Day 2: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We pick you from the Stanley Hotel and then depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve. There will be a stopover at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley whose perspective on the valley below is splendidly panoramic. We descend into the Valley bottom and have our next stop in Narok town for lunch. Thereafter we continue our journey to the Masai Mara. Upon arrival proceed on an evening game drive. This reserve is world-famous, due to its high animal concentration, abundance and it's yearly seasonal migration of wildebeest and zebra. In the shimmering light of the African sun we will head for the Campsite, where a Mara welcome awaits!
Introduction to Maasai
In the warmth of the campfire you shall have an introductory talk on the Maasai, their culture, tribe and way of life.

Day 3: Masai Mara
After breakfast proceed for a day of tracking game with your guide. All the big five may be seen in this park namely; elephant, buffalo and lion. The sighting of rhino and leopard that make the total five cannot be guaranteed, as they are few in number, very shy and elusive. Break for your leisurely picnic lunch at the hippo pool where you can watch the Mara Rivers Hippos and crocodiles. Towards the day's end, return to the campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.
Introduction to Nilotes
The second night in the Mara will allow you a chance to know about the Nilotes, the different divisions, their locations and lifestyle.

Day 4: Masai Mara - Nakuru
Start the day with an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. This game drive is very important as it allows you to see most of the Mara wildlife just before they retire for the day. After breakfast depart to Nakuru with lunch in Narok. While on the highway to Nakuru, Mt. Longonot (which is of volcanic origin) and Lake Naivasha can be seen from afar. In the afternoon we arrive in Nakuru national park for an evening game drive. Accommodation is at the Lake Nakuru Lodge, one of the exotic lodges in the Rift Valley, where you have your dinner and overnight stay.
Introduction to Kikuyu (Bantu)
MTK promises a cultural experience. On this day you shall get information on the Kikuyu, the largest tribe in the country, their origins and cultures.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Kisumu
After breakfast precede on a game drive in the nearby Lake Nakuru National Park, which has a fantastic array of bird life including flamingos, white pelicans and the marabou stork, all water birds, that breed in the lake's alkaline waters.You may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild's giraffe that has five horns instead of the usual three and clear instead of spotted shanks (legs). A visit to the baboon cliff offers a scenic panorama of the lake below, surrounded by a vast tract of euphorbia and acacia forest. Makalia falls within the park are an additional attraction.
You leave the park in the late morning hours and drive to Kericho where lunch will be at the Kericho Tea Hotel. Kericho is famous for its tea plantations, on your therefore you have a splendid view of the tea farms that are spread out in brilliant green as far as the horizon. After roaming through the plantations with a guide to see the tea pickers at work, a visit to a tea factory is next on the agenda. Thereafter proceed onto the Sunset Hotel in Kisumu, where you will have your dinner and overnight.
Introduction to Luo
Day five will enable you experience the life of the dominant lake tribe, the Luo and their close neighbours the Luhya.

Day 6: Kisumu - Kakamega forest
After an early breakfast we head for the impala sanctuary and to Dunga beach, known as the hippo point with a chance to have a boat ride in the source of River Nile and largest fresh water lake in the world. We also visit the Kisumu museum where displays are well presented. There's a very good collection of everyday items from the various peoples of the area including agricultural implements, birds and insect traps (including a white ant trap), food utensils, clothing, furniture, weapons, musical instruments, and a fairly motley collection of stuffed birds and animals including an amazing centre piece of a lion riding on a wildebeest. Outside there is a traditional Luo homestead consisting of the husband's mud and thatch house and separate houses for each wife. Also visit the bird sanctuary before exploring the big magnificent market in Kisumu town.

