Nanyuki River Camel
Camp
Nanyuki River Camel
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Nanyuki
River Camel Camp is designed to offer you
the experience of the lifestyle of the Northern Nomadic
peoples, within a few kilometers of Nanyuki town.
You sleep in the traditional houses, eat traditional
meals, drink camels' milk, and have the opportunity
of learning about the lives of nomads and their camel
experts.
The
camp was developed by Chris Field after spending twenty
years living as a nomad, helping pastoralists become
more self reliant, in the arid regions of northern
Kenyan on the Ethiopia border. Although three quarters
of Kenya is arid or semi arid, most visitors to Kenya
never experience such extreme ways of lives.
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp consists of eight traditional Somali
houses brought from Mandera and Isiolo and made from
woven palm mats attached to wooden frames. They provide
accommodation for sixteen. There is a dining banda
with a camp fire, toilets, bathing facilities, kitchen
and store.
Additional
campsites are located along the river. The camp is
close to the forest growing on the banks of the Nanyuki
river where there are additional campsites. The whole
is set off by a magnificent view of Mount Kenya, which
usually emerges from the clouds in the evening and
early morning. Guests can enjoy camping in the 2 man
tents.
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp Accommodation Prices
2013
Residents and Non-residents Accommodation Rates Include:
Accommodation
|
|
In
traditional nomadic houses (Doubles) |
5,000 Kenya Shillings |
Surcharge
for “honeymoon house” |
500 Kenya Shillings |
In
tents or tree house |
2,000 Kenya Shillings |
Tents
only |
1,000 Kenya Shillings |
Notes
*
All
the above include mattresses, sheets, blankets/sleeping
bag and pillows
*
Nanyuki River Camel Camp has No electricity and
there is No Internet
* Early in the morning a nice view on Mt. Kenya
*
Camel Ride 1 Hour 1,200 Kenya
Shillings
*
Drinks available at the bar
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp Meals
Rates
*
Lunch only 500 Kenya Shillings
Per Person
*
Dinner only 900 Kenya Shillings
Per Person
* Breakfast
only 400 Kenya Shillings
Per Person
* All
three meals 1,600 Kenya Shillings
Per Person
*
Drinks: a limited range of drinks are available
at affordable prices
*
Picnicking (access and use of picnic site by the
river) 200 Kenya Shillings
* Self
catering (use of kitchen facilities and fuel per
day) 1,000 Kenya Shillings
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp Campsite
Prices
Campsite
|
|
With
own tent, bedding and food per person per
night |
1,000 Kenya Shillings |
Use
of ground facilities for group activities
(per day) |
2,500 Kenya Shillings |
Notes
*
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp provide
toilets, showers, firewood and beautiful campsite
with view of Mount Kenya
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp Activity Rates
Activity
Rates Per Person |
|
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
Short ride up to one hour |
1,500 Kenya Shillings |
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
One to two hours |
2,200 Kenya Shillings |
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
Half day,
i.e.
two to four hours
|
3,000 Kenya Shillings |
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
Whole
day up to eight hours
|
4,000 Kenya Shillings |
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
Overnight
safari and stopover
|
5,000 Kenya Shillings |
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
Nature
walk (Per Group, maximum group size ten)
Up to one hour
|
2,000 Kenya Shillings |
Camel
riding (includes camel, saddle and handler)
One
to two hours
|
3,000 Kenya Shillings |
Guided
visits to Sweetwaters Nature Reserve and
Mount
Kenya Safari Club Orphanage By African Spice
Safaris
|
Kindly
Inquire |
Conference facilities & Team Building
|
Kindly
Inquire |
Notes
*
Payment may be made by m-pesa An advanced deposit
of 50% is required for confirmation of booking
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp Activities include:
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp Guests
are hosted by Chris and a camp supervisor.
* Eat traditional meals
* Buy traditional ethnic souvenirs
* Above all, enjoy the freedom of true nomads
*
Nature walks in the riverine forest with bird watching
*
Sleep in traditional nomadic houses or camp by the
river
*
Drink camels' milk- fresh or fermented (Prior arrangement)
*
Learn about the lives of nomads and their camels from
experts
* Watch camels being milked employing special skills.
(Prior arrangement)
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp
has twelve trained camels for riding, and guests can
attend traditional nomadic Boran or Somali dancing.
Game drives to nearby Sweetwaters Game Reserve, and
overnight camel trekking and camping on ranches or
home stays can also be arranged. Nanyuki River Camel
Camp
is open all year round.
Nanyuki
River Camel Camp
Two
Full Days of Activities
Two
full days of activities at a camel ranch near Nanyuki.
Sleep in authentic Somali huts and prepare to be challenged!
Typical activities include:
Camel Riding…
Definitely
a popular one
Ring
Quest
A
series of challenges to travel through woods and upstream
to search out and retrieve a set of rings. Participants
get VERY wet
Search
for Water
Armed
with spear and ropes, work out how to cross the river,
find and retrieve a barrel and return via a different
route. The aim is NOT to get wet!
Somali
Hut Building
Learn
how to construct these intriguing huts that can be
loaded onto the back of a camel.
Raft
Race
Teams
build a raft to their own design and race across the
water. Participants might get wet…depends upon
their skills of construction
At
the start of each day there is a range of small and
large team activities designed to keep participants
thinking and active. With the occasional pause to
slaughter a goat halal style…or join in with
the Somali dancers in the evening…before enjoying
toasted marshmallows over the campfire
