5 Days Aberdare & Samburu Cultural Tour Package

This 5 days Aberdare Samburu cultural tour package gives you a uniquely kind of mixed cultural immersion of two Kenya’s ethnic communities. The Kikuyu tribe is famously known to be living mostly in the Central region of Kenya near the famous Snow-Capped Mount Kenya, a UNESCO heritage site. Samburu culture on the other hand, is majorly found in the northern frontier of Kenya, north of Mount Kenya.

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5 Days Aberdare Samburu Cultural Tour Package

Day 1-Kikuyu Culture

Upon your arrival, you will be warmly welcomed by our Naicef team at the airport. After a short briefing you will make a quick drive to Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga Shrine where it is said the Kikuyu culture arose. Get to learn more about the first parents, Gikuyu and Mumbi, and their daughters and meanings.

After learning of the Kikuyu origin, you will then embark on your journey to your booked lodge. You will get to have a moment of relaxation as you have your lunch after checking in.

In the evening, you will now have a chance to visit the local Kikuyu village as you enjoy the welcoming ceremony. Here you will have a chance to talk and interact with the local people as you learn the Kenya Kikuyu culture and traditions.

You will then head back to your lodge in preparation for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner{L &D}

Day 2 – Aberdare culture & Historical Implications

After having breakfast, you will then get to explore the park and all of its cultural significance to the Kikuyu culture. You will come across the sacred Kikuyu Mugumo tree that serves as a worshipping and sacrificing place. The tree is so sacred, such that it is believed that Ngai, the Kikuyu God, used to descend on it and answer the people’s prayers.

Also, you will get to explore the Mau Mau caves which were used as hideouts in the struggle for independence by freedom fighters. The Mau Mau rebellion was a Kikuyu organization that was led by the legendary Dedan Kimathi who fought against British colonization.
You will then head back to your lodge for lunch and then later in the afternoon head for a village cultural experience.

After a while of getting to know more of the Kikuyu tribe traditions, you will proceed back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner {B, L & D}

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Day 3 – Culture of Samburu People

On this day of your 5 days Aberdare Samburu cultural tour package, you will check out of your lodge after breakfast as you head for the Samburu culture Kenya. You will first make a stopover at the Equator Marker Nanyuki and get to learn all about the Equator line that cuts across the globe at the centre. Here you will also get a chance to interact with some local Kikuyu people and also have a chance to buy souvenirs at the curio shops.

The next stop will be at your lodge, where you will first check in, and then after having your deliciously prepared meal you will be welcomed into the Samburu culture. The beautiful Samburu traditional dances will surely awe you as young, energetic warriors jump up and down. You will also get to listen to the captivating myths and fairytales passed down through generations.

You will then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: {B, L & D}

Day 4 – Samburu Village Kenya

Spend the day on a full immersion in Samburu traditions and norms. Enjoy a guided nature walk by the Samburu warriors as you learn simple tactics such as tracking. You will also get to learn about the traditional medicinal herbs and how they are extracted.

With the Samburu guide, you will also visit the famous “Singing Well” where warriors used to strip off their clothes and enter the wells to draw water as they sang.

You will get to enjoy a picnic kind of a lunch with your already packed food from the lodge and continue with your cultural experience. At the village, you will get to participate in hands-on activities such as the Samburu beading culture and even learn of the Samburu cultural festival.

Later in the evening, you will return to your lodge, with optional personal time or an evening game drive to ease off from the cultural excursion.

Meal Plan: {B, L & D}

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Day 5 – Samburu Traditions – Nairobi

On the last day of your cultural tour, you will have a chance to promote the local Samburu community in ways such as buying souvenirs from them. You may also opt to engage in community-based projects such as providing clean water.

After saying your goodbyes to the local Samburu people, you will then depart for Nairobi as you reflect on the deep connections you’ve made. On reaching Nairobi, you will have your lunch at your preferred hotel and then later be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home/hotel/CBD.

Farewells and safe journey back home!

Meal Plan: {B & L}

Time Activity Caption
Day 1
6:00 a.m – 7:00 a.m Pick up at the airport or hotel. Short briefing and then embark on your cultural tour.
10:00 a.m Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga Shrine First stop, Gikuyu and Mumbi’s homestead, the original parents of the Agikuyu.
1:00 p.m Check in at the hotel You will check in as you have your deliciously prepared meal.
2p.m – 4p.m Cultural tour Enjoy the welcoming by the Kikuyu traditions and dances such as the amazing “Muomboko dance”.
After 4p.m Personal time Enjoy the evening at the lodge as you relax from the long day and preview the cultural experience.
Day 2
10:00 a.m-4p.m Full day Aberdare cultural experience and history Spend the day, enjoying and learning about the Kikuyu people and their norms.

You will get to come across the Sacred Kikuyu Mugumo tree and the Mau Mau hiding caves.

In the afternoon you will head yet for another kikuyu village visit.

After 4p.m Evening game drive/Personal time Opt for spending the rest of the evening enjoying the services of your lodge. You may also choose to experience an evening game drive.
Day 3
Before 10a.m Breakfast and check-out Have your breakfast as you get to check out of your lodge.
10:00 a.m – 1p.m Equator marker Nanyuki On your way to Samburu, you will make a stopover at the Equator marker Nanyuki.
1:00 p.m Checking in Check in and lunchtime.
2p.m Cultural Visit With your local guide, you will visit the Samburu village for a cultural experience.
4p.m Back to Lodge/evening game drive Head back to your lodge after being introduced to the Samburu culture. You may also decide to head for an evening game drive.
Day 4
Before 10a.m Breakfast
10:00a.m Full day cultural immersion Learn and enjoy interacting with the Samburu traditions & culture.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the jungle.

4:00p.m Personal time or evening game drive Enjoy the lodge’s services or head on for a game drive and encounter different wild species.

Later dinner and overnight.

Day 5
10a.m Checking out After breakfast you will check out as you exit the park. You will then have a last Samburu cultural village tour.

You will have a chance to buy souvenirs as you head back to Nairobi.

1p.m Lunch You will have your lunch in Nairobi.
2p.m Drop offs Be dropped at your hotel or the airport.

Hugs and goodbyes!

For a quick blend of a cultural tour package to these places, kindly reach Naicef, the best cultural tour company, via;

Email: my@naicef.com

Call: +254799922277

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Included/Excluded

  • 4 nights of cultural tour on Full Board Basis.
  • Park entrance fees
  • Visit to Kikuyu & Samburu local villages.
  • Transport in a 4 WD customized Land Cruiser (02 Jeeps).
  • Transfers to and from the airport.
  • Unlimited bottled water in the cruiser.
  • Services of a professional English-speaking driver guide.
  • Personal expenditures
  • Tips and Gratuities (Approximately USD 10 per person
  • Air Tickets
  • Personal Insurance
  • Special Happy Hour Drinks

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