3 DAY TUMAREN / EWASO WALK
Day 1: Nayasura Camp / Tumaren
A cool drink will greet you in camp after a short drive from our
local airstrip or from Nanyuki if you choose to use the scheduled
Nairobi / Nanyuki flight. A beautiful outcrop of stone overshadows
the camp and you will have seen the feature from miles as you
approached in the vehicle. The local Laikipia Masai call these
rocks Nayasura and stone chippings suggest that they have been
used as a camp for millennia.
We too will use the rocks starting with a refreshing lunch and
short rest in our classic roomy safari tents. After lunch we will
head out on a short walk looking for game and getting a feel for
the country. As the sun begins to set we will find ourselves at
the crest of Nayasura with a blanket, drinks and bitings. As we
enjoy our sundowners we will continue to spot game from our vantage
point and watch as the baboons come back to roost on the face
of the rock. A short descent will find us back in camp for a delicious
dinner.
Day 2: Nyarara Camp
From Nayasura we will head out early after breakfast so to see
as much game as possible on our walk north towards Nyarara Camp.
Nyarara means Cheetah in Masai and the camp was given this name
because of a large male that has been seen in the area.
Along our walk we will walk across large plains as well as mixed
bush. Herds of Zebra, Oryx and Grant’s gazelle predominate
on the large plains with smaller numbers of Jackson’s Hartebeest
and Thompson’s Gazelle.
At camp we will arrive in time for lunch. The pack camels with
our camp will have made a more direct route than us and so they
will have arrived before us and set up most of camp before our
arrival. After lunch we will follow our routine of resting, reading
or badminton for the energetic and later another walk in the evening
to a pretty spot for sundowners.
Day 3: Tumaren Ewaso Camp
Today we will be heading down toward the Ewaso Nyiro River, which
runs along the eastern edge of the Laikipia Plateau and then turns
eastward toward Samburu National Reserve. Along the way we will
be looking for Eland, Steinbuck, Giraffe, Waterbuck, Grevy’s
Zebra as well as all the tough-to-see predators such as Wild Dog,
Hyena, Lion, Leopard or Cheetah. We will also be looking from
high open points for Elephants.
When we arrive at the Ewaso Nyiro we may want to take a quick
swim before lunch. After lunch, our rest and sundowners on a high
rocky hillside we will return to our camp on the river for dinner
and a toast to our adventure.
Day 4
Say goodbye in the morning to our team and after breakfast we
will drive to our local airstrip or to Nanyuki for the Scheduled
flight to Nairobi.
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