Many people who come on safari express an interest in making a postitive impact to the lives of our Masai and Samburu neighbors. For these guests, a safari recipe that has worked in the past has been to walk in and around Tumaren, our conservation area. On the first day of our walk we will sometimes visit the school library at our closest neighbouring town, Kimanjo. In the morning we walk past wildlife and beautiful landscape as we do on any normal walking safari in the area. The wildlife sighting in fact are often excellent right up to the school, giving a great impression of how intimate the lives of people and animals are in our area. At the school we have hosted presentations that our guests have created based on their own experience and sometimes we have brought educational toys such such as solar cars, legos and models (here are some cool examples: Lego project or an educational toy like the OWI Solar Powered Robot or the OWI Robotic Arm). Subjects for a presentation might include (but are not limited to) health, carpentry, bicycle repair, solar, sewing, mechanics, ecology, conservation or better business skills - basically any subject that might help a young person (high school or primary school) in our rural area to get a job or to experience a better or more fulfilling life. If you would like to be part of a presentation but you don't feel like you have your own subject then we would be happy to put together an outline that you and your guide can present together. We only ask that all our guests bring at least one book (or educational toy - see below) to contribute to our local library. It would be super if the subject of the book was related to the presentation but it might also be a special story that means a lot. 

Remember that the below itinerary is only an example. Contact us to make the trip as long or as short as you would like or to ask about the timing of our local market. Market day in Kimanjo is a great day for the presentation since its fun and interesting with most shoppers dressed in their traditional best.

We will begin our trip on a dry river bed which in Kenya we call a lugga. The low Sinyai Lugga builds a contrast to the higher acacia country that we will walk through on the second and third days of your trip. Birds are dramatically different here as is the vegetation and steep topography. The remainder of the safari traverses a rich Acacia bush country that thrives with plains game as well as the predators that like to eat them. It is not uncommon to run into a Lion, Leapord, Hyena or Wilddog along the course of this safari.

On the second day of walking we will venture up and around through the bush on foot all the way to Kimanjo school where we will give a presentation on your chosen subject. An alternative to the presentation would also be to build a complex Lego project or an educational toy like the OWI Solar Powered Robot or the OWI Robotic Arm

With our riding camels carrying our heavier cameras, water and snacks we will venture forth each morning while the bulk of the remaining camels bear the tents, fly sheets and kitchen straight on to the next camp. This safari finishes on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, the second largest river in Kenya. Hugely popular with our Elephants who love to wallow in its muddy stretches, the river offers a great opportunity to approach, study and photograph these riveting animals. From the river camp you will be picked up and transferred to your next destination after a hearty goodbye from the entire team.

Day 5: Tumaren Ewaso Camp

After a morning walk, breakfast and a sad goodbye to the team you will be transfered to the next leg of your Kenyan adventure.