Tuesday 3 March 2015

VOLUNTOURISM IN RURAL KENYA

A lady volunteer teaching pupils in a Kenyan rural primary School


Volunteer in Rural Kenya for a Week @ 245 USD per person and enjoy the unique African culture and the hospitality as you help improving someone`s life.This package is designed  in that you will experience the authentic and meaningful stay in Kenya and you will definitely fall in love with this land of natural beauty.

Kenya is known to be having a large part of her population living below the international poverty line, with the majority in the rural areas. Poverty has led to poor health, poor education and poor economy leading to poor living standards.
For this reason, African Game Trek has come up with a week Voluntourism packages that helps to link the volunteers with the needy population in the rural. The packages are designed for people in holidays, students and those that would love to experience the local culture of Kenyan people.

A volunteer in the village with her host standing in front of a local grass thatched house

  Travelers participating in the Voluntourism program will enjoy this unique pairing and will experience an authentic and meaningful stay in Kenya.  This is a wonderful alternative to the traditional family vacation, you get to taste the real African hospitality and the real life in the rural areas.
A volunteer from Finland issuing Sanitary towels and Stationary in a rural School in Western Kenya
 This Voluntourism is  open to anyone who would want to participate in offering medicals services,teaching in the local schools,participating in other developmental activities and community work. Accommodation will be offered in the rural homes,giving the volunteer enough exposure to the culture and living practices of the community.
In order to facilitate proper planning and transport for this tour, we charge a fee of 35 USD per person per day. This fee covers Accommodation, Three meals a day,Transport from Nairobi to the site.Volunteers can also choose to blend their activities during the stay in Kenya with a wildlife Safari where they can visit Masai mara, Nakuru, Amboseli, Samburu and many other touristic sites in Kenya as per their choice at an added fee according to the Safari itinerary.

For instance, you can choose to go for
 3 Days Masai Mara budget camping Safari @ 340 USD per person,
4 Days Masai mara, Lake Nakuru Budged Camping Safari @ 460 USD per person
6 Days Masai mara,Lake Nakuru and Amboseli Budget camping Safari @ 690 USD per person
We encourage groups as it is mostly enjoyable and revitalizing .

Elephants enjoying cool breeze  in Amboseli National park
Some of our partners in this noble act includes Tusome Kenya and Kirindo Initiative CBO. You can also be part of this team returning to the community.

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