9 Days Lake Turkana Expedition -Authentic Exploration Safari
Lake Turkana has always carried an aura of the remote and unexplored! To travel there, you still require an expedition. Viewing necropolises and rock-art sites, encountering different tribes, and admiring spectacular landscapes, will leave you with the wildest memories. There has been little development in the area; the people still practice their traditional lifestyle. The arid beauty of the giant Lake Turkana spreading out in the desert landscape, will impress you! Game viewing in the natural reserves will give you the chance to see all of the big game.
Brief Itinerary - Lake Turkana Expedition
| Day | Place | Highlights | Hotel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi arrival | Arrival & transfer to your Hotel | Soroi Samburu Lodge - Samburu |
| 2 | Full Day Spent in Samburu National Game Reserve | Full Day Spent in Samburu National Game Reserve | Soroi Samburu Lodge - Samburu |
| 3 | Samburu - Loiyangalani | A visit to Sarima Archeological site | Palm Shade Resort & Camp |
| 4 | Full Day in Loiyangalani | A visit to the Desert Museum | Palm Shade Resort & Camp |
| 5 | Full Day in Loiyangalani | A visit to Mount Porr | Palm Shade Resort & Camp |
| 6 | Loiyangalani - Maralal | Transfer to Ngari Hill Guest House | Ngari Hill Lodge |
| 7 | Maralal - Lake Bogoria | Visit Samburu Village & Lake Bogoria | Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort |
| 8 | Full Day in Lake Bogoria | Full Day Game Drives | Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort |
| 9 | Lake Bogoria - Nairobi | A Game Drive en-route for Lake Elementaita | Sunbird Lodge - Elementaita |
$ Pricing
| Travel Date | Price Per Person | Single Room Supplement |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Season 03rd Jan to 31st March 2026 01st June to 30th June 2026 01st Nov to 19th Dec 2026 | US $. 3,250.00 Per adult sharing | USD 650.00 Per Person Sharing |
| Peak Season 01st April to 31st May 2026 (Excluding Easter weekend) | US $. 3,220.00 Per adult sharing | USD 395.00 Per Person Sharing |
| Peak Season 01st July to 31st Oct 2026 | US $. 3,395.00 Per adult sharing | USD 750.00 Per Person Sharing |
$ Pricing
03rd Jan to 31st March 2026
01st June to 30th June 2026
01st Nov to 19th Dec 2026
US$. 3,250.00 per adult sharing
US$. 650.00 Single room supplement
01st April to 31st May 2026 (Excluding Easter weekend)
US$. 3,220.00 per adult sharing
US$. 395.00 Single room supplement
01st July to 31st Oct 2026
US$. 3,395.00 per adult sharing
US$. 750.00 Single room supplement
Other Information - Lake Turkana Expedition
- 02 nights full board accommodation at SOROI SAMBURU LODGE
- 03 nights full board accommodation at PALM SHADE RESORT & CAMP
- 01-night full board accommodation at NGARI HILL GUEST HOUSE
- 02 nights of full board accommodation at LAKE BOGORIA SPA & RESORT
- Park entrance fees as per the program
- Packed lunch on Days 03, 06 & 09
- 02 Village Visits
- Visits to Sarima Archaeological Site, Desert Museum, Merti Archaeological Site and Mount Porr
- Game drives in Samburu Game Reserve and Lake Bogoria National Park
- Transportation in a 4 x 4 Toyota Land Cruiser
- Pick up and drop off in Nairobi
- Services of an experienced English-speaking driver/guide
- Unlimited game drives as per the itinerary
- Drinking water during game drives
- International flight & visa fees
- Telephone calls, Laundry,
- All beverages
- Tips for driver/guide & camp / lodge staff
- Travel, Medical, and Cancellation Insurance
- Change in itinerary
- Excursions such as Guided walks, Bush Dinners or Breakfasts, Sun downers,
- Any extras not mentioned above
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Key
| BB | Bed & Breakfast |
| Half Board: | 2 Meals per day (Breakfast / Dinner) |
| Full Board: | 3 Meals per day (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) |
| Eco-status: | Indicates the Environmentally friendly/ sustainable approach of the hotel |
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Nairobi
You will be picked up from the international airport or your Nairobi hotel at 0630hrs and depart for Samburu Game Reserve to arrive at your camp in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive at the reserve as per your liking. Situated in the northern hemisphere of Kenya, this is one of the loveliest Reserves in terms of landscape and wildlife where you will have the chance to see rare animals such as the Grevy Zebra, the long necked Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe and the Beisa Oryx only found in northern Kenya. Arrive for lunch at your camp. After lunch, enjoy an extensive game drive through the reserve as per your liking. Dinner and overnight at Soroi Samburu Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Accommodation
Soroi Samburu Lodge
Hotel Type: Luxury Lodge
Location
Rooms
Facilities/Amenities
Wi-Fi:- Wi-Fi throughout the lodge
Electricity:- 24 hr Solar power Electricity/Backup generator
Swimming pool:- Main pool and kids’ pool
SPA:- 2 treatment rooms with panoramic views & Sensory herbal garden
Bar:- Overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River
