Zami Collective brings together women as friends and lovers through curated wellness and travel experiences. Our community encourages women to dream through a collective conscience. Join the Zami Collective in November 2024 as we return to Kenya for another retreat!

Spend time immersed in nature, hiking in the Kenyan highlands, learning about sustainable farming practices and the coffee production process from Kenyan women-led cooperatives in the Rift Valley and partake in dreaming workshops with the Zami community. 

The ‘Kenyan Farmstead Retreat’ is a 5-night farmstead experience. You will meet women farmer cooperatives, partake in ‘Farm to table’ workshops covering Kenya’s coffee value chain, hike the highlands and rest. The natural landscape and grounds of the coffee estate is breathtaking and the history behind the property is significant. 

Each package is priced per-person and available on a shared room or private room occupancy. If you intend to travel with a friend, please do let us know at the time of booking and we will do our very best to pair you in a shared room.
 

We understand time and resources may restrict your travel plans so please reach out to us directly to discuss more flexible options to attend; we run different retreats throughout the year in Kenya.

Please note: Flights are not included in the retreat package and it is your responsibility to book the appropriate international and domestic flights. Information will be shared with participants on flight routes once bookings are confirmed and we will be on hand to assist with this.  

For returning Zami participants you can enjoy £100 off a shared or private room package. Please reach out directly for the discount code. 

At the Farmstead in Nandi Hills, Kenya, rooms are available on a twin basis (2 persons) with shared bathroom facilities, or on a private twin room basis (1 person) with private bathroom facilities. Please note: this is a traditional farmstead with simple, comfortable accommodation to host your activities at the farm. 

Zami Collective is a container to nurture connection, community and creativity. Our retreats are regenerative - they focus on integrating wellness, food, artist and cultural practitioners from the African continent at different points of the value chain. From yoga instructors based in Addis Ababa and Lamu, to spotlighting homegrown publications archiving East Africa's creative arts landscape. We are learning how best our Zami footprint can redistribute wealth, while connecting guests with different countries and cultures on the African continent.

A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers, Zami was created to build and nurture a community with shared world views on the collective needs for material and spiritual transformation.

We invite you to slow down and become attuned to our collective internal rhythms and encourage consciousness towards the communities we are hosted in. Let us be present as we connect, create and crucially— rest. 

"In October 2021, I journeyed to Lamu for my solar return. I experienced magic. My ancestral interior came alive and I knew that, one day, I would return: with friends, with lovers and family. Sitting on the terrace of my house in Lamu, I called in community and unbeknownst, the birth of the Zami Collective was already in close orbit." - Kulani McCartan-Demie, Founder. 
 

A £500 deposit is required to secure your place (all deposits are non-refundable). The remainder is to be paid by the 1st August 2024. Flexible instalments can also be made that we agree upon at the time of booking. Please keep up with the scheduled instalment dates as these guarantee a smooth booking process and that your place on the retreat is confirmed.

Please notify Zami Collective at least 120 days prior to the retreat in order to receive a 50% refund (minus deposit). Any cancellations after this date are non-refundable. All deposits are non-refundable. You confirm that you understand the above information and accept this at the time of booking.  

*Please note: all packages are non-transferable. 

Force Majeure Disclaimer

In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond the supplier's control, including but not limited to natural disasters, government restrictions, or other acts of God, the supplier shall not be held liable for any disruptions or cancellations of the retreat. Deposits paid by attendees are non-refundable under such circumstances. This disclaimer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

In the unlikely event that this trip has to be cancelled or rescheduled due to extraordinary travel circumstances such as security travel warnings, Zami Collective will not be held responsible for the impact of such changes on individual travel arrangements.

Insurance

Personal travel and health insurance are compulsory for participants to join our retreats and we advise you to book insurance at the time of booking to ensure that any disruptions are covered.

Sole Discretion

Zami Collective reserves the right to accept or reject any request for cancellation and refunds at any time without liability, and in the event it determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion.

You confirm that you understand all of the above information and accept this at the time of booking.

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Karibu Sana!

