Together We Can
4 days—Enchanting Holidays in Africa
$2715-3620 USD
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Safari summary
Together We Can is a tour in the Magical Kenya Signature Experience Collection – curated, unique, authentic and exceptional once-in-a-lifetime Kenyan travel experiences accredited by the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB)
On this 4-day One Horizon cultural exchange, join us for the opportunity to visit four grassroots Kenyan communities that tourists rarely have a chance to genuinely engage with. Take an active role in helping at some of the projects One Horizon supports, and meet the people who are coming together and bringing change to their social and economic welfare. Donate your time in a local soup kitchen, meet the strong and courageous women at a vocation and lifestyle training centre, and be inspired by some entrepreneurial Kenyan grandmothers. This experience will leave you humbled and heartened and you will finish the tour by spending time with the Maasai and learn about their fascinating way of life that hasn’t changed for centuries.
About this tour
| Tour type | Set-date, set-itinerary, group | |
| Main focus | Non-safari | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
- Volunteer—culture, environment or wildlife
Itinerary
Help at a Soup Kitchen
Getting involved in helping disadvantaged communities is both an opportunity to engage with local people to contribute to alleviating the problems of poverty. Today you visit a centre on the outskirts of Nairobi supported by One Horizon, which provides youngsters with their only regular daily meal. You lend a hand by helping to prepare and distribute good food, and in return will receive beautiful, happy smiles and witness firsthand how communities work together to help the most vulnerable.
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
They Said It Can’t Be Done
Spend an incredible day with some amazing Kenyan women who have managed to overcome the most difficult challenges that life can bring. You will visit the Women's Empowerment Centre where local women in the area undertake an 18-month program that teaches them lifestyle and trade skills so they can set up their own businesses. The experience of meeting these determined women will allow you to walk away with a new perspective on how teaching empowerment and skills can lift people out of poverty
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
Grandmothers Love Their Pigs
Today you will visit another local community to meet some of the endearing and entrepreneurial Kenyan grandmothers who play a vital role in raising their grandchildren and providing a home and meals to many generations in their family. Visit a local grandmother’s pig farm and discover how pig-husbandry provides food and financial support and the bio-gas system creates energy out of the waste to power a home. Sit with the grandmothers and listen to their powerful stories
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
Become a Maasai for the Day
Venture into rural Maasai country where you will meet a family and immerse yourself in the midst of the daily hustle and bustle of Maasai village life. Your host will be one of the village elders, an heir to his clan, and you meet his wife and children too. The male children of the family are young morans, the traditional defenders of the tribe. Learn about their traditional rites of passage while also discovering the intricacies of the Maasai family structure.
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