northern - Blogs - Tripatini2024-03-28T09:37:33Zhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/northern4 Places to Hit the Sands in Sydney's Northern Beacheshttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/northern-beaches-sydney-australia2020-05-20T21:24:13.000Z2020-05-20T21:24:13.000ZSydney Tourshttps://tripatini.com/members/SydneyTours<div><p><br /> <img alt="File:Summer at Manly Beach.jpg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Summer_at_Manly_Beach.jpg/800px-Summer_at_Manly_Beach.jpg" /></p><p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Summer_at_Manly_Beach.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>Sidneiensis</em></span></a><br /></p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/" target="_blank">Northern Beaches</a> district on a peninsula on <strong>Bantry</strong> and <strong>Caneel Bays</strong> in the coastal suburbs of Australia's biggest city offer something special - most particularly beautiful golden strands and spectacular views. With 30 kilometres of shoreline, the resort towns up here serve up a paradise and laid back lifestyle that begs the question of why people who live there would ever leave. Depending on distance away from Sydney, you can reach them by car and/or ferry in 15 minutes to two hours, and there are also a number of companies that offer tours combining beaches and ecotourism; the one that particularly stands out for a private tour with plenty of nature and wildlife is our very own <strong><a href="https://www.sydney-tours.com.au/northern-beaches-tour/" target="_blank">Sydney Tours</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Here are four of the most prominent Northern Beaches towns, each with something a little different to offer (and keep in mind that high season is <strong>Down Under</strong>'s winter, December through March):</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Manly</strong></span></p><p><br /> Perhaps the best known (and also the closest to downtown Sydney) of the Northern Beaches (top) provides a sheltered harbour on one side as well as a beautiful ocean beach on the other side. With a population of just under 16,000 occupuying just one square mile, <strong><a href="http://www.manlyaustralia.com.au/" target="_blank">Manly</a></strong> offers a pretty amazing marine reserve, complete with colourful fish, sting rays, even small (and pretty harmless) sharks. Surfing is of coursehuge here, but there are myriad other water activities including kayaking, snorkeling, parasailing, and jetskiing, with plenty of equipment rentals available. Plus it has a great café culture as well as shopping along its main drag, <strong>Corso</strong>, and adjacent streets.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Collaroy.JPG/800px-Collaroy.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Collaroy.JPG/800px-Collaroy.JPG?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="800" alt="800px-Collaroy.JPG?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collaroy.JPG" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>DO'Neil</em></span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Collaroy</strong></span></p><p><br /> Just a bit farther north of Manly and less than half its size, <a href="https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/recreation-area/collaroy-beach" target="_blank">"<strong>Roy</strong>"</a> boasts the NB district' longest beach, running 3.4 kilometres from Collaroy proper to up to Narrabeen and another surfing and windsurfing magnet (especially apt for beginners), with four surf lifesaving clubs as well as swimming pools at either end that are often bombarded by waves in heavy storms. The main drag here is <strong>Pittwater Road</strong>, with another array of shops, services, restaurants, bars, and cafés - where in winter you're quite likely to run into people wearing no more than their swimming costumes.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Palm_Beach_Nsw_%28235938325%29.jpeg/800px-Palm_Beach_Nsw_%28235938325%29.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Palm_Beach_Nsw_%28235938325%29.jpeg/800px-Palm_Beach_Nsw_%28235938325%29.jpeg?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="800" alt="800px-Palm_Beach_Nsw_%28235938325%29.jpeg?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palm_Beach_Nsw_(235938325).jpeg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>Chad Ajamian</em></span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Palm Beach</strong></span></p><p><br /> On a peninsula a bit farther away still (just over an hour from Sydney), "<strong>Palmy</strong>" is known as a small (pop. barely 1,600), exclusive mecca for holiday homes of the rich (at one time one of Australia's millionaires had a helipad on his holiday home but it had to be removed due to noise complaints by neighbours). And so its 2.3km beach is much calmer and more uncrowded than many other local beaches. At its northern end, visitors can hike through nature reserves; dine in several award-winning restaurants; and tour 139-year-old <strong>Barrenjoey Lighthouse</strong>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Wharf_%26_beach_at_The_Basin.