Conference Facilities:- 100 pax, 3 meeting rooms, Air Conditioning & 4 break-out rooms
Gift Shop:- Local Artisanal products
Wheelchair access:- 2 Superior Rooms / 1 Family Unit
Sundowner deck:-Panoramic views and bar, Private dining under the stars & Fireplace
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 2
Samburu National Game Reserve
Full day spent in Samburu Game Reserve with unlimited game drives at your convenience. All meals and overnight at Soroi Samburu Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Accommodation
Soroi Samburu Lodge
Hotel Type: Luxury Lodge
Location
Rooms
Facilities/Amenities
Wi-Fi:- Wi-Fi throughout the lodge
Electricity:- 24 hr Solar power Electricity/Backup generator
Swimming pool:- Main pool and kids’ pool
SPA:- 2 treatment rooms with panoramic views & Sensory herbal garden
Bar:- Overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River
Conference Facilities:- 100 pax, 3 meeting rooms, Air Conditioning & 4 break-out rooms
Gift Shop:- Local Artisanal products
Wheelchair access:- 2 Superior Rooms / 1 Family Unit
Sundowner deck:-Panoramic views and bar, Private dining under the stars & Fireplace
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3
Samburu - Loiyangalani
After breakfast at the camp, depart with packed lunch for Loiyangalani. On this day, you will get a chance to visit the Sarima Archeological Site. Sarima is a very important well in the South East of Lake Turkana region. The well retains the water for a long time after the rainy season, while all the other water sources dry out. Nowadays, the well is in the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project concession and sometimes not accessible. In its gorge there are a number of interesting petroglyphs that were made by the pastoralists while watering their stocks. Not much is known about those people but their lifestyle must not have differed a lot from the present ones we can meet.
Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
We will be passing through the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, which is the biggest wind farm in Africa and it hosts around 400 turbines producing around 310 Mw of 100% clean power. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight at PALM SHADE RESORT & CAMP (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Accommodation
Palm Shade Camp
Hotel Type: Budget Lodge
Location
Rooms
They offer clean, secure accommodation in the traditional Samburu/ Rendille huts and spacious self-contained modern rooms.
Villas
Stay in one of the rooms during your entire stay and enjoy local and international cuisines. Or opt for the local huts and experience the cooling effect of the traditional huts.
Camping
Beautiful and secure place to accommodate a large group, green environment to relax and enjoy to camping activities. Enjoy amazing golden sun down & rise, bonfire and entertainment from the locals with traditional dances and songs.
Facilities/Amenities
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4
Full Day in Loiyangalani
Full day spent in Loiyangalani with visits to the Museum, Merti Acheological Site and El Molo Village. The Desert Museum in Loiyangalani is located atop a hill overlooking the lovely Jade Sea, or Lake Turkana as commonly referred. The museum aims to showcase and preserve the unique cultural and natural heritage found within the communities living around Lake Turkana
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The El Molo are an ethnic group inhabiting the area around Loiyangalani. They historically spoke the El Molo language, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Cushitic branch. The El Molo are believed to have originally migrated down into the Great Lakes area around 1000 BC from Ethiopia. Owing to the arid environment in which they entered, they are held to have then abandoned agricultural activities in favour of lakeside fishing.
Most group members are today mixed with adjacent Nilotic populations, with only a handful of unmixed El Molo believed to exist. We will visit their village and their sacred site on an adjacent island.
The Merti site is located on a small cliff, east of Loiyangalani with a very nice view of the town and the lake. The cliff was probably a meeting point for the ancient pastoralists grazing their stocks and it was the shore of the lake some 8,000 to 10,000 years ago when the lake was 80/90 metres higher.
Some years ago a number of panels with rock art were discovered and some are visible without a huge walking effort. Some panels are much more difficult to get to so we will focus on the closer ones. The walk to climb the cliff is very short, some 10 minutes and once on the top, we approach the panels on a very rocky ground
Dinner and overnight at the PALM SHADE RESORT & CAMP (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Accommodation
Palm Shade Camp
Hotel Type: Budget Lodge
Location
Rooms
They offer clean, secure accommodation in the traditional Samburu/ Rendille huts and spacious self-contained modern rooms.
Villas
Stay in one of the rooms during your entire stay and enjoy local and international cuisines. Or opt for the local huts and experience the cooling effect of the traditional huts.