After lunch, depart for Kakamega Forest, where your drive takes you over the Tugen hills, through the beautiful Kerio valley and Sirikwa plateau into the Kakamega Forest Reserve which is a superb slab of virgin tropical rainforest in the heart of an intensively cultivated agricultural area. This forest is a home to a huge variety of birds and animals and is well worth the minimal effort required to get to it. Some parts of the forest are very dense and for a greater appreciation of the flora and fauna A guide with extensive knowledge on the trees and birds will accompany you and show you around. Binoculars and wet-weather gear are essential as it usually rains heavily every afternoon for a couple of hours. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Introduction to Kalenjin
The evening will be spent learning about the Kalenjin. This tribe came to be well known especially with the corruption of the past government.

Day 7: Kakamega forest - Kitale
After an early breakfast, have a morning nature walk taking you into the forest thicket for a real Kenyan adventure. The experience is breathtaking as one sees the forests inhabitants as they go through their morning activities; the monkeys and birds are quite active at these times.
Hereafter depart for Ndalu, to be in time for lunch in the village. After lunch the Chief will give a presentation on Ndalu and the Luyha-culture. Hereafter you will visit the Primary school, which will be the project location for the on-coming week before being introduced to your host family with whom you will spend the following evenings with.

WEEK TWO

Day 8 & 9
After an early breakfast with your host family, assemble at 0830 hrs at the primary school to begin the project. At noon lunch is ready for all the workers at the school. After a one-hour break, continue till 1600 hrs. Spend the afternoon at leisure; get to know more on the village and the lifestyle. Dinner and overnight will be with your host family.

Day 10:
As usual the morning program will involve continuing on the project. Before lunch the team will be put to test on their bargain power. All will be expected to go to the local bull-market from where they will purchase a bull. From this day to the last you are to organise on how to take care of the purchased bull.

After the market experience lunch will be served before departing for the Mt. Elgon area. We arrive, in the mid afternoon, at Delta Crescent Camp. This is a game sanctuary situated right next to the Mt. Elgon Park. We will have an evening game drive that will allow you to have direct contact with the Rhino, Eland amidst other of the areas wildlife. Horse riding will be an optional way to spend the evening.

Dinner and overnight will be in the camp and as we gather round the campfire we all engage in discussion on your perspectives on village life.

Day 11:
After breakfast we head back to the village, where we will spend the morning at a local orphanage. Lunch will be at the school grounds, as we continue with the project. The evening is spent at leisure before returning to your 'homes'.

Day 12:
The project is almost coming to an end; all the manpower and resources will be used to make sure the project is finished by the end of the day. Depending on the energy left in you and the necessity to accomplish, we will continue working through the evening with dinner at the school grounds.

Day 13:
The morning will be spent with the school community after which a handing over ceremony will be conducted before having lunch.
After lunch we engage in a bush trek as we walk to the greatest river in this location, the Nzoia. Swimming and sunbathing will be at leisure as we set up camp by the riverside.

As dusk is falling the fires will be lit to begin the celebrations in the typical Luhya style. Barbeque and drinks will be flowing as the hosting families and you celebrate the friendship that was created this week. After a surprise (or two) the evening will come to an end as we turn to our tents.

Day 14: Return to Nairobi
After breakfast we will be boarding the safari vans to head back to Nairobi. Of course we stop for a real Kenyan picnic break. Arrival in Nairobi in the late afternoon.

WEEK THREE

This week is optional, however the itinerary given assumes a typical beach safari with accommodation in a five star hotel in Malindi with some (optional) excursions. E.g.

Skin-diving or divng at the many coral reefs off the coast

• Visit to the snakepark and the crocodile farm
• Participation in or use of the many water sport possibilities
• A day trip along the coast with a visit tot he different monuments and places of interest 

Day 15. Arrive in the morning by train. Hereafter you will be transferred to Malindi to the 5-Star 'Mapenzi Resort'. Several activities can be undertaken such as, water-skiing, scuba diving, snorkelling and banana-rides.

Day 16-20. Full relaxation with all the comfort you can imagine.

Day 21. Departure to Nairobi by comfortable private bus. So to be able to see the beauty of the Tsavo-area that we will pass on the way.