WALKING SAFARI IN KENYA: 5
DAYS CHYULU HILLS WALKING SAFARI
Day 1
Depart Nairobi around 0800, for the 3 hour drive down the
Mombasa road to Kibwezi. Here we will leave the tarmac, and
take a dirt road, (probably an optimistic term for it), for
the 30 km to where we start walking to the caves. First
though, lunch of cold cuts, salads, bread and cheese, cold
beer or soft drink, then an hour walk to the entrance of the
caves. Afternoon spent exploring. Tourist Being guided by a
maasai moran in walking safari, chyulu hills walking, loita
hills walking safari
Day 2
Explore sections of one of the longest "Lava Tube" caves in
the world - Leviathan. These caves, which world-wide, are
relatively rare, are thought to have been formed when molten
lava, of specific type and viscosity flowed down a slope of
a specific angle. The surface layer cooled and solidified,
but the lower part, still molten, continued to flow on down.
At this point, somewhere up the hillside a collapse of the
surface crust occurred through which air enters, and so a
tube evacuated itself just below the surface. Afternoon and
the evening spent down in the caves looking at some of the
fascinating formations found therein - Sink holes, lava
ropes, stalagmites and stalactites, benches and of course
the secondary, water formed features.
Day 3
Early morning departure by road for the top of the Chyulu
Hills. Superb walking country with gently undulating
grasslands, interspersed with dense patches of forest.
Possibility of viewing herds of eland and other antelope,
giraffe, zebra and wildebeest with slightly lesser chance to
see elephant, lion and buffalo and the other game that live
in the area. Probable views of Kilimanjaro just 50 km away.
Night somewhere along the crest. Probably cool and windy
with low cloud in the early morning.
Day 4
Full day of walking
Day 5
Early morning game drive or short walk before a late
breakfast / early lunch . It's then along the crest road and
down the western side of the hills for the drive back to
Nairobi arriving before nightfall.
Options are of course many and varied and in many cases we
can be flexible about the itinerary whilst we are actually
on the safari. One may, for instance, wish to spend an extra
day caving (or cut out a day), thus spend less time (or
longer) walking the Chyulus.
Drive westward, crossing the expanses of the Great Rift
Valley, heading up into the 8,000-foot-high Loita Hills.
Hiking and exploring in the Loita Hills notable for the
variety of its sceneries, which ranges from rolling hills
and dramatic escarpments to expansive plains of open savanna
country.
LOITA
HILLS WALKING SAFARI
DAY 1:
NAIROBI - NDARARA
Depart Nairobi passing through the Great Rift Valley, After
descending 2,000 ft. to the valley floor which is studded
with volcanic mountains, you begin to see an animal kingdom
unrivalled anywhere else in Africa. Masailand is the home of
huge herds of plains game. Our route then takes us up onto
the Mau Escarpment and through the small trading town of
Narok where you stopover for 30 minutes before heading South
and winding up into the forested Loita Hills close to the
Tanzanian border. You will be dropped at Maji Moto
(Kiswahili means hot waters) where a hot spring bubbles out
of the earth at the foot of the hills. A relaxing bath is a
must as you visit Ndarara Mayatta for lunch. Late in the
evening reach Ndarara Camp for Dinner and overnight.
Tourists walking in Loita Hills in walking safari, chyulu
hills walking, loita hills walking safari
DAY 2: NDARARA - LETUKUNYI
After breakfast leave Ndarara for Letukunyi, taking you
about 5-6 hours walk through the scattered bushes and
exploring the beautiful Loita Hills in the Nguruman
Escarpment through the forests where you see striking black
and white colombus Monkeys. Occasionally we may see leopard
or bushbuck as you visit various secret waterholes. There
are also a variety of highland birds to view, such as the
turaco, parrot, hornbill, starling, sunbird and the birds of
prey. Dinner and overnight at Letukunyi Camp.
Day 3: LETUKUNYI - MORIJO
Leave Letukunyi Camp early in the morning for an enjoyable
walk before the sun is too hot . Pass through Narosura for
lunch or to buy what might be out of stock. After an hour or
two in this remote town in Maasai land, proceed to Morijo
for dinner and overnight at Morijo Campsite.
DAY 4: MORINJO - ENKUTOTO
After breakfast, leave Morijo and walk through the forest,
few of the remaining true-forested wilderness area in East
Africa. The walk will take 5-6 hours across the rolling
highlands up to OSupuko, the summit of the Loita Hills
(8,660 ft.), with incredible views, before descending to the
Camp. This is a favourite roost for velvet monkeys. Walk
through the forests and glades in search of bohor reedbuck,
East African Eland, Warthog, and the striking black and
white Colombus Monkeys. Occasionally we may see Bushbuck as
we walk to Enkutoto Campsite.
DAY 5: ENKUTOTO - NJOROI
After breakfast, leave Enkutoto, walking leisurely for 4-5
hours to Njoroi Campsite for dinner and overnight. In the
camp enjoy an excellent view of the surrounding area such as
lake Magadi, Ngong hills, Lake Natron and all the way to
Tanzania border on a clear day.
Dinner and overnight at the Njoroi Campsite.
DAY 6: NJOROI/NGURUMAN - NAIROBI
After breakfast, descend the Escarpment through small farms
to Nguruman town for transfer back to Nairobi via Lake
Magadi. Ololgesalie prehistoric site which is 40 Km from
Nairobi where the Leakey Family discovered axes and tools
thought to have been
NECTON
SAFARIS AND TRAVEL 
