The Kenya Maasai Adventure Trek 2023
Challenge level: 2 out of 5
Challenge level: 2 out of 5
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| 5 August - 15 August 2023 | On Sale | |
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| Duration | 11 days |
Due to roarsome popularity, we're excited to offer this once-in-a-lifetime cultural adventure in 2023, so even more challengers can live the dream!
Solo adventurers and families (age 14+) alike are all welcome to join us as we discover the incredible wildlife and culture of the Maasai Mara in Kenya’s Rift Valley.
Starting off with a game walk and boat ride in the Lake Naivasha, we’ll spot an amazing variety of the wildlife Kenya is renowned for, including zebras, giraffes, hippos and loads more.
Then we take to the hills with the incredible Maasai people and become immersed in their beautiful way of life, camping in the Loita Hills and the awesome Maji Moto Cultural Camp.
As if our challenge could get any better, we also get to visit a wonderful school in the Maasai Mara and end the adventure with a visit to two incredible animal sanctuaries: the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage and The Giraffe Centre rescue and rehabilitation centre for giraffes.
Both these charities do wonders to protect and rehabilitate the critically endangered animals and would make perfect choices as the charity you fundraise for (optional).
Giving back to the planet
As a company dedicated to practicing responsible tourism, we're delighted to assure you that we've designed this amazing itinerary especially to give back to the places we visit.
Not only have we picked fantastic suppliers local to the area; but the Maji Moto Cultural Camp we stay in helps to fund sustainability projects in the Maasai Mara. Plus, both the animal rescue and rehabilitation centres we visit use their profits to help the animals in their care and save them from extinction.
pay in full and save 5% on your challenge costs
You can get a 5% discount on your challenge costs if you pay in full by the end of January!
Any money you pay towards your challenge will remain protected by ATOL and ABTOT. Simply call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm) when you're ready to pay and we will deduct your discount from your challenge balance.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
$2,993
Pay the balance
Pay a non-refundable registration fee and then commit to fundraising the minimum sponsorship target for a charity, hospice or animal sanctuary of your choice.
$5,989
Minimum sponsorship target
This challenge is designed for solo challengers and families looking for an amazing goal to train and get fit for. A number of the people who will take part on this challenge will have little or no fitness level when they sign up. Our three-day trek with the Maasai Mara people is the perfect motivation to get fit and have an experience of a lifetime.
As a trek designed for both individuals and families, it's less challenging than our overseas adventures. So it's a great "gateway challenge". Before you know it, you'll be hooked and taking on a longer trek next year!
When you register for the challenge, we'll send you a realistic and achievable training plan, which builds up over time, so you'll be ready and raring to go by the time we jet to Kenya.
Please don't be! Everyone 18 years old or over (by the challenge start date) is more than welcome to sign up solo. If you're under 18, you will need to be accompanied by an adult.
The majority of people will sign up on their own and our Dream Challenges are renowned for the amazing camaraderie and life long friendships made as our groups take on these incredible feats together.
Once you've signed up for the challenge, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for The Kenya Maasai Adventure Trek. Please feel free to use this space to swap questions, advice and updates with your fellow adventurers on your training and fundraising. You may also want to reach out to the fellow participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.
The Kenya Maasai Adventure Trek is our first challenge to welcome everyone aged 14+ to take part. Please note that participants under 18 years old must have adult accompaniment. There's no maximum age limit. One of the amazing things about this challenge is that people of all ages (from 14+) and from all walks of life will come together to do something incredibly special for the causes closest to their hearts.
Your registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £1,995 (i.e.50% of your fundraising target if you choose sponsorship) include:
You'll need to bring a sleeping bag and you'll, of course, need a pair of walking boots. We will supply you with a comprehensive list of everything you will need to take on the challenge well before your departure date.
We'll camp in comfortable camps throughout the challenge, including the awesome Maasai Moto Cultural Camp, apart from two nights in a three-star hotel in Nairobi (the nights following Day 1 and Day 9).
Yes of course! If you wish to extend your stay, you will need to come out of our group flights (and of course, we would deduct the cost from your balance). Please let us know if you decide to do this at least 14 weeks before the challenge departure date. Drop us an email at events@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm)
In addition to paying your registration fee (£349) and either self funding your challenge costs (£1,995) or fundraising the minimum sponsorship target (£3,990), you'll need to budget for your:
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance, covering health, accident, loss and repatriation.
Dream Challenges has found an insurance policy that provides appropriate cover for this type of activity and also covers you for cancellation due to medically diagnosed COVID-19. We will send you the details once you have registered.
You can, however, take out your own insurance, providing it covers you for a charity trek in Kenya.
Please ask the insurer about the nature of the cover. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate cover for your challenge.
You will also need to arrange your own tourist visa. We'll send you information on how to do this closer to the challenge departure date.
The Dream Challenges team is here to help you achieve your challenge and will support you all the way. We are on hand from the minute you sign up to answer any questions that you may have about your training or the challenge itself.
Once you have registered, we will send you a realistic training programme to help you get fit for the event. The programme builds up gradually as the event gets closer.
We also have fantastic, outdoor remote first aid-trained challenge guides and a UK doctor with expedition medicine training accompanying us throughout the challenge.
As we're not medically trained, we're afraid we can't offer you advice on this. We recommend you contact your GP or your local travel clinic, who will have the latest travel health advice.
We also recommend you visit the NHS Fit for Travel website here, to keep up to date with current travel health news and advice on staying healthy abroad.
NHS Fit for Travel website: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home
