Lake Magadi Day Trip With Picnic Lunch From Nairobi

LAKE MAGADI FROM NAIROBI

On your arrival to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our company representatives for meet and greet services. We then depart Nairobi driving towards the Ngong Hills just before we descend over the escarpment. We stop briefly for photos and views of the Great Rift Valley then proceed towards Magadi through rugged and arid country side.

At around mid-morning that is 1000 Hours we will arrive at the Olorgesaillie Prehistoric site, famous for Early Man tools found in situ. It is the only place in the world with the largest number of hand axes and representing some of the first camping places of Early Man. Enjoy a guided tour of the site and a visit to the adjacent mini museum which gives more details of the site.

The site show evidence of human activity consistently between 1.2 million years to 400000 years ago. This is evidence that human species had a tropical origin and a higher primate group was confined to this part of the world.
In 1942 Dr. and Mrs. Leakey, the researches started investigations on the site where they found important evidence that concerns the habits and activities of early pre-historic peoples of the Acheleus or Hand Axe culture. Olorgesaillie has excellently preserved biological and cultural evidence about the evolution of Man.

1200 hours: We continue into Lake Magadi approaching it from the eastern side via Magadi town and past the Magadi Soda Factory. We enter the Lake Magadi Reserve Area and continue into the hot springs.

1300 hours we stop for a picnic lunch and wading in the springs (if the weather is not too hot) . We may meet the local Masai who uses the lake daily for swimming. It is possible to see animals around Magadi like gazelles, zebras, warthog and impalas.
1530 Hours: Depart Lake Magadi via Magadi town and drive back to Nairobi to arrive in good time for drop off at your hotel/airport/residence.