Guide

Volunteering Coordinators in Moshi English speaking Driver-guide on safari Tour guides for all excursions and activities

Meals

For full-day excursions, lunch is included All meals on safari At the accommodation: Shared accommodation in Moshi includes breakfast and dinner. Host family in Moshi includes breakfast, lunch and dinner

Others

All activities as described Donation to your volunteering project of 50 USD Access to our online log-in area with extensive preparation materials Pre-departure Skype preparation session For safari: Entrance fees to all National Parks, VAT (18%) on the safari For the CO2 offset of your long-haul flight, we plant 10 trees on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro

Transport

Transfers from JRO-Airport and back for arrival and departure Transfers in Zanzibar as described

Accommodation

You can choose between various accommodation options, depending on your preferences and budget. Moshi: Shared/Hostel accommodation or with a Host Family For safari: Camping , equipment is provided Zanzibar: Large shared tent accommodation at Mother Nature Forest Camp

Hygieneprotocol

We have Covid-19 safety measures in place (incl. all staff wearing masks, free African fabric face mask is provided for free to participants, hand disinfection liquids provided)

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Others

Meals and services that are not mentioned in the itinerary description Personal purchases, souvenirs, etc. Gratuities, other donations, etc. Visa costs (50 USD for most nationalities)

Flights

International flights to Tanzania Connecting flight Kilimanjaro-Zanzibar (we can book for you; rates depending on season between around 120-350 USD) Note: The start of this program is in Kilimanjaro (JRO) and the program ends in Zanzibar (ZNZ). It is ideal if you book your international flight, so that arrive in Kilimanjaro and depart from Zanzibar. Some airlines have this on offer. Alternatively, you can book international flights also to Dar-es-Salaam (DAR), but then you need to book domestic flights to get to and depart from your project sites.

Insurance

Travel Health Insurance

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Day 1 Arrival At Kilimanjaro International Airport & Transfer To Your Accommodation
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival At Kilimanjaro International Airport & Transfer To Your Accommodation

You will get picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transferred to your accommodation in Moshi, a town located at the foot of Kilimanjaro. If the sky is clear, you can already see the snow-capped top of the mountain.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 2 1St Day At Your Volunteer Placement & Guided City Tour In Moshi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

1St Day At Your Volunteer Placement & Guided City Tour In Moshi

We bring you from your accommodation to your volunteering placement (according to your booking; please choose between kindergarten, informal community school, special needs centre, veterinary clinic, tree nursery - we can provide more details about each of these options). In the afternon you will get a 2-hours orientation walk through the town centre of Moshi.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 3 Volunteering & Guided Tour Through Rice Fields And Monkey Forest
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Volunteering & Guided Tour Through Rice Fields And Monkey Forest

In the morning, volunteering at your placement of choice.

In the afternoon, guided tour through the rice fields outside Moshi where you will learn about rice cultivation. Afterwards, you will visit the Monkey Forest, a rain forest inhabited by many monkeys like the Black-and-white colobus and Blue Monkeys.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 4 Trip To Materuni Waterfall & Chagga Village
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Trip To Materuni Waterfall & Chagga Village

The day starts with an organized trip to the Materuni Waterfall. With a height of almost 150 m (500 ft) it is the highest and most impressive waterfall at the slopes of Kilimanjaro of the Moshi area. From Materuni Village, we will walk some 30 minutes to the waterfall. The walk itself is interesting, as you will see some smaller waterfalls and lots of waterways which are part of the irrigation system of the local farmers who grow coffee, bananas, and many other fruits and vegetables.

