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sachara Says: Everywhere in the area of Maralal we saw the Samburu Moran or warriors in their traditional clothing. We saw them in the towncentre, but also with their camels at the Yare lodge.These men still live in symbiosis with their environment and the wildlife. They didn't change...
sachara Says: Maralal is the adminstrative headquarters of the Samburu people, whose district is over 20.000 sq KMs. In Maralal and the surrounding villages we saw a lot of Samburu women, dressed in the most colourful clothes and with necklaces with thousands of beads, like they allready...
Hard Rock Cafe Maralal: Popular meeting point
sachara Says: The Hard Rock Cafe opposite the Shell station is the most popular place in town. It's one of the best places to eat and you can meet here locals and travellers. The local dishes are good and cheap. The staff was very friendly. You can sit inside and outside at the...
sachara Says: To look for traditional Samburu handicrafts you can go to the small shops in town, but have also a look at the Maralal market. Here you can find the colourful cloth, mostly in red and blue. I saw also a lot of necklaces of coloured beads in different styles, small containers...
Maralal, streetstall along the road
sachara Says: On our walk from the village of the blacksmith to the town of Maralal we found this streetstall along the track. It was standing in the middle of nowhere with no houses or huts around.It was possible to buy some sweets and chips there, but we most enjoy the softdrinks !!...
framarpau Says: Please don't visit Maralal without visiting "Samburu Handicapped Education and Rehabiltation Programme".
Maeve_81 Says: No, they're not blow-up dolls for lonely women, the Plastic Boys are the local touts.You'll notice them very quickly...
sachara Says: The women of the compounds around the one of mama came to show and sell us their wonderful necklaces, made of thousands of colourful beads. On the market and in the shops in Maralal we saw millions of beads for sale.The necklaces, telling in Samburu traditions something...
sachara Says: Mama, the 70 years old lady of the compound, was very friendly and eager to show and tell us a lot. We were lucky to be in her compound with Idi, our Samburu guide, translating and explaining everything in English.On the picture she is showing us how to wear a long metal...
Village of the blacksmith, fence
sachara Says: The huts in the traditional Samburu villages and compounds around Maralal are made of wood and earth, the natural materials from the area.To keep the wild animals out and the own cattle in you see wooden fences in the villages. In the village of the blacksmith we saw this...
sachara Says: We mounted our camels. And I felt my white camel was very willing to walk or even to run. He tried to be in front of all. So we were very ready to go, waiting for the start signal!At the beginning of the race suddenly one of the Samburu warriors, turned my camel into the...
sachara Says: At the moment the camels arrived, I had made my choice. The large white camel would be mine !! I talked with the Samburu companion and looked how he prepared the saddle.I was thinking about my favourite white camel in the Western Desert in Egypt, which always liked to be the...
sachara Says: After Co had choosen his camel, he looked in its eyes and tried to have a good conversation about the strategy of their upcoming race. We found out, that we were the only people with some experience in camelriding. So, that could be an advantage.Before the race would start,...
Choosing a camel for our own race
sachara Says: In Maralal we stayed in the Yare Safaris Maralal Lodge, home of the annual camelraces. In the bar and restaurant we saw a lot of pictures of the Camel Derby in August. The staff of the lodge persuaded us to have our own amateur camelrace. And we agreed ! For 300 shilling pro...
Maralal International Camel Derby
sachara Says: Maralal is internationally known because of its annual world famous camelrace. In the second weekend of August spectators from all over the world come to Maralal. The Yare Safaris Maralal Lodge is the lively central point, from where the races will start. The camelrace is...
sachara Says: Maralal is surrounded by the Maralal National Sanctuary. This sanctuary in the Province Rift Valley and the Baringo district lies at a height of 1490 M and is one of Kenya's little known treasures. In the sanctuary you can see zebras, impalas, buffalos, baboons, warthogs....
sachara Says: And what did we see at the most important crossroad in the centre of Maralal ? A roundabout with many signs, but also some cows. This shows the character of the maintown of the Samburu, a people of pastoralists. The centre is dusty and hot, especially at midday, but the...
sachara Says: During our guided walk in the undulating plains around Maralal we enjoyed the beauty of the scenery. We saw some Samburu herdsmen with their cattle, like at this pond at the picture. The Samburu people with their cattle live in symbiosis with the surrounding nature and...
sachara Says: In the Yare Safaris Maralal Lodge we arranged a walk in the hilly surroundings. Our Samburu guide Idi could tell us a lot about the area. He knew a lot about the plants, bushes and trees. So he told about the medical use of the aloe vera and he showed us the antimalaria...
Maralal lying in undulating plains
sachara Says: Maralal in the north of Kenya, 350 Km north of Nairobi, is the regional administrative headquarters of the Samburu people, whose area is more than 20.000 sq. KM. Maralal lies high up the hills above the Lerochi Plateau, north of Nyahururu and Nanyuki and north-west of...
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No, they're not blow-up dolls for lonely women, the Plastic Boys are the local touts.You'll notice them very quickly...
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Maralal, the main centre for Samburu people, is a town in the north of Kenya, surrounded by the grassy hills of the Maralal National Sanctuary. From the road, leading to Maralal, you can see many...
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