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Culture and history travel packages and vacations in Kenya
Kenya Culture and History Tours
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in Kenya. If you are interested in any of these culture and history tours,
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Western Kenya Culture and Community Safari -9 Days(VSL 770)
Day 1 Nairobi – Nakuru – Kericho
Leave Nairobi early in the morning after breakfast and drive through the
Great Rift Valley and have a stop over at the View Point to have a glance
at the breathe taking Escarpment. Proceed to Lake Nakuru for a game drive
in this home of the multi million Flamingos, the Pelican Birds and the
White Rhino. Early lunch in Lake Nakuru Lodge, then proceed to the ever
green Town of Kericho to have the spectacular view of the Tea Plantation.
Have some times to interact with tea pickers and learn much more about
the laborers. Dinner and overnight at a Kericho Hotel.
Day 2 Kericho – Kano Plains (Lwanda Magere Site) – Kisumu
After breakfast, depart from Kericho to the plains of Kano and visit the
grave of the legendary fallen hero of the Luo tribe. You will be briefed
on the history of Lwanda Magere whom according to history after he was
shot by a spear from the Kalenjin tribe whom they were at war with, he
fell down and turned into a stone. You can give your donation to the staff
to maintain the grave and there welfare. Proceed further passing through
the Rice Plantations arriving in Kisumu City late evening, picnic lunch
enroute, dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 3 Kisumu Full Day
You will spend full day in Kisumu visiting Dunga Beach which is famous
all over Nyanza for the sale of Fish. You will have an opportunity to
interact with the local fishermen and get to know the culture around fishing
beaches. Proceed to the Museum where you will have to see different artifacts
of different tribes especially the Luos. Lunch in the hotel. After lunch
proceed to Kit- Mikayi (the stone of the first wife who is believed to
be the mother of Luos who rested here after a very long journey in search
of the source of the Nile). Time allows you can have a hike at Riat Hills
to catch a glance of the active Kisumu City. Dinner in the hotel, after
dinner, optional visit of a Discotheque or visit a live band and have
a feel of Kisumu by night or retire after dinner to your bed preparing
for the next days agenda.
Day 4 Kisumu – Kendu bay – Homabay.
Depart after breakfast from Kisumu City and drive to Kendu bay experiencing
the typical African rough roads to reach Kendu bay and proceed straight
to Simbi Nyaima for a mythological story about this magical Lake followed
by a visit to Orian’g market to amaze at the famous pottery work
by the Orian’g Women Group. Have early lunch in Kendubay, then drive
to Kanjira and Kanam Hot springs this will give you an opportunity of
interacting with groups of man and women whose there work is to transport
the Soda Ash using Donkeys to the Town of Kisii for sale. This is their
source of livelihood. If you have an egg, you can boil and within 5mins,
it will be ready to be eaten. Proceed to Homabay for dinner and overnight
at a hotel.
Day 5 Homabay – Ruma National Park – Mbita Point
After breakfast, drive through Lambwe Valley reaching this park which
hosts the largest number of Roan Antelopes in Africa to enjoy a game drive,
picnic lunch, then transfer to Mbita Point for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Mbita Point Full Day
Have a full day in Mbita visiting the site at Ligongo Hills where Dr.
Mary Leakey discovered the skull of the oldest man Proconsul Africanus
which is found in the Kenya national Museum Nairobi. The hill also acts
as the Vintage Point to see on rotation how water has gone round the Island.
Visit the Tom Mboya Mausoleum, the vibrant Politician in the History of
Kenya who was gunned down in 1963 which evoked demonstrations all over
the Country and was interred at their home in Kamasengre Village in Rusinga.
Enjoy the mythological story of Nyama gi Ware the stones which are believed
to have been bulls fighting from these different Clans. Get a ride around
the Island back to Mbita in the evening, picnic lunch enroute, dinner
and overnight at the hotel.
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Day 7 Mbita Point Full Day.
We begin this day by visiting a local Catholic Church early in the morning
after breakfast the rest of the day is dedicated to less fortunate individuals
in the society e.g. Women groups organized by the widows as a result of
HIV/ AIDS scourge, Orphaned children whose parents died of AIDS related
diseases, Tom Mboya Memorial Hospital and the development projects which
are being financed by voluntary groups e.t.c. Visit one or two local homes
and get to know the real picture of how the common rural families are
going over there usual choruses economically, socially and politically.
Join fishermen pulling fish to the shore in the evening and get to learn
how Luos as a tribe depends entirely on Fish as the source of their livelihood.
Dinner and overnight in Mbita Hotel.
Day 8 Mbita Point Full Day.
After breakfast a visit to a local primary school which is in dire need
of teaching equipments occupies the morning. Enjoy lunch at the hotel
after which proceed for a traditional boat rally competition followed
by optional activities e.g. a walk to Gembe Hills which is on the vicinity
of your accommodation and has quite a number of Birds with a very tranquil
surrounding or just relax around the hotel enjoying the serene of the
facility. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 9 Mbita – Kisumu – Nairobi
Early morning breakfast, then to the ferry to cross over from Mbita to
Lwanda for an onward safari to Kisumu for early lunch, then proceed to
Nairobi arriving late in the evening with a transfer either to a hotel
of your choice or to the airport.