At the waterfall, you can even refresh in the cool and crystal clear water – don’t forget to bring your swimwear! When we return, we will have a late lunch at Materuni Village, located at a height of around 1300 m (4300 ft) above sea level, is set within a dramatic landscape of high rises and deep valleys, all covered by tropical rain forest. After we will have a walk around the village to see the typical life of the Chagga tribe and learn something about the local coffee farming.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking - lunch is included also in case of shared accommodation and hotel

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 5 Volunteering
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Volunteering

On both days, you do volunteering at your placement of choice.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 6 Start Of Your 5 Days Safari - Lake Manyara National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Start Of Your 5 Days Safari - Lake Manyara National Park

At around 7:30 am you get picked up for a 3-4 hours drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which is famous for its tree climbing lions. Other animals found in the park include elephants, buffaloes, leopards, baboons, giraffes, zebras, ostriches, wildebeest, impalas and hippos. Lake Manyara also has hundreds of species of birds. Common water birds to be found are pelicans, spoonbills, hammerkops and migratory flamingos.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking, lunch (lunch box) and dinner are provided on safari

Accommodation: Simple camping (tent) or Simple Lodge accommodation (according to your booking)
Day 7 Full Day Game Drive In Tarangire National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Full Day Game Drive In Tarangire National Park

After breakfast you will drive to Tarangire National Park, which is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees and enjoy a game drive until the evening. You get a chance to see common resident animals like zebras, waterbucks, giraffes, dikdiks, impalas, elands, Grant’s gazelles, vervet monkies, banded mongooses, olive baboon, wildebeests and cape buffaloes. Predators in Tarangire include lions, leopards and cheetahs. The beautiful landscape is composed of granitic ridges, river valleys, and swamps.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch (lunch box) and dinner

Accommodation: Simple camping (tent) or Simple Lodge accommodation (according to your booking)
Day 8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Serengeti National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Serengeti National Park

After breakfast drive to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch and arrival in the Serengeti on the southeastern side, entering the park through Naabi Gate for an afternoon game drive until shortly before sunset. The park is famous for its annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles. Serengeti offers the most amazing game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffaloes, groups of elephants and giraffes, elands, impalas, grant’s gazelles, lions, leopards and others can be spotted.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch (lunch box) and dinner

Accommodation: Simple camping (tent) or Simple Lodge accommodation (according to your booking)
Day 9 Early Morning Game Drive In The Serengeti & Overnight Stay At Ngorongoro
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Early Morning Game Drive In The Serengeti & Overnight Stay At Ngorongoro

You will wake up early before 6 am to take part in a sunrise game drive, and if we are lucky we have the best opportunity to see predators in action as they take advantage of the low light and cooler temperatures to look for an early meal. It’s an ideal time to see lions, leopards, and cheetahs in action as well as the early morning movements of the wildebeest, zebras, and other herbivores. After your unforgettable morning, you will return to your lodge for a brunch and to freshen up before hitting the road again enjoying a game drive en-route to Ngorongoro.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch (lunch box) and dinner

Accommodation: Simple camping

Please note: Even in case of Simple Lodge category, this night will be camping as there is no accommodation of Simple Lodge standard in the area. Clients who have booked the Simple Lodge option, will however get a portable field bed in their tent instead of a sleeping pad.
Day 10 Game Drive In The Ngorongoro Crater
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Game Drive In The Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you’ll depart for Ngorongoro Crater, the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World, home to over 120 species of mammals including the fabled Big Five. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought-after safari destinations in the world. It’s a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grassy plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippos enjoying the cool water. From the comfort of your open-roof vehicle, you’ll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa’s most recognizable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelopes, cape buffaloes, and more. After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch by the park’s famous hippo pool. Thereafter, you will drive back to Moshi to your accommodation.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch (lunch box) are included during safari; dinner according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 11 Morning At Leisure In Moshi & Visit To A Leather And Horn Workshop
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Morning At Leisure In Moshi & Visit To A Leather And Horn Workshop

You have a morning at leisure in Moshi to walk around the town or simply relax. In the afternoon you will visit Shah Industries, a workshop and shop for souvenirs made of leather and horn, where many people with impairment work.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 12 Start Of Your 2-Day Tour With Overnight Stay In A Maasai Village
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Start Of Your 2-Day Tour With Overnight Stay In A Maasai Village

This is not the usual tourist-style short visit to a Maasai village, but you will stay there overnight and you will not only get to know the folkloristic aspects of Maasai life, but you will also experience how many Maasai live nowadays, adapting to modern times while keeping parts of their tradition. The Maasai will not only show you their traditional dance, houses, and handicrafts, but also their more modern houses, school and there will be enough time to drag the steppe with some Maasai and a herd of cattle or goats. In the evening, at the campfire, Maasai will teach you their games. You can sleep in a traditional Maasai house made of soil and dung without running water and electricity or alternatively stay a camping tent.

