Camel safaris in Kenya - Magical africa safaris Ltd

Camel safaris in Kenya.

The safaris combine walking, camel rides and camping into the deepest of Kenya's wild accompanied by the local guides who know the areas very well.

Camel safaris in Kenya is probably the most authentic way to experience the real African safari, culture and people. The professional Kenya camel safaris and trips are very well organized to detail.

Some of the packages below are available for booking, however, a safari can be organized to suite your time frame and budget.

Kenya camel safari - Ref: BT 046
Duration: 3 nights 4 days
Departs on request.

This safari departs every Friday during the dry months of December to March and July to October. Explore and enjoy walking or riding the camel safari in Kenya. Dramatic and breathtaking scenic in this totally unspoilt wilderness area of Northern Kenya. 40 male Somali camels make up your transport - 10 for riding and the rest for baggage. The staff are all from the local Masai tribe and they add a great deal to your safari experience since they have retained all their tribal traditions and customs. You may be lucky enough to see elephant, greater kudu, reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk and oryx. Exploring the bush on foot, you capture the experience and nostalgia of the early safaris - once out of base camp no vehicles accompany this safari.

Day 1 Isiolo - Camel Base Camp L . D
Your safari starts at the Bomen Hotel in Isiolo where, after lunch, you drive to your Base Camp for hot showers and dinner around the camp fire.

Days 2-3 Fly Camps B . L . D
Two days of camel walking or riding - each day starts with your early morning wake up call and hot water for washing and shaving! After breakfast you walk or ride for 3 to 4 hours with the riding camels taking a scenic route to the next camp site and stopping every hour for drinks. The main camel train carrying the camp and baggage takes a more direct route and establishes the new camp ready for your arrival at midday. After a buffet lunch you are free to relax in Camp or walk in its vicinity. Evening walks yield the best game viewing. After hot showers relax around the campfire before a 3 course dinner served under the stars. Accommodation for these two nights is in 'fly camps’ - consisting of camp beds under mosquito netting with a rainproof cover nearby in case of a rare shower.

Day 4 Fly Camp - Isiolo B
After breakfast leave the camels behind and you drive back to Isiolo where your safari ends.

10 DAYS RENDILLE KENYA CAMEL SAFARI WALK – Ref GT 047
Duration : 10 days 9 nights
Departs on request

Day 1 - Mt Kenya:
Depart our Nairobi office and travel to Mt Kenya.

Day 2 – Ngurunet:
Depart early to Laisamis via Isiolo on the Marsabit road. From Laisamis we head west through the Kaisut desert to Ngurunet.

Day 3 - Walking:
We start the walk with camels as pack animals and local Rendille camel guides. The route may vary each time but basically we head south of the Ndotos to the Malgis Lugger, which brings water from the Wamba, Maralal and Baragoi areas. Camp near the riverbed.

Day 4 - Walking:
Day spent walking upstream. Again camp on or near the river bed. The local Rendille and Samburu people dig wells here. Picture taking is a problem and we suggest you just watch.

Day 5 - Walking:
Head away from the Malgis towards the Ndotos and Keno River. Keno is a small clear stream, nice to wash in and cool off.

Day 6 - Walking:
Leave camp early and head uphill with camel guides into the upper forest. A stick is handy here to fend off bushes. Views from the top are excellent on clear days and the forest is a beautiful change after the hot arid desert. Look out for elephant, buffalo, wild dogs and birds, particularly and Go-away-bird.

Day 7 - Turkana:
Depart by vehicle to Lake Turkana and Loiyangalani.

Day 8 - Turkana:
Day spent relaxing around the lake area.

Day 9 - Maralal:
We head south to Maralal via South Horr and Baragoi.

Day 10 - Nairobi:
South over the Laikipia plains to Nyahururu and Thompsons Falls. Then down the Rift Valley via Naivasha to Nairobi.

6 DAYS KARISIA HILLS KENYA CAMEL SAFARI WALK – Ref KL 048
Duration : 6 days 5 nights
Departs on request

Day 1.

