New programs in 2010: Walking with the Kenyan Maasai

MTT has teamed up with leaders of Loita, Purko and Laikipia Maasai, among others, to bring you unique opportunities to get off the beaten path in Kenya. We stay at simple eco-camps operated by Maasai, learn firsthand about Maasai culture, and walk from one to five days with Maasai warriors, fly-camping along the way. The length of the hike is entirely up to you. There are many options for customizing these programs. We walk in such areas as the Loita Hills, Laikipia, and the Transmara, the extensive land around the Maasai Mara Reserve and the dispersal grounds for its wildlife where there are a lot fewer visitors than in the more famous reserve itself. The best time to undertake this travel is the dry season, June through September, with July and August as the very best choice of months since this is when the wildebeest migration is typically in the Mara and Transmara. I'm very excited about a safari which allows us to arrive in the Maasai Mara, at migration time, on foot.

Please see Itineraries on the website for details of these new programs and also for additional information on the Maasai leaders with whom I now work.

I am undertaking a recce of the Laikipia camping/hiking program in early September 2010. I will take a small number of guests with me. If you are interested please email me.

10-03-2010