EXCURSIONS

EXCURSIONS

Cycling among wildlife in Kenya

Looking animals from a bicycle opens a "third eye" that is always shut when you go wildlife watching from a car!! This experience like no other will expose you to the small details that are missed when doing your game drive from a van.


Day 1: Nairobi
Upon arrival at the airport you are transferred to a city hotel for overnight. (B&B)

Day 2: BARAKITABU
Depart from the city hotel at 0900hrs, heading in a north westerly direction we descend into The Great Rift Valley. On reaching Narok, we will eat our packed lunch. Reaching camp at Barakitabu at approximately 1500hrs, we will settle in before proceeding on a late afternoon walk across the plains. Return to camp for a hot shower, drinks around the camp fire before dinner. After dinner a chat around the campfire before retiring for the night to the sounds of the wind in the trees and the occasional animal noise. Overnight at our private camp at Barakitabu. (B, L & D)

Day 3: BARAKAITABU
Awaken at 0700hrs, breakfast and set out for your mornings ride to Naikerra – a small trading centre, before returning for lunch at camp. A walk in the afternoon, visiting a traditional homestead, experience their hospitality and enjoying the sun setting across the horizon before returning to our private camp for dinner and overnight – Barakitabu. (B, L & D)

Day 4: MASAI MARA
Breakfast completed our ride will take us across the plains with the morning sun on our backs and the wind in our hair; enjoy viewing the numerous varieties of flora and fauna that can be seen on the way. We will reach our camp at Sekenani in time for lunch and thereafter relax before setting out for an afternoons walk in the surrounding valleys and hills, where game can often be seen. Dinner and overnight at Sekenani. (B, L & D)

Day 5 & 6: MASAI MARA
On this day, we take a break from camp life and head into the Masai Mara Game Reserve for two full days. These two days will be used to break camp and head to our next cycling area and also restocking the food stuff. Enroute to our lodge, we will be doing game drive in this great and special reserve. The Masai Mara gives wildlife viewing a different meaning as this is one place where you loose count on the number of species of flora and fauna. During our game drives, we will be talking about the animal behaviours, learn about the plant-life, insects and the history of this great reserve. We will one full day game viewing in the Masai Mara Game Reserve where there are many varieties of big and small game; the area being famous for its black manned lions. Lunch with hippos and experience the wide open spaces as seen from your safari vehicle. Return to lodge before nightfall, dinner and overnight at our lodge in the reserve. (2B, 2L & 2D)

Day 7: BARAKITABU
Today’s bike ride will be on the plains in the morning. After a picnic lunch and downtime in the Masai plains, we return to camp before sunset following a different route. Viewing of game on these rides is exciting though the game tends to keep their distance! Return to camp for dinner and overnight at our private camp at Barakitabu. (B, L & D)

Day 8: OL KOROI
After breakfast we drive to a small village due east, Migwara form where we will offload the bicycles to Ol Koroi [translated from Masai means the place of Colobus monkeys] with lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight at our private camp at OlKoroi. (B, L & D)

Day 9: MORIJO
After breakfast we will close camp and ride our bicycles to a small border post called Ol Posi Moru. After a short respite we will continue our ride heading to a project centre for the Loita area called Il Kirrin, with lunch en-route. The area is real savannah with great views stretching in all directions, there maybe an abundance of plains game depending on time of year. We will drive the remaining distance to our camp close to Morijo, arriving in time to settle in, shower and have dinner before retiring for the night. (B, L, & D)

Day 10: NGURUMAN HILLS
Our days ride will take us in a southerly direction towards a small trading centre called Entesekera. Our ride will take us through very interesting terrain with varying landscapes leading to the base of the Nguruman mountains. Lunch en-route before returning to our camp for dinner and overnight at our private camp ground. (B, L & D)

Day 11: NGURUMAN HILLS
After breakfast we walk in the surrounding forests and plains enjoying all that this tremendously rich forest has to offer. There are many varieties of birds including Turaco, the Gureza Colobus Monkey and many trees and plants of cultural and medicinal use to the local Masai people. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at our private camp. (B, L & D)

Day 12: NAIROBI
After breakfast, our ride will take us along the road to Narok with lunch en-route, before loading the bikes and setting out for the return to Nairobi, arriving at around 1700hrs. Dayrooms will be reserved for refreshing before transfer to the airport for your homebound flights or extension of your African safari. (B & L)

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