It's Happening Now
5 days—Enchanting Holidays in Africa
$3487-4650 USD
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Safari summary
It’s Happening Now is a tour in the Magical Kenya Signature Experience Collection – curated, unique, authentic and exceptional once-in-a-lifetime Kenyan travel experiences by the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB)
On this 5-day tour we invite you to become involved in the sustainability programs that One Horizon supports, which are helping Kenya’s most vulnerable people step away from poverty and towards brighter futures. You visit a children’s feeding centre, an innovative city farm, and a women’s empowerment project, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and engage with project leaders and various members of the communities who are making wonderful progress in creating a better life for all. This will give you fascinating insights into Kenyan culture that few tourists ever experience and connect with people on a personal level. You will also visit a traditional Maasai village to learn about Kenyan tribal life, and enjoy a spot of wildlife-watching on a relaxing day trip to beautiful
About this tour
| Tour type | Set-date, set-itinerary, group | |
| Main focus | Non-safari | |
| Activity level | Easy activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Safari highlights
- Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
Itinerary
Help at a Soup Kitchen
Getting involved in helping disadvantaged communities is both an opportunity to engage with local people and a rewarding way for travellers to contribute to alleviating the problems of poverty in Kenya. 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 food, and witness how communities work together to help the hungry and most vulnerable.
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
They Said It Can’t Be Done
Nairobi
You will visit a Women's Empowerment Centre, which is another worthwhile project One Horizon supports. Here, local women in the area undertake an 18-month program that teaches them trade and entrepreneurial skills so they can set up their own businesses. The results have been phenomenal as the mothers are able to lift themselves out of poverty, keep their families together and transform into independent business owners and community leaders.
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
The Hippos of Lake Naivasha
Today drive west of Nairobi to Lake Naivasha, Kenya's most beautiful freshwater lake. Along the way, stop at a roadside lookout for the stunning views over Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and arrive at a lovely lakeside lodge in huge grounds studded with acacia trees. Catch a small boat to view the pods of hippos and abundant birdlife that Naivasha is so famous for, then back at the lodge enjoy a delicious leisurely lunch and relaxing swim in the pool before returning to Nairobi in late afternoon.
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
Grandmothers Love Their Pigs
Kenyan grandmothers play a vital role in keeping families together in difficult economic circumstances. 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. This is another worthwhile project that One Horizon supports, and the initiative aims to empower grandmothers through small-scale farming.
Palacina Hotel (5 stars)
Become a Maasai for the Day
Nairobi
Spend an amazing day as an honorary Maasai by visiting a family in their village who have lived the traditional Maasai way of life for generations. It starts with a song and dance welcome where the wife of a village elder will offer to dress you in traditional Maasai shuka cloth or ‘African blanket’. Learn about traditional rites of passage from the male children of the family, or young morans, who will teach you how to throw a traditional spear and listen to fascinating folklore stories.
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