The African people are a happy people and doing a safari you will see that they are ready to welcome you to their country and culture. Tourism is one of the best means of export in Africa, particularly for the poor people serving you along your Safari. This is a Meaningful Safari and a safari that makes sense.
Meaningful safari – a different kind of safari! You will experience the traditional safari, driving through the national park of this magnificent country and seeing the range of animals the nature has to offer.
Meaningful part of this safari includes getting close to the real people who live in Africa; buying fabrics in large outdoor markets, cooking traditional dishes with natives, visiting street children where they live in the slums and see how organizations operate to help them.
Meaningful Safari in Kenya
Nairobi - Kitui - Nairobi
1st October 2019 – 9th October 2019
FULLY BOOKED
THE SAFARI DAY BY DAY
Departure day – 28th September
Departure from Gardermoen Airport in the morning at 0630. (flight KL1140) via Amsterdam. Departure from Amsterdam at 1255 (flight KL565) . Arrival Nairobi at 2150.
On arrival you are met by your safari driver guide who are waiting for you at the international arrival wing. We will go directly to our guesthouse and Daniel will give us a short brief before we go to bed.
Accommodation: Methodist Guesthouse
Departure day – Tue 1st Oct 2019
Departure Flesland 17.40 to Paris. AF 1253
Departure Paris 21.00 to Nairobi. AF 0814.
Day 1 – Wed 2nd Oct 2019, Nairobi - Kitui
Arrive early in the morning – 06.10 at Kenyatta International Airport
Daniel will take you direct to Kitui with stop at Wamunyo for lunch and wood-carving-factory for shopping
Proceed to Flamingo farm where Kirsten is welcoming you
Accommodation: Flamingo guesthouse
Day 2 – Thu 3rd Oct 2019, Flamingo Farm in Katulani village
Visit some of Help to Selfhelp´s projects. Kanini Women Group and water-project at Kalimani
Today is a market day in this small village Katulani.
Accommodation: Flamingo Guesthouse
Day 3 – Fri 4th Oct 2019, Katulani
Morning trip to the river and home visits to our neighbors. The people are very friendly and love to greet guests staying at Flamingo farm.
School visit
Meet Daniels family and hear the story about his life
Accommodation: Flamingo Guesthouse
Day 4 – Sat 5th Oct, A day in Kitui Town
Sightseeing-by-foot in Kitui town.
Lunch at Kitui Villa hotel. The newest hotel in Kitui. (Here they have swimming-pool).
Saturday is a market day at Kalundu local market. Here you can buy chicken, tobacco, bows and arrows and many other useful things
Dinner at Parkside Hotel before we drive back to Flamingo farm
Accommodation: Flamingo farm
Day 5 – Sun 6th Oct, Back to Nairobi
Drive back to Nairobi after early breakfast
Lunch at Karen Coffee Garden
Visit Karen Blixen farm and Kazuri beads factory
Check in at our guesthouse
Dinner at 4 You
Accommodation: Methodist Guesthouse
Day 6 – Mon 7th Oct, Day-safari in Nairobi National park
6am - We leave the guesthouse for Sunrise safari
11 - 12 we are at Sheldrick elephant orphanage
Lunch at Galleria shopping mall
Visit to Kitengela glass blowing factory.
Dinner at La Salumeria Italian restaurant near the guesthouse
Accommodation: Methodist Guesthouse
Day 7 – Tue 8th Oct, Full day in Nairobi and departure day
After breakfast, we check out from hour guesthouse.
Today we will meet the children at Samarithan Children home in Mathare-slum. On the way, we will buy food at local shops to bring to the children.
Sightseeing in city centre if time allows
Dinner at Ole Sereni
Departure time is midnight and we must be at the airport at 9pm. Meaning we must leave Ole Sereni 08.30 pm.
Departure 23.50 to Amsterdam. KL 0566
Day 8 – Wed 9th Oct Sep
Arrival time Amsterdam 08.25. KL 1185
Arrival Bergen 10.00
FLAMINGO SAFARI WISHING YOU A SAFE FLIGHT BACK HOME
Terms and conditions
The price is NOK 17 000,- pr person
Additional charge for singel room: NOK 2000
Included: Accomodation and meals as mentioned in the program.
Entrance-fee.
All travel by car and activities mentioned in the program.
Not included: Visa to Kenya USD 50, tip, drinks to the meals.
We have to take reservations for variation in the different currencies and other conditions we do not control. There may be minor changes in the program depending on weather conditions, special wishes from the participants, and other issues we can not forsee.
We can not garantee you a picture window at your hotels.
Here is some general information in Norwegian
Here is Reisehåndboka in Norwegian
Here you can get visa for Kenya. http://evisa.go.ke/evisa.html (You need a copy of your passport, a passport picture and a copy of your ticket)
Here is a general map of the safari
Binding registration by paying NOK 2000, Tag the payment Footsteps 2019
within 15th March 2019, and confirm with an e-mail to post@meaningfulsafari.com
Final payment 1st August 2019.
Hjelp til selvhjelp i Afrika
Sanderveien 23
1400 Ski
Norway
Bank: Sparebanken Sør
Storgt 10
4890 Grimstad
Norway
Bank account 2801 24 26447
IBAN NR: NO7928012426447
SWIFT: SPSONO22
We can recommend travel insurance from Gjensidige
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