Welcome to Kenya! You will be met by your host at Eldoret international airport after a short domestic flight from Nairobi (approx 1 hour). Meet the rest of your cohort and transfer to Nandi Hills to the farm estate where you will spend the next five nights. Relax, sit back and enjoy the drive through the rolling hills of Kenya's highlands, with rows of coffee plants and fields of tea surrounding you.

Guests will have the chance to settle into their rooms and freshen up before a warm welcome from the Zami collective and an introductory circle time to meet the other attendees.

A light lunch will be served. You are welcome to spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the grounds of the farm estate. Enjoy some free time relaxing in the gardens and go for a walk in the nearby natural landscape. Join us for sundowners at sunset, storytelling by the fireplace and for your first Zami family dinner served at 7:30pm. 

*Please note, the final itinerary may be subject to changes and tweaks. We move with the rhythm of the group and the universe. As we say in Kenya, pole pole...slowly slowly. 

Start your day with a delicious breakfast spread filled with Kenyan fruits, juices, teas and nourishments at 9am. 

Guests can freshen up and take some downtime before the first Zami circle time.

Embark on a guided tour of the coffee estate and learn about the value chain process from experts at Chepsangor Estate, from farm to table, you will learn from a boutique coffee producer and processor before sampling different varieties of coffee in a tasting session.

Lunch will be served at 1pm.  

You are welcome to spend the afternoon continuing exploring the green landscapes of Kenyan's Rift Valley. If you fancy some quiet time, relax and unwind in different coves of the farmstead. We will regroup for afternoon tea.

Join us for sundowners and storytelling by the fireplace, followed by family dinner prepared by Chef and served at 7:30pm. 

Start your day with an early breakfast at 8:00am before heading out on a half day group hike across the fresh green landscape of Nandi Hills!

Depart from the farmstead at 10:00 am on a guided walk, take in the panoramic views of the region and feel the warmth of Lake Victoria as you ascend the hill tops. We will explore the different sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices of the region and identify different crops growing in the vicinity.

Time to take rest and enjoy a picnic lunch up in the hills before heading back to the farmstead.

Relax and freshen up for Zami family dinner at 7:30pm. 

Start your day with a delicious breakfast spread filled with Kenyan fruits, juices, teas and nourishments

Guests can freshen up and take some downtime before Part I of our Dreamstorm workshop. Part one of the Dreamstorm workshop will be held by Zami Collective at 11:00am Zami is a Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers. Part I of the workshop will explore how we can activate our dreams through group exercises and breakout sessions. We will outline our main dreams, obstacles and how best we can support one another through a communal resource exchange in the future.

Lunch will be served at 1pm.    

You are welcome to spend the afternoon taking some down time in the green landscapes of Kenya's Rift Valley. If you fancy some quiet time, relax and unwind in different coves of the farmstead.

Regroup for afternoon tea with the local women's farming cooperative, where we will have a shared circle time and discuss collective dreams for the farm and beyond.

Join us for sundowners and storytelling by the fireplace, followed by family dinner prepared by Chef and served at 7:30pm. 

Start your final day at the farm with a morning sunrise walk, followed by breakfast.  

Guests will be invited to continue exploring their dreams through part three of the Dreamstorm workshop and participate in a 'postcard to my dreams' creative session. Take time to independently reflect on part 1 and 2 of the dream activation workshop and use your creativity to channel your dreams through art.  

You can think and feel with colour before using words and writing your dreams down on the postcard. Use colours, patterns, shapes and pictures to draw and evoke how these dreams make you feel; this might be an abstract process. Colour will act as a tool to recall from your memory scape and to dream through your third eye.    

Lunch will be served at 1pm.  

Enjoy some free time in the afternoon before regrouping. We will close the retreat with an integration segment, to round up our reflections before we depart Nandi Hills.

Dinner is served at 7:30pm 

After Breakfast, guests depart the farm in the morning to Eldoret airport in order to catch the early Afternoon Jambojet flight to Nairobi.     

Thank you so much for sharing your love and presence with Zami Collective, you have left a collective dreamprint in the rolling hills of Nandi!