Arrive at Kisima airstrip and drive to Ngabolo, a camp in a glade surrounded by towering trees. Our team of friendly staff and camels will welcome us and we will spend the afternoon in around camp. In the evening we will stroll along the forest edge or for those feeling energetic an optional trip for sundowners on Naibor Keju (white feet in Samburu), an incredible rock face that juts up and gives a great view of the Karisia Hills and where we will be going.

Day 2.

Once our camels are loaded we will walk up into the forest where we are likely to see and hear birds such as Grey Cuckoo-Shrikes, Little Brown Warblers, and Chestnut Throated Apalis. We may also encounter some Samburu collecting honey or medicinal plants far from their Manyattas below. We will then traverse north to Sunbird Camp, a lovely glade with springs and a chilly nip to the morning air. In this high country we are likely to see a great deal of sign of Buffalo and Elephant. If we are lucky we will find a herd closeby.

Day 3.

As we hike up or camel ride around from Sunbird Camp we will pass through enormous forests of Old growth Podocarpus Trees. Here among these magnificent trees we may find Red-fronted Parrots calling and commuting between roost trees and foraging areas. We will walk down an old road to Hyena Springs, a camp with a commanding view of the dry country to the east of the Karisia Hills. Here we may be able to see Dwarf Mongooses, Jackals and hear Hyena calling in the night.

Day 4.

We head down into a starkly different kind of habitat occupied by a totally different assemblage of plants, trees and animals. The country on the eastern edge of the Karisias is dry and hot and an interesting ecology has adapted to the harsh conditions. We will adapt by hiking or camel riding in the cool of the morning only and retiring to the shade of our camp, Acacia camp in the afternoon.

Day 5.

From Acacia camp we will continue south and around the southern edge of the Karisia Hills and into the Suiyan Lugga, where we will camp above some hand dug wells. In this habitat we can find a great diversity of birds, from the dimunitive red-faced Crombec to the showy Hornbills that seem to announce our arrival every few moments. At dusk it is common to hear the herders on the hillside singing for their cows as they return to the shelter of their temporary boma (a thorn enclosure to protect them from Lions, Hyeanas and Wild Dogs).

Day 6

Today we will travel North and west back into the foothills of the Karisia just south of where we started. At Rapa we will make camp for our last night.

7 DAYS NGAU SUISUI KENYA CAMEL SAFARI WALK – Ref KL 049
Duration : 7 days 6 nights
Departs on request

Day 1.
We will meet you at a local Laikipia airstrip and then we will drive to the Ewaso Nyiro River where our camels, team of staff, and camp will be waiting. We will camp on the upper end of the Ewaso Nyiro River, which is the same river that eventually flows through Samburu National Park. Camp at Mukongodo, a lovely Yellow Fever Tree shaded Camp on the edge of the river. Impala may greet us at camp.

Day 2.
We will walk downstream to a camp called Namborr, a place where we can swim and enjoy the water. This area is popular with elephants and we might see other game such as Eland and Grevy's Zebra. The vegetation around here is predominantly Euphorbia and Acacia and it is popular with Gerenuk.

Day 3.
We will walk downstream into the drier hilly country where the river cuts through a gorge and rushes through great rocks (Lorginyang - Crocodile Jaws). Camp will be at Leshashi, under shady Tortillis trees by some rapids and hopefully we shall see Klipspringer on the rocky slopes.

Day 4.
We will walk on, further downstream, towards Namasaa a famous crossing place on the river. The landscape is spectacular and we will camp under some enormous Neutonia Trees, watching out for hippos in the deep pools. We will stay in this camp for two nights and at night we will be likely to be serenaded by Pearl-Spotted Owlets.

Day 5.
We will wake up early and walk to the pinnacle, Ngai Suisui, that has a dramatic 360 degree view of the area and is also the nesting site for a pair of Verreaux Eagles. We will have breakfast up on the rock and meander back down to the river where we will relax during the heat of the day. If we are lucky we might see a Greater Kudu on the hillside, a Bristled-Crowned Starling flying above the rapids or a Goliath Heron fishing in the quiet water.

