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Itinerary - Africa and Asia Venture

Itinerary

GETTING THERE

You will be seen off at Heathrow by one of the AV team and will fly into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, where your Kenya-based AV rep will meet you. You will then travel 65 kilometres by bus to Lake Naivasha (after a short stop at the AV office in Karen, Nairobi) for your Orientation and Safety Course. On the way you'll get your first view of the Great Rift Valley!

 

BRIEFING AND ORIENTATION

The Fish Eagle Inn is on the edge of Lake Naivasha. Colobus monkeys play in the trees and hippos wallow in the lake. Acacia trees shade the spacious grounds and the hotel has a swimming pool. We will discuss the following topics during the course:

• History, customs and culture of Kenya and its people
• Safety, health and security
• Teaching techniques, lesson planning and practice
• Some language training in Kiswahili
• The education system in Kenya

You will have the chance to take a boat on Lake Naivasha to see hippos and fish eagles, walk with giraffes, zebra and antelope in a small game sanctuary.

 

YOUR NEW HOME

After the course you and the group will be taken by bus to a rendezvous near your school from which you will be collected and taken to your house, stopping for some food shopping in local supermarkets.

The next day you will be introduced to the children and school staff; you will be shown around by a staff member appointed to welcome you to your new environment.

Your house will probably have two bedrooms, a sitting/cooking area and somewhere to wash. Electricity in houses is intermittent at best, you may not have running water or a flushing toilet, so you will make do with an outside pit latrine or ‘long drop'. You will soon feel very much at home!

 

THE PROJECT

A large part of every weekday will be organising PE and sports in your schools, both during the timetabled day and as extra-curricular activities. There will be preparation for the next day's coaching to do as well.

You can coach in pairs or on your own. You should have at least 12 PE/games lessons a week and probably a lot more.

At weekends and on public holidays you will have the chance to get together with other AVs to organise inter-school matches and competitions. Or you may want to relax at home, entertain friends or go to see Kenya and Uganda - it's all on your doorstep. Whatever you decide to do, will be huge fun - we're certain!

 

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

Finally, your three month school attachment will come to an end. Leaving will make you very sad indeed but nearly four weeks of travel and safari ahead of you will certainly help to ease the pain. Some activities might include rafting the source of the Nile in Uganda, bungee jumping over it, kayaking in it, and quad biking or riding along its banks. Alternatively, a visit to gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (expensive but very special). The beautiful beaches of Kenya, Lamu, Tanzania or Zanzibar are worth a visit - travel by Arab dhow, windsurf, swim, snorkel or scuba dive in the Indian Ocean or simply sunbathe by it. Or trek a serious mountain - Mount Kenya or Mount Kilimanjaro - or why not to on a camel trek in scenic Laikipia; we can help organize bookings.  

 

SAFARI

You will be given a date to meet up in Nairobi for your final five day safari in an overland truck with Gametrackers, our local safari company. Your first destination will be Lake Nakuru National Park where you can see all types of game, except elephant. If you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of a leopard.

Then on to Samburu National Reserve for elephants, lions and much, much more! Samburu is not crowded with tourists; it is remote African bush. By the end you should have seen the ‘Big Five'!

Your accommodation will be in two or four person, mosquito-proof tents. You will have an experienced guide with you at all times and two cooks to provide three great meals a day.

 

HOME

Returning from safari you will pass by the AV office, where you will collect your T-shirt and any stored luggage. You will probably spend your last evening at the famous Carnivore Restaurant - the biggest barbeque in the world!

If you are staying on a bit longer in Africa, don't worry because "Once an AV, always an AV!" We will store luggage for you and help you out if you run into any problems.

Don't underestimate the reverse culture shock of returning home - it is real and can be quite a surprise! Most AVs fall in love with Africa and return again ... and again! Our Nairobi staff are always delighted to welcome back old AVs.

 

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