The African Conservation Fund

In July, the South Rift Association of Land owners, a land trust and conservation organization comprising Maasai land owners in Kenya's southern Rift Valley, announced plans to create and promote a new South Rift Tourist Circuit (click on image at left to enlarge the map).

Linking existing tracks and some new tracks (and a future bridge across a river at the base of the Rift escarpment), the new route will connect tourism facilities in Maasai Mara National Reserve to Amboseli National Park. Stretching across the heart of Maasailand - where some 70% of the region's famous wildlife occur - the route will bring much-needed tourism dollars to impoverished Maasai communities who see little or no benefit from the famous wildlife. John Kamanga, director of the association, said that ecotourism developments will be limited and exclusive, to protect both the wildlife and communities of the South Rift.

African Conservation Fund's new Adventure Conservation Safaris (see above) will be among the first to explore along parts of the new South Rift Circuit. We are also seeking corporate partners to assist the development of the circuit. Please contact us to join this unprecedented effort (520.591.1410).