Walk the Wild

Walk the Wild

8 nights/ 9 days

Itinerary at a Glance

Day	Location	Accommodation	Meals	Activity
1	Nairobi	Hotel Boulevard	L,D	Trf
2	Nakuru	Maili Saba	B,L,D	P
3	Nakuru	Maili Saba	B,L,D	A,P
4	Naivasha	Budget Camping	B,L,D	Walking in Menengai Crater
5	Naivasha	Budget Camping	B,L,D	Boat Trip + Cresent Island
6	Naivasha	Budget Camping	B,L,D	Walk in Hell's Gate
7	Naivasha	Budget Camping	B,L,D	Walk around Crater Lake
8	Naivasha	Budget Camping	B,L,D	Trek Mt Longonot
9	Depart		B	Kiambethu Tea Farm + Trf

KEY: B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner, Trf – Transfers, Flt - Flight, E- Game drive before breakfast, A- Morning game drive, P – Afternoon game drive

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 - Nairobi
Your flight will land at Jomo Kenyatta Airport . Welcome to Africa! Look forward to a journey through majestic, unspoiled landscapes to fabulous game reserves where the dark continents incomparable wildlife is protected in its natural habitat.
After disembarking from the aircraft you will clear customs and immigration formalities and proceed to the arrivals lounge where you will be met by our Rep and assisted to the transfer vehicles. Settle into The Hotel Boulevard , and rest of the dayis at leisure, then maybe shop for a stylish safari outfit. Overnight at Hotel Boulevard on bed and breakfast.

Day 2 - Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast we take another scenic drive to Lake Nakuru National Park with a stop at the view point. Continue to your hotel to pick-up your picnic lunch boxes and enter the park. Lake Nakuru is one of the many beautiful Rift Valley Lakes, and is home to countless flamingos and other bird and animal life. Our first game-viewing safari starts today. Using our specially designed vehicles, with ample window seats, we follow the life and style of the many species of wildlife living in this area. After a wonderful safari we drive back to our hotel in town. Overnight at Maili Saba on full board basis

Day 3 - Lake Nakuru National Park
We begin early today viewing the animals starting their daily routines. Full day in Lake Nakuru National park with picnic lunch. We get another glimpse of the animals and afternoon is free to enjoy a hike around this beautiful national park before returning to our hotel again for a spirited discussion over a sumptuous dinner. Overnight at Maili Saba on full board basis

Day 4 – Lake Naivasha + Menengai Crater
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast transfer to the base of the Menengai Crater. A morning guided walk in the crater where we will enjoy the beautiful contrasts of nature: rocks that have stood the test of time, natural springs with mirror clear water, lava that reminds us that this is the Rift Valley and baboons trooping around with their babies. For birders, though this area is not yet listed as a hot spot in Kenya birding tours, its mixed habitat of rocks, patch grass land, scattered bushes and natural springs have interesting bird life such as Yellow Bishop, Pin-tailed Whydahs, Streaky Seedeater, Schalow’s Wheatear, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Hunter’s Sunbird, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Purple Grenadier and the elusive Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting among others. In the late afternoon drive to the shores of Lake Naivasha, which is one of the highest and purest of the Rift Valley lakes. Overnight – Budget Camping.

Day 5 – Lake Naivasha + Crescent Island
Breakfast at your camp. This morning visit a rural village . In the afternoon we enjoy a boat trip and an African game viewing walk at the privately owned Crescent Island, which is a peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Naivasha. There is a lot of easy to see game e.g. giraffes, waterbucks, elands, zebras and impalas. It is also a heaven for birds with +200 species recorded. The walk is gentle and satisfying. We return to the campsite in time for afternoon tea. Dinner and overnight at Fisherman’s Camp

Day 6 – Naivasha + Hell’s Gate
Depart after breakfast from your campsite and visit the Hell’s gate National Park for a game drive and walk. Famous for its hot natural geysers, spectacular looming cliffs and the "Hells Gate Gorge", the park is one of few in Kenya where walking and cycling is allowed. Visitors here may also camp at designated camp sites. Activities in this park also include rock climbing, bird and game viewing. Sites of particular interest include Fischer's Tower, formerly a volcano's plug, the Central Tower and Njorowa Gorges, Olkaria and Hobley's which are two extinct volcanos. The wildlife here mainly includes the herbivores such as buffalo, giraffe and the antelope/gazelle family. Hells gate is an ornithologists paradise with over 103 species of bird recorded. Thereafter return to your campsite for dinner and Overnight – Budget Camping

Day 7 – Lake Naivasha + Crater Lake
An early rising will ensure that one gets another magical display of the various birds. After breakfast we do a transfer by bus to the nearby Crater Lake Game Sanctuary. It is a lesser lake in the Rift Valley but a place where nature is at its best.
We do a walk in the sanctuary followed by a circular trek on the top of the crater from where we see the lake from various angles. Pleasant interruptions on the walks will be from giraffes, black and white Colobus monkeys, elands and a range of gazelles. Return to your Camp for dinner and overnight- Overnight – Budget Camping

Day 8 – Lake Naivasha +Mt. Longonot
Depart from the hotel after early breakfast when its still cool and prepare for the climbing to the highest peak 3321 metres above the sea level. Walk around the crater rim then proceed into the crater, have lunch, climb out of the crater then to Longonot town for transport back to the hotel. This Crater mountain is a dead volcanic situated deeply in the middle on great Rift Valley.From here you can see most of the rift valley lakes from the nearby Lake Naivasha, Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Lake Baringo and Lake Natron at the border of tanzania/ Kenya. On clear weather you can also see kilimanjaro and Cherengani hills. Dinner and overnight – Budget Camping on full board

Day 9 – Depart + Kiambethu Tea Estate
Leave Naivasha in the morning for lunch at the Kiambethu Tea Farm. This is an old colonial home established by the early settlers and the pioneers of tea growing in Kenya. There will be a talk on tea: its arrival in Kenya, the growing, processing and up to when you put it into your cup. A short walk in the tea plantation and into a small remaining part of indigenous forest completes the tour. We have a healthy farm lunch and thereafter transfer to Nairobi for the evening flight back home.

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