Amboseli, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, N’gorongoro Crater

10 days.
Beginning in Nairobi, Kenya (‘Safari Capital of the World’), this unforgettable safari takes participants through some of the Kenya’s most well-known regions. Destinations include Amboseli National Park (with Mount Kilimanjaro ever-looming in the background) offering a multitude of wildlife, including the park’s vast populations of elephants, giraffe, lion, cheetah, zebra and wildebeest. Other wondrous destinations include the winged wildlife of Tsavo West National Park; the hippo, elephant and world-famous tree-climbing lions of neighboring Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park within the Great Rift Valley; the grassland-filled greatness of the Serengeti National Park; and the spectacular, contained eco-system of the N’gorongoro Crater – offering some 30,000 wildlife species!

," then Kenya Youth Hostel Association Volunteers and Tour programs can make your dreams come true!

Mount Kenya, Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara

Youth Hostels Volunteer Program Accommodation.
Accommodation for Youth Hostels volunteers is basic and at the Masai village (Manyatta). The volunteers have the opportunity to learn about Maasai people and Maasai culture. They also see Masai warriors in the community
At the end of the volunteer period, volunteers will be able to relate to the issues that affect the Masai tribe of Africa.
Volunteers may also be able to visit the Masai Mara, interact with Masai warriors, Masai girls and Masai women.
Volunteers may also relate well with the white Masai movie and the book.
Volunteering amongst the Masai will help you build new skills and add balance and variety to your CV.

Teaching Program.
Other volunteer work available includes teaching at both primary and secondary schools. All children at the schools come from local villages {communities}.
Subjects taught include English, Mathematics, Science, Christian Religious Education, Arts & Crafts, Music and Social Studies. Volunteers are also encouraged to use their initiative to come up with extra-curricular activities, sports and other learning activities.

Discover Kenya: Nairobi, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, and Maasai Mara.

1. 7 Days/6 Nights
Covering some of the most appealing and amazing parks in Kenya over the course of seven (7) days, participants are treated to the Kilimanjaro-boasting Amboseli National Park – overflowing with elephants, giraffe, cheetah, zebra, and wildebeest. Other amazing destinations include the rhinos and flamingos of Lake Nakuru National Park, the geological wonderment of the Great Rift Valley as well as the unfettered culture of the Maasai Mara and its epic kaleidoscope of wildlife species – zebra, antelope, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, etc.
Proposed Itinerary
Day One: Preparation for Safari: Volunteers prepare for the safari – picked up from their respective host families/hostels.
Day Two & Three: Amboseli National Park: For the duration of these two days, participants will reside in accommodations arranged and approved by Youth Hostels Tours and Volunteers, where breakfast, lunch & dinner will be available. The day’s safari will begin with a drive to Amboseli National Park near Kilimanjaro – jutting skyward and dominating the horizon with its glorious peak reaching approximately 19,340 feet. The afternoon unfolds – treating participants to numerous wildlife-viewing opportunities, including: the area’s massive elephant population as well as giraffe lions and cheetahs. The wildlife experience continues the next morning as participants are treated to even more of Amboseli National Park’s wonderment – zebra and wildebeest run amok as the safari continues into the afternoon and early evening.
Day Four: Lake Nakuru: After breakfast, participants will travel to Thompson Falls, followed by a descent to the floor of the daunting Rift Valley and onto Lake Nakuru National Park. The remainder of the day will consist of exploring the wonderful diversity of birds as well as opportunities to observe Lake Nakuru’s famed population of rhinoceros, leopards and flamingo. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.
Day Five & Six: Maasai Mara Game Reserve: For the duration of these two days, participants will reside in accommodations arranged and approved by Youth Hostels Tours and Volunteers where breakfast, lunch & dinner will be available. This particular stretch of the tour – guaranteed to supply lasting memories – explores the enchanting, awe-inspiring land of the world-renowned Maasai – a cattle-herding culture still defiantly untouched by the trappings of the western world. This stretch of the journey will commence in a grand finale at the Maasai Mara – an amazing park brimming with Kenya's most concentrated, most diverse examples of wildlife. Within the realm of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, multiple safaris provide opportunities to observe Africa’s largest pride of lions as well as herds-upon-herds of zebra and antelope, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, cheetah and hyena.
Day Seven: Maasai Mara/Nairobi: Participants awake for an early morning game drive, followed by breakfast. Here, participants say their good-byes and express their gratitude to their guides before being escorted back to their respective project locations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.
NOTE: This is a sample itinerary and may be altered to accommodate changes in field conditions.

Why should young people volunteer in Kenya?

A crash course of the amazing lands, wildlife and people of the Maasai Mara, this 4 days, 3 nights safari explores one of Africa’s most spectacular areas within the Great Rift Valley. The stage for the Great Migration, participants witness over a million wildebeest stampeding across the dust-filled region. The people of the Maasai Mara are as amazing as the diversity of animals contained here. Numerous prides of lions, as well as herds of zebra, buffalo, antelope, giraffe, cheetah and hyena await adventure-seekers.

Proposed Itinerary

Want Overseas Experience? Then put yourself in the picture with Kenya Youth Hostels Association Volunteers. Ethics. We strive. >To promote quality awareness, socially responsible and environmentally sound tourism for young people and families. >To keep human relations as a focal point. >To live up to the idea of partnership at all levels. >To strengthen our image and standing us the most important tourist organization for young people and families. >To achieve appropriate commercial results which will ensure the continuation of our organization? Volunteer in Kenya Program Locations The essence of youth is energy directed towards change! Youth Volunteers are very important to our aging population. Old people brighten up and respond positively to the young ones, when a story is shared about a service volunteer project that has been carried out successfully within the country or in a foreign land. Why should young people volunteer? Self – satisfaction after giving time, efforts and energy to be of service to the elderly and community at large. Also the supervisor at your volunteer work station will allow the volunteer to submit their name as a reference when applying for jobs. And when completing those employment applications as it makes positive impressions to the interviewer when the application shows the potential employee was a youth volunteer. Youth Volunteers are a ray of sunshine to our communities especially to the aging population. Kenya Youth Hostels Association Ralph Bunche Road, near Nairobi Hospital P.O. Box 48661 Postal code 00100 nairobi Tel: 254-20 2723012/2738046 TeleFax: 254 20 2738046

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