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Wharf_%26_beach_at_The_Basin.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="800" alt="Wharf_%26_beach_at_The_Basin.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wharf_%26_beach_at_The_Basin.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>Poyt448</em></span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>The Basin </strong></span></p><p><br /> For an even more get-away-from-it-all vibe, hop a fast boat in Palm Beach for a ten-minute ride from Palm Beach to the Basin in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Here you will find people camping and barbecueing as well as swimming, kayaking, and fishing withn the protected netted area. On the surrounding paths you may also be lucky enough to spot wallabies, goannas, and bush turkeys. </p><p><br /> <br /><br />For a fair dunkum sampler of what this region has to offer, consider <a href="https://www.sydney-tours.com.au/northern-beaches-tour/" target="_blank">Sydney Tours' Northern Beaches Tour</a>, including visits to Manly, Palm Beach, and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. And be sure to bring your swimming costume!</p><p></p><p><br /> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mtycqCk8scw?wmode=opaque" allowfullscreen="" width="750" height="400" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>8 Days Lake Turkana Safarihttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/8-days-lake-turkana-safari2019-02-09T13:57:28.000Z2019-02-09T13:57:28.000ZClaude Edmondhttps://tripatini.com/members/ClaudeEdmond<div><p></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">8 Days Lake Turkana Safari</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Lake Turkana Camping Safari:-Lake Turkana camping safari is an 8 day expedition to Northern Kenya that avoids the rigorous journey across the Chalbi Desert but still transverses rugged country to the frontiers of Kenya and the Lake Turkana. Transport is by custom built four by four Land cruisers that seat 7 people and accommodation is in more up – market canvas tents that are ferried by purpose-built trucks and pitched in the middle of the African Wilderness to create a private camp with all the facilities of a luxury permanent tented camp.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The lake sustains 60 species of fish which are much sought-after by anglers, including tiger, cat and puffer fish, tilapia and Nile perch. Turkana is the most saline of all the freshwater Rift Valley Lakes. Also numerous in the lake are Nile crocodiles, which have numbers in their thousands. The fossil site at Koobi Fora has unearthed a fossl of a crocodile that was estimated to be 13.5 m in length.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>On the west side of the lake</strong>, Kalokol, Lobolo Springs and Eliye Springs are the most interesting places to visit, whilst Central Island can be accessed from Kalokol.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Kalokol is a small town</strong> with an abandoned fish factory being its most prominent feature. It is best as the place to leave for visits to the island.</span> <span style="font-size:12pt;">The springs have swimming pools that are normally fed by the springs, and lakes in which you can swim.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The Central Island National Park protects two lakes in craters, of which one is Flamingo Crater and attracts up to 20,000 lesser flamingos every year. These are not the only birds; goliath and grey herons are common, and Eurasian spoonbills nest on the cliffs and are often seen. Crocodiles and large water turtles are also common here, mainly seen in the aptly named Crocodile Lake.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">To the east, South Island National Park and El Molo Bay are easily accessed, whilst the Sibiloi National Park and Koobi Fora are also in this area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">South Island National Park has excellent crocodile viewing, and with huge volcanic sand banks playing host to some monstrously proportioned reptiles, this can be a sobering sight. Hippo live here too, as well as a host of venomous snakes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Areas of Interest: Northern Frontier District, Samburu Game Reserve(Gerenuk and Grevys Zebra), Marsabit National Park, Kalacha, Chalbi Desert, Loiyangalani, Lake Turkana, Turkana Villages, Maralal, Nyahururu, Thomson Falls.