Further Information
Conservation Expedition in Kenya

Side Trips / Other Opportunities

Being based on the Kenya / Tanzania border means during this expedition, you will be close to some of the most renowned national parks in East Africa, including Tsavo, Serengeti, Amboseli, Maasai Mara and Ngorongoro. During the expedition you can visit these parks to explore the wild and beautiful home of wildlife that includes lions, rhinos and zebras, and there are also other opportunities during the project for you to go on excursions. The islands of Zanzibar and Pemba are a 30-minute flight away from Mombasa – the second largest city in Kenya which offers its visitors an excellent and vibrant cultural insight into the coastal Swahili culture. We recommend that you spend a bit of time exploring before or after your project, if you have the time.

At weekends you will have Saturday afternoon and Sunday off, and you can choose whether to stay on the base and relax in the community or go further a-field and explore. You have opportunities to:

• Hire a sailing boat and visit Funzi Island, where you can stay in a traditional home, eat local dishes, and participate in turtle nesting surveys and nest relocations with Funzi Turtle Club in the evening
• Visit Bodo Village to help the Bodo Turtle Conservation Group re-plant their mangroves and the community to sustain their natural resources. After a morning’s work you can sit back, relax and eat lunch with the group, before taking a boat trip through the mangroves to look for crocodiles
• Go on a safari to the Shimba Hills National Reserve and stay in the KWS bandas that sit amongst the coastal forest and beautiful grasslands. Here you can see elephants, giraffes, buffalo and the only breeding population in Kenya of the beautiful sable antelope. Take a guided walk down to the beautiful Sheldrick Falls and cool off in the pool beneath
• Visit Pemba and around Shimoni, where the scuba diving is world-class and PADI courses can be taken at good rates. The bird watching is also excellent
• Visit the East African coastal town Mombasa, to listen to some Taraab music or watch a Kenyan Premier League football match
• Enjoy the other numerous local attractions and activities that are available in the area, including safaris. Yet simply visiting the areas of great natural beauty is more than enough to give you the sights of a lifetime!