June 20-29, 2026
$2500 + airfare
optional $250 single supplement

PAYMENT INFORMATION

• The cost of the Water Tour is $2,500 per person for double-occupancy registrants. For a single room (if space is available), there is an additional $250 fee. The Water Tour fee includes emergency medical evacuation insurance.
• Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and a deposit of $500 per person is required 60 days before travel to secure your spot on the Water Tour. The remaining amount is due
  30 days before travel.
• Travelers are responsible for their own international airfare, vaccinations, medical insurance, and tourist visas/exit fees.

TRIP CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

• 60 days or more: $250 handling fee plus the non-refundable portion of any cancelled reservation/service
• 30 days: $500 deposit is non-refundable
• 12 days or less: 100% of tour price is non-refundable

Travelers to Kenya are usually welcomed with courtesy and warmth. The slow pace, natural beauty and authentic interactions with local communities make it particularly appealing to travelers who enjoy getting off the beaten track.
You will fly in and out of Kisumu, Kenya, and spend 5 days visiting Water1st projects in the hills above Nam Lolwe, one of the world’s largest and most famous freshwater lakes. You will cross the equator on the way to visit project sites in Kakamega. And you’ll pass within miles of the childhood home of Barack Obama, Sr., father of the 44th U.S. President. These are just a few examples of the diversity of experiences that await you in western Kenya.
Our trips have two main goals:
1. To provide travelers with exposure to the severity of the issue. The lack of access to water and toilets has far-reaching impacts on every aspect of a person’s life. That is something that is hard to comprehend if one lives in the US and has never had to worry about access to water and toilets.
2. We also want to expose travelers to the Water1st solution, high-quality, comprehensive water and sanitation projects implemented in partnership with a highly skilled local partner to achieve great outcomes.
We achieve these goals by visiting communities at various stages in the life-cycle of a water project:
-communities that are on our waiting list for a project and are currently still walking for water
-communities that are in the process of implementing a water project
-communities that have just completed a project
-communities that are successfully managing a project they completed many years ago
The combination of those visits demonstrates how a well executed water project transforms a community.
This trip is unlike anything you could ever experience as a tourist. You will be invited into homes of our project participants. You will be be surrounded by curious children who are happy to play games with you. You will converse with community leaders. You will carry water alongside women who still carry water every day, and have the opportunity to ask women how their lives have changed because of a water project. You will interact with the staff of our local partner organizations to learn all you want to know about their day to day work to bring these projects to life. You will learn how physically challenging it is to dig trenches. You will connect with people you never dreamed you would have an opportunity to meet.