Olorgesailie Pre Historic Tour

Depart Nairobi at 7.30am from Nairobi hotel for Olorgesailie, driving up the slopes of Ngong Hills before descending into the Great Rift Valley and Maasai land. The site was once a hunter’s camp on the edge of a now vanished lake. The area has been well excavated and a knowledgeable guide is available to take you on a fascinating walk. There is a small museum on the site. Proceed to Lake Magadi an amazing expanse of crystalline soda on the surface of a shallow multi-colored lake. Settle down and have a picnic lunch. Then take a walk around the lake to view birds and flamingos. Drive back to Nairobi in the afternoon. Arrive and drop off at the hotel.

The small but excellent site museum at Olorgesailie was recently renovated, and holds exhibits on human evolution, stone tools, and site formation. A raised wooden catwalk has been built around an impressive in situ display of stone tools and animal fossils, all dating from 1.2 million years ago. Also at the site is a large picnic shade and four camping cottages, which can be rented on a self-help basis. The area can be very hot.