About This Tour
The lake Turkana Festival takes place annually in Loiyangalani,a small town
located on the south-eastern coast of Lake Turkana.The name means“a place of
many trees”in the native Samburu tongue and is home to the ElMolo,an almost
extinct community,amongst other communities.Its main industries include
fishing, tourism and gold panning.
The 3 day carnival is a celebration of the rich cultures of the ElMolo,Samburu,
Gabbra,Rendile,Watta,Dasannach and theTurkana all who live around the Jade
Sea.The Lake Turkana Festival is worth attending as you explore this northern
frontier and enjoy the myriad of colorful cultures while discovering the hidden
treasures of Lake Turkana.
Highlights
- Colourful cultures
- Cultural dances
- Display of traditional food
- Wrestling
- Amazing landscapes
What’s Included
- Transport to Lake Turkana Festival
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
Tour Plan
Expand allCollapse allDay 1
This morning we depart Nairobi and proceed north, driving through lush tea and
coffee estates to Sweetwaters Tented Camp. Sweetwaters land, the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy and its sumptuous ranch were once the private domain of famed
multi-millionaire, Adnan Kashoggi.
We visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a charming haven established by the Jane
Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned chimps, and the specially
protected and fenced refuge of black rhino with its stunning forty specimens! In
fact Sweetwaters boasts excellent game viewing with the highest ratio of game to
area of any park or reserve in Kenya.
Moreover, the camp has its own private waterhole and salt lick so we’ll be
guaranteed unprecedented close encounters. Whether its day or night game
drives, camel trekking, lion tracking, al fresco dining or relaxing by pool,
Sweetwaters is bound to delight.
Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 2
Leave Olpajeta Conservancy after breakfast to Samburu, heading north of
Nanyuki town, you'll continue eventually reaching a dusty outpost known as
Isiolo, the last major stop on the journey into the remote northern frontier
district. From here it's a fairly short hop to Samburu. Arrival at the camp in time
for lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as
the sunsets.
Overnight at Ashnil Tented Camp
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 3 & 4
Early morning game drive is followed by breakfast, and time to relax by the camp
pool or the terrace overlooking the river. After lunch there will be another game
drive returning to the camp as the sun sets.
Overnight at Ashnil Tented Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 5
Samburu to Loiyangalani (via Laisamis) (approx 8 hrs drive)
Early breakfast enjoying another spectacular sunrise before departing towards
the beautiful Jade Sea where the settlement of Loiyangalani is located. We pass
by the massive flat topped Samburu sacred mountain known as Mount Ololokwe
with its sheer cliffs and turn off towards Laisamis. The drive takes us through
dramatic scenery going through the infamous ‘milgis lugga’ (the huge seasonal
river that winds its way between the Matthews range and the Ndoto mountains),