5-Day Chalbi Desert, Lake Turkana, Ngurunit Safari
Overview
This is an amazing safari that will take you through the amazing scenes and sceneries of Northern Kenya. The tour will cover Lake Paradise in Marsabit, Chalbi Desert, Kalacha Oasis, North Horr Dunes, the Elmolo tribe in Lake Turkana, and the amazing rock slides in Ngurunit. The tour will quench the thirst of the amazing North.
Included/Exclude
- Park fees
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- Camping equipment
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
- International flights
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Sleeping bag and Bath towels
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Tour Plan
On this day, we will pick you up at the Nairobi central business district and head to Marsabit. We will have short stopovers at the equator, in Isiolo for lunch and a few more photo shoots along the Northern road. We will, later on, drive to Marsabit National Park for a short tour of Lake Paradise. We will later have dinner and an overnight stay in Marsabit.
Accommodation: Budget camping Just outside Marsabit NP
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After early morning breakfast, we will depart for the most fun part of the trip to the Chalbi desert, North Horr Dunes, and Kalacha Desert Oasis.
The desert was once part of an extensive lake, as evidenced by the basin that fills with shallow water during heavy rains and fossilized remains of snail shells and fish vertebrae. We will spend our night at the community bandas.
Main Destination: Chalbi Desert (Other)
Accommodation: Budget camping in or near Chalbi Desert
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After an early breakfast, we will head out to Lake Turkana. On arrival, we will take a boat to Elmolo village to visit the smallest tribe in Kenya inside Lake Turkana. We will have a good time learning and interacting with them. We will also have lunch in Lake Turkana and the rest of the afternoon will be spent exploring the area or swimming at the lake.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be in Loiyangalani.
Accommodation: Budget tented camp located in or near Lake Turkana
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, we will head to the desert museum located at the shores of the lake. Here we will learn more about tribal villages of the north, their culture and archaeological works that have been done in the North. We will, later on, proceed to Ngurunit through South Horr, arriving in time for Lunch. In the afternoon, we will have nature walks and visit the famous rock slides for a swim or adventure sliding in the rocks. Dinner and your overnight stay will be in Ngurunit.
Main Destination: Ngurunit (Village)
Accommodation: Budget camping in or near Ngurunit
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, we will start our journey back to Nairobi with lunch en route. We will drop you off at your hotel or residence.
Main Destination: Nairobi (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)