</span></p><p></p><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu</strong></span></div><div class="tour_program_title"></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Depart Nairobi for samburu game reserve on our way to samburu drive via Nanyuki town for lunch, passing through very pleasant country-side with coffee and tea plantations with good view of the peaks of Mt Kenya in dear weather. Set up camp dinner and overnight camp dinner and overnight.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve</strong></span><br /></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Morning and afternoon game viewing in samburu with lunch and leisure break at camp in the mid-afternoon. During the leisure break you can visit a nearby lodge for swimming, visiting the samburu people all at an extra cost. All meals and overnight camp.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 3: Samburu – Marsabit</strong></span></div><div class="tour_program_title"></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. after breakfast depart for ,Marsabit via the singing well of the Boran tribe which is a quite colorful ceremony as they also bring their livestock to water at the same time later lunch at camp then spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the camp site.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;">Day 4:</span> Marsabit – Kalacha</strong><br /></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">After breakfast proceed on a game drive in the nearby Marsabit National Park including a stop at ‘lake paradise’ which is a natural water hole in this park which is essentially an oasis. Drive on to Kalacha, picnic lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight at the camp site in this tiny settlement at the edge of Chalbi desert.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;">Day 5:</span> Kalacha – Turkana</strong><br /></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">After breakfast depart Kalacha for loiyangalani. the summon term used for the south eastern shore of lake Turkana cross the Chalbi desert ,also passing north horn lunch on arrival. Rest for the afternoon and leisure for a well-deserved rest having crossed Chalbi .dinner and overnight at the campsite.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;">Day 6:</span> Lake Turkana</strong><br /></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">A full day at the shores of Lake Turkana during which you can visit the El molo tribes’ men in the village who are said to be the smallest tribe in Africa, at an extra cost. Rest for the day, caution should be exercised near the lake as its waters are crocodile infested. All meals overnight at the camp site.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;">Day 7:</span> Lake Turkana – Maralal</strong><br /></div><div class="tour_program_content"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">After breakfast depart loiyangaiani for Maralal town, viewing picturesque and pristine desert landscape and scenery and the various nomadic tribes that inhibit the northern part of Kenya grazing their livestock which includes camels. Lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight at campsite.</span></p></div></div><div class="tour_program"><div class="tour_program_title"><strong>Day 8: Maralal – Thompson Falls – Nairobi</strong></div><div class="tour_program_title"></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;">After breakfast, depart Maralal for Nairobi via Thompsons falls with lunch en-route arrive in Nairobi early morning.</span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div><div class="tour_program_content"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Price per person is US $ 1260</strong></span></div><div class="tour_program_content"></div><div class="tour_program_content"><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Sales And Marketing Department</span> <br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;">Claudious Tours and Safaris</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Buru Buru Business Complex</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">P.O Box 43749 - 00101</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u>Nairobi, Kenya <br /></u></b> Cell: +254 714 729 600</span><br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Cell: +254 736 092 199</span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Skype: Claude.edmond3</span><br /> <span style="font-size:12pt;">Email 1: <a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank">claudioustours@gmail.com/</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Email 2: <a href="mailto:claudioustours@hotmail.com" title="claudioustours@hotmail.com">claudioustours@hotmail.com</a></span><br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Website: <a href="http://www.claudioustours.co.ke" title="http://www.claudioustours.co.ke"><span style="font-size:12pt;">http://www.claudioustours.co.ke</span></a></span></p></div></div></div></div>Northern Costa Rica welcomes