Have you been on a
holiday that is so different that it touches
your soul in a way that you never thought
possible ? Then our Eco- Cultural Safaris
are just for you. Our uniquely designed 12
days eco-cultural
safaris enables you to travel to some of the
most beautiful and exotic locations in
Africa. You will get to meet local people,
live in a village for a few days and
experience local cultures, while
volunteering part of your time assisting
communities and/or conserving the
environment. The program starts with a five day stay in Takaungu
village on the coast of Kenya. You will
spend two days in a highly informative
orientation on the local culture, language,
history etc. You will then have the
opportunity to assist with one or more
development related projects undertaken by a
local grassroots development organization,
the East African Center(www.eastafricancenter.org). In addition to
assisting with development project(s), you will have the opportunity to
experience/observe the following :
Traditional palm wine and coconut oil
manufacturing
Village nature walks
Traditional rope making
Visit to the local schools
Preparation and eating of local cuisine
Henna / hair braiding
Traditional singing and dancing
Swimming at the local picturesque beach
On your second week you will take a 7-day
tour of the countryside and Safari. The tour will
include the following
A visit to the marine park where you will do some snorkeling (between October
-March)
A day tour of Mombasa including visits to
Old Town, Fort Jesus, the market and
shopping for souvenirs
A two night stay at an exclusive 5 star
beach resort
3 day Safari to Tsavo 'The theatre of the
wild" National Park where
you will have a chance to see literally
hundreds of wild animals
The cost for the Eco-Cultural
Safari: $2000
(2 persons Minimum)
ITINERARY -12
DAY FULL ECO-CULTURAL SAFARI
DAY 1.Pick up from the airport. Check
into to a Nyali Beach hotel in Mombasa for the first day
to relax after your long trip. You can enjoy
a swim, massage or just relax by the lounge
overlooking the Indian ocean.
DAY 2. Check out at your hotel and drive
to Takaungu to start your eco-cultural tour.
Check into your guest house in Takaungu. At 4 pm you
will go on a creek boat excursion where you
will see monkeys and birds.
DAY 3.You will go for 3 hour village
nature walk. During the walk you see
traditional local families and traditional
houses, harvesting of coconuts, coral block
mining. You will also get to plant trees as
part of our carbon offset initiative.
DAY 4. You will start on a community
project. The project could be anything from
helping build a modern classroom or
traditional Giriama huts, painting, sewing,
carpentry, to basketball, basketball or
volleyball coaching . Around 4 pm will
attend a Giriama/Swahili Cultural talk. You
will get to learn about the local culture,
heritage and traditional way of life from
the local people.
DAY 5. Continue on community project and
Giriama/Swahili cultural talk at 4 pm
DAY 6. Completion of your project . In
the evening you will go to dinner at an
exclusive Italian restaurant set on a bluff
overlooking the Indian Ocean.
DAY 7. You will spend the day relaxing
and soaking in the beauty of the scenery/
Indian Ocean at Mnarani beach resort. This place is paradise.
DAY 8. Today you will spend the day in Mombasa
shopping for
souvenir and local fabric. You will also get to visit the old town.
DAY 9.Have a farewell sports day
and lunch with
the locals. You will get to say goodbye to
the locals on this day.
DAY 10. Depart early in the morning to Tsavo National Park for your safari. Tsavo
is the the largest park in Kenya,
covering an area of about 20,000 sq
kilometers(12,400sq miles) . It is bigger
than the state of Massachusetts or Wales in
the United Kingdom. Here you will get a
chance to see large numbers of elephants,
giraffes, zebras, antelopes, buffalos ,
lions, and much, much more. You will spend
the night at a lodge/hotel inside the park
where can also see animals from the hotel's
water hole
DAY. 11 .Full day of game viewing. You
will enjoy the beauty of the savannah along
with some of the best game viewing Africa
has to offer. You can view animals from the hotel's
water hole.
DAY 12 . Game viewing while on your way
out of the park. You will head to Mombasa
and check into a beach hotel for your
last night in Kenya.
Apart from transport to the
airport t any time of the day the
Eco-Cultural tour will end at 10.00 am.
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