Kenya safari and sailing holiday
This trip can be tailor made to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. Sites and accommodations can be arranged to suit you and your budget. This is a comfortable trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort in characterful local accommodation!
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
All plastic is collected and transported for off-site recycling. Bio-degradable waste is converted to compost for our vegetable garden at Basecamp Mara.
We are 1 of only 3 gold eco rated camps in the whole of Kenya as such we conform to a very high eco standard We run on solar power with a backup generator for those times of no sunlight,& a booster system for water heating fuelled by eco briquettes made from waste, we use energy saving bulbs, recycle our waste, organic on site in a series of composting pits, plastic & tins are sent back to Nairobi for recycling, we have eco composting toilets whereby the liquid waste & all waste water is collected then used in our tree plantation
Our travellers are in the vehicles under the guidance of our driver guides who keep them a safe distance from the wildlife, when walking they are thoroughly briefed on all aspects of the activity, behaviour to adopt & safety
We have Maasai staff in all our departments & of the total number of staff 90% of them are sourced from the Maasai community.
We grow some of our own vegetables & herbs,& source some at the local market but items like meat come from Nairobi due to the health standards required. Guests are able to choose to sponsor students & the Basecamp Foundation supports the guiding school through bursaries.
Leave a positive footprint and reduce your carbon footprint by planting a tree in our tree plantation at Basecamp Mara. Support one of Basecamp Foundation’s wildlife conservation projects.
Community
Over 90% of camp staff are from the local Maasai community therefore your holiday empowers and enriches the community within which we operate our camps.
Fair-trade: the Basecamp Maasai Brand (BMB) promotes women groups from the local community in developing and retailing exquisite beaded and leather merchandise. Purchase a BMB product from our gift shops and receive a personalised message on the woman who designed the merchandise.
Empowerment and awareness through scholarships in local schools and the Koiyaki Guiding School (the only guiding school in Mara).
The local community receive income from tourism activities in the Mara Talek and Mara Naboisho Conservancies.
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