DAY 1: Karibu Kenya! Meet your fellow riders IRL, visit the Village Market Mall to stock up on any last minute needs, and join us for an afternoon orientation in Nairobi before you are treated to an incredible Ethiopian dinner and hotel stay.
DAY 2: Give yourself some time to get those jitters out and avoid the hectic Nairobi traffic with a two-hour drive to our starting point. Chances of seeing wildlife are high and once you get in the saddle, it all settles in for a lovely first day on a mix of tarmac and gravel that ends with camping on a football field at a primary school.
DAY 3: We'll make our way through rural Maasai Land, stopping for sodas, waving hello to the locals cheering us on, and ending the day with a creek crossing before we land in camp. If we're lucky, the clouds will clear and we'll see Mount Kilimanjaro from our tents.
DAY 4: We'll cycle together out of camp as the chances for encountering wildlife are high! Keep an eye out for Mount Kilimanjaro as we ride through rolling hills and some FUN downhill. This is a long, but beautiful day on dirt roads that ends near Lake Chula. We'll camp at a guest house and there are a few rooms available for upgrades. Also did can anyone say real showers?!?
DAY 5: On day four get ready for a cycling safari through Tsavo National Park. We're back on tarmac until we arrive at a large sisal estate. Camping is extra special this night as we are treated to the amenities of the estate's private open-air recreation lounge that might just include a fire pit, bar, running water, and cozy couches.
DAY 6: Ride through the sisal estate to Maungu the back way on an old trading route. You will be greeted by the women of Zawadisha and spend the evening at the remote Kivuli Camp in the Tsavo Conservancy. Keep your eyes peeled for more elephants, giraffes, and zebra on the drive to the camp and your ears open for late night lion roars.
DAY 7: Rest and rejuvenate at Kivuli Camp. Get some laundry done. Sleep in. Make a visit to town. Go for a game drive and end the day with a sundowner at one of our favorite spots in the Tsavo Conservancy.
DAY 8: Spend the day learning about life in rural Kenya from the women of Zawadisha. You'll travel into the community, visit a homesteads, and meet the Neema Women's Group. Bring your box of tissues and some extra cash for those handmade baskets ;)
DAY 9: Now that you've had two rest days, you're ready for a day of riding through the community as we make our way to the coast. The temperature is getting warmer and the land is getting greener. We end the day camping in a school yard, with evening entertainment of kids play soccer, goats butting heads, and if we're lucky, some dancing.
DAY 10: On the final day of riding, we descend downhill. As the air gets more humid, we pass through Swahili villages and arrive at the Indian Ocean. A cocktail on the beach brings our journey to a close with the team dancing the night away under coconut trees. We'll stay at a private home on the beach with a pool and a chef. You're welcome.
DAY 11: Say goodbye to your Savage Wilderness team as they head back to Nairobi, leaving you to enjoy some well-deserved rest in a tropical, coastal paradise. Soak up the sun on the white sand beaches of Diani -- you earned it!
Day 12: Travel back to Nairobi via train or plane and prepare to fly home. Or continue with five-day magical experience on the carless Swahili island of Lamu. You've come all this way -- why leave so soon?
