Loita Hills Trekking Tour
6-day Loita Hills trekking adventure offers an immersive walk through Kenya’s remote Maasai lands, combining cultural encounters with diverse wildlife and stunning scenery.
It starts near Nairobi and ending near Nguruman, with highlights including visits to traditional manyattas, exploring the sacred Loita Forest, bathing in Maji Moto hot springs, and spotting animals like colobus monkeys and buffalo with Maasai guides leading the way.
Expect daily walks (often 5-6 hours) through varied terrain, camping, and opportunities for cultural exchange around campfires.
6 Days Loita Hills trekking Safari-Maji Moto Trail Itinerary
6 days Loita trekking Itinerary
6-day Loita Hills trek offers an immersive walking safari into Kenya’s pristine wilderness, led by local Maasai guides.
Combining cultural visits to homesteads (manyattas) with hikes through the sacred Loita Forest (Naimina Enkiyio), across plains, and to viewpoints like the Nguruman Escarpment for spectacular Rift Valley vistas, with nights spent in comfortable bush camps and donkeys carrying gear.
It’s an off-grid adventure focused on authentic learning, wildlife spotting (monkeys, birds, elephants), and connection with the Maasai people, starting and ending in Nairobi.
Scenic Tour with breathtaking scenery, tropical rain forest trekking in Masai land with nice wildlife habitat.
6 Days Loita Hills Safari entails walking from one campsite to the other on fairly flat land, little or no hills are encountered along the way.
Although not so common, walking safaris are a great way to prepare for hiking as you get comfortable walking long distances.
Loita Hills is located 184Km south of Nairobi, in Narok county in South-Eastern Kenya, Its 3-4 via B3. Loita hills is home to Buffalos, Elephants, Columbus monkeys, dik dik, not easily spotted, and Impalas.
Explore on Foot with Maasai Guides.
6 days Loita Hills Trekking
This region inspires you to explore and immerse yourself in one of the best wilderness areas in Africa
Explore on Foot with Masai Guides
Walking Safari trek with local Masai on a traditional hiking safari in the remote Loita Hills, one of Kenya’s last tracts of genuine wilderness. Rarely visited by outsiders.
Embark on a captivating 6-day walking safari through the awesome landscapes of Loita Hills in Kenya, travelers are in for an immersive experience.
The journey promises to unveil the rich biodiversity and natural wonders of the region, providing adventurers with the opportunity to connect with nature on a profound level.
6 days Loita Hills Trekking
Day 1: Nairobi to Maji Moto
Pick up from Nairobi and drive via Kijabe escarpment with a stopover at the great rift valley view point. Proceed down the valley driving through Masai land to Maji Moto campsite arriving in the afternoon.
After lunch, visit the Masai village, the hot springs and the up the hill for sunset view point before returning to the campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Maji Moto to Letukunyi and onto Morinjo Campsite.
Early breakfast, and after leave the campsite to Letukunyi; the walk will take 6 hrs through the scattered bushes where you meet the Masai community at their traditional daily activities as the walk is enjoyable before the sun is too hot until lunch time.
After lunch, We take an 1 hour transfer pass Narosora town to buy food stuff that might be out of stock and then proceed to Morinjo campsite for dinner and overnight at Morinjo campsite.
Loita Hills Trekking Tour
Day 3: Hike from Morinjo to Olasur River
After breakfast, the hike start passing through the remaining rain forest habitat for most wildlife including elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, bamboon, Colobus Monkeys other animals and birds species as well as passes the Masai villages to reach Olasur River campsite arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight. (6 hrs walk).
Day 4: Hike to the Water falls and overnight at Olasur River
Today after breakfast, hike through the forest dominated by wildlife including elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, baboons, Colobus Monkeys.
Other animals and birds species on the way to one of the largest water falls in Masai land and back to the Olasur River campsite in the late afternoon.
Rest the rest of the day before dinner and overnight.
Loita Hills Trekking Tour
Day 5: Hike Olasur River, Breathtaking Scenery and onto the Lebitro River campsite.
After breakfast, hike continue through the forest and passing different vegetation landscape with different hills view point and as far as Lake Natron and the active volcano mountain in Tanzania, Ol Doinyo Lengai, to arrive Lebitro River campsite for rest, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Hike Ngurumani Escarpment, Lake Magadi and drive to Nairobi.
After breakfast, the hike proceed through the Acacia woodland in a hot temperature down the Ngurumani escarpment to the town where you meet the transfer vehicle back to Nairobi passing through lake Magadi where you can spot some alkaline water birds species including flamingoes.
Includes:
- Transport from Nairobi and back
- Services of a professional English speaking guides
- Masai Guide as per the itinerary
- Parks entry fees
- Accommodations in camping tents
- Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our cook.
Excludes:
– Items not mentioned as included.
This 6 days walking safari takes you to the south of Nairobi and North East of masai mara, whereby you will be able to observe the Masai Manyattas, the traditional way of living of the Masai people as well as wildlife.
Descend into the scenic Great Rift Valley and visit a small village before relishing the hot spring in Maji Moto.
Explore the scenic terrain on foot and spot the world-renowned wildlife of Kenya, including Colobus monkeys, reedbucks, East African elands and leopards en route to the through the Loita Hills and marvel at the breathtaking views of Lake Magadi, Ngong hills and Lake Natron.
Loita Hills Trekking Tour
Escape the constraints of a vehicle and immerse yourself in stunning wilderness on this unique hiking tour.
On your hiking trip you will walk with the local Maasai into Kenya’s remote Loita Hills. Rarely visited by outsiders, this region offers an exclusive and exciting moment.
Your guide will take you on this walking tour through the homeland of the Maasai Purko clan accompanied by a local tribesman.
Spend 6 days trekking through the 200-square-kilometre Sacred Forest filled with cedar, podo, strangler figs, waterfalls, and spectacular birdlife.
The natural aspects of this trip trekking through the forest with donkeys and armed Masai guides, very limited cell phone network and no electricity. You cross rivers and hike the hills.
You view the expansive natural landscapes, meeting the locals living deep in the forest, pitching camps and to open river showers is just… breathtaking… magical…
This gives you a total break from usual life for you to reflect and strategize and come up strong.
Hiking the Loita Hills; the past and present intertwine in Loita Hills with stunning drama and beauty.
Constantly changing before your eyes, this region inspires you to explore and immerse yourself in one of the best wilderness areas that Africa has on offer.
Hike one of the most magical trails in Africa. The Maji Moto-Morijo- Entasopia- Magadi trail will give you a cultural, wilderness and forest experience all in one.
The excellent views of the plains and Hills will leave you asking for more. The warmth and hospitality of the Maasai people will hold you to the land.
The sunrise and sunset in strategic view points and breath taking and calming at the same, come experience this beauty with us.
Hiking in Loita Hills and Camping in Maasai Villages
The Loita hills are situates within the Eastern Great Rift Valley system and its inhabitants are the Maasai. The areas wild scenery and variety of habitants offer true African experience to the visitor.
Elephants and buffalo are found here. You may also encounter less well known species such as Columbus monkeys, impalas and rarely seen dik dik.
These wild animals are not accustomed to vehicles and walking offers a unique opportunity to see the smaller but equally fascinating life of the bush. You also spot plenty of birdlife here.
Discover the heart of Maasai culture with this multi-day hike through Loita Hills and campin local villages.
Loita Hills Trekking Tour