Affordable Vacation Sagana | 4 Days 3 Nights
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Rapids Camp Sagana, room on full board, or similar
4 days on the river with the rapids included, because 2 nights is a weekend and this is a holiday.
There is a point on the second morning of any trip where you stop checking your phone. On a 2 night weekend you reach it just in time to pack. This package exists for the couples who would rather get there on day 2 and then have 2 more days on the other side of it.
Sagana is 100 km north of Nairobi, roughly 2 hours on tarmac. That has always been the argument for a weekend here. The argument for 4 days is different. The river has more in it than a weekend can hold, and doing all of it in 48 hours turns a holiday into a schedule.
Across 4 days you get the full white water rafting run on Class 3 and 4 water, 3 hours with a guide in the boat, safety kayakers on the river and lunch on the bank afterwards. A shorter mini rafting session earlier in the trip so the full run is not your first time in a boat. Kayaks on the calm stretch. The plunge from the rocks. The water glides down the natural rock chute. A walk upstream to the waterfall. A guided walk along the bank at sunrise and another under moonlight.
Between all of it there is space that is not filled with anything. A private room with a bed you can go back to in the afternoon. Every meal from the first breakfast to the last, so nobody is deciding where to eat. Coffee whenever you want it.
This is the version of Sagana that is not a weekend. It costs less than 4 days almost anywhere else in Kenya and asks nothing of you beyond the drive up.
Details
Summary information about this package
Rapids Camp Sagana, room on full board, or similar
Sagana
Couples
Included
For Adults only (18+)
Full-board
Included
All year round
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 40000 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 500 per person sharing
Transport
Options:
Duration and Timing
No
More than >3 Days+
About Package
More information about this package
4 days and 3 nights rather than a weekend
The extra night is the whole point. It gives you a full unhurried day in the middle with nothing scheduled and no packing at the end of it.
Both the mini run and the full rafting run are included
The shorter session comes first so neither of you is new to a boat when you run the Class 3 and 4 water. The full run is 3 hours with a guide, safety kayakers, briefing on the bank and lunch afterwards.
A private room, not a tent line
Rapids Camp keeps its rooms separate from the camping ground, with electricity and a private bathroom. You are on the same site as the river without sleeping in canvas or sharing a washblock.
Full board across all 4 days
Breakfast, lunch and dinner covered from arrival to departure, buffet style from the camp kitchen with Kenyan and Indian dishes and vegetarian options on request. Complimentary coffee throughout.
8 activities inside the price
Full rafting, mini rafting, the waterfall challenge, a sunrise walk, a moonlight walk, kayaking, the plunge and the water glides. All included rather than charged at the desk.
2 hours from Nairobi on tarmac
The Nairobi Nyeri road gets you there in roughly 2 hours in normal traffic, so 4 days here gives you 4 days here rather than 3 and 2 halves of travel.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
4 Days Affordable Vacation Sagana Itinerary with Baecation Adventures from Nairobi
Day 1: Nairobi to Sagana:
Leave Nairobi mid morning for the drive north along the Nairobi Nyeri road, roughly 2 hours in normal traffic, through Thika and the pineapple country beyond it.
Check in at Rapids Camp opens from midday. Settle into the room and take lunch overlooking the river.
The afternoon starts with the waterfall challenge, a guided walk upstream to where the water comes down hard. It runs about an hour and is a walk rather than a climb.
Dinner is served at camp as the light goes, followed by the moonlight walk along the riverbank, guided throughout.
Overnight: Rapids Camp Sagana, room on full board
Day 2: Easing onto the river:
The sunrise walk goes out before breakfast, along the bank while the mist is still lifting off the water.
After breakfast, the mini rafting session. It is the shorter, gentler run with a guide and full safety kit, and it exists so that tomorrow is not your first time on the water.
Lunch at camp, then the kayaks on the calm stretch in the afternoon. Flat water, no experience needed, drift as much as you paddle.
Dinner at camp with the fire lit.
Overnight: Rapids Camp Sagana, room on full board
Day 3: The full run:
The main event after breakfast. The full rafting run takes about 3 hours on Class 3 and 4 water, with a briefing on the bank, a guide in the boat and safety kayakers on the river. You are matched to a section that suits your experience. Lunch follows on the riverbank.
The afternoon is deliberately quiet. The plunge sends you off the rocks into a deep pool, twice if you want it, and the water glides run down the natural rock chute.
Dinner runs late. The sky over Sagana is clear on most dry season nights. If you have added the candlelit table at William Island, this is the evening for it.
Overnight: Rapids Camp Sagana, room on full board
Day 4: Sagana to Nairobi:
Breakfast on the deck without a start time. The morning is unscheduled. Swim, sit or walk the bank at your own pace.
Lunch at camp, then check out.
The drive back puts you in Nairobi by late afternoon.
Add Ons
Adventure, priced per person:
Bungee jumping — KES 10,500 ($105)
Zip lining — KES 5,000 ($50)
Rock climbing — KES 2,500 ($25)
Archery — KES 2,500 ($25)
Extras
Private candlelit dinner at William Island — KES 12,000 ($120) per couple
Photographer, one hour session — KES 4,000 ($40) per group
Celebration cake, riverside — KES 4,000 ($40)
Wine or beer package on arrival — KES 5,500 ($55)
Transport:
Chauffeured return transfer, Nairobi to Sagana and back — KES 18,000 ($180) per couple
+ Inclusions
3 nights accommodation in a private room at Rapids Camp Sagana or similar
Full board meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner across all 4 days
Complimentary coffee throughout the stay
Full white water rafting run with guide, safety kayakers and riverside lunch
Mini rafting session with guide
Waterfall challenge with guide
Sunrise river walk
Moonlight river walk
Kayaking session on the calm stretch
The plunge, 2 jumps
Sagana water glides, 2 runs
All safety equipment, life jackets, helmets and paddles
Camp guides and instructors
All camp facilities including washrooms and the riverside area
- Exclusions
Transport to and from Sagana, available as an add on below
Bungee jumping, zip lining, rock climbing and archery, available as add ons
Personal expenses, drinks from the bar and souvenirs
Travel insurance, recommended and not provided
Tips and gratuities, entirely at your discretion
What To Carry
Quick dry clothes for the water, shorts and a t shirt you do not mind soaking
A full change of dry clothes for after each rafting session, you will need this twice
Swimwear for the plunge, the glides and the pool
A warm layer for the evenings and the sunrise walk, Sagana is cold at first light
Closed shoes with grip for the waterfall and sunrise walks, not sandals or flip flops
Sandals or river shoes that will not come off in moving water
Enough clothing for 4 days, since laundry is not part of the package
Sunscreen, hat and sunglasses
Insect repellent
A torch or headlamp
Refillable water bottle
Personal medication and a small first aid kit
Waterproof phone pouch or dry bag, essential for both rafting sessions
Power bank
Camera if you are not booking the photographer
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