EDUCATIONAL TOURS

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We organize international educational tours in various parts of east Africap; this includes Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The visitors tell us the estimated amount of time that they want to be here and we plan accordingly for all the trips. We receive visitors from the airport and take them to selected hostels in the city of Nairobi.

The theme and focus of the visit, and topic of the discussions groups, is determined by those intending to come, that is, the institutions themselves.

Examples of institutions that we host are
  • High schools
  • College and universities
  • Elementary school
  • Churches
  • Research organizations
  • Scientific bodies
  • Special private sponsored delegations
  • Clubs with different interests, e.g.:
    Wildlife clubs
    Scouts
    Rotary Clubs

All the planning can be done by us, or the visitors may tell us a specific place that they want to visit; for example:

  • A certain community such as the Maasai, in order to study their culture
  • A visit to Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro
  • A visit to lake Victoria to study the fishing going on there and the effects of the water hysin (WEED) that is affecting the lake
  • A student visit to a national park to see a dominant rare species and learn more about it, for example the rhino in lake Nakuru National Park
  • A visit to historical artifact sites and museums.

All the trips are conducted in one bus, and the students are accompanied by a resource person and a tour guide from Touch Africa or our partner organizations.

We also organize for students to visit other schools in the midst of their visit. This makes them see firsthand the realities of education in east Africa. In these visits, they do different activities, which include:

  • Playing games together
  • Singing together
  • Debates and discussions
  • Telling each other about different backgrounds/culture
  • Research visits

Some students come to our country to do more research and see firsthand the different topics of assignments in their colleges/universities, such as

  • Poverty
  • Community development
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Environmental issues
  • Culture, literature/language

We also undertake research and findings on a variety of topics on behalf of organizations, institutions or private persons under an agreement.

COSTS

There is an advance fee of US 100 $ per person that is sent to Touch Africa International. This goes towards all the advance preparations and bookings for hostels, transport, and resource persons.

Then each visitor pays US 150 $ per week (i.e., seven days)for food and accommodation. We can handle a maximum of 50 persons in one delegation at a time.

VISAS

There is no educational visa to come to Kenya; thus we recommend our visitors to pay for the Visitor Visa which cost US 50 $ for 90 days.

We receive all the volunteers at the airport; we need to be informed of the following details:

  • Date of arrival
  • Name of the flight
  • Estimated time of arrival.
  • Number of persons visiting

ADVANCE PREPARATIONS

You need to get medical advice from a doctor before you come here.

Vaccination against cholera. This vaccination lasts for six months while you are here.

You need to get anti-malarial pills that you will be using while here. We recommend prophylaxis but let the doctor advise you more on that.

You should carry other drugs e.g. if you have allergiec reaction,s etc.

You need to carry your own sunscreen.

Please bring along any small donations you can, e.g., stationery, books, pens and pencils, etc., but this is not a must.