A student educational tour is a safari experience for students to learn and enjoy while exploring. It is the best exposure of a classroom outside of a classroom.

Kenya has a lot to offer students in tours that will keep the students’ group on their feet as they enjoy soft game viewing walks in Crater Lake and Crescent Island sanctuaries, Hell’s Gate National Park, where there are guaranteed sightings of giraffes, waterbucks, elands, zebras, and various gazelles.

Here, the students have the opportunity to interact with the wild away from the high traffic zones. The tour also ventures into L. Nakuru National Park, which is a breeding zone for white rhinos. The rare black rhinos can be sighted within the bushes. The big five can be sported here easily, except for the elephant. The lake boasts a large population of birds’ life, including flamingoes, pelicans, and herons.

Having an opportunity to sample the freshwater and saltwater lakes of the rift valley.

We extend the tour to the world widely known for wildebeest migration. With a three-day game drive, you are assured to see all the big five on a possible predator hunt.

Mara Expeditions will customise this tour to suit your student’s travel needs and expectations.

10 Days Game/Walking Tour In The Great Rift Valley.

Day 1. Nairobi – Fish Eagle Camp

After breakfast and a briefing by the guide about the programme, we leave Nairobi via the Nakuru road to the Rift Valley. We will have a stopover at the viewpoint, the rim of the Great Rift Valley. Here you will be able to see the escarpment and the floor with lakes, craters, calderas, and hills. We shall be arriving at the Fish Eagle Camp for lunch.

Day 2. Crater Lake Game Sanctuary, Naivasha

After the Kongoni village, there is a private sanctuary that includes a lot of wildlife in its small forest sitting at the side of the Crater Lake volcano. There is a possibility to do game viewing in the fenced area and get refreshed at the Crater Lake Lodge located at the bottom of the crater.

The landscape is breath-taking as the small crater is soaked by a pink-bordered, green-salted lake, which is a habitat for flamingos and other birds. And if you are courageous, there is a path going around the rim of the crater.

Day 3. Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary

In the morning, we will visit the privately owned Crescent Island, which is a peninsula on the Eastern shore of Lake Naivasha. There are a lot of easy to see game e.g. giraffes, waterbucks, elands, zebras and impalas. It is also a haven for birds, with more than 200 species recorded.

The walk is gentle and satisfying. A submerged rim of an immersed volcanic crater forming a bay which is the deepest point of the lake, Crescent Island is a preserved sanctuary of wildlife where you will wander among tiny herds of mammals. A peaceful experience… Giraffe, antelope, gazelle, eland, zebra and lot of birds.   Buffaloes are rare. The usual way to access the small island is by boat and local people would be happy to serve you. There is also a possibility to access it by road, passing through the “Horse Riding Complex,” then keeping right.

Day 4. Hell’s Gate National Park.

Hell’s Gate National Park provides a variety of wildlife, unusual flora and many species of birds, volcanic scenery with cliffs, gorges, and steam jets, and is one of the only Kenyan parks where climbing, walking, and biking are allowed.

We wake up for breakfast with the sun giving off a wonderful effect over the lake. An early morning here should not be missed by anyone with an eye for birds since the lake boasts a wide variety of water and woodland birds.

After breakfast, we do a short transfer to the gate of the park. This is a unique park where walking is done in the middle of wildlife. Giraffes, zebras, warthogs, and many types of gazelles are found here. The first part of this walk is done in the typical flat African savannah, in a volcanic area with huge rock boundaries. A picnic lunch will be at a viewpoint overlooking the gorge.

The last part of the walk is done in the Hell’s Gate Gorge by descending into a steep canyon with running water from geysers and wild vegetation. The climax of the day is walking in the side gorge, OlJorowa, where the rocks have split to leave only a walking path. We climb back to the ranger’s post for transfer back to camp via Elsa Mere Conservation Centre.

(Former Joy Adamson’s House): Near the Hippo point, Elsa mere, the former Joy Adamson’ house, conserved in his memory, contains original paintings and pictures of Joy and George Adamson and their lioness, Elsa. Possibility to have tea or a meal and watch “The Joy Adamson’s Story “

Day 5. Visit Lake Nakuru National Park

The nearby Lake Nakuru National Park is the oldest park in Kenya. It’s not only known for its thousands of flamingoes but also the vast herds of buffaloes, tens of rhinos and cats like leopard and lions. Of the big five, only the elephant is missing. We take a wildlife viewing drive around the lake and have a picnic lunch on a viewpoint overlooking the lake. Afternoon transfer to the Elementaita camp where we’ll stay for two {2} nights.

Day 6. Lake Elementaita

This lake may not have the big name of Lake Nakuru, but its scenic beauty is unmatched. We walk up to the shores of the alkaline lake. From there, we proceed up to the hot springs and into the Kikopey Hills surrounding the lake. We walk mainly in open savannah land, and occasionally we will stop for a chat with a Maasai herdsman. The gently sloping hills give a good panorama. The walk should last for four {4} hours, after which we go back to the camp in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent in the camp.

Day 7. L. Bogoria / L. Baringo day trip.

After an early breakfast, we embark on a trip to L. Bogoria. You’ll visit the hot springs and steam geysers where you can boil eggs and take a hot medicinal shower. Birds and reptiles live in abundance.  We proceed to L. Baringo for more scenery. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 8. Masai Mara.

After breakfast, we head to Maasai Mara via Narok to arrive in the early evening.

We now take a break from walking to put all our attention on watching wildlife. To see the best of Kenyan wildlife, Masai Mara is the place to be. Elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, gazelles and all the big cats are found here. So, after breakfast, we start our journey, passing through Narok Town: a colourful Masai town. Our game viewing does not actually start at the park gate. We will be able to see many animals along the way, grazing side by side with the Masai livestock.

These are our cultural and activity days on the students’ travel to Masai Mara. We do a morning game drive through the park and hike to a Masai manyatta (homestead). Here we will see how the typical Maasai live. An afternoon game drive makes the day complete.

Day 9. Maasai Mara – Full day game drive

We do a morning and an afternoon game drive. We break from the driving with an optional walk in a natural area with rolling hills and grasslands, outside the park boundaries.

Day 10. Maasai Mara via Kiambethu Tea Farm to Nairobi.

Leave Masai Mara in the morning for lunch at the Kiambethu Tea Farm. This is an old colonial home established by the early settlers and the pioneers of tea growing in Kenya. There will be a talk on tea: its arrival in Kenya, the growing, processing, and up to when you put it into your cup. A short walk in the tea plantation and a small remaining part of the indigenous forest completes the tour. We have a healthy farm lunch and then transfer to Nairobi to mark the end of our trip.