On foot on the trails and paths of the Rift Valley

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  From Nairobi to Loita Hills

  

  Eight hours of driving in a 4x4 through villages and breathtaking landscapes. Arrival at the Entesekra camp (at 2000 m altitude), overlooking lakes Natron and Magadi. Meeting with the Maasai guide and preparation for the trek. Equipment, water, and food are transported by mule. Night under the tent.

• day 2

  Incursion into the primary forest of Loita

  Put on your shoes! At least five hours of walking (300 meters of elevation gain) on forest trails, often used by forest animals (elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes...). After the effort comes the reward: you will arrive in the middle of the afternoon at the Olasoru site (2300 m), a spectacular waterfall. Overnight bivouac in the heart of the forest.

• day 3

  Loita Forest, between rivers and clearings

  

  At least five hours of downhill walking (500 m of elevation loss) in rocky hills covered with primary forests, overlooking the Rift Valley. Your eyes will be bathed in light, with lakes Magadi and Natron on the horizon, and the Shompole and Ol Doinyo Lengai volcanoes as a backdrop. Bivouac at 1800 m.

• day 4

  From Loita to Nguruman, meeting the Maasai communities

  Here we go again for five hours of downhill walking (400 m of elevation loss). Change of atmosphere and temperature upon arrival on the Nguruman escarpment plateau. Semi-arid savannah landscape under scorching heat in the middle of the day. Meeting with Maasai communities in their place of life. Bivouac at 1400 m altitude.

• day 5

  Nguruman Village and Shompole Reserve

  Final descent. Three hours of walking (800 meters of elevation gain). Arrival at the village of Nguruman. From there, you will join by 4x4, on a track along the escarpment, Loisijo Lodge, on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river.

• day 6

  Shompole Reserve

  4x4 tour of the Shompole reserve, encountering wildlife all the way to Lake Natron, on the Tanzanian border. Accommodation at Loisijo Lodge, the only one in this very little-visited area. Evening campfire by the river and candlelit dinner. Night in a fully equipped tent with a real bed! At night, lying in bed, it is not uncommon to hear the distant laughter of hyenas or the roar of a lion. Magical.

• day 7

  From Shompole to Nairobi

  

  On the way back, Lake Magadi, whose salinity tints its waters pink, offers final landscapes inhabited by hundreds of pelicans and flamingos that make up its hues. Passage to the Olergesailie site, a mineral landscape dating back several million years. Arrival in Nairobi at the end of the afternoon (5 hours by road).