KENYA 2026

CONFERENCE WEEK

Our second 2026 Conference will be held in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Arrival into Nairobi is 30 August & depart Nairobi on 05 September

There'll be conference sessions, a visit to a local clinic & a Maasai Mara village as well as game drives which coincide with the annual Great Migration of over one million wildebeest across the Mara River. There'll also be the chance to do an early morning hot air balloon safari before travelling back to Nairobi. Before leaving Kenya, there'll be visits to the Giraffe Centre for hand feeding & the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphan elephant rescue & rehabilitation program. Our Mara accommodation will be in a luxury tented camp with en-suite facilities, air-conditioning & often animals can be seen within the camp! 

PRE CONFERENCE TOUR - LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK, LAKE NAIVASHA & HELL'S GATE NATIONAL PARK

Arrival into Nairobi is 26 August

On the floor of the Great Rift Valley, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll enjoy a couple of nights here exploring the wide ecological diversity & varied habitats as well as game drives. The park is most famous for the colonies of flamingos living on the shores of Lake Nakuru & although it's a bird lover's hub (African Fish Eagles, slender-billed Greenbuls, long-tailed Widowbirds, Rufous-throated Wrynecks & many more), it's also a wild game destination & is a habitat to over 100 endangered Rhinos, both black & white & one of the best places to see Rhinos in Kenya. Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake also situated in the Great Rift Valley & is famous for its high populations of hippos & flamingos. There are over 1,500 hippos in the area & the lake is a birder's paradise, home to over 400 bird species. You'll take a boatride on the lake & then take a guided walk on Crescent Island, a wildlife sanctuary where you can see zebras, giraffes & other animals in their natural habitat. While in the area, we'll also visit Hells Gate National Park, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. We'll do a walk with spectacular scenic views, abundant flora & fauna, towering cliffs & water gouged gorges.

POST CONFERENCE TOUR - ZANZIBAR

Depart Zanzibar for Dar es Salaam & back to Australia 09 September

The island of Zanzibar is located in the Indian Ocean 24kms off the coast of Tanzania & is the perfect location to relax after our safari's, with the island surrounded by shining white sand beaches & palm trees swaying lazily in the sea breeze.

We'll spend 4 nights in a resort on the island & do some sightseeing. Stone Town is a World Heritage Site & full of culture & history with interesting streets & back alleys to walk through, famous & infamous historical sites, including the slave market, Sultans’ palaces, Beit el Ajaib (House of Wonders), Old Fort, artists’ studios & more. Feel the rhythm of life in the main marketplace, alive with the chatter of locals bargaining in Swahili & the vibrant palate of colours from the fabrics, tropical fruits, vegetables, spices & intricately carved wood. After our tour & free time for lunch, we'll take a short boat ride to Prison Island (Changu Island), where you’ll see giant Aldabra tortoises - some over 150 years old - and learn about the island’s past as a detention center. We'll also spend a morning cruising on a dhow boat with time for swimming & snorkelling, followed by a beach BBQ. There's time to relax at the resort to lay by the pool, swim & walk along the beach & sip a few cocktails!                            

We're currently finalising the program & waiting for our pre & post tours to be confirmed.

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