A Chalbi Desert safari is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences. It takes you to the untamed north, where it’s windy, sandy, and sunny. You wake up to dunes and sleep to the eerie sounds of the desert.
When you combine a trip to the Chalbi Desert with a tour of Lake Turkana, you experience more activities, such as swimming in the lake, mingling with diverse northern communities, and swimming in a natural rock pool.
Here’s what to expect.
Itinerary
Pick up from a city hotel early in the morning as Marsabit is over 500 km from Nairobi. Enjoy the stunning scenery en route to Nanyuki from central Kenya. You will also see Mount Kenya. Make brief stops in towns like Nanyuki for breakfast and lunch. Arrive in Marsabit for dinner and overnight stay.
Leave Marsabit after breakfast for an almost 200 km drive to North Horr. Drive through towns like Maikona and Kalacha. You will enjoy lunch in North Horr. Optional activities for the day are swimming and camel riding.
Enjoy breakfast at the camp before the drive to Loiyangalani, about 250 km away. Learn about the El Molo during a cultural tour of a village on the shores of Lake Turkana. Optional activities are swimming and boat riding. You will spend the night in a resort on the lake’s shores.
Depart for Ngurunit, about 160 m away, after breakfast. There will be a brief stop at the wind farm for sightseeing. It’s the largest in Africa. Arrive in Ngurunit in the afternoon, have lunch, and spend the rest of the day exploring. Optional activities are swimming in natural rockslides, came riding, and quad biking.
Leave Ngurunit early in the morning. Enjoy lunch in Nanyuki and proceed to Nairobi.
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