back Great Green Macawshttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/northern-costa-rica-welcomes-back-great-green-macaws2014-11-27T19:32:25.000Z2014-11-27T19:32:25.000ZShannon Farleyhttps://tripatini.com/members/ShannonFarley<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008836475,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008836475,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="400" alt="9008836475?profile=original" /></a>One of the most <b>magnificent birds in Costa Rica</b> is the <a href="http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=1550" target="_blank">Great Green Macaw</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This time of year, <b>from October through December</b>, <b>Great Green Macaws</b> (<i>Ara ambiguus</i>) <b>return to the <a href="http://www.costaricainfolink.com/en/maquenque-wildlife-refuge-costa-rica/" target="_blank">Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge</a></b> in <a href="http://www.maquenqueecolodge.com/location/" target="_blank">northern Costa Rica</a> from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indio_Ma%C3%ADz_Biological_Reserve" target="_blank">Indio Maiz Biological Reserve</a> in Nicaragua. Following their main food source of <b>mountain almond tree fruits</b> that are now in season, the Macaws return to this vital habitat of <b>rainforest and wetlands in Costa Rica</b>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008898076,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008898076,original{{/staticFileLink}}" height="224" width="283" alt="9008898076?profile=original" /></a>The Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge <b>preserves nearly 150,000 acres</b> that contain <b>mountain almond trees</b> (<i>Dipteryx panamensis</i>) which <b>endangered</b> <b>Great Green Macaws use for food and nesting</b>. Formed in June 2005, the refuge is one of the biggest habitats for <b><a href="http://www.maquenqueecolodge.com/special-birds/" target="_blank">Great Green Macaws in Costa Rica</a>,</b> and is an important part of the <b>Mesoamerican Biological Corridor</b>.</p><p> </p><p><b>Great Green Macaws</b> are the <b>largest parrots native to Costa Rica</b>, along with <b>Scarlet Macaws</b>. “The Great Green Macaw is a stunning parrot with vibrant plumage,” notes <a href="http://www.arkive.org/great-green-macaw/ara-ambiguus/#src=portletV3api" target="_blank">Wildscreen Arkive.org</a>. The head, back and upper wings are bright green in color with turquoise blue on the edges of the wings and tip of the tail. There is a scarlet red patch on the tail and across the forehead; the rest of the face is bare with distinctive lines of black feathers.</p><p> </p><p>Great Green Macaws are <b>only</b> <b>found in the Atlantic wet lowlands of Central America</b>, from Honduras to northern Colombia, with a small isolated population in Ecuador. Loss of habitat and logging of mountain almond trees has largely caused their <b>population to decline to</b> <b>only between 1,800 to 2,500 mature Great Green Macaws</b> left in the world, according to <a href="http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=1550" target="_blank">Bird Life International</a>.</p><p> </p><p><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9296592087,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="550" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9296592087,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9296592087?profile=original" /></a>Visit</b> <a href="http://www.maquenqueecolodge.com/" target="_blank">Maquenque Eco-lodge</a> now in December to <b>see the Great Green Macaws</b>. The <a href="http://www.maquenqueecolodge.com/for-nature-lovers/" target="_blank">Costa Rica eco-lodge</a> is located <b>next to the <a href="http://www.costaricainfolink.com/en/maquenque-wildlife-refuge-costa-rica/" target="_blank">Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge</a></b> on <b>68 acres of tropical rainforest</b> with eight kilometers of <b>trails</b>. With <b>more than</b> <a href="http://www.enchanting-costarica.com/activities/maquenque-eco-lodge-is-a-top-costa-rica-bird-watching-hotel/" target="_blank">410 identified species of birds</a>, Maquenque is one of the <b>top <a href="http://www.maquenqueecolodge.com/birdwatching-tour/" target="_blank">bird-watching hotels in Costa Rica</a></b>.</p><p> </p><p><b>Article by <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ShannonFarley/posts" target="_blank">Shannon Farley</a><br /></b></p></div>8 Days Lake Turkana bus tour Camping Safarihttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/hybrid-total-solar-eclipse-safari-in-kenya-astronomy-safari2019-02-09T10:35:09.000Z2019-02-09T10:35:09.000ZClaude Edmondhttps://tripatini.com/members/ClaudeEdmond<div><p></p><p class="style13"><span class="style17" style="font-size:14pt;">8 Days Lake Turkana bus tour Camping Safari</span></p><p class="style13"><span class="style17"><br /></span> <span class="style16">Northern Kenya where the event will takes place is lightly populated, untamed and often barren. Setting foot in these parts is like leaving the 21st century; it is an explorer's heaven, and the variety of tribes that live here are some of the most captivating people in the world. They include the Samburu, Turkana, Rendille, Boran, Gabbra and El – Molo.