This program invites Christian groups from churches in the first world countries to spend three weeks with Kenya Islands Missions.
This entails:
1. A stay at kiboko camp, a tented camp with a boma on the
shore of Lake Victoria. A beautiful location, a beach with swimming and fishing,
bird watching including resident fish eagles. Wildlife, including a small herd of
hippo.
2. Trips on an ethnic fishing boat to visit communities on
the islands.
3. Fishing for Nile perch and tilapia in Lake Victoria, the
second largest fresh water lake in the world and source of the White Nile.
4. A 3 day wilderness trail in nearby Ruma National Park,
camping in K.I.M.'s Nyati camp. This national park is the only refuge in Kenya for
the endangered Roan antelope. Other wildlife includes Rothschild giraffe, buffalo,
leopard, hyena and many other species of antelope.
5. A four day motorized safari in the Masai Mara. Here
you will camp on the banks of the Mara River and experience
the thrill of seeing and hearing wild Africa. The Masai Mara is an extension
of the Serengeti. Vast
herds of wildebeest
and zebra
and the "big five." Here you will meet the
Masai who live in harmony with the wildlife.
6. A one night bed and breakfast
at the
Kericho tea hotel in
the tea fields of Kenya. Also a day and night spent at Kisumu, a port city on Lake
Victoria.
