Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs
We partner with faculty to co-create itineraries that go beyond tourism to become immersive, credit-worthy educational travel, integrating experiential learning and cultural immersion into your curriculum’s core objectives. From securing visas and specialised logistics to providing expert guides and ensuring unwavering risk management and student safety, we handle the complex operational details freeing you, to focus on-facilitating deep student engagement.
Faculty-led study abroad programs in Kenya offer a unique and compelling opportunity for students, faculty, and universities. The combination of a world-class destination with structured, expert-led learning creates an unparalleled educational experience. It comes as no surprise thus that most students often review the trips as one of their most indelible lessons in Life.
The table below summarises the core benefits of these trips.
| For Students | For Faculty & institutions |
| ✅ Career Advancement: Highly valued by employers; over 53% of study abroad alumni felt it helped them get a job offer | ✅ Professional Development: A rejuvenating experience that provides new perspectives and teaching materials, enhancing your on-campus courses. |
| ✅ High-Impact Learning: Courses come alive through immersion, flipping education from teaching to experiential learning. | ✅ Curriculum & Recruitment: Differentiates your major and acts as a powerful recruitment tool to attract students to your department and university. |
| ✅ Affordable & Accessible: Short-term programs are less of a financial and time commitment than semester-long options, making them accessible to more students. | ✅ Building Partnerships: Establishes long-term, collaborative relationships with host communities, which can lead to ongoing research and annual programs. |
| ✅ Personal Growth: Builds self-confidence, adaptability, and cross-cultural communication skills in a completely new environment. | ✅ Internationalization: Helps internationalize the campus curriculum and enhances the university's global reputation |
- Diverse Academic Focus: Kenya is a living laboratory for a wide range of disciplines. You can develop programs around public health, wildlife conservation, African studies, gender issues, business, and technology. For instance, SIT Study Abroad runs a program on "Global Health & Human Rights" in Kisumu, while The School for Field Studies focuses on "Giraffe Ecology and Conservation".
- Unique Immersive Experiences: The learning goes beyond the classroom. A well-designed program can include components such as homestays with local families in both rural and urban settings, field study in world-famous national parks like the Maasai Mara or Amboseli, and independent study projects with local organizations.
- A Welcoming and Dynamic Environment: Kenya's official languages are English and Swahili, making it accessible for English-speaking students while offering excellent opportunities for Swahili language immersion. Nairobi is a major hub for trade and international organizations, providing a cosmopolitan experience alongside rich cultural traditions.
Aramati Safaris have worked with University professors for over 17 years. We have had the privilege of serving Calvin College, Dordt College, Bethel College in the USA , Regent College from Canada, Yale Divinity, Grand Rapids Christian High School among other leading institutions .
If this is something that would interest in? We would be happy to indulge you in the crafting of a potential itinerary or even engage on a WhatsApp call to further understand your needs.
You can be guaranteed of professional, friendly drivers with an excellent knowledge of Kenya wildlife, safe and secure accommodations at all levels (backpackers to luxury tourists), quick and thorough personal service (that’s my important part in your visit), and prices that will surprise you.
Are you a professor considering to bring students to Africa? Could we talk soon about your trip? You will reach us at this email info@aramatisafaris.co.ke , or talk to us though (+ 254 722 443 274) and have a live chat with us through skype id: Aramati safaris. Our visitors will tell you, that our team loves to talk about East Africa, the people, game parks, opportunities, villages and cities.
