Challenge Week 2009
KENYA
Kenya
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Click here for the blog and photos of Kenya trip 2009 Click here for a short video about happenings during the week. ITINERARY. KENYA – The Return to Tala
– Challenge Week 09 Day 1 Saturday
10th October Fly from HK to Nairobi via Dubai. The flight from HK will depart in the evening.
Day 2 Sunday
11th October Arrive in
Kenya early morning and check in to hotel. Visit the Nairobi Giraffe Centre,
Nairobi National Park and the Bomas of Kenya for a
Cultural Show. Dinner and overnight in Nairobi. The
‘Bomas of Kenya’, is a cultural centre
situated 10km from the city centre where we will experience and learn about
Africa’s rich cultural heritage. On show will be the colourfully
dressed Bomas Harambee
dancers swirling to the rhythm of traditional African music. A guided tour
will allow us to explore some of the traditional villages allowing us to
appreciate the richness of Kenya’s tribal culture. ‘Bomas’ is an African word meaning ‘An African
Homestead’ and houses different styles of Bomas,
each representing one of Kenya’s major ethnic groups. We will marvel
together at the traditional African architecture of the Bomas
and gain an insight into the cultural diversity of Kenya’s rural
tribes. Day 3 Monday
12th October Tala Day 1 Straight
to Tala School after breakfast. ‘Tala School Welcome the Return of KGV’. Tala School Student and Parent Dance. KGV Charity Committee
donation HK$10,000. Tour of school, all KGV Students with Tala
School Students. Packed lunch. Start CAS work in afternoon. Dinner and
overnight in Nairobi. The CAS work that the students will undertake will be very similar to the general improvements to the teaching and learning environments that were made on the previous trip. Painting murals and improving the condition of the classrooms will be the primary focus.
Day 4 Tuesday
13th October Tala Day 2 CAS work all day at Tala School. Finish CAS work today. Packed lunch. Dinner and overnight in Nairobi.
Day 5 Wednesday
14th October Tala Day 3 Return to Tala School. Teaching and games with the Tala children led by KGV students. An emotional handover and farewell ceremony. Dinner and overnight in Nairobi
Day 6 Thursday
15th October Trek
Up Volcano Depart
Nairobi after breakfast. Arrive at the base of Mt. Longonot
Volcano and climb to the top of the crater’s edge in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight Longonot. Mt.
Longonot is a dormant cone-shaped stratovolcano
found in the rift valley. At 2,776 metres, it is the most prominent feature
on the landscape in the southern rift valley area around Naivasha,
approximately 60km from Nairobi.
Day 7 Friday
16th October Safari
Day 1 (1/2 Day) Depart Longonot after breakfast. Arrive at the Masai Mara in the afternoon. Settle into camp. Game drive in the late afternoon then dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day 8 Saturday
17th October Safari
Day 2 (Full Day) Full day in Masai Mara. Various game drives. Picnic lunch by Mara River and walk to see the crocodiles with Rangers. Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Day 9 Sunday
18th October Safari
Day 3 (1/2 Day) Early
morning game drive. Leave the campsite after breakfast. Visit authentic Masai Village. Arrive back in Nairobi late afternoon.
Safari Park show including acrobats and tribal dancing then BBQ (full buffet
and chefs doing the cooking) in the evening.
Day 10 Monday
19th October Brunch,
check out the hotel then for head to a Village Market Shopping Mall
for… Shopping, eating, cinema, bowling and more shopping! Transfer to airport. Flight departs in
the evening. Day 11 Tuesday
20th October Flight arrives back in HK at
approximately 18:00. Students met at the airport by their parents. To get a clearer idea of this
amazing trip, you can see all the photographs from the previous trip on the
school gallery. Simply follow the link below. http://www.kgv.edu.hk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=25741
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For enquiries, please contact Mr
Horton (neil.horton@kgv.edu.hk) |
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