Name: Cradle of Mankind
Activities: Cultural
Immersion, Photography,
Professional Safari Guide,
Walking
Locations: Kenya
Duration: 8 days
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Turkana crater shot |  Kalacha Lodge, Chalbi Desert |
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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
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