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Leave the 21st century behind and revisit the Africa of the explorers! Join legendary safari guru Iain Allan, our right-hand man in Kenya, on an 11-day, 110-mile game tracking walk across the wilderness landscapes of Tsavo, Africa's largest national park. On this epic journey, you'll retrace the path of one of Iain's greatest adventures, undertaken in 1997: a "Summit to Sea" trek from the summit of Kilimanjaro to the beaches of the Indian Ocean (the expedition was later recounted in the book The Shadow of Kilimanjaro, written by Rick Ridgeway, a member of that original expedition).

Moving camps along the way, you'll hike game trails along the Tsavo River past occasional World War I forts to the place where the infamous "Man-eaters of Tsavo" halted the British Empire in 1895, then hike the entire length of the palm-fringed Galana River, home to large elephant populations and the unique maneless male lions - an MTS exclusive! A short stay at the Indian Ocean coast - to swim, snorkel, and relax under the tropical sun - gently eases you back (regretfully) into civilization.

Awarded Outside Magazine's 2006 Trip of the Year!
	TRIP HIGHLIGHTS MTS exclusive walking safari through Tsavo, the continent's largest national park Hike past two of Africa's most beautiful rivers and their attendant wildlife (great elephant herds!) Search for the infamous "maneless lions" - the subject of Philip Caputo's book Ghosts of Tsavo

Day 1 - Meet in Nairobi, Kenya, and transfer to Karen, where we will overnight.

Day 2 - Fly to Tsavo West National Park. Afternoon game drive to our camp below Mzima Springs.

Day 3 - Begin walking across the vast 8,300-square-mile Tsavo wilderness, following game trails along the Tsavo River. Many hippo sightings are possible, as well as plains game such as lesser kudu, gerenuk, and giraffe. Late afternoon game drive.

Days 4-6 - Continue our foot safari along the Tsavo River. Tsavo is the largest elephant ecosystem in the world, and the Tsavo River is a vital destination for them. This was also once the location of intense fighting during World War I and many old fortifications still exist.

Days 7-12 - Enter the semi-desert country of Tsavo East National Park. Here you'll walk along the wide sandy beaches and palm trees of the Galana River, which sports one of the largest lion populations in East Africa, as well as big herds of zebra, hartebeest, impala, and fringe-eared oryx. We hope to come across the infamous Tsavo maneless lions during the safari.

Day 13 - The day's walk ends with a drive to our hotel in Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast.

Day 14 - Optional excursion to the Gedi ruins, an old Swahili town that was destroyed by the Zimba cannibals in the 15th century - or just relax on the beach! Late afternoon flight to Nairobi for departure home, or join us on one of our extensions in East Africa.

Photo Credits
Both images: ŠAlex Fiksman (MTS guide)