<br /> <br /> This is a 8 day expedition to Northern Kenya that avoids the rigorous journey across the Chalbi Desert but still transverses rugged country to the frontiers of Kenya and the Lake Turkana. Transport is by custom built four by four Land cruisers that seat 7 people and accommodation is in canvas tents that are pitched in the middle of the African Wilderness to create a private camp. <br /> <br /> This rugged 1,800-km expedition is run in land cruiser or expedition trucks. You will traverse along some of Africa's worst roads towards the lake Turkana; see beautiful mountain forest surrounded o n all sides by hot dusty deserts, eventually arriving at our camp o n the shores of the Jade Sea (Lake Turkana). We have been offering this as our best selling safari for over 10 years especially for those true explorers and travelers who want to get off the tourist beaten track. You will see a great variety of tribes during the tour and cross the Chalbi Desert .</span></p><p class="style13"></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 1: Nairobi – Maralal</strong></span></p><p><br />Pick up from your hotel as early as 0630am after early breakfast then We depart heading to Maralal via Nyahururu (stop at Thompson falls briefly for lunch. After lunch proceed on up north where we step in on the muram road which becomes bumpy as we proceed on north.The drive normally takes not less then 8-9 hours to get to Maralal, on arrival we will check in Sunbird Hotel which is just within Maralal town for refreshments. Maralal is the unofficial capital of the Samburu people and has a distinctly frontier feel about it. It is also home of the Maralal International Camel Derby that happens once a year between July and October and attracts riders and spectators from all over the world. (Dinner and overnight in Sunbird Hotel based on full board}</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 2: Maralal – Lake Turkana</strong></span><br /><br />After breakfast, we start the long journey driving via Baragoi and South Horr to arrive at our semi – permanent beach campsite where we have our traditional Turkana Huts (if still available; if not we pitch tent at an alternative campsite) which make it a perfect place to relax protected from the scorching sun and heat characteristic of the climate of this remote area. Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake in the world and extends for 288 kilometers up to the Ethiopian-Kenyan border surrounded by volcanic rock and desert. Dinner and overnight in Loiyangalani Bandas based on full board (Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner)</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 3: Lake Turkana</strong></span><br /><br />The day is spent relaxing and you may visit the local or hire a boat to visit the surrounding area (at an extra cost). In addition, we may visit Loiyangalani and the community settled there while in the evening visiting one of the Turkana Manyattas [optional] for traditional dances at an extra cost if clients wish. We can even visit the Elmolo tribe which is the smallest tribe in Kenya and have good time with them. Turkana, formerly L. Rudolf is now named after one of the tribes who live on its shores and it is in this area that Richard Leakey uncovered the three million year old fossils of ‘Homo Erect-us.’ This pre historic site is now known as the “Cradle of Mankind”. The Lake is also known as the “Jade Sea” because of its remarkable blue – green color. This is a result of algae particles, which shift with changes of the wind and light, so that the water surface shifts from blue to grey to fabulous jade. The lake is home to the largest population of Nile crocodiles in the world. If the weather permits we take a short sunset boat ride to the surrounding areas. Dinner and overnight in the Bandas camp.