Kenya · Volunteer Tours

5-Day Kenya Community Tour with Lake Naivasha and Maasai Village

5 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

Meeting grandmas is an unforgettable moment

Seeing how a pig farm works is always fascinating

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Meet communities in Kenya that are facing and overcoming life's challenges
02 Visit a children's feeding centre and help prepare and distribute nutritious food
03 Spend time at Lake Naivasha and spot hippos and abundant birdlife by boat
04 Meet women building independent businesses through an empowerment programme
05 Become an honorary Maasai for the day in a traditional village

Visit a children's feeding centre, a women's empowerment project, a grandmother's pig farm, and a traditional Maasai village on this 5-day journey in Kenya. Meet project leaders and community members who are making wonderful progress in creating a better life for all, and gain fascinating insights into Kenyan culture through personal connections. The tour also includes time at beautiful Lake Naivasha, where you can enjoy a boat ride and spot hippos and abundant birdlife.

The tour also includes time at beautiful Lake Naivasha, where you can enjoy a boat ride and spot hippos and abundant birdlife.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Naivasha, Nairobi

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Visit a Children's Feeding Centre

Get engaged with the local people and become a helping hand - a rewarding way for travellers to alleviate poverty in Kenya.
Visit a children's centre on the outskirts of Nairobi supported by One Horizon, which provides the kids with their regular meals every day. Lend a helping hand in preparing and distributing nutritious food. See how communities work together to help the hungry and the most vulnerable.

Day 02

Visit the Women's Empowerment Centre

Visit the Women's Empowerment Centre, in a developing area west of Nairobi, another worthwhile project supported by One Horizon. Here, local women undertake an 18-month program that teaches them trade and entrepreneurial skills to set up their own businesses. The results have been phenomenal, as the mothers can lift themselves out of poverty, keep their families together, and transform into independent business owners and community leaders.
Meet and learn from some of the proud, self-sufficient women involved in this inspirational program.

Day 03

Lake Naivasha and Great Rift Valley Views

Drive west of Nairobi to Lake Naivasha, Kenya's most beautiful freshwater lake, surrounded by peaceful grassy banks and fringed by thick papyrus.
Along the way, stop at a roadside lookout for stunning views over Kenya's Great Rift Valley, then arrive at a lovely lakeside lodge set in huge grounds studded with acacia trees, where you may spot the odd antelope or vervet monkey.
Next, catch a small boat to view hippos and the abundant birdlife that Naivasha is famous for.
Return to the lodge, enjoy a delicious leisurely lunch, and swim in the pool before heading back to Nairobi in the late afternoon.

Day 04

Grandmother's Pig Farm Experience

Learn how Kenyan grandmothers play a vital role in keeping families together in difficult economic circumstances. Visit a local grandmother's pig farm and discover how pig husbandry provides food and financial support, while the biogas system creates energy from waste to power a home. This is another worthwhile project supported by One Horizon, and the initiative aims to empower grandmothers through small-scale farming.
Sit with them over a cup of local tea, enjoy joyful singing and dancing, and listen to their powerful stories of resilience.

Day 05

Become a Maasai for the Day

Spend an amazing day as an honorary Maasai by visiting a family in their village who have lived the traditional Maasai way of life for generations. It begins with a welcome song and dance, where the wife of a village elder will offer to dress you in traditional Maasai shuka cloth or 'African blanket'.
Next, the male children of the family, or young morans, will teach you how to throw a traditional spear and the techniques needed to survive in the bush, before you listen to fascinating folklore stories shared by Maasai elders.