Arrival in Nairobi
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Nairobi
Arrival in Nairobi. Collect from the airport and take to the Tamarind Tree Hotel
Duration: 8 hours
Drive to Nakuru - Ride in hills and forests
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Soysambu Conservancy
Early morning collection from Nairobi. Approximately a three-hour drive to Punda Milias Camp close to the city of Nakuru. Meet your riding crew. After a briefing about the bikes and safety while out riding, time to ride! We go explore the surrounding hills with beautiful views of the lakes and ride in the Eburu forest.
Duration: 5 hours
Riding in Soysambu Conservancy
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Soysambu Conservancy
Full day out and about exploring Soysambu Conservancy. The Conservancy is home to plenty of plains game, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, as well as buffalos amongst other animals. Riding on and around the conservancy is unbelievably beautiful and seeing the animals from the seat of your motor bike is an experience of a lifetime. Option of a picnic lunch out, or lunch back at camp. There are plenty of routes we can ride, the whole area offers different terrains and different levels of riding – from intermediate to more technical riding.
Duration: 6 hours
Riding from Soysambu to Lake Baringo
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Lake Baringo
After breakfast, ride from Punda Milias Camp to Lake Baringo. This ride takes us through sisal plantations, down to Maji Moto and on to Kampi Ya Samaki at Lake Baringo. About 200 km and 5 hours of riding. Leave the bikes on the mainland and take the boat across to Island Camp.
Duration: 5 hours
Ride into the desert
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Turkana District
After breakfast, we start the ride North. Through small villages, lush farmland to the start of the sandy desert in South Turkana. The temperatures are rising. The scenery is spectacular.
Duration: 6 hours
Long ride to the shore of the Turkana Lake (the Jade Lake)
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Lake Turkana
An early start today to avoid the heat. Ride from South Turkana to Lodwar and on to Eliye Springs. The ride today is long, and the temperatures get hot. The last section is through sand dunes to get to camp.
Duration: 7 hours
Day of rest on the shore of the Jade Lake
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Eliye Springs
Half day riding along Lake Turkana. Eliye is a small village with natural springs. The West Turkana shoreline is sandy and has doum palms – resembling a coastal beach. Option of visiting a Turkana homestead
Duration: 1 day
Ride from the Jade Lake to the Cherangani Hills
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Another early morning start – ride from Eliye Springs to the foot of the Cherangani Hills and the Marich Pass. The ride is sandy in places, and we pass many small villages along the way. Landscape is harsh but beautiful.
Duration: 6 hours
Ride from the Marich Pass to the Kerio Valley
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Kerio Valley National Reserve
From Marich Pass, the landscape becomes lush again, with forest, mango plantations and hills. The terrain changes from sandy to more red and clay soil. We ride a section on a secondary tarmac road to get to our accommodation.
Duration: 6 hours
Ride back to Lake Baringo
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Lake Baringo
After breakfast, ride back to Lake Baringo. We do approximately 55KM on a secondary tarmac road to the city of Kabarnet. From here we ride off road down to the shores of Lake Baringo.
Duration: 6 hours
Ride back to Nakuru - drive back to Nairobi
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Lake Elementaita
Early morning departure from Lake Baringo back to our base at Soysambu. The route we take today is shorter than on day 3. Showers and lunch. Head to Nairobi by road in vehicles. Drop off at JKIA for your international flight back home.
Duration: 12 hours
