Join Nairobi-based photojournalist Nichole Sobecki, journalist Jill Filipovic, and yoga teacher Emily Shapiro for an extraordinary ten-day adventure across Kenya.

We begin in Nairobi, Kenya’s humming capitol, where we’ll practice with one of the city’s best yoga teachers, meet some baby elephants, and visit a giraffe sanctuary. Then we’ll be off to Ol Pejeta in Kenya’s Laikipia region for four days of safari, yoga, meditation, horse rides with rhinos, sundowners, and more. Finally, we will head to Lamu on the Kenyan coast for poolside yoga, fresh-caught seafood, evening dhow rides, long beach walks, and the ability to explore one of the most stunning and special places in the world.

Throughout the retreat, Nichole will lead photography workshops — not just how to take a great photo on safari, but how to use visual tools to tell a compelling story. Jill will lead accompanying writing workshops focused on effective storytelling and weaving words with images. And Emily will teach daily vinyasa yoga classes in extraordinary settings. This is not your typical drop-into-a-beautiful-place yoga retreat: Nichole has lived in Nairobi for a decade, and Jill spent several years there as well; we’ll be taking you to our very favorite places that may not be on the typical tourist agenda. And we’ll both work with you individually on your own story-telling project.

What’s Included:

-Daily vinyasa flow yoga

-Options for intensive yoga workshops and/or restorative Yin

-Daily workshops in photography, writing, or both

-Individual feedback and edits on writing and photo projects

-Shared accommodations in Nairobi, Ol Pejeta, and Lamu

-Three nights and four days of safari

-All transfers and flights within Kenya

-Conservancy fees

-Unlimited game drives, including night drives

-Visits to the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi

-Bush breakfasts and sundowners (AM breakfast and sunset drinks on safari)

-All meals

-Drinks, including juice, soda, beer and wine

-Sunset dhow cruise

-and much more

Sample Itinerary

Thursday 14 March:

Arrive in Nairobi, settle in, dinner for whoever has arrived early enough

Friday 15 March:

9am Breakfast

10am Meet in the hotel lobby for group transport for the day

12pm Visit to the Nairobi giraffe sanctuary

1pm Group lunch at the Talisman restaurant

2:30pm Storytelling workshop

3:30pm Soft yoga, breath, and meditation practice

7pm Dinner at Beit e Selam

Saturday 16 March:

7am Depart for Ol Pejeta

11am Game drive

1pm Arrive at the Safari Cottages, lunch, storytelling workshop

3pm Vinyasa flow yoga

4pm Game drive + Sundowners

6pm Drinks around the fire

7pm Dinner

Sunday 17 March & Monday 18 March:

7am Game drive

9am Bush breakfast

11am Storytelling Workshop

1pm Lunch

3pm Vinyasa flow yoga

4pm Game drive + Sundowners

6pm Drinks around the fire

7pm Dinner

Tuesday 19 March

7am Game drive

8am Bush breakfast

11am Flight to Lamu

3pm Settle into Lamu houses, Storytelling workshop

5:30pm Sundowners at the Majlis

8pm Dinner at the Majlis

Wendesday 20 March:

8am Yoga

9am Breakfast

11am Storytelling workshop

3pm Arm balance + Inversion workshop

5pm Dhow cruise + sundowners

7pm Swahili seafood feast at the Kasbah

Thursday 21 March:

8am Yoga

9am Breakfast

11am Storytelling workshop

7pm Dinner at the Peponi

Friday 22 March:

8am Yoga

9am Breakfast

11am Storytelling workshop

5pm Sundowners and Work Showcase at Forodhani

8pm Dinner at Forodhani

Saturday 23 March:

8am Yoga

9am Breakfast

1pm Depart for NBO