Experiences/Walk with the Maasai
Maasai community · Amboseli, Kenya · 24 July – 1 Aug 2027
Walk with the Maasai.
Land. Cattle. School. Exchange.
Nine days on Maasai land beneath Kilimanjaro. Led by Legis and his community.
This is not a safari with a village visit bolted on.
You walk out with the herders at first light. You sit in a school where 750 students once shared 20 computers. You eat what's cooked and sleep where you're hosted.
Hot, dusty, early. Some days no signal. Your kids will talk about it for years.
Who it's built for.
Families.
Parents and kids 8+ who want the real thing, not the resort.
Single-parent families.
You and your kids, alongside other single-parent families. Nobody is the odd one out.
Teams + schools.
Take the whole departure as a club, school or company.
Not for everyone. That's the point.
If you want a staged cultural stop, unlimited photos of people's lives, or to arrive as the person with all the answers, this isn't your journey.
Maasai communityLed by Legis. Backed by us.
No one knows this community better than the community itself. Legis and the elders design the route, lead every day and decide what is shared, and what isn't.
We're there too, as the system behind them. This is their travel business, so we build it with them, find the pathways and partners that help it grow, and handle preparation, logistics and safety so the opportunity holds.
Your journey has a job to do.
This departure buys: 10 goats and 1 cow for the community herd.
The community decided what it pays for. Your place makes it happen, and your group sees it arrive.
10 goats.
Wealth on four legs, for the families who asked for them.
1 cow.
Cattle sit at the heart of Maasai life.
School meals.
A term of food for the school beneath Kilimanjaro.
£500 of every place goes into this fund, so every group that travels moves it closer. Final list confirmed with the community.
How the days run.
Led on the ground by Legis. The route can shift with weather, season and what the community needs that week.
Days 1–2. Arrive.
Nairobi to Amboseli. The elders welcome you onto the land.
Days 3–4. Walk.
Out with the herders at first light. Water, grazing, cattle: how the land actually works.
Days 5–6. Make.
Beadwork with the women. Lessons at the school and the digital hub.
Days 7–8. Exchange.
Football with the young people. Your skills to the circle, theirs to you.
Day 9. Go home.
See what your group bought arrive. Close the circle. Back to Nairobi.
See it for yourself.
We meet you before you meet them.
Only 12 places. This journey isn't open for direct booking. Every family and group has a call with us first. These are homes, not products, and the wrong group can do real damage.
Dates, price, the facts.
Fits the UK summer holidays.
Nairobi to Nairobi.
£1,950 under 14s. Per person, shared rooms.
Kept small on purpose.
Walking, heat, early starts.
With a parent or guardian.
Included
- Hosting and guiding by the community
- All meals in Amboseli
- Accommodation, shared
- Ground transport from Nairobi
- Pre-departure call and family briefing
- The community purchase your group makes
Not included
International flights, travel insurance, visas, vaccinations and personal spending.
Questions people actually ask.
Is it safe for children?
Yes, with preparation. The route is agreed with the community, a local lead is with you every day, and every family gets a briefing before flying.
Is this a safari?
No. You'll see the land and the wildlife that lives on it, but you're there as guests of a community, not on a game drive schedule.
How every journey works: who leads, where the money goes, flights and groups.
Apply for a place.
Tell us who's coming and why, then book a call with Genevieve. No payment until we've both said yes.