Day 6.
Cross the river and climb out of the river valley. Then we will climb the high ridges along the edge of the Leroghi Plateau where we will enjoy incredible views of the Karisia Hills and Lewarges, the highest peak in the Mathews Range. Later we will drop down on to the Kirimun lugga where we will camp on a seasonal river, popular with Klipspringers and a local Leopard. We will have sundowners on a jutting rock outcrop, with stunning views over northern Kenya.

Day 7.
On our final day we will walk to Ol Malo, a luxury lodge hosted by Colin and Rocky Francombe, on the edge of the Laikipia Plateau. The views from here are incredible and from the rooms you can enjoy the view of Mt. Kenya and the wildlife coming to the salt lick below. Each room is luxuriously decorated and the swimming pool sits on the edge of the escarpment. We will arrive at Ol Malo by lunchtime and enjoy an afternoon relaxing by the pool followed by an evening walk, horseride or game drive.

Day 8.
Flight from Ol Malo to your next destination.

7 DAYS NGAU SUISUI KENYA CAMEL SAFARI WALK – Ref KL 50
Duration : 7 days / 6 nights
Departs on request

Kenya camel walking Safari at Tumaren – 6 nights

Day 1
We will meet you at Rendille/Kimancho airstrip before lunch. It is a short drive to our camp on the Ewaso Nyiro River. The camp will be along the banks of the river and the central area under a big Fig Tree.

Lunch will be in our tented camp and then an afternoon walk and sundowners looking towards Mt. Kenya. On the evening walk we could see elephant, impala, reticulated giraffe and grant’s gazelle. Hot showers will be waiting for us on arrival at camp and after drinks under the stars we will have a sit down dinner.

Day 2
After a leisurely wake up, we will go on a morning walk and come back to camp for brunch. On our walk we should see some wildlife and will look for interesting birds. We could go on a game drive/walk in the afternoon and if anyone wants a night drive we could also do this.

Day 3
Wake up early and after breakfast we will walk to our next camp on a beautiful rock with an incredible view. Whilst we are having breakfast our Samburu team will pack the camels and set off for our next camp. Riding camels will be with us and can be ridden when anyone wishes and they also carry refreshments. We will arrive at lunchtime and relax in the heat of the day. In the afternoon we will have sundowners on the top of the rock looking for Lesser Kudu, Klipspringer.

Day 4
We will wake up early again and walk past some cliffs looking for a Verreaux Eagle and for Klipspringers. We will then descend in to the drier hot country and on to the Sinyai Lugga, which is a wide sand river that sweeps through the hills. The birdlife down here is very different and the hopefully we will see the Samburu people digging in the sand to get fresh clear water for their livestock. On arrival at camp we will have a delicious lunch waiting. In the afternoon we will relax around camp and bird watch in the immediate area.

Day 5
Pack up the camp and the camels will move our camp and we will walk through the morning to a new camp called Namborr on the river, further downstream. We will arrive in camp at about lunchtime and spend the day swimming, fishing and enjoying the immediate area. We could have a bush dinner under the stars away from our camp.

Day 6
After breakfast we would walk further downstream and camp close to a Laikipia Masai Manyatta. In the evening we would walk to the manyatta and spend some time with the Laikipia Masai. They are very colourful people and we could arrange a dance or simply enjoy walking around and visiting the manyatta.

Day 7
After breakfast we will drive to the airstrip, which is about 30 minutes away in time for a flight to Nanyuki

KENYA CAMEL SAFARIS PACKAGES ABOVE INCLUDES:

Full board accommodation on safari. I.e. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinks (within reason) if they want extra then US$ 20 extra per person per day.
Guides and transfers
Camels and our team of Laikipia Masai
Flying Doctor Membership
Visits to a Laikipia Masai or Samburu villages (Manyattas)

EXCLUDES: Conservation fees (US$ 20 each per day)
Local flights or transportation from Nairobi
Gratuities and items of a personal nature

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