Regional Circuit · Kenya
Northern Kenya Circuit
Follow the A2 north from Nanyuki through Archer's Post and the Samburu landscape to the volcanic highlands of Marsabit, with local branches to Samburu National Reserve, sacred Mount Ololokwe, montane forest, and the crater waters of Lake Paradise.
The Circuit
See how the Home Bases connect, then choose a Journey for the practical route and stops.
Home Bases
Move through the Circuit in this order, or begin from the starting point that fits your journey.
Gateway · Stop 1
Nanyuki
Mount Kenya Region, Kenya
Nanyuki sits on the Equator at the foot of Mount Kenya, where the cultivated central highlands begin to open into Laikipia's broad northern landscape. Use it as a Home Base …
Explore Home Base →Regional hub · Stop 2
Samburu Region
Archer's Post, Samburu County, Kenya
Samburu Region begins where the cultivated Mount Kenya highlands give way to the drier country north of Isiolo. Archer's Post is the practical road gateway to Samburu National Reserve and …
Explore Home Base →Onward base · Stop 3
Marsabit
Marsabit, Marsabit County, Kenya
Marsabit is a cool volcanic highland town rising from the arid country of northern Kenya. It is the practical starting point for Marsabit National Park, its montane forest and crater …
Explore Home Base →Local base · Stop 4
Lodwar
Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya
Turkana's principal town and the base for reading the long northern road, the county's craft economy, and the Lake Turkana shore.
Explore Home Base →Onward base · Stop 5
Kakuma
Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya
A northwestern Kenya base shaped by long-distance movement, refugee communities, regional trade, and many food traditions.
Explore Home Base →Journeys
The practical roads through the Circuit, with primary “Road to” Journeys shown first.
Primary Journey · Begin here
The Road to Samburu Region
The primary northbound Journey from Nanyuki through Timau and Isiolo to the Archer's Post gateway, where the Mount Kenya highlands open into Samburu's drier northern landscape.
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The Road to Marsabit
The continuing northbound Journey from Archer's Post through Merille and Laisamis to the cool volcanic highlands of the Marsabit Home Base.
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Archer's Post to Samburu National Reserve
A short local Journey from the Samburu Region Home Base at Archer's Post to the reserve's main gate and the beginning of the Ewaso Nyiro wildlife landscape.
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Lodwar and Lake Turkana 2 videos available.
Lodwar opens onto Namoratunga, Kalokol, Central Island's crater lakes, and Eliye Springs.
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Lodwar to Kakuma and Kalobeyei 1 video available.
The final northwestern stage reaches Kakuma and Kalobeyei through a landscape shaped by movement and many communities.
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Marsabit National Park to Lake Paradise
A Place-to-Place forest Journey from the park entrance toward the crater waters and viewpoint of Lake Paradise.
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Marsabit to Marsabit National Park
A short practical Journey from central Marsabit to the managed entrance of Marsabit National Park and its montane forest landscape.
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Nairobi to Lodwar through West Pokot 2 videos available.
A long northern road through Eldoret, Kitale, Kapenguria, Kainuk, and Lokichar to Lodwar.
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Samburu Region to Mount Ololokwe
A locally arranged Journey from Archer's Post to the community-run Sabache base, where the guided climb of sacred Mount Ololokwe begins.
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The discoveries reached from the Home Bases along this Circuit.
Samburu Region Home Base
Buffalo Springs National Reserve
The southern half of the Samburu reserve cluster, where arid plains and wooded riverbanks meet along the Ewaso Nyiro.
Explore Place →Lodwar Home Base
Central Island National Park 1 video available.
A volcanic island national park in Lake Turkana, known for crater lakes and stark black-sand shorelines.
Explore Place →Lodwar Home Base
Eliye Springs 1 video available.
A palm-lined Lake Turkana shoreline stop south of Kalokol.
Explore Place →Kakuma Home Base
Kakuma's Ethiopian food and coffee 1 video available.
A community food experience of injera and buna in Kakuma, documented without turning residents into spectacle.
Explore Place →Kakuma Home Base
Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement 1 video available.
A planned settlement west of Kakuma where refugee and host-community lives meet regional development work.
Explore Place →Lodwar Home Base
Kalokol and the Lake Turkana shore 1 video available.
A fishing town and departure point on Lake Turkana's western shore.
Explore Place →Marsabit Home Base
Lake Paradise
A secluded crater lake within Marsabit National Park, where forest, open water, birdlife, and volcanic landforms meet.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
A renowned protected landscape north of Mount Kenya, combining wildlife conservation, community partnerships, and carefully managed visits across open highland country.
Explore Place →Lodwar Home Base
Lodwar Hill 2 videos available.
The hill and church complex above Lodwar, with a broad view over the town and surrounding dry landscape.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Lolldaiga Conservancy
Folded Laikipia hills, cedar forest, grassland, wildlife, and ancient archaeological sites in a quiet high-country conservancy north of Nanyuki.
Explore Place →Marsabit Home Base
Marsabit National Park
A cool montane oasis of forest, wildlife, and volcanic crater lakes rising unexpectedly above northern Kenya's arid plains.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya rises above the Central Highlands in a landscape of forest, bamboo, open moorland, rocky valleys, glaciers, and sharply pointed peaks. Batian and Nelion form its dramatic summit, while …
Explore Place →Samburu Region Home Base
Mount Ololokwe
A vast flat-topped mountain, also known as Ol Donyo Sabache, rising above the northern plains as a sacred Samburu place and a remarkable guided climb.
Explore Place →Lodwar Home Base
Namoratunga standing stones 1 video available.
An archaeological arrangement of standing stones beside the road from Lodwar toward Kalokol.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Nanyuki Equator Marker 1 video available.
A roadside marker where the equator crosses Nanyuki, combining a quick geographic landmark with local vendors and the everyday identity of the town.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Naro Moru Mau Mau Caves 1 video available.
A forest-edge cave site near Naro Moru associated with Kenya's struggle for independence and reached through the Mount Kenya foothills with local guidance.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Ngare Ndare Forest
A community-managed indigenous forest known for its canopy walkway, blue pools, waterfalls, wildlife corridor, and guided exploration below Mount Kenya.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy 1 video available.
A vast private Laikipia conservancy known for endangered-species protection and community programs, with access limited to confirmed advance arrangements.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
A conservation landscape west of Nanyuki where wildlife viewing is closely tied to rhino protection, chimpanzee care, and community work.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Oloimugi Maasai Cultural Museum 1 video available.
A small cultural museum and community project in Nanyuki where Maasai heritage, beadwork, art, and conservation are presented through a local initiative.
Explore Place →Nanyuki Home Base
Point Lenana
At 4,984 metres, Point Lenana is Mount Kenya’s principal trekking summit. Reaching it brings hikers into a stark high-altitude landscape of rocky ridges, glacial valleys and sweeping views across the …
Explore Place →Samburu Region Home Base
Samburu National Reserve
On the northern bank of the Ewaso Nyiro River, Samburu National Reserve protects 165 square kilometres of arid savannah, rocky outcrops, acacia country and riverine woodland. Elephants gather along the …
Explore Place →Samburu Region Home Base
Shaba National Reserve
A separate reserve east of Buffalo Springs, combining broad semi-arid plains, rocky country, and the life-giving Ewaso Nyiro corridor.
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