Camel Trekking | Kenya | Laikipia and the Matthews Range |
| Spend time walking with and/or riding a camel on a camel-assisted trek in the Laikipia area of Kenya. This trek begins at Sabuk Lodge. Your guide and professional crew of Samburu warriors will accompany you and set up fly camps along the dramatic gorges of the tumbling Ewaso Nyiro River in Laikipia. The trek is easy and great for inquisitive family groups wishing to learn more about bushcraft and its natural inhabitants at close quarters. |
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| Meals |
Full Board & Game Activities |
| Accommodation |
Sabuk Lodge and Fly-Camping |
| Departure Dates |
On Request |
| Transport |
Ligh Aircraft charter and schedules flights, on foot and camelback. |
| Price Includes |
Full Board with most drinks, activities at Sabuk and on the trek, domestic flights and transfers. |
| Price Excludes |
International flights, visas, items of a personal nature, meals not specified |
| Minimum Number |
2 |
| Climate |
Varies according to altitude; hot and dry in the lowlands and temperate at height. |
| Best time to go |
The high, dry seasons from June through October; mid December through March. |
| Health Requirements |
Anti-Malarial precautions essential |
| Combines well with |
Other remote areas such as Shompole on Lake Natron.
OR Add a few days at the Indian Ocean. |
| Other Ideas |
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| Notes |
15kg luggage restriction, US$20 departure tax payable locally, visa required. |
 Day 1 : 1 night Sabuk, Fully Inclusive
Scheduled flight to Nanyuki then private charter to Laikipia. Lunch and afternoon at leisure to rest, swim or walk at Sabuk. Overnight Sabuk.
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Day 2 : 3 nights fly-camping at various locations along the Ewes Nyior River.
Breakfast while the camels are being prepared and laden for the trek. Then begin your walk with the Laikipiak Masai and the camels. After a leisurely 5 hour walk, having enjoyed the game viewing and birdlife, arrive at the campsite ready for a well-deserved lunch. The fly camp will have been set up beforehand. The afternoon is spent relaxing in camp with a siesta followed by river swimming, line fishing, bird watching and perhaps an evening walk. Enjoy sundowners on the river bank and dinner round the campfire. Retire to bed under the stars after a hot 'bucket shower'. The protective netting draped around your tent enables you to lie outside if you wish and enjoy the moonlight.
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Day 5 : 1 night Sabuk, Fully Inclusive
Depending on the route taken the day before, your walk back to Sabuk will be 3 hours from Leshashi or 7 hour from Nalarei (hearty option!) Arrive in time for lunch and a well-deserved afternoon of leisure.
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 Day 6 : Fly via Nanyuki back to Nairobi.
Depart back for Nairobi for onward arrangements.
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