Day 1. Drive to Maralal after breakfast, driving past the scenic Thomson Falls to arrive late afternoon. Meet guides, dinner and overnight.

Nangaro Camp.
Day 2. Breakfast while the guides pack luggage, camp equipments and supplies on the donkeys.3 hour trek with many stops - easy going. The expedition commences on the western side of the Leroghi Range and traverses the slopes through pristine Cedar and Podocarpus forest. We climb gently upwards, following the Bawa stream along thickly forested mountain valleys to Nangaro on the upper Bawa. Nature walks in the evening, exploring the nearby glades.

Nangaro Camp
Day 3. After breakfast approx 3 hours - from the heart of the forest, we trek through open glades to Tilia Rock, a spectacular cliff top overlooking the eastern face of the range. This beautiful situation looks on to the El Bogoi and Seya River valleys some 3,000 feet below. Further north and east, the Ndoto and Matthews ranges rise in solid blue masses from the flat country between.

Neumann’s Caves Camp.
Day 4. Approximately 4 hours of moderately steep descent to the upper reaches of the El Bogoi valley where we camp by Neumann's cave, set amid thick bush in a small ravine – a beautiful small stream offers some welcome water in which to cool our feet. The valley is warm, year-round, offering a complete ornithological and botanical contrast to the early part of the route.

Neumann’s Hunting Camp
Day 5. Approx 4 hours walking in total. We trek down through the El Bogoi valley where we visit a remote Samburu manyatta. If we are fortunate, we may be invited to join the tribesmen and women in some traditional dancing. In the early afternoon, we follow the El Bogoi stream to Neumann's hunting camp, where we enjoy lunch in the shade of the steep river banks. From the top of a nearby rocky knoll, we scan the horizon for elephant. Today is not strenuous; however this section can be hot nearly all the year round. This is certainly one of the most fascinating days of the trek

Naibolo Rock Camp.
Day 6. Approx 5 hour trek, moderate-strenuous. Our ascent is along a different, more gradual route than on Day Three, often among stands of pink-canopied Cape Chestnut trees. This leads us back into pristine high altitude montane forest and along the spine of the mountains to Nabolo Rock, a stunning geological feature with incredible views across miles of forested valleys below. Looking westward, the plains of the Laikipia plateau, Lake Kisima and the dramatic conical hill of Naibor Keju draw the eye still further a field. Elephant and buffalo grazing the surrounding glades are a fairly common sight.

Bawa Valley Camp.
Day 7. Approx 2 hours - trek out of the mountains through thickly forested valleys, arriving in the Bawa valley in the late morning. A welcome beer to finish!! From here, you will return to Nairobi or will continue your holiday, perhaps with one of our optional safari or coastal extensions