to Mto Wa Mbu. Arrive in late afternoon with time for local market visit or relax in permanent campsite.

Thursday 22nd Leisurely walking safari through farms and villages along the richly cultivated foot of the rift valley escarpment. You can discover the farming, irrigation, fishing and cattle husbandry techniques, visit houses, school in term time, sample local cuisine, visit income generation projects, wood carvers and generally gain a deeper understanding of the lifestyle of the people who live and work here. Also afternoon swimming pool option at the camp. Camp overnight in Mto Wa Mbu permanent campsite.

Friday 23rd Game drive around Lake Manyara National Park. This park is famed for the bird life around the soda lake - flamingos in particular, and is home to unusual tree-climbing lions. It also has a large elephant population. In mid afternoon on to Longido for Maasai lands and life experience. Camp with the Maasai overnight.

Saturday 24th Maasai cultural insights around their village. Here you can visit traditional settlements, spot animals on a easy walking safari in the bush, find out about the medicinal uses of the savanna plants and learn from an elder the history and culture of these fascinating people. Amongst other things our visit supports a cattle dip project for the local people. Return to Arusha for late afternoon and shuttle bus to Nairobi


Note from the Tour Operator:

General: Accommodation is in bush camps (fully supported), permanent tented camps, cottages and bandas (small huts) . The camping section on this trip allows us access to wilder areas. We do not generally use the luxury lodges but neither do we compromise on health, safety or reasonable comfort. Equipment will be carried by vehicles or local porters, you only carry a day-pack with personal gear. When camping you will not have to participate in camp chores. We buy fresh produce locally and to ensure good standards of hygiene all food is prepared by our own staff. We can cater for special dietary requirements (hence I am becoming a veggie for 2 weeks to join Sandy but the only reference I have found regarding wine was a comment from a previous traveller.. doubt if we will ever see Tanzanian wine on the world market!)

Leaving Spain on Wednesday 7th. .. Sylvia