</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 4: Lake Turkana – Kalacha</strong></span><br /><br />After an early breakfast, we cross the Chalbi desert (if dry) via North horr towards Kalacha. If it has rained, we shall use another route avoiding the desert. Kalacha is a small settlement on the edge of the Chalbi Desert inhabited by the Gabbra people (pluralists particularly attached to their camels). We enjoy an evening sunset, swim at the campsite or watch a Gabbra performance in the evening (optional cost) (windy night). (Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner)</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 5: Kalacha – Marsabit</strong></span><br /><br />Break camp in the early morning as we head south towards Marsabit (meaning place of cold); an astonishingly cool, green and hilly oasis rising high above the dry heat of the surrounding desert lands. En route we stop to enjoy views of the massive Gof Redo crater and desert landscape. The area is home to the local Rendille and Samburu people abundant in their bright red outfits, beads and earrings. This will be a cold night. After setting up camp, we visit the lodge inside the National park and as long as the roads are dry we drive up to Lake Paradise and Little Lake. Here, an indigenous forest and a desert come together to create the most compelling landscape o¬n earth. Elephants and greater kudu abound. The dense forest in the park is also home to a variety of birds. (Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner)</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 6: Marsabit – Samburu</strong></span><br /><br />Depart early morning along the trans-African highway towards Samburu with lunch en route. Afternoon game drive at Samburu National Reserve. Accommodation is in our semi-permanent campsite, beautifully set under a canopy of trees or we may pitch tents o¬n the edge of Ewaso Nyiro River (meaning Brown in Samburu) if they are occupied. Cold showers are available which are amazingly refreshing in the hot, dusty climate. (Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner)</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 7: Samburu Full Day</strong></span><br /><br />The day is spent game viewing in the park. Samburu is part of a lava plain that includes a diverse landscape of thorn scrub, red dirt, dried river beds, broken volcanic rock, steep hills, and rocky outcroppings, some large enough to be called mesas. The region is home to the uncommon Grevy’s zebra with huge fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing on hind legs to feed, Somali ostriches with distinct blue legs and the shy Oryx. Elephant and crocodile are guaranteed sightings, excellent bird watching with numerous varieties of weaverbirds and the martial eagle. Leopard sighting is also a special feature here though we have to search for it especially in the morning when hunting for its meals, you either spot it early in the morning or in the afternoon because most of the day, it spend its time under the rocks or trees to shed its self from the hot sun. Dinner and overnight in the campsite.</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Day 8: Samburu – Nanyuki - Nairobi</strong></span><br /><br />Early Morning game drive as early as 0600am, then return to the camp for the main breakfast, there after check out the Camp and proceed back to Nairobi with a stop over for lunch in Nanyuki. After lunch leave for Nairobi arriving late afternoon with a drop off in your hotel or residential house</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>The cost per person sharing is 1260</strong></span></p><p><strong>Included In The Package</strong></p><p>Transport with Safari designed with pop up 4x4 Toyota Land cruiser<br /> Park entrance fees<br /> Three meals in a day while on adventure<br /> Game drives<br /> Pickups and drop off<br /> Accommodation in Tented Camps and guest house<br /> Camping fees</p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>Excluded In The Package</strong></span></p><p>Soft drinks<br /> Drinking water<br /> Tips for driver/cook/guide<br /> Boat Ride in Molo</p><p class="style13"></p><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Claudious Tours and Safaris</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buru Buru Business Complex</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.O Box 43749 - 00101<br /> <b><u>Nairobi, Kenya <br /></u></b> Cell: +254 714 729 600<br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Cell: +254 736 092 199</p>Skype: Claude.edmond3<br /> Email 1: <a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank">claudioustours@gmail.com/</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Email 2: <a href="mailto:claudioustours@hotmail.com" title="claudioustours@hotmail.com">claudioustours@hotmail.com</a><br /><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Website: <a href="http://www.claudioustours.co.ke" title="http://www.claudioustours.co.ke">http://www.claudioustours.co.ke</a></p></div><p class="style13"><br /></p></div>Explore the Versatility of Luxury on Your Next Adventure Holidayshttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/explore-the-versatility-of-luxury-on-your-next-adventure-holidays2012-05-10T12:04:35.000Z2012-05-10T12:04:35.000ZWill Smithhttps://tripatini.com/members/WillSmith<div><p>Plan a picture perfect adventurous holiday anywhere in the world, it is important to take your time and explore the various options available. 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