Camping
Beautiful and secure place to accommodate a large group, green environment to relax and enjoy to camping activities. Enjoy amazing golden sun down & rise, bonfire and entertainment from the locals with traditional dances and songs.
Facilities/Amenities
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5
Full Day in Loiyangalani
Another lovely day spent in Loiyangalani with a visit to Mount Porr. Mount Porr is a cone raising from the shore of Lake Turkana around 20 kms from Loiyangalani. It is the tallest mountain in its area and has got an amazing position on the lake’s shore. From the top one can easily dominate the best part of Lake Turkana, both south and North
The climb is a medium to difficult one, but once on the top the view of the lake and its surroundings is magnificent. The top has also gotten some rock engraved by ancient populations. The way down is made easy by a stretch of sand on the northern face of the mountain.
Dinner and overnight at the Palm Shade Resort & Camp
Accommodation
Palm Shade Camp
Hotel Type: Budget Lodge
Location
Rooms
They offer clean, secure accommodation in the traditional Samburu/ Rendille huts and spacious self-contained modern rooms.
Villas
Stay in one of the rooms during your entire stay and enjoy local and international cuisines. Or opt for the local huts and experience the cooling effect of the traditional huts.
Camping
Beautiful and secure place to accommodate a large group, green environment to relax and enjoy to camping activities. Enjoy amazing golden sun down & rise, bonfire and entertainment from the locals with traditional dances and songs.
Facilities/Amenities
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6
Loiyangalani - Maralal
Enjoy one last morning in Loiyangalani and thereafter, transfer to Maralal with packed lunches. You will be staying at Ngari Hill Guest House, wedged between the town of Maralal and Kirisia Forest.
Ngari Hill Ecolodge is located among Samburu villages on top of a hill at an altitude of 2000 meters. Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure as per your liking.
Accommodation
Ngari Hill Eco Lodge
Hotel Type: Budget Lodge
Location
Rooms
They offer clean, secure accommodation in the traditional Samburu/ Rendille huts and spacious self-contained modern rooms.
Villas
Stay in one of the rooms during your entire stay and enjoy local and international cuisines. Or opt for the local huts and experience the cooling effect of the traditional huts.
Camping
Beautiful and secure place to accommodate a large group, green environment to relax and enjoy to camping activities. Enjoy amazing golden sun down & rise, bonfire and entertainment from the locals with traditional dances and songs.
Facilities/Amenities
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7
Maralal - Lake Bogoria
On this day, you will enjoy a morning Samburu Village visit and thereafter, depart for Lake Bogoria arriving at the resort “We will arrive late in the afternoon. We will have a packed lunch on the way into the Rift Valley, which opened around 35 millions years ago and stretches from the Red Sea to Victoria Falls. We will be descending from the plateau at around 2000mt to the bottom at around 650.”
Dinner & Overnight at the Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort
Accommodation
Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort
Hotel Type: Budget Lodge
Location
Rooms
They offer clean, secure accommodation in the traditional Samburu/ Rendille huts and spacious self-contained modern rooms.
Villas
Stay in one of the rooms during your entire stay and enjoy local and international cuisines. Or opt for the local huts and experience the cooling effect of the traditional huts.
Camping
Beautiful and secure place to accommodate a large group, green environment to relax and enjoy to camping activities. Enjoy amazing golden sun down & rise, bonfire and entertainment from the locals with traditional dances and songs.
Facilities/Amenities
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 8
Full day spent in Lake Bogoria
Full day spent in Lake Bogoria with a game drive at the park as per your liking. Lake Bogoria National Park is made up of the magnificent Lake Bogoria and its beautiful surrounds. The landscape features vast grasslands, acacia-ficus woodlands and papyrus swamps. The rich blue-green algae which grow in the saline waters of Lake Bogoria attract the thousands of Lesser Flamingos.
While the small national park was well known for hot springs along its western shore and is host to a variety of other creatures, visitors flock here to view the thousands of pink flamingoes fringing the blue water’s edge. This spectacle is a wildlife photographer’s dream.
Dinner & Overnight at the Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort
Accommodation
Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort
Hotel Type: Budget Lodge
Location
Rooms
They offer clean, secure accommodation in the traditional Samburu/ Rendille huts and spacious self-contained modern rooms.
Villas
Stay in one of the rooms during your entire stay and enjoy local and international cuisines. Or opt for the local huts and experience the cooling effect of the traditional huts.
Camping
Beautiful and secure place to accommodate a large group, green environment to relax and enjoy to camping activities. Enjoy amazing golden sun down & rise, bonfire and entertainment from the locals with traditional dances and songs.
Facilities/Amenities
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9
Lake Bogoria - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart with a game drive en route to Lake Elementaita. Enjoy your scrumptious lunch at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge before departing for Nairobi for your outbound departure flight.
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