MASAI MARA Olonyori maasai house (all inclusive)

Live with the beautiful maasai people in a traditional clayhouse and support childrens' education through what you pay to stay! Three meals a day and water is included. The house: 3 bedrooms (max 8 ppl) 1 living room/kitchen 1 shower 1 toilet in a separate room The house has limited electricity and water will be collected it in the river. A local will prepare all your meals (included in the price), and you'll be free to take part in any maasai activity. Feel at home, hakuna matata! The space You don't really visit the house, you rent it. While you're there, you live there, it's your house and it's the maasai's house and in this safe environment of home you can exchange stories, smiles and get to know eachother and compare your cultures. We're all just people, and we all have something to learn from eachother. The goal of this guesthouse is to create an income for the village, both to have a backup in case of drought (where many loose their cows and thus their savings) and to send kids to school to make a solid foundation to cope with the all too long list of challenges they face as a culture (drought, lack of land, overpopulation, pollution....). The money you pay will thus be spent like this: 1. Pay a cook, housemaid and manager (all from the village) 2. Buy food and water for you 3. Buy food for the village for hard times 4. Pay school fees. While we aim to help all the families who can't afford to send their kids to secondary school, we will focus on girl's education, as maasai women are supressed and have very few oportunities in life. Read more about this issue here: http://maasaigirlseducation.org/the-need/the-life-of-a-maasai-woman/ Every dime you spend on this experience goes directly into the community. The house was financed through donations and through income from my webshop (https://www.epla.no/shops/norwegianwoods/). We built it together, in a wonderful chaos of mud, cowdung, kids and laughter! Olonyori house is like a second home to me, and also for the villagers when there are no guest. Follow us for updates and more information: facebook: Olonyori Maasai Foundation instagram: olonyorimaasai And feel free to ask! Guest access All corners are yours to explore! Feel welcome to stroll around the neighbourhood and visit the other maasai houses. You might just be invited in on a hot (warning: and sugary!) cup of tea. During your stay I'm happy to answer any questions and to help you make the most out of your stay. I live in Norway, but usually spend January and February in the village, and will gladly show you around if you happen to visit during that period. Alex the house manager and William the cook are villagers that have been a part of the project from the start. They'll be available at all times to make sure your needs are met. Other things to note There's a longdrop toilet and a shower in a small building adjacent to the guesthouse. Or you can do it the natural way - with a wash in the river :)