Wow! What an event for the exotic trip for 2026 visiting mainland Africa!

The event started in the seaside resort of Mombasa. Here participants visited the historic fort, enjoyed a guided walk through the charming Old Town with its rich
Swahili culture. Being at the coast, guests also got to experience a boat trip to admire colourful coral fish, sea turtles, starfish, sea urchins. Once back on land the group could not miss a visit to Bombolulu Cultural Village with traditional homesteads, local crafts and rich tribal traditions.

After Mombasa the group then visited the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Nairobi as a city is a contrast to Mombasa, with the first stop being a visit to the Visit the famous Giraffe Centre and getting up close to feed the endangered Rothschild giraffes. One real highlight before Shabbat, was that guests got to take a guided visit through Kibera, one of Africa’s largest informal slums, to gain insight into the social and economic challenges faced by many locals including sharing a singing and dancing assembly with the main school in the community.

During Shabbat, the event was much more peaceful with traditional food and services as well as educational fun sessions and activities, led by Rebbetzin Devorah Hurwitz from Hungary. The visit to Nairobi then finished discovering how Kenya’s world-famous tea is cultivated and produced in a tea farm.

Following on from the event the participants stayed together to extend onto a safari and experience the real highlight of any trip to mainland Africa. Here for 3 days the group got to see all aspects of wild animals up close in nature, from lions enjoying meat from a recent hunt, to giraffes and elephants looking after their young children. This really made it a true trip of a lifetime!