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Altruistic Adventure & Safari in Kenya

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Altruistic Adventure & Safari in Kenya

A journey to live a unique human, sporting and cultural experience.

From August 8 to August 18, 2023

RuntheWorld, partnering with NGOs Chazón and Kirira presents this spectacular adventure full of sport, solidarity, and unique experiences in Kenya, the Home of Champions.

Surely you have often wondered why some countries have small sports cultures and others bring together the best athletes in the world.

This is the case of Kenya, the African country with the most Olympic medals on the continent. In addition, the local athlete Eliud Kipchoge also currently holds the world record in the marathon.

On this trip we will enter the land of Eliud, we will discover why Kenya and especially the Rift Valley area meet the requirements to forge the great champions and world champions of athletics. We will discover their habits, their philosophy of life and their privileged physiology, we will live like one of them for a few days. We will also use the bicycle as a sustainable means of transport to reach unexplored corners and soak up the local culture.

But Kenya is much more, you will discover an incredible country, with wonderful people and above all with spectacular animals. You will see lions, zebras, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, elephants,... closer than ever! In their natural habitat, far away from the big overcrowded safaris.

This trip is a PROSPECTIVE TRIP.

These are trips for people who want to live and enjoy unique and authentic experiences, in very small groups. Accompanying us in what for us are privileged moments, where we enjoy feeling and exploring for the first time everything planned with the greatest possible veracity, as well as solving the unforeseen events that will approach us in the areas that we will visit far from the conventional tourist flows.

As this is our first landing in Kenya, we want to discover little by little, with a lot of humility and respect, the local culture and the work of the social organizations we have selected. It is a journey of discovery, where we are going to meet for the first time several NGOs that have moved us a lot, focused on gender equality, child protection and especially girls.

If you like sport, nature, animals, and cultural immersions, this trip will change you forever.

The cause

Ours partners

Chazón is a Molo-based NGO whose mission is to empower children and their families through education and protection of vulnerable groups.

Kirira is a non-partisan, non-denominational NGO with development projects in Kenya. Our objective is the eradication of genital mutilation to which thousands of girls are subjected for reasons of tradition. We also promote dignity and solidarity towards the most vulnerable in order to alleviate their suffering and contribute to building a fairer world.

The Trip

This experience will involve traveling across the country from Nairobi to Iten (aprox 400km, on a bus or gravel biking). You will run and workout almost everyday with the bests in the worlds. The rest includes visiting parks/projects, and enjoying the wonderful scenery of the African country. You will explore cities and towns with all the rich Kenyan culture, national parks, and natural reserves. You will visit some of the NGO's projects that are located close to Iten. All of this will allow you to have direct contact with the local population and their world. You will be enjoying this connection with a peaceful and friendly village. Before you depart, we will give you tips on how to prepare for the trip.

The Impact

For each participant, RuntheWorld donates 100€ to the NGO projects, however, this is a prospective trip where we will finish defining the trip and take content resources for other editions. Therefore we will have to reach the minimum of 12 travellers to make this full donation. You will also have a fundraising goal that you will be able to share with your friends and family at home. This is the greatest challenge that you will have. Create your challenge on a crowdfunding platform and raise funds for the projects that you will visit.

Your trip will all have an impact from the selection of accommodation owned by locals, hiring the local bus (instead of a typical tourist bus), and staying at a place owned by a local woman athlete who is also part of a gender equity foundation. One of the key impacts of the trip is the fundraising that you will carry out to finance the programs and, above all, the visibility that you will give the project by being there.

Itinerary

Prospecting Trip

Day 1: Landing in Nairobi

On Sunday 5 March you will arrive in the capital, Nairobi. We will depart for Hell's Gate, Africa's Grand Canyon. If our strength allows it, we will visit the Hell's Gate National Park on foot and by bike.

Day 2: Passage through Molo. Chazon Foundation

We will start the day early to get to the base of our first great experience of solidarity with the NGO Chazon. Crossing the surroundings of Lake Nakuru we will arrive at Molo where we will be welcomed by Lucy, founder of the NGO.

