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From Nairobi, Kenya, TEKWA will take you on an adventure of a lifetime:
Discover the Cradle of Humanity around the alluring Jade Sea (Lake Turkana), explore the majestic Lake Victoria in ‘Western’, its enchanting Rusinga Island and Thimlich Ohinga (8th UNESCO Heritage site in Kenya) (coming soon). Immerse yourself in the picturesque Swahili coast from Mombasa in Kenya all the way to Dar es-Salaam and Kilwa in Tanzania (coming soon), or simply join us on an unforgettable discovery walk through the history of Nairobi, Kenya’s Green City in the Sun!
Our tours are guided by a professional Swiss historian specialized in African/Kenyan history who speaks English, German, French and Spanish.
If history, anthropology, paleontology, discovering breathtaking landscapes and meeting the colourful peoples of Africa is your ‘thing’, then we are delighted to welcome you on one of our scheduled/tailor-made tours to some of the most fascinating places in East Africa…
Our Cultural Tours to Turkana
Explore Kenya's history and the fascinating culture of East Turkana with Tekwa. Get in touch with people still following their traditions as pastoralists, fishermen or hunters and gatherers.
Our 8-day-tour leads as far North as Loiyangalani, a unique little town on the shores of the largest desert lake in the world. It takes us 3 days to reach there, 3 days during which we pass from fertile agricultural land to semi-arid territory and finally into the vast stone desert that characterizes Northern Kenya. In Loi we meet with some of the 14 ethnic groups living in Marsabit County. From Loiyangalani we cross over to North Horr – El Gade – Kalacha, three ll beautiful little oasis. Another highlight will be the drive through the Chalbi Desert, the largest salt desert in East Africa. On our way back to Nairobi we pass through Marsabit and Samburu.
Our 12-day tour takes you also up to Loiyangalani from where we continue up North to Alia Bay and Illeret at the Ethiopian border. At the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) we dive into the earliest history of our forefathers. Later we visit one of the fossils’excavation sites. While in Loi we already met some of the ethnic groups living in Marsabit County and calling this dry, arid desert land their home. Up North we also interact with the Dassanach ,living around Illeret as well as across the border. There we shall also enjoy a typical Ethiopian lunch. On the way back to Nairobi we go through Marsabit and Samburu.
Our Forthcoming Tours to Turkana
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The tour was impressive. I am really grateful to Therese for organising such tours, because on our own we would have never ventured into these parts of the country. On the other hand, the tour is very well organised, we were always well taken care of and never felt a slightest danger. You don’t have to be a super-risky adventurer to take part; we had 10-12 year old kids in the group. Therese goes out of her way to provide a lot of background information and hire knowledgeable local guides. So it’s not only seeing, but also learning a lot. I am looking forward to my next tour with Tekwa Cultural Tours.
From our blog
Turkana
The drive from South Horr to Loiyangalani is short and usually sunny, windy and hot. Not so this January. The thick and warm Nairobi jackets were still in need. Approaching the largest Wind Project South of the Sahara, it started raining cats and dogs flooding the...
South Horr
South Horr, this cute Samburu village in an oasis at the foot of mount Ng'iro, gains always a special place in the hearts of TEKWA's clients. Accommodation is simple but allows you to spend a day in the midst of the local people. A visit to the local Primary School...