Live a truly unique experience with our experiential and volunteering trip in Meru, Kenya. Besides an intensive course to help you perfect your English, you will fully immerse in an environment where English is one of the two official languages in the country.
In addition, you will have the rare opportunity to take an intensive course in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language in the world, with an estimated number of speakers between 100 and over 140 million, including native speakers and speakers as a second language. Besides being an official or national language in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is also widely spoken in Somalia, Mozambique, and Malawi.
You will engage in volunteering activities together with our friends at Via Etica ETS in Meru. We will take you to visit the environmental protection projects, you will be engaged in volunteering activity at Meru children’s Home, you will visit the partner facilities where our students volunteer and meet the needy students who are beneficiaries of the Via Etica scholarships for a moment of sharing, exchange of views and mutual inspiration.
You will fully immerse in the local culture with local cuisine, sculpture, art, traditional dance classes. We will visit local villages and farmers to experience the daily life of the rural and unspoiled inhabitants of the country, where you can breathe fresh mountain air and take in the breathtaking starry sky, away from the big cities’ light and noise pollution.
We will have some evenings out to enjoy the thrill of the local night life, taste the local food and enjoy the local music.
You will discover a colourful and fascinating sites bound to change your perspective on the world. You will visit local markets and communities, go on nature trek in Nyambene Hills, go hiking on Mt. Longonot, cycle in the wild in Hell's Gate National Park, near Lake Naivasha, visit the Meru National Park, and sleepover in the heart of the park, home to the renowned Big five and visit Buffalo Springs.
we believe that offering young people a journey that goes beyond the classic exotic holiday is a concrete way of contributing to the personal growth of participants.
We believe that nowadays, as far as possible, youths should have the opportunity to live an experience and not just act on hearsay. This is the key to opening up to the world, broadening one's horizons and seeing the world from a different perspective.
We do not expect to radically change how you see the world. Our goal is to share with you the opportunity to immerse yourself a different environment and show you a glimpse of another part of the world that you can add to your personal educational, experiential and cultural baggage.
For youths between 19 and 30 years of age. The program is designed for youths yearning for a unique and incredibly enriching experience outside their comfort zone.
Our trip is designed for groups of 6, or 12 participants for each departure to offer the maximum possible comfort on transfers and safaris. Each trip shall be deemed confirmed upon reaching the quorum of 6 participants.
Upon reaching the quorum of 6 participants to confirm the trip, further requests will be slotted in the second group up to the total of 12 participants for each trip.
Further requests will be placed on the waiting list in case of withdrawals before the date of departure, otherwise subsequent departure dates will be proposed.
We will depart from one of Milan’s airports, depending on the airline chosen. Participants will be responsible for the transfer to the airport of departure with arrival at least three hours ahead of departure time, with return and landing at the same airport of departure.
Passing through Nairobi, we will transfer to Meru, a town located on the slopes of Mount Kenya, crossed by the equator and about 260 Km from Nairobi.
ALL INCLUSIVE PAYABLE IN THREE INSTALMENTS WITHOUT INTEREST
WINTER TRIP 2027
Once confirmed (by 31/07/2026), flight tickets are cancellable according to the policy of the airline involved and with substantiated justification for cancellation.
Except for proven reasons, the trip cannot be cancelled. In the event of serious reasons for the cancellation request, the travel will be reimbursed as follows (flight ticket excluded):
Spring trip 2027
Once confirmed (by 31/10/2026), flight tickets are cancellable according to the policy of the airline involved and with substantiated justification for cancellation.
Except for proven reasons, the trip cannot be cancelled. In the event of serious reasons for the cancellation request, the travel will be reimbursed as follows (flight ticket excluded):
Summer Trip 2027 ESTATE 2027
Once confirmed (by 31/03/2027), flight tickets are cancellable according to the policy of the airline involved and with substantiated justification for cancellation.
Except for proven reasons, the trip cannot be cancelled. In the event of serious reasons for the cancellation request, the travel will be reimbursed as follows (flight ticket excluded):
In order to better prepare for the trip, after the registration closes we will organise several meetings with families and participants to provide useful information on things to bring for the trip, vaccines where deemed necessary, what to reasonably expect from the trip, and answer any queries and curiosities that may be there.
Passport: It must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry and have at least one blank page.
Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) is mandatory, it is included in our package, so we will request it online via the Kenyan Government website (www.etakenya.go.ke). You must know your arrival and departure dates and have at least one accommodation booked at the time of your application for the ETA. ETA costs around EUR 30.
No, no vaccination is mandatory. In any case, it is advisable to take anti-malarial prophylaxis, at the discretion of the individual. We kindly request those concerned to seek advice from their Local Health Unit or International vaccination programme before departure.
It is not mandatory, but it is already included in our package, as it is strongly recommended by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and experts. Medical care in Kenya, especially in private hospitals, can be very expensive. The insurance can cover hospitalisation, treatment, repatriation and medical evacuation. è già inclusa nel nostro pacchetto, in quanto è caldamente consigliata dal Ministero degli Esteri italiano e dagli esperti. Le cure mediche in Kenya, specialmente negli ospedali privati, possono essere molto costose. L’assicurazione può coprire le spese di ricovero, trattamenti, oltre a un’eventuale evacuazione medica.
Yes, in general Kenya is a safe country. However, we encourage all participants to have common sense and to pay particular attention to their personal belongings and electronic devices. For summer language trips, bear in mind that children will only travel in a group, will be supervised and accompanied throughout the trip.
The time zone is + 2 hours compared to winter time in Italy and + 1 hour compared to summer time.
The local currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES). You can exchange money at the airport once you land in Nairobi. However, we recommend that you do not carry a large amount of cash, as cards and electronic payments are commonly accepted in all urban centres.
Yes, you will need an adapter, as the sockets are British (Type G plugs).
The participants will be accommodated at Gitoro Conference Centre, a facility run by nuns that offers full board, maximum security with masonry fencing and large green spaces.
Yes, the itinerary includes a visit to Meru National Park, where students spend a night at the Kinna Guest House to see the animals at dawn and a visit to the Buffalo Springs Reserve.
In order to avoid gastro-intestinal infections it is recommended to drink only bottled water or soft drinks and not to eat raw foods.
We offer English courses with Cambridge Assessment English for children, teenagers, university students, adults and businesses.
