Kenya Impact – Community, Marine and Safari

From 9,980AED per traveller. Excl. flights

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Overview

Throughout your time in Kenya, you’ll get involved in a range of projects, helping to support community development to taking part in environmental conservation at the sacred Kaya Forest and hands-on marine conservation at Diani Beach. Throughout your expedition, you’ll get up close to some truly incredible wildlife – try to spot some of the Big 5 on safari.

Highlights

Work alongside the local community on vital projects
Explore environmental conservation at the sacred Kaya forest
Learn about the importance of the oceans, waste management and sustainability

Please Note: Prices stated are excluding flights. Although it is our intention to operate the itinerary as detailed above, it may be necessary to make some changes as a result of climatic conditions, alterations to flight schedules, or other operational factors.

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What's included

Expedition Leader

All meals

Unlimited drinking water

All accommodation mentioned in the itinerary

All activities mentioned in the itinerary

Entrance fees for all sights mentioned in the itinerary

All transfers mentioned are in private vehicles

Project costs and management

24 hour support throughout expedition

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Day to Day

Day 01

Arrive

Transfer to Muhaka Camp, situated in the heart of a rural village from Moi Airport (2-3 hrs). After settling into your accommodation, you will be given a full briefing of the camp and the village. We have been working with this community for over 7 years so you will be welcomed warmly by the people who will be your family during your stay. Your orientation will include a walk in the village, meeting with different kind of families followed by a briefing where you will learn more about the current situation and challenges faced by the community. Spend the rest of the day interacting with the local children and learning more about their culture before tucking into a tasty dinner.

Day 02

Community School Project

After breakfast you will visit the local school and take part in some hands-on project work. Projects will vary and may include Classroom refurbishment, painting, floor refurbishment, fixing the ceiling and repair of the veranda. You will have time to relax in the evening over dinner and reflect on your days’ work.

Day 03

Community School Project

You will continue with the school project work in the Muhaka village.

Day 04

Marine Conservation

Today you will transfer down to the Spectacular Diani Beach (30 min) for your Marine Conservation Programme. During your time you will be looking at marine wildlife, habitats and conservation and you will get the opportunity to gain experience in collecting data and learning about various research projects and methods. Throughout you will learn about the importance of the oceans, waste management, sustainability and how the programme helps to conserve the environment in daily lives as well as find out about all the various conservation efforts around Africa.

Day 05

Environmental Work Kaya Forest

Today you’ll help to address the critical environmental conservation issues at the sacred Kaya Forest. You will be working on clearing a buffer zone for indigenous tree planting and building a sheltered tree nursery. There will also be the chance to enjoy a guided walk in the sacred forest with the Kaya elders, learning its interesting historical background, the uses of its indigenous plants and fascinating cultural practices. As the evening draws in, you’ll have time to relax on the beach.

Day 06

Transfer to Tsavo - Safari Lodge

After saying farewell to the Muhaka team, you’ll take the 3-4 hour journey to Tsavo where you will spend 2 nights at a Safari Lodge. On entering the Park gate you will begin your first Game drive en route to the camp. After lunch at the lodge you will relax for a bit before heading off to another game drive and back to the Lodge for dinner.

Day 07

Tsavo East Safari - Safari Lodge

After an early breakfast at camp, you will embark on your Big Game Safari in Tsavo East National Park – home to a variety of wildlife which includes lions, elephants, birds, zebra and giraffe to name a few. You will stop for a picnic Lunch before carrying on with game viewing and will head back to the Lodge for dinner

Day 08

Departure

Say your goodbyes to the Camp Kenya team as you transfer to the airport ready for your flight home.

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About Camps International

Camps International is an award-winning expedition specialist that offers life-changing responsible travel experiences for schools throughout Africa, Asia and South America. We uniquely own our ground operations and develop long-term projects from our permanent camps that are co-located within the communities we work alongside. Our permanent presence in our destination countries allows us to maximise benefits to the people and wildlife that need it most by committing year round to our projects, so you can be confident that the work you do will have a lasting impact on areas that you visit. This also means that we have unrivalled safety systems in place to deal with emergencies. Camps International is proud to have attained LotC and BS8848 accreditation.