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Warrior for a week.
Warrior for a week is designed to add a special and unique cultural experience to a safari. It offers the rare opportunity to be a part of the ancient Maasai and Samburu cultures and to actually take part in the daily life at a village. Track with the warriors across the plains and learn their bush survival skills. Meet the women and children and learn about their recycling project or spend time with the community rangers on a patrol. Take part in ceremonies; often a goat is slaughtered for the warriors who drink the blood as part of an ancient custom. It is also possible to spend the day with a nomadic group as they look after their grazing cows, goats and sheep and experience firsthand the ancient wisdom needed to survive in these wildlife rich areas in Africa.In between activities at the village enjoy game viewing drives and in the evenings return to your camp where a hot shower and home cooked meal await!
Send us an email and we will put together a safari itinerary for you, with this special cultural experience.
The Snare Patrol
The environmental and conservation problems facing the world today are enormous. Kenya is a leader in conservation in East Africa and at A&K we are actively involved in several projects. We would, however, like to highlight one amazing and very daring team that is making a difference. A young elephant is trying to keep up with the herd, it has a deep cut from a poacher's snare, part of which is still embedded in the elephant's leg. Not far away is the AKTF team with a vet who has just been flown in from Nairobi. The matriarchs are getting extremely protective of the injured youngster, however, it is getting dark and the team decide to go ahead with the rescue operation. Once the young bull is darted and starts going down, the old matriarchs try and support him and the young bull's mother tries to raise him with her trunk and leg, as the herd trumpet their distress. Some of the elephants charge fiercely, but the team manage to keep the herd at bay by hooting and revving the engines. In the background, the vet, the AKTF team, Mara Conservancy and KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) staff are working together and the snare is removed!
This is just some of the work the AKTF, a community-run initiative, carries out with the help of donors. They have been very successful, not only in confiscating snares and closing poachers' camps, but also in working with the local Maasai to protect their natural heritage.
El Karama Lodge, Northern Kenya
El Karama Ranch is a family run 15,000 acre cattle and game ranch set in the Laikipia Plateau. The lodge is located at the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, which is an oasis for many of the animals in this arid region. Although the property is not new, the family has recently carried out renovations to upgrade the accommodation and it now offers very comfortable accommodation and includes most of the activities offered at the luxury bush homes in the area.
The lodge has four bandas, one rondavel (take up to 3 people each) and an upstream cottage (takes up to 6 people), all are en-suite and built using natural stone and roof thatch. There is an open plan mess area which overlooks a salt lick where wild game often come.
El Karama is accessible by road (four hours drive from Nairobi), or by private charter or by scheduled flight to Nanyuki from Nairobi and then approximately 1 hours transfer to the lodge. Activities include game walks, day and night game viewing drives, camel or horseback rides, fishing and bird watching. Art safaris (painting and sculptures) can also be organized.
For more information or to book a safari with this property contact us.
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