| PROGRAM |
| 16th Jan. 09 Friday |
Transfer from the airport to Fairview Hotel,
Nairobi |
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| 13.00 | Briefing on the Turkana Expedition at the Fairview Hotel Meeting point: Reception (Dr. Kay Schaefer) |
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| 15.00-17.00 | Guided tour through the paleoanthropological section of the Nairobi Museum (Prof. Manthi, Paleoanthropology Department) | |
| 17.15-18.30 | Guided tour through the African Reptile Park: crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles (Dr. Kivuthi, Director, Reptile Park) | |
| Overnight at Fairview Hotel, Nairobi www.fairviewkenya.com |
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| 17th Jan. 09 Saturday |
08.00-09.30 | Visit of the "Flying Doctor Headquarters" (AMREF) at Wilson airport, Nairobi (Dr. B. Vadera, "Flying Doctor") |
| 10.00-13.00 | Private charter flight from Wilson airport via Nanyuki (Mt. Kenya) to Alia Bay on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana in Sibiloi National Park | |
| 15.00-17.00 | Private charter boat trip to Central Island National Park | |
| Overnight in luxurious fly camp | ||
| 18th Jan. 09 Sunday |
08.00-11.00 | Guided walk to extinct volcanoes and crater lakes in Central Island National Park, where crocodiles, flamingos and turtles breed (Mr. H. Scheuermann, Africa expert) |
| 15.00-17.00 | Private charter boat trip to Koobi Fora on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana | |
| Overnight at Richard Leakey’s scientific field station in Koobi Fora | ||
| 19th Jan. 09 Monday |
08.00-13.00 | Guided tour to the Koobi Fora museum and the world famous paleoanthropological excavation sites on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana followed by a game drive in Sibiloi National Park (Mr. H. Scheuermann, Africa expert) |
| 14.30-17.30 | Private charter boat trip to the Omo River Delta in southern Ethiopia | |
| Overnight in luxurious fly camp at the Omo River Delta | ||
| 20th Jan. 09 Tuesday |
08.00-12.00 | Private charter boat trip in the lush and evergreen Omo River Delta, where you can see unique nomadic tribes and spectacular flora and fauna (Mr. H. Scheuermann, Africa expert) |
| 15.00-18.00 | Ethnobotanic bushwalk with a Dassenech healer (Haile Selassous, botanist) |
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| Overnight in luxurious fly camp at the Omo River Delta | ||
| 21st Jan. 09 Wednesday |
08.00-11.00 | Private charter boat trip to Ileret on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana |
| 11.30-14.30 | Traditional medicine ceremonies with the Trukana tribe (Mr. H. Scheuermann, Africa expert) |
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| 15.00-17.00 | Private charter flight from Ileret to Nanyuki | |
| 17.30-18.30 | Land Cruiser transfer (60km) to the Sweetwaters Game Reserve | |
| Overnight in the famous Sweetwaters Tented Camp www.serenahotels.com > Safari Lodges |
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| 22nd Jan. 09 Thursday |
08.00-10.00 | Game drive in the Sweetwaters Game Reserve: "Big 5" (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo) and other animals (Dr. Odole, zoologist) |
| 15.00-18.00 | Ornithological walk in the Sweetwaters Game Reserve, where more than 300 species of birds are living (Mrs. Machira, ornithologist) |
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| Overnight in the famous Sweetwaters Tented Camp www.serenahotels.com > Safari Lodges |
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| 23rd Jan. 09 Friday |
09.30-10.30 | Land Cruiser transfer (60 km) to Nanyuki airstrip |
| 11.00-12.00 | Flight from Nanyuki to Wilson airport, Nairobi | |
| 15.00-17.00 | Guided tour to the Karen Blixen Museum (Out of Africa) in Nairobi | |
Overnight at Fairview Hotel, Nairobi |
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| 24th Jan. 09 Saturday |
09.00-12.00 | Excursion to the “African Heritage” (Tribal African art) and the "GO UNDER" gallery (Contemporary African art) in Nairobi (Dr. K. Schaefer) |
| 13.00-14.00 | Farewell lunch at the Fairview Hotel | |
| Transfer to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
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