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Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and receive VIP assistance to your boutique hotel. Evening welcome briefing introduces Kenya’s archaeological and cultural heritage, with emphasis on human origins, Swahili culture, and coastal trading civilizations. Optional visit to the Nairobi National Museum to see early hominid casts, ethnographic collections, and fossil displays.
Overnight: Golden Tulip
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
Highlights:
Fly to Lodwar in the heart of Turkana. Afternoon visit to the Turkana Museum followed by exploration of the Sibiloi National Park fossil beds. Discover Turkana Boy (Homo erectus), Australopithecus remains, and other early human fossils. Evening discussion with a paleontologist about the role of the Lake Turkana basin in human evolution.
Overnight: Eliye Springs Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
Full day at Koobi Fora, one of the world’s most important paleoanthropological sites. Explore excavation areas, view Homo habilis and Homo erectus remains, and examine ancient stone tools and fauna fossils dating back 1.9–1.6 million years. Afternoon visit to local Turkana villages for ethnographic insight into contemporary nomadic life and traditional craft techniques. Optional desert stargazing for cultural storytelling under pristine skies.
Overnight: Eliye Springs Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
Return flight to Nairobi, proceed on to visit Olorgesailie to explore Acheulean hand axes and large mammal fossils from 900,000–700,000 years ago. Continue to Kapthurin Formation in Baringo County, a Middle Stone Age site featuring flint tools, ancient fireplaces, and fossilized remains. Evening discussion on early human behavior and tool use in the Rift Valley ecosystem.
Overnight: Great Rift Valley Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
Morning visit to Kariandusi, a 1-million-year-old Early Stone Age site with hand axes, cleavers, and stone tools. Afternoon excursion to Hyrax Hill, revealing early Iron Age settlements, pottery, and burials dating back 5000 years. Interpretive session on how technology and social organization evolved over millennia in Kenya.
Overnight: Elementaita Sentrim Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
After breakfast, they will transfer to Nairobi SGR station and take a first-class train to Mombasa. Upon arrival, they will be driven to their lodge before proceeding to Kilifi County to visit Panga ya Saidi, a Late and Middle Stone Age site where they can explore human remains, symbolic artifacts, microlithic tools, and ancient beads over 78,000 years old, with an optional coastal forest walk to observe connections between local plants and early human diets, followed by an evening reflection on symbolic expression and early cultural practices.
Overnight: Kilifi Bay Beach
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
Morning visit to Gedi Ruins, a 13th–17th century Swahili town along the Indian Ocean coast. Explore stone houses, mosques, palace remains, and tombs. Afternoon guided discussion on trade networks with Arabia and Asia, Swahili cultural practices, and coastal urban archaeology. Evening free for cultural reflection or photography along the ruins.
Overnight: Kilifi Bay Beach
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
Transfer to Lamu Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site showcasing Swahili architecture from the 14th century onward. Guided walking tour through narrow streets, stone houses, and historic mosques. Evening discussion on Islamic culture, Swahili urban heritage, and the continuity of daily life over centuries. Optional dhow sunset cruise to contextualize maritime trade routes.
Overnight: Banana House
Meal Plan: Full Board
Highlights:
After breakfast, depart Lamu by road to Mombasa (Moi International Airport) for onward international departures. Optional stop at local artisan markets or botanical gardens in Mombasa for Swahili-inspired souvenirs and ethnobotanical insights before your flight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Highlights:
Comfortable clothing, hat, sunglasses, sturdy shoes for walks and excavation sites, camera, notebook, and sunscreen
Yes! Guided tours, museums, and village visits are family-friendly, but children should follow guides for safety at excavation and coastal sites.
You will explore Kenya’s prehistoric fossils, early Stone Age sites, Swahili coastal culture, traditional crafts, and local ethnobotanical knowledge.
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