NB: This itinerary can be extended to Maasai Mara or Uganda on request.Under
this itinerary, we organize the following on request:
Home stay for those who want to participate in day to day natural activities
of the community.
Voluntary teaching practices in the rural schools.
Voluntary community development work.
Foster parenting.
Student exchange programme.
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Western Kenya Victoria Safaris - 9 Days
Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Nakuru.
Depart Nairobi and drive down the picturesque escarpment of the Great
Rift Valley for the nearby Lake Nakuru National Park where most of the
day is spent viewing game and the extensive bird life that call this Rift
Valley Game Park home. Apart from the wildlife, including the black and
white rhino species this game sanctuary also boosts of the largest Euphobia
candelabra forest in the world. All meals and an overnight stay at the
renowned Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Day 2: Lake Nakuru - Kisumu City.
A mid morning start for Kericho, the tea growing center of Kenya, stopping
at the Kericho Tea Hotel for lunch and an afternoon tour of the tea plantations.
An evening drive for Lake Victoria and the its main port of Kisumu City.
Dinner and an overnight stay at the Imperial Hotel in Kisumu or similar.
Day 3: Kisumu City - Got Ramogi - Kamito(Aram)
The day is spent visiting the various attractions of this Lakeside City
including the local museum which is rich in cultural and archeological
artifacts, Kit Mikaye ( the rock that has a story to tell that is steeped
in the mythology of the Luo people), continue to Usenge on the shores
of Lake Victoria via the Late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's mouseleum -Kan'go
ka jaramogi, attempt to climb Got Ramogi- Hill (the home of the grand
grand father of the luo comunity when the luo tribe first settled on lake
victoria) in the afternoon after a lunch of fresh fish and other savories
that include local fare,drive back to Kamito beach . The evening is spent
listening to fork-lore by a campfire on the shores of the lake as your
mutton or lamb roasts on a spit in the open. Overnight in a middle class
hotel, on a campsite or home-stays in an ambassadorial posh rural home
on the shores of Lake Victoria.
Day 4:Kamito(Aram) - Luanda Kotieno- Mbita.
After an early visit to the shores of Lake Victoria to see the swarming
market as fishermen and other traders sell their wares we travel to Luanda
kotieno beach ready to board the ferry to mbita Point, a major center
for insect study that hosts the International Center for Insect Physiology
and Ecology(ICIPE), this is a 45 minite ride on lake victoria gulf.The
day is spent at mbita with a boat ride to takawiri or mfangano Islands
in lake victoria and a drive cross the causeway to Rusinga Island famous
as a bird watchers' island and also home to the late Tom Mboya a prominent
Kenyan politician who was assassinated in 1969 and whose remains were
interred in a Memorial Mausoleum on the island. We partake of lunch on
the island before driving to Lake Victoria Safari Village for dinner and
an overnight stay at the beautiful lakeside resort-Lake victoria safari
village.
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Day 5: Lake Victoria Safari Village.
This day is engaged in investigating the local peoples' culture and visiting
the market place and either Climbing one of the nearby hills to see the
golden sunset over Lake Victoria even as the panoramic view of the lake's
islands and the vast expanse of this great inland sea unfolds before your
eyes or Spend the day fishing on the Lake together with the local fishermen
or Take a boating trip to explore the nearby islands of Lake Victoria
or Relax on the hotel grounds and take a break from the safari itinerary
.At sunset you are entertained by local traditional dancers and story
tellers. Dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 6: Mbita Point-Homabay.
An early drive further south after breakfast to Ruma National park , game
drive followed by lunch at Ndhiwa then continue to Thim Lich Ohinga then
to Gogo falls. Drive to Awendo in the centre of sugarcane plantation.
A tour of the sugar cane plantation is followed by dinner and overnight
at Awendo.
Day 7 : Homabay - Kisumu
After breakefast proceed to homabay then to Kanjira Hot springs and to
Lake simbi Nyaima.We have a walk around this lake see different types
of birds, talk to local people to know much about this magical lake. Then
proceed to Kendu bay for Lunch before visiting Odino falls where we see
the rural development projects e.g schools,churches,and the hydro-electric
power station. We then proceed to Kisumu via the ahero rice irrigation
scheme.Dinner and overnight stay at sunset hotel-kisumu.
Day 8: Lake Victoria - Lake Naivasha.
An early departure from the lakeside Hotel of Lake Victoria for Lake Naivasha
in the Rift Valley. A boating trip to Crescent Island in the afternoon
or alternatively a biking safari to Hells Gate for some Rock Climbing
experience. Dinner and overnight at one of the many resorts on the shores
of this lake.
Day 9: Lake Naivasha - Nairobi.
The morning is spent at leisure and we depart from the hotel at about
11am for the city of Nairobi which is reached in time for lunch.
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