Day 3: From Molo to Iten (Home of champions)

After our morning activity, either running or trekking... we will let ourselves be carried away by the activities that the organization has prepared for us to learn about their work and impact. After lunch, we will leave for our new destination. The playground of the great Kenyan athletes.

Day 4: The school of world champions

Saint Patrick School is the school in Iten where future world champions grow up. It is very likely that you will see a boy or girl who will be on the podium at the Olympic Games in a few years' time. We will also discover a cycling team, another modality that they are trying to promote from the base, taking advantage of the great genetic qualities of the Kalenjin for the practice of endurance sports. You'll be amazed at what you'll see, really! In the afternoon we will have free time or optional strength training and dinner with local families, so you can experience firsthand what life is like for a Kenyan family.

Day 5: Iten to Lake Baringo

We will get up early to make our way to Lake Baringo to enjoy a boat ride on the lake, see crocodiles, hippos and a variety of birds. In the evening we will see the most starry skies on this side of the planet and observe their positions from another perspective.

Day 6: Visit Tangulbei. Kirira Foundation

After two hours of off-road Matatu we will arrive at Talgulbei, one of the communities where our second solidarity force acts. The Kirira Foundation, which has been fighting against female genital mutilation in Kenya for more than 20 years. With Esther Kanga we will visit their projects.

Day 7: Back to Lake Baringo

We will start the day with some exercise and until lunchtime we will continue with the activities planned by Kirira's local partner. In the afternoon we will return to our base at Lake Baringo.

Day 8: Return to Nairobi

We will prepare everything to return to the capital. On the way we will enjoy Lake Nakuru and its flora and fauna. Our flight leaves early in the morning, so it will be an opportunity to retire early and take in all that has happened on the African continent.

Day 9: Return home

In the early morning you will fly back to your home city.

Optional: for those who find it too short: Masai Mara

If you don't want to leave Kenya without visiting the Masai Mara, one of the most famous safaris in the world, you can add the option of spending two days and two nights on a spectacular safari, ask us for more information.

Packs

DEPARTURE CONFIRMED.
The trip will be confirmed no later than 60 days before departure if there is a group of at least 12 people.

Prices travel pack: (see "included" tab for details of inclusions)

Prospective Trip Pack from €1180
The pack includes everything you need to spend a holiday in Kenya with all the comforts, from the moment you arrive until the moment you leave. Accommodations are double bedrooms shared with other fellow travelers.

Prospective trip Pack + Masai Mara Pack 1680€.
Included prospective trip + two extra nights to go on safari in the Masai Mara.

What's included

8 nights in a dormitory or shared double room. Guests houses, run by locals, with a minimum level of comfort to make the experience enjoyable while supporting the local community.
All breakfasts & dinners are included in local restaurants.
All land transportation within the country
All activities with the NGO
Guide

What's not included

Flights (domestic and international – between 500 and 900€)
Visa (if needed)
Vaccines and malaria prophylaxis
Lunches (between 5€ and 15€ /day)
Extra activities (Masai Mara, excursions…)
Extra donations through a fundraising campaign
Cancellation and medical insurance (highly recommended)
Covid test if needed
Beverage

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Altruistic Adventure & Safari in Kenya
Africa · 8-18 Aug '23
From € 1,590

Intermediate
Multisports
8 to 10 days
10k / days +-

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Altruistic Adventure & Safari in Kenya

Altruistic Adventure & Safari in Kenya

A journey to live a unique human, sporting and cultural experience.

The cause

Ours partners

The Trip

The Impact

Itinerary

Prospecting Trip

Day 1: Landing in Nairobi

Day 2: Passage through Molo. Chazon Foundation

Day 3: From Molo to Iten (Home of champions)

Day 4: The school of world champions

Day 5: Iten to Lake Baringo

Day 6: Visit Tangulbei. Kirira Foundation

Day 7: Back to Lake Baringo

Day 8: Return to Nairobi

Day 9: Return home

Optional: for those who find it too short: Masai Mara

Packs

What's included

What's not included

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