OFFERINGS

• Capoeira Angola Workshops

• Traditional Kenyan Percussion 

• Kenyan history and spiritual traditions

• Yoga

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• All accommodation

• All travel within Nairobi and Watamu

• All meals 

• All workshops

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

• International flights

• Transportation from Nairobi to Malindi 

• Two lunches

AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL PURCHASE & AD-ON’s

• Spa Treatments in Watamu (our hotel Temple Point has a full menu of offerings)

• Safari at the Nairobi National Park 

*  the organizers can connect guests with a reliable tour guide for those who would like to stay for an additional day or two to visit the National Park (within Nairobi). 

ACCOMMODATION

In an effort to make Mandinga Ancestral accessible to a wide range of guests, we are offering two accommodation options for the Nairobi portion of the festival.

Nairobi: Kibera Guest House Option

Capoeira Angola Center Kibera operates under the umbrella of a Kibera-based NGO called Inuka Cultural Center. Inuka is a youth empowerment program that uses movement arts; interactive knowledge-based workshops; entrepreneurship; and professional development training to create expanded life choices for youth and communities. 

In addition to offering free classes in capoeira, breaking and girls empowerment to youth in Kibera, Inuka has a social enterprise called the Inuka Guest House. The Guest House is a hostel-style house in Kibera that’s managed by Inuka Program Manager and Capoeira Teaching Artist, John Odhiambo. Kibera, commonly regarded as the largest slum community in Africa, is also a cultural hub within Nairobi with street vendors, open air markets and numerous informal businesses. The Guest House regularly hosts visitors from Europe and the U.S. who are visiting Kibera for social and non-profit projects. Guests who choose the Guest House option will stay at the Guest House for the Nairobi portion of the festival and stay with the whole group at the stunning oceanside Temple Point Resort during the Watamu portion of the festival. The guest house is a 15 min. walk to St. George Orthodox Church where workshops will take place. Breakfast and dinner will be provided for guests catered by a private chef. 

Nairobi: Hotel Options 

Stay at the modern/chic Ibis Styles Hotel in the accessible neighborhood of Westlands (5 mins from Salim’s house) during the Nairobi portion of the festival. Breakfast and dinner will be served at the hotel’s Utamu Restaurant located on the ground floor, offering a continental cuisine menu that caters to all diets. Choose a shared or single room. Transportation to and from Kibera, where workshops take place, will be provided.  Guests who choose the hotel option will stay at Ibis Styles for the Nairobi portion of the festival and stay with the whole group at the stunning oceanside Temple Point Resort during the Watamu portion of the festival.

Watamu (Coast) - Temple Point Hotel 

For the second half of the festival, our group journeys by plane to the magical coastal town of Watamu. We’ll be at the stunning Temple Point Resort located in Watamu Marine National Park at the junction of the Mida Creek and Indian Ocean. Overlooking a coral reef and its own private beach, Temple Point offers traditional Swahili-style rooms. All of the air-conditioned rooms include a modern bathroom and stunning views of the Indian Ocean, Mida Creek or lush tropical gardens from a patio or balcony.a

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