Name: Camp Concepts Kenya Experience Purpose Trip, July 2024
Start: 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

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Jul 3 - 12, 2024

Group size: 8 - 25

Camp Concepts Kenya Experience Purpose Trip, July 2024

Nairobi, Kenya

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Jul 3 - 12, 2024

Group size: 8 - 25

Immerse yourself in stunning scenery, iconic wildlife, and exceptional culture on the Camp Concepts 2024 Kenya Experience Purpose Trip. The journey will begin after arrival in Nairobi, as you venture through the Great Rift Valley to Nakuru. In the Lake Nakuru area, you will enjoy game drives within Lake Nakuru National Park for wildlife sightings. From Nakuru, the tour will depart for Kisii, which will be the access point to Nyanchonori Village. Campers will engage with the community to make lasting personal connections with locals, as well as participate in a meaningful project to leave Nyanchonori better than when we found it. After our village experience, the tour departs for the Maasai Mara reserve, which offers the best game viewing in all of Kenya. After a safari adventure, we will return to Nairobi for our flight back to the US.

Last year's Purpose Trip was a great success. The Global Connections Foundation worked with 5 schools, providing them with over 70 uniforms, school supplies, and sanitary supplies for girls. We also planted 72 trees in Nyanchonori Village to control erosion and provide shade. Additional village improvements that we made were re-painting chalk boards and repairing a kitchen. This trip provides the opportunity to continue our great work in Raising the Village, while providing a once in a life time Kenyan safari adventure.

The flight departs JFK at 1:45pm on July 3, arriving in Nairobi on July 4 at 10:30am. The flight from Nairobi to JFK departs Nairobi at 11:35pm on July 11, arriving in JFK at 7:35am on July 12.

Day 1
Day 1
Flight from JFK to Nairobi
Wednesday, July 3

Depart JFK at 1:45pm, arrive in Nairobi at 10:30 am the following day.
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Day 2
Day 2
Nakuru
Thursday, July 4

You will be greeted and assisted at the airport in Nairobi on arrival. Afterwards, you will be driven through the Great Rift Valley to your overnight destination in Nakuru.

Accommodation: Sentrim Elementaita Lodge
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Day 3
Day 3
Nakuru
Friday, July 5

Enjoy the beautiful lakes in the Great Rift Valley, along with an early evening game drive to see the exotic wildlife in Lake Nakuru National Park.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
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Day 4
Day 4
Kisii
Saturday, July 6

Rise early for a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Afterwards, the group will depart Nakuru for Kisii, a town which will be our access point to Nyanchonori Village.

Accommodation: Ufanisi
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Days 5 and 6
Days 5 and 6
Nyanchonori Village
Sunday July 7, and Monday July 8

Raise the village, by working with the Global Connections Foundation to embolden and empower residents of the remote Nyanchonori Village. On our first day in the village, we will participate in immersive cultural games and activities with the residents of Nyanchonori. On the second day, we will work side by side with villagers to improve and beautify the local village school. Through teamwork, we will make lasting connections with locals during this perspective shifting experience. In addition to our village initiatives, we will explore the Kisii area through guided tours of soapstone manufacturing as well as hiking in Manga Hills.

Accommodation: Ufanisi
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Day 7
Day 7
Maasai Mara
Tuesday, July 9

The group will transition from purpose work in Nyanchonori, to a safari adventure in Maasai Mara. After our drive from Kisii, experience an unforgettable game viewing adventure in the reserve.

Accommodation: La Maison Royale
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Day 8
Day 8
Maasai Mara
Wednesday, July 10

Experience the best game viewing that Kenya has to offer, in the majestic Maasai Mara reserve on a full day of safari adventure.

Accommodation: La Maison Royale
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Day 9
Day 9
Return to Nairobi, Fly Home
Thursday, July 11

Following breakfast in Maasai Mara, you will be transported to Nairobi. While in the city of Nairobi, enjoy a meal at the beautiful Emara hotel before returning home. The flight from Nairobi departs at 11:35pm and arrives in JFK on the following morning, at 7:35am.
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