6-Day Turkana Desert Road Safari
Highlights
Nairobi, Eldoret
cultural, museums, Desert
Private Tour
6 Days
Medium
English
Description
Enjoy a 6-day desert safari by the road leading to Turkana, named the cradle of mankind. Visit Lake Turkana, which is the largest desert lake in the world. Explore the beauty of Eliye Springs, the Crocodile Island, the numerous national museums, and be welcomed by the cultures of the minority communities.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Nairobi – Eldoret
- Start the journey from Nairobi early in the morning.
- Stopover at Nakuru for lunch. Proceed to Eldoret.
- Check into Ndura Farm House camping.
Dinner and overnight at the Naiberi Campsite.
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Day 2: Eldoret – Lodwar
- Journey proceeds from Eldoret – Lodwar. This is a 6 hrs drive with medium temperatures along the way.
- Lunch is served at Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station.
- The journey proceeds to Lodwar town where you stopover for personal shopping.
- Reach Eliye Springs, located on the shores of Lake Turkana. It’s a 1 hour 45 minutes drive. Arrival is at around 6:00 pm.
Overnight and dinner at Eliye Springs Hotel.
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Day 3: Eliye Springs
- Full day relaxing at the sandy beaches of the North. Eliye Springs, is a remote village on the western shore of Lake Turkana, near the mouth of River Turkwel. It is located 50 kilometres east of Lodwar. The local springs produce lush vegetation along its section of the otherwise barren lakeshore and support a community of about 5000 people with fresh drinking water.
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Day 4: Central Island Excursion
- Full day excursion on the Central Island. The Central Island, also known as Crocodile Island, is the gem of Lake Turkana. The Volcanic Island emerges starkly from the blue-green waters of the largest desert lake in the world. The Central Island is made up of three active volcanoes that belch sulphurous smoke and steam. The 3 crater lakes, Crocodile Lake, Flamingo Lake and Tilapia Lake, provide breeding grounds for the world’s largest concentration of Nile crocodiles. Central Island has a campsite where visitors can enjoy the beautifully haunting sight of the lake’s luminous waters wash up onto a black lava beach. At the same time, the moon rises over the menacingly smoking craters.
- Later, you can have an evening sundowner/cultural visit to the Turkana villages.
Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.
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Day 5: Return Journey
- Return journey from Lodwar to Eldoret. Lunch is served at Kitale.
Dinner and Overnight at Eldoret.
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Day 5: Return Journey
- Depart from Eldoret to Nairobi using Eldoret – Ravine route for scenic site seeing and meandering roads.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 100 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 1 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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