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Days 1 & 2: Nairobi.
Guests are met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to their hotel. On your first full day in Kenya you will meet your Professional Safari Guide for an introduction to the journey ahead. He will accompany you to the Nairobi's National Museum for a 'behind the scenes' guided tour with a senior anthropologist from the National Museums of Kenya.
1 overnight Norfolk Hotel

Days 3 & 4: Lake Turkana
Today the adventure begins: with an early wake-up call and breakfast at the Norfolk before you are met and transferred to Wilson Airport where you have a private charter flight waiting to take you across Kenya to the remote northern border.
Amidst a line of natural springs, the frontier town of Loyengelani is a melting pot of characters and tribes, as featured in John Le Carre's famous novel & film 'The Constant Gardener'. The town neatly divides into tribal zones: the Samburu, Turkana, Rendille have each made one distinct area of this remote 'frontier' town their own. We spend our days exploring this fascinating landscape, interfacing with the proud El Molo, Turkana and other tribes people.
2 overnights Oasis Lodge

Days 5 & 6: Chalbi Desert.
Today is an incredible drive across some of East Africa's most dramatic scenery: the Chalbi Desert. You arrive late afternoon in the welcome shade and soothing ambience of Kalacha Community Lodge, a community run eco-lodge run for the benefit of the local community. After a welcome dip in the pool or cool shower and a long cold drink enjoy the night stars and incredible balmy atmosphere. Kalacha is a desert oasis that sustains the Gabbra people and their cattle during the harsh dry season. Fiercely protective of their nomadic inheritance and culture, this striking tribe offers a warm welcome to all visitors.
2 overnights Kalacha Community Lodge

Day 7 & 8: Marsabit & Depart
Today you drive further across the Chalbi to the town of Marsabit, with a picnic lunch en-route. You arrive at Marsabit Lodge mid-afternoon, ready for a shower and a cool drink. This conveniently located lodge is simple but adequate as a base for your final adventure: a trip to the so-called 'singing wells' of the Rendille Tribe. You take advantage of the cool of the morning to drive south east out into the Chalbi on a quest to meet the local Rendille tribe.
At the Koroli Wells we watch the age-old custom of raising water by hand from deep wells dug into the desert, as hand over hand the carved wooden pails are raised accompanied by rhythmic chanting.
You depart mid-afternoon and fly by private charter to Nairobi. We recommend dinner at the Norfolk Hotel's Ibis Grill on your last night.

Day 9 - Safari Ends