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Magado Crater Expedition
Nyambeni range
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4 June 2020-5 June 2020
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Pickup: Meeting and Departure Point at Juja City Mall
Description
"The Multi -colored Lake in Kenya "
Magado Crater is located on the northeast tip of the Nyambeni range. The circular crater rises 73 meters (250 ft.) above the surrounding area. It has an average diameter of 800 meters and an average crater depth below the rim of 140 meters. Debris blasted out during the crater eruption formed a rim 80 to 100 meters thick.
Lake Magado which is located at the bottom of the crater is the only multi-colored lake in Kenya. The Lake is made up of orange, red, purple, and green puddles which are separated by salt molds.
It has different hues (colors) due to the alkaline nature of the water and this makes the area have an acrid smell. The source of the unique color combinations is thought to be openings in the earth’s crusts which are known as fumaroles. The color changes because of chemical reactions resulting from the minerals contained in the lake - perhaps triggered by volcano gas activity.
According to scientists, it is however more accurate to refer to the colors as being driven by oxidation-reduction chemical dynamics.
In recent years, the Meru as well as the Borana and Somali people have shared the crater. During the rainy season, the tribes people water their cattle in this natural collecting basin. During the dry season as the full lake recedes, the soda that remains behind is collected.
Price Includes
Camping fee charges
Guide fees
Professional photography
Hiking
Bonfire
Entry fee at Magado Crater
Price Excludes
Meals and drinking water - for those taking the self-drive package
Transportation and fuel - for those taking the self-drive package
Additional excursions and activities
Tents, sleeping bags and mattresses
Itinerary
10:00 Assemble at Juja City Mall on Thika Superhighway. Trip briefing and final checks. 12:30 Have a brief stopover at Nanyuki town at the Equator point (where the Equator bisects the Northern and Southern Hemispheres), you will conduct an amateur experiment to determine how the Coriolis Effect works. 12:45 Vey quick stopover at Nanyuki CBD for lunch and snacks. Thereafter proceed with your journey to Isiolo. 03:00 Arrive at the main gate, go through the entry formalities before heading to the Campsite. Set up camp, have dinner, and listen to music, dance, tell jokes and stories, get to know your new friends while enjoying the bonfire that will be lit throughout the night.
05:30 Have an early morning breakfast at the campsite, check-out, and depart for Magado Crater. 07:30 Arrive at Magado and hike for a very short distance approximately 2 hours down into the crater and the Lake. The Lake is a marvel of nature with its multi-coloured pools which are caused by the high evaporation of the alkaline waters. 10:30 Hike to the main gate, exit, and begin your journey back. 12:45 Quick stopover for lunch at Nanyuki, Cedar Mall. 30 minutes only. 04:00 Arrive in Nairobi.
FAQs
For clients who wish to camp and do self-catering, they ought to carry their: ✅camping and cooking equipment, and ✅drinking water. The campsite has facilities like toilets, showers, and running water. A more detailed list will be provided.
If you do not have camping equipment such as tents, sleeping bags and mattresses, worry not, we can hire them to you at very affordable rates, that is, tent hire (Kes 600.00), camping mattress hire (Kes 200.00) and sleeping bag hire (Kes 350.00) per day. However, you need to inform us early in order to book them for you and pay a deposit at least 2 weeks before the group tour.
Good quality camping gear can be purchased cheaply from the Game stores, Carrefour, www.decathlon.co.ke; https://safarioutfitterske.com/; https://www.mustek.co.ke/; https://www.builders.co.ke/Outdoor/Camping/c/Camping; Jiji - https://jiji.co.ke/ (exercise caution – pay only after delivery and confirmation that the goods are in good shape and genuine) amongst others.
✅Every car is expected to have its recovery gear (good quality tow rope, D-shackles, wheel jack, LOCK NUT SOCKET) and spare (power steering and engine fan) belts applicable to it. You will be towed using your tow rope and D-shackles. ✅ Do not forget to carry your tow hook (for modern cars without permanent tow hooks). ✅You can buy recovery gear from: https://safarioutfitterske.com/; https://www.mustek.co.ke/; and at Ngara (that is, Nyayo Market, behind Equity Bank - Ngara Branch). ✅Carry portable drinking water jerry can. ✅Carry an icebox or electric cooler or a fridge.
✅Service your AC in good time especially if you intend to travel with kids. ✅Ensure your tire threads still have sizeable tread life left on them. ✅Check also on the condition of your spare tire and replace it if it is too worn out. It's not unimaginable for a spare tire to be punctured or torn also. Newer tires are much less likely to get punctured or torn. The road has many corrugations, gravel, and small stones plus the extra weight of passengers, and provisions that can lead to tires being placed under great stress and more likelihood of punctures. ✅ You don't need to carry spare fuel.
The place where we will be staying provides other accommodation options other than a grassy campsite. These accommodation options are: (a) luxury cottage rooms going at: (i) Kes 7,000.00 (single room) and (ii) Kes 8,000.00 (double room), for half board, per person; and (b) luxury tented rooms going at Kes 6,000.00 (single room) and Kes 7,000.00 (double room) for half board, per person. Half board rate covers room, dinner and breakfast.
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