Description
Highlights of this safari:
- Authentic experience of the Masai Mara
- Loads of wildlife, for example the Big Cats
- Meet and engage with the Masai
Short overview:
- Day 1-4: Arrival Nairobi, transfer to Speke’s Camp in Masai Mara by flight, 4 nights
- Day 5-8: Masai Trails & Jan’s Camp, 4 nights
- Day 9: Departure
Program & Routing:
Day 1 – Speke’s Camp 4 nights
Fly from Wilson Airport in Nairobi to the Musiara Aistrip in the Masai Mara, the flight only takes an hour. Our representative will meet you there and take you to camp; it is a short drive alongside the Olare Orok river to Speke’s Camp.
Game drives, picnics and sundowners, stunning game viewing and the option to go on a bush walk wot the Loita Hills are but just a few of the highlights of this camp!
Day 5 – Maasai Trails &U Jan’s Camp 4 nights
Today you will drive back from the Loita Hills to Speke’s Camp. It is a couple of hours drive, but you will see spectecular landscapes along the way and enjoy some of the best wildlife areas during the drive. Take the time to enjoy a picnic lunch at the banks of the river or on the vast open areas.
Masai Trails
Loita and the Loita Naimena Enkiyio forest offer you what most of the Africa travelers never get to see. In the west you will find the Masai Mara and the Serengeti. In the east you will find the greener hills of the Great Rift Valley towards the salt lakes of Magadi and Tanzania’s Natron. Not only the amazing nature is one of the things that you will experience on the Masai Trails but you will be able to interact with the ancient tribe of the Masai. During your trail you will be guided by Masai warriors that will tell you all about their way of life and survival in the African bush. You will learn about the African flora and the healing properties of these plants and you will be able to identify which animal left which track. This way the Masai know when to keep distance!
The Masai
The Masai are nomadic and there are about a million of them in Kenya and Tanzania, although they do not know any borders. They live in so called Kraals, little villages in a round shape, surrounded by the thorns of the Acacia tree, this should keep away lions. The males are responsible for keeping the tribe safe, while the females build their houses. Cattle is their primary income source and cattle plays a significant role in the community. They eat the meat, drink the blood and milk, use the hides for shelter and the bones for for example combs. They trade the cattle for other cattle, money or animal products.
Day 9 – Departure
After four nights of trail a walk to Oltyiani is on the program, the highest point in the Loita Hills. Here you can chose to return to camp or spend the night with at Ossasini. When you chose the latter, the Masai Trails vheicle will collect you and take you to Nairobi the next day.
Have any questions or want to go on this amazing safari? Call us via WhatsApp (+254722513592) or mail (info@wildtimessafaris.com) us for an unforgettable experience.
