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Water Rafting Safaris
Tana River Rafting
Our premiere one day trip ideal for people
with a day or two to spare when visiting Nairobi, or those basing themselves
in the capital (only 100km’s along the Nyeri Road). This will be an exciting
day of thrills (and often spills) with a great mix of high action whitewater
(up to grade V) interspersed with scenic calm water where birdlife abounds.
Not enough? Why not leap feet first into a big surfing hole, jump a 30ft
waterfall or swim ‘The Devils Toilet Bowl’ (water level dependant).
A typical day trip starts with you being picked up from either The Norfolk
Hotel or Sarit Centre in Nairobi by 8am. A 1.5hr drive see’s you arriving at
Sagana Camp. Here you can relax with tea/coffee and biscuits before
receiving a comprehensive safety briefing. After signing a compulsory
release and assumption of risk form (place link to release and assumption of
risk form here), we will then drive up to the put in where you will receive
some final practical training before heading down river. The trip is either
16km (high water season) or 8km (low water season) and lasts approximately
4hrs. This varies greatly due to the water levels and we often find
ourselves rafting 8km one day, then 11km the next due to rain upstream. The
trip takes out at Savage Camp, where you can enjoy a solar heated shower or
relax in the pool before enjoying a three course barbeque lunch. Trips
depart Savage Camp no later than 5pm for Nairobi to ensure you arrive back
at your pick up point before dark.
Other options available on the Tana include
scenic float trips from the camp downstream on completely flat water for
those not wishing to experience any whitewater. This trip lasts 4hrs and
takes in the abundant birdlife inhabiting the lush riverine forests along
the river. To date our guides have recorded over 120 species of birds on
this section. Trips are usually taken by a Kenya Professional Safari Guide.
New to our repertoire of Tana trips is the full moon run. This takes in the
whitewater section only and lasts about 3hrs. Please contact us for more
details and dates for full moon run.
1-2
Days Mathioya River Rafting
The Mathioya is one of the hardest rafting
rivers in Kenya with over 450m of descent over its 22km length. This is a
narrow, technical river. It is fairly low volume even during the rainy
season but contains serious, sustained grade IV/V whitewater. Previous
experience is required.
We offer a two day package which includes a day on the Tana then a second,
action packed day on the Mathioya River. The river can only be run during
certain water levels.
The Athi River
If you like multi-day expedition style
trips then the Athi is for you! Flowing through Tsavo National Park, we raft
up to 80km’s of Kenya’s second longest river with three days and three
nights on the river. The river gives an awesome mixture of relaxing calm
water with game viewing (Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, crocodile and hippo have
all been seen from our boats) and abundant birdlife interspersed with some
great whitewater (up to grade IV). The trip usually goes out fully self
supported with our guides providing breakfast (full cooked or
cereals/fruit/toast), lunch (a selection of cold meats and cheeses with
bread/salad and fruit) and dinner (three courses). If a more luxury trip is
your style then vehicle support (at an extra cost) is available to bring
those added necessities.
Day 1: see’s you putting onto the Athi
at Kibwezi, a short drive from the Mombasa road. After our comprehensive
safety briefing, you will set out in the afternoon to raft the short
distance to our first camp, ‘Bushwhacker’s’. Set on a secluded sandbar mid
river. The first night is spent round the campfire listening to the sounds
of Africa and swapping stories with the guides about the days ahead, L,D.
Day 2: after breakfast and an early start you will soon reach our
first major rapid followed by a few calm sections interspersed with smaller
rapids down to our lunch spot. This is followed by more rapids and flat open
plains where hopefully you will see some of the animals native to this area.
Late afternoon see’s us arrive at our second camp ‘scorpion’ on the
relatively unpopulated left bank of the river, B,L,D.
Day
3: Has some of the best rapids with the legendary ‘Vietnam’ taking you
through dense undergrowth and ‘crocodile burn up’ providing an awesome hit.
After another fun packed day you will arrive at our final camp, ‘Hippo’,
where you will spend a final night by the fire relaxing and re living the
previous day’s action.
Day 4: we return to Nairobi by
around lunch time. B.
3 Days Ewaso Ngi'ro River Rafting
This is a similar trip to the Athi, with
three days and nights on the river. The river runs through Samburu National
Park, where both the animals and river are wilder. Trip length and nature
are as for the Athi River with more serious and sustained water.
This river is very rainfall dependant so contact us for more information on
water levels.