Given the current political climate, visiting Kenya merely to spot the Big Five from your open-air Jeep or quaff sundowners from your luxury tent seems slightly self-indulgent. That's why luxury tour operator Micato Safaris offers its clients a chance to give back by participating in its partnership with AmericaShare, a nonprofit foundation Micato Safaris established twenty years ago that supplies education, food, clothing and shelter to thousands of children living in the Mukuru slum, in Nairobi.
Guests who arrive or depart from Nairobi can add a day on either end of their trip with Micato Safaris' Lend a Helping Hand on Safari program. During these one-day philanthropic excursions to the Mukuru slum, travelers visit the community, plant trees and donate much-needed supplies. More often than not, the inspiration and urge to help out doesn't end that day. Many Micato Safaris veterans have become involved in AmericaShare's School Sponsorship program, which enables needy children to attend boarding school in Nairobi.
One recent visitor even helped fund the Harambee House and Women's Centre, a community center and boys' dormitory run in part by women with HIV. Harambee is a Swahili word that in English means "all pull together," which is exactly what locals and AmericaShare participants do. Twelve-day safaris from $8,000 per person, double occupancy; Helping Hand extension, $495 per person, double occupancy. micato.com.
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