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Itinerary the chance to view a Rothschild giraffe up close. We’ll DAY 9 • A Day in the Life of a Maasai village

enjoy lunch and dinner at local restaurants in Nairobi. • Controversial Topic: Female genital
B,L,D — Eka Hotel or similar mutilation • Grand Circle Foundation visit:

DAY 1 • Depart U.S. Amboseli Primary School • Game-viewing

You depart in the late afternoon on an overnight flight DAY 5 • Fly to Masai Mara National Reserve in Amboseli National Park
to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After our flight to the Masai Mara this morning, we This morning, we set out to experience A Day in the
enjoy a game-viewing drive en route to our lodge. Life of a Maasai village. After learning about the
DAY 2 • Fly to Nairobi, Kenya We may see such diverse wildlife as Thomson’s and residents’ daily lives, we’ll sit down with the village

We arrive in Amsterdam this morning before catching Grant’s gazelle, topi, and leopards. The Masai Mara chief and a tribeswoman to discuss the Controversial
a connecting flight to Nairobi, arriving in the evening. is Kenya’s finest animal sanctuary, and its gentle, Topic of female genital mutilation, a common
You will be met and transferred to your hotel, where rolling grasslands ensure that the abundant wildlife is practice here. Then, we’ll escort the local children to
we’ll enjoy a Welcome Drink and a briefing on our almost never out of sight. After some free time at our their primary school (when in session), which is
upcoming explorations. We’ll also be joined by fellow lodge, we’ll enjoy an afternoon game-viewing drive. supported in part by Grand Circle
travelers who took one of our optional pre-trip B,L,D — Sentrim Masai Mara Lodge or similar Foundation—part of the World Classroom
extensions, New! Rwanda: Gorilla Trekking & Rebirth initiative. We’ll join in student’s activities before

of a Nation or New! Kenya: Samburu & Sweetwaters DAY 6 • Game-viewing drives in Masai Mara returning to our tented camp for an afternoon game-
Game Reserves. National Reserve viewing drive.
Eka Hotel or similar Today we’ll set off for a full-day game-viewing drive B,L,D — Sentrim Amboseli Tented Camp or similar
in Masai Mara National Reserve.

DAY 3 • Visit Daphne Sheldrick Elephant B,L,D — Sentrim Masai Mara Lodge or similar
Orphanage • Kazuri Bead Factory Watch this independent video to learn

After breakfast, we visit the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant DAY • Masai Mara • Optional Sunrise
Orphanage, where we’ll get a chance to witness and Balloon Safari more about this adventure
learn about the organization’s conservation and Begin today with an optional hot-air balloon safari. Or
rehabilitation efforts. Then, we stop at the Kazuri Bead join us for a morning game-viewing drive and picnic
Factory, which employs over 300 local women—most breakfast. After lunch at our camp, we’ll all enjoy an
of whom are single mothers—who work together to afternoon game-viewing drive in the Masai Mara.
produce handmade beads, pottery, and jewelry. B,L,D — Sentrim Masai Mara Lodge or similar
B,L,D — Eka Hotel or similar

DAY • Fly to Amboseli • Game viewing
DAY 4 • Kibera slums visit • Controversial Departing Nairobi, we fly to Amboseli National Park,

Topic: The politicization of the Kibera set on the border of Tanzania and in the shadow
Slums • Visit Giraffe Center of Mount Kilimanjaro. Upon arriving at Amboseli,
Today, we stop in the Nairobi suburb of Kibera to we check in at our tented camp and then enjoy an watch video
learn about the Controversial Topic of the political afternoon game-viewing drive.
movement in one of the largest urban slums in Africa. B,L,D — Sentrim Amboseli Tented Camp or similar
Then, we visit the Giraffe Center, where we’ll have

Meet the people who call Kenya & Tanzania home

Safari Guides : Throughout your adventure, you’ll be accompanied by expert,
naturalist driver-guides whose extensive knowledge of Africa’s flora and fauna
will help you make the most of your game-viewing excursions.
Bead Factory Employees : Our discoveries on Day 3 bring us to the Kazuri Bead
Factory, where hundreds of local women work to produce beads and jewelry,
which in addition to being important parts of the local economy, are also
exported to more than 20 countries globally.

Maasai Villagers :s part of our A Day in the Life experience on Day 9, we’ll meet

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with Maasai village elders to discuss their cultural traditions, and take part in a
dance celebration.
Residents of the Mto Wa Mbu Village : On Day 12, we’ll venture to the Mto Wa
Mbu Village where locals will show us the importance of agriculture to their
community, and how bananas specifically are used to produce banana beer.
Hadzabe & Datoga peoples : On Day 14, we’ll spend time getting to know two
neighboring tribes: the Hadzabe, hunter-gatherers who still use a clicking-based
dialect, and the Datoga, skilled farmers and craftsmen.
On Days 8-9, we’ll see elephants in Amboseli National Park.

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