Educational Travel in Kenya

Ontdek Kenya organizes educational travel and tours for schools,learning institutions, alumni that are seeking quality and truly nature based learning tours that go beyond the morning and afternoon students safaris game drives.

Students educational travel is not just a fad in Ontdek's offering - teaching and all matters educational run deep with us as one of the directors (Anne) is a secondary school teacher by training with practical classroom experience. She has taught Agriculture for 5yrs to 14-18yrs students.

It is with this background and our experience of organizing safaris since 1996, that we invite you to entrust us with your educational travel to Kenya because we clearly connect with your educational needs.

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Ontdek has made a deliberate decision to offer educational tours strictly in Kenya, meaning we can maintain the high standards for which we are known for.

See sample itineraries of our students travel to Kenya.

Contact us for a tailor-made tour that suits your school's need.

What makes Ontdek's educational travel to Kenya unique?

For the Teacher:

Ontdek's educational safaris are not off-the-shelf itineraries. We will not just quote for you a price, we will consult with you to ensure that we come up with a travel experience that is educational, mentally stimulating to your students, have soft activities and exposes your students to a new way of thinking. Of course wildlife viewing is important and we ensure that there are a lot of opportunities for it but we delve further than just the animal sightings and learn about animal behavior, territorial habits etc.

Our students educational travels are about stress free travel. We give you value-adding ground information that would any day beat a guide book as we know what is the most up to date info of a location. When you land in Kenya we execute flawless ground logistics in transport arrangement, accommodation, entrance to all activity areas and those crucial behind-the-scene arrangements that make everyone have a great time.

The measure of a good educational tour is not in the number of parks visited but the time devoted to quality learning experience in each place. You can count on our experience on park selection and combination to come up with a relaxed but detailed itinerary that has minimal transfers ensuring that your students have enough time for the educational opportunities that are available in the itinerary. We encourage you to stay in one location for a min of 2-3 nights.

We are proud of our educational safari staff who are accomplished naturalists with many years of experience in safari. They will be worth companions to you and your students and they will not only help in animal, birds and plants identification but also in interpretation of animal behavior. Count on them to provide information about the Kenyan culture, politics, religions, conservation and all aspects that make this country tick.

We can include social programs like school visits where your students will see how the Kenyan school system works as well interact with students. It is also possible to arrange that your students participate on a project for example planting trees, painting class rooms etc.

For the Student:

Ontdek's students educational travel team is led by a director with a teaching background, so your needs as a student are clearly understood and your learning interests are taken care of in a fun but educational way. We owe you a tour that can hopefully in one small way even trigger a choice in a career.

Our school tours are not all-vehicle-bound affairs in crowded national parks. You will enjoy visiting private game conservancies and the small national parks that are full of easy to see game while on walking safaris. Nothing beats the experience of enjoying a guided walk with clear sightings of giraffes, zebras and gazelles. You will not be cooped up in a safari bus throughout the trip, we have a variety of activities from visits to prehistoric sites, bird watching, cultural visits etc.

Your educational tour is not restricted to the standard safari rule of morning and afternoon game drives. We go for maximum time in the field but we will also have time to relax.

In choosing an outfitter for your school trip it matters that you pick one who shares your interest and is of course reliable. Ontdek Kenya fits this bill and we invite you to consider traveling with us. We look forward to consulting with you for your Kenya school tour. Contact us.

Anne Huysman
Ontdek Kenya

10 Days educational travel in Amboseli and Rift Valley.

On this itinerary you visit Kenya's parks where plains game still roams free in total absence of mass tourism. Start with the Swara Plains, a private wildlife conservancy with limited numbers of visitors and no minibuses.

A safari in Amboseli with the snow-capped Kilimanjaro takes 3 days giving us enough time to see huge herds of elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, cats and plains game.

We then go to the Rift Valley lakes for guided game viewing hikes in Crater Lake and Hell's Gate with guaranteed interruptions of Colobus monkeys, baboons, giraffes, elands, zebras, various gazelles and warthogs. Read more >>>

10 Days school trip in Naivasha, Nakuru and Masai Mara.

In this students travel itinerary we keep students on their feet as they enjoy soft game viewing walks in Crater Lake and Crescent Island sanctuaries, Hell’s Gate National Park where there are guaranteed sightings of Giraffes, Waterbucks, Elands, Zebras and various Gazelles. In these areas they will be free from mass tourism.

Masai Mara ranks high in students travel programs and it is the grand finale in this unique tour. 3 days here are for thorough exploration of the park as you look for Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Topis and Hippos; all calling for our attention. A walk guided by Masai Morans makes this a perfect students tour in all senses. Read more >>>

11 Days educational travel in Baringo, Naivasha and Masai Mara.

Ontdek organizes school trips with guided walking adventures in Kenya's northern lakes away from mass tourism. Relaxed hikes, hot springs, thousands of flamingos, unique Njemp's culture, over 400 birds species plus of course wildlife viewing are the hallmark of this students travel.

This tour has 3 days in the Baringo/Bogoria area and 3 days in the Naivasha area. Masai Mara, the Africa that everyone dreams of, takes the last 3 days of the tour with elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, topis and hippos all calling for our attention. A walk guided by Masai Morans makes this a perfect student safari in all senses. Read more >>>