Insights of Life (6 Days and memories for life)

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1 - Visiting a Masai Village

Stop At: Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley Mageso Chember, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
This is a rare opportunity to truly immerse yourself in traditional Masai culture. The day starts herding cattle with Masai warriors on an easy and enjoyable stroll down a magnificent valley. Along the way, the people of traditional Masai village we’re visiting will share insights into their culture. We spend the rest of the day at their village with their families. Here you’ll connect with amazing Masai women whose stories will both shock and inspire you. They’ll also help you create your own piece of traditional jewelry as a keepsake of your day in magical Masai country.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Day 2 - Helping at a soup kitchen in Nairobi

Stop At: Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley Mageso Chember, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
You’ll gain a real understanding of what life is like for so many Kenyan families when we spend the day at a soup kitchen for toddlers. They’ll touch your heart as you help us prepare them a nutritious meal and play games with them. Here we’ll also meet some of their mums or dads who are living below the poverty line and often on the streets.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Day 3 – Helping grandma keep the family together

Stop At: Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley Mageso Chember, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
Yes, a tiny piglet can change a life! We’re visiting a grandma who’d normally be working in the fields so she can feed her orphaned grandchildren. Today though she’s waiting to welcome us and when you give her the piglet, the song and dance begins. This moment is emotional – it marks the start of a whole new life for the grandma who’ll have her own small farming business in less than a year. Throughout the day she’ll share her life, culture, stories and traditions with you – it’s an experience that is sure to change your life too.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Cultural and community tour of Ngong Women's Center - a centre of hope and inspiration

Stop At: Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley Mageso Chember, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
We’ll visit One Horizon’s Women’s Empowerment centre to meet a group of amazing Kenyan women and gain insights into their life journeys as they share their incredible stories. They’ve come from literally living in drains to training for a vocational diploma, which is setting them up to run their own businesses, buy their own land and, best of all, create bright futures for their children.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Help the Masai build a Manyatta (a traditinal home)

Stop At: Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley Mageso Chember, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
Learn how to build a manyatta (a type of hut), using traditional weaving techniques and mud. Stand side-by-side with the women of the Masai and gain insight into how a modern tribe lives as you learn about their deep-rooted culture and traditions.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Visiting a Rescue Center for Chlldren

Stop At: Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley Mageso Chember, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
Rescue Centers are a safe refuge for children. You’ll gain authentic insights into Kenyan culture and the circumstances that lead to so many children being homeless.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.