Educational: Community, Wildlife & Coast (11 Days)

Grandmothers, enterprise, and community resilience

Participants visit a local community to meet entrepreneurial Kenyan grandmothers who play a vital role in caring for their families and supporting the next generation.

The visit includes time at a grandmother’s pig farm, where students can see how small-scale enterprise can create income, dignity, and stability.

Through conversation, shared stories, and warm community interaction, the group explores themes of poverty reduction, family responsibility, resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.

Service learning at a community soup kitchen

This day gives participants the opportunity to engage directly with a community initiative supporting vulnerable children and families.

The experience is framed as service learning, combining practical contribution with reflection on social inequality, food security, and community care.

At a children’s centre on the outskirts of Nairobi, the group may assist with preparing and serving meals while learning how local partnerships help address everyday challenges.

For educators, the visit provides a meaningful platform for discussion around citizenship, ethics, empathy, and responsible volunteering.

Women’s empowerment and skills for independence

The final day of the community programme introduces participants to Kenyan women who are building new futures through training, enterprise, and peer support.

Participants visit a Women’s Empowerment Centre where local women undertake an 18-month programme that teaches lifestyle, trade, and entrepreneurial skills so they can set up their own businesses.

Meeting these determined and resourceful women helps participants understand how education, mentoring, and practical skills can support independence, strengthen families, and create long-term community impact.

Fly to the Maasai Mara and begin the safari learning experience

Arrival at Ashnil Mara Camp

Following the community programme, the group transfers to Wilson Airport for the short flight to the Maasai Mara, where the learning journey moves from community engagement to one of Africa’s most remarkable natural environments.

On arrival at the Mara airstrip, participants transfer by 4-wheel drive vehicle to camp. The journey itself becomes the first introduction to the reserve, with opportunities to observe landscapes, wildlife, and the rhythms of life in this extraordinary ecosystem.

Ashnil Mara Camp, with 50 luxury tents, is in the Masai Mara National Reserve and close to the Mara River, famous for the wildebeest migration.

The luxury Masai Mara camp is arguably in one of the very best positions in the Masai Mara for game viewing and also provides the perfect setting to sit and relax at the end of an exciting day of game drives.

After settling in, the group departs on its first game drive with an experienced driver-guide. This provides an exciting introduction to safari field observation and encourages students to begin asking questions about animal behaviour, conservation, and habitat.

Morning and afternoon game drives allow participants to explore different areas of the reserve and deepen their understanding of wildlife patterns, predator-prey relationships, seasonal movement, and the importance of protected landscapes.

Between drives, time at Ashnil Mara Camp provides space for discussion, journalling, reflection, and educator-led learning activities.

The experience supports cross-curricular learning in science, geography, environmental studies, cultural studies, and responsible tourism.

Returning to Nairobi for the next part of your journey

The day begins with a final early-morning game drive before the group returns to Nairobi, completing the safari component of the programme.

During this part of the tour, the group stays at the 5-star family-run Palacina Hotel, one of Nairobi’s most outstanding hotels and a comfortable base between programme stages.

Travel to Diani Beach for rest, reflection, and coastal learning

On the morning of Day 9, the group transfers to the airport for the flight to Diani and Baobab Beach Resort & Spa.

On arrival at Ukunda Airport, the group is met and transferred a short distance to the resort, where the final phase of the programme provides time to rest, reflect, and enjoy Kenya’s Indian Ocean coastline.

After settling in, participants can enjoy the beach, resort pools, and relaxed coastal setting. This is also an ideal moment for educators to facilitate group reflection on the journey so far and connect the experience back to classroom learning outcomes.

Optional coastal activities may include snorkelling, reef excursions, kitesurfing, windsurfing, or other ocean-based experiences, subject to local conditions and group requirements.

Days 10 and 11 offer a slower pace, allowing time for rest, optional activities, and structured reflection.

Educators may use this period for student journaling, group presentations, debrief conversations, or planning how the experience can be shared with the wider school community.

The group is transferred from the resort to Ukunda Airport for the return flight to Nairobi, bringing the programme to a close.

Participants depart with a deeper understanding of Kenya’s communities, cultures, wildlife, and coastal environments, along with practical insights they can carry back into their schools and learning communities.