Included meals: breakfast according to your booking;, lunch and dinner at the Maasai village

Accommodation: traditional Massai house or camping tent
Day 13 The Life In A Maasai Village
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

The Life In A Maasai Village

We will continue the program of the day before. In the morning, you can milk the cows with some Maasai, and then accompany Maasai children to a river with a herd. In the afternoon, we drive back to Moshi where you can spend the evening at leisure.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch at the Maasai village; dinner according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 14 Flight To Zanzibar And Guided Tour Through Stone Town
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Flight To Zanzibar And Guided Tour Through Stone Town

Today your adventure on the mainland of Tansania is ending, and you will have a transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight to Zanzibar. You will be picked up from Zanzibar airport and brought to your accommodation of choice in Zanzibar Town.

In the afternoon, you will have a guided tour through Stone Town, the historic old town of Zanzibar Town, which is a maze of 1001 nights. Influences of continental Africa, Arabia, Persia, India and the British colonial time have merged into a unique cultural blend that cannot be found anywhere else.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 15 Half Day Trip "Spice Tour"
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Half Day Trip "Spice Tour"

Today you get to learn why Zanzibar is called "the Spice Island“: In the morning, you will take part in the "Spice Tour“, a guided tour through one of the many spice plantations. Besides exotic spices, also tropical fruits are grown here that you can see, smell and taste.

The afternoon you can spend at leisure in Zanzibar Town. Either you simply relax, go on a souvenir shopping trip in Stone Town or enjoy the sunset at the Forodhani Gardens.

Included meals: according to your accommodation booking

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 16 Full Day Trip "Safari Blue“ With A Dhow
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Full Day Trip "Safari Blue“ With A Dhow

We will bring you to Fumba in the south of Zanzibar, where you will depart on a dhow, the traditional sailing ship of the Indian Ocean, to explore the natural wonders of Menai Bay. Chances are high to spot dolphins. You will enjoy a fruit snack on the sandbank, you can snorkel at a coral reef and swim in the crystal clear water of a lagoon. Later, on an island, you will have a beach barbecue including fish, lobster, chicken, vegetables and a tropical fruit tasting. You can also learn how to navigate a “Ngalawa”, the outrigger canoe of the local fishermen. In the late afternoon, we will sail back to Fumba and drive back to Zanzibar Town.

Included meals: breakfast and dinner: according to your accommodation booking; lunch, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks are included while on Safari Blue

Accommodation: shared accommodation or host family or hotel, according to your booking
Day 17 Full Day Trip: Jozani Forest National Park, Butterfly Centre, “Moto” And Zanzibar Turtles & Tortoise Land
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Full Day Trip: Jozani Forest National Park, Butterfly Centre, “Moto” And Zanzibar Turtles & Tortoise Land

The day starts with a guided tour through the Jozani Forest National Park, which is famous for its endemic Red Colobus Monkeys. Besides some colonies of monkeys, you can see the impressive plants and trees of this tropical rainforest and you can have a stroll through the mangrove area. After this, we will drive to the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre, East Africa’s largest covered space for butterflies, which is a project of sustainable tourism. As the butterflies only live for a few weeks, the centre is in constant need of new butterflies. These are bred by the villagers of the nearby village under the guidance of a biologist named Pete and sold to the butterfly centre.

Afterwards, we visit the women’s handcraft project “MOTO”, where we will first have lunch. The women will then show us how they make wickerwork and braided objects. They also weave Kikoi fabrics that they tint, making use of solar water heaters. You can even try out everything yourself!

Another highlight is a visit to the Zanzibar Turtles and Tortoise Land, a small zoo of local reptiles, which has the purpose of educating local school children about the importance of animal welfare and environmental protection.

You will then be brought to a beach hotel in Jambiani.

Included meals: breakfast according to your accommodation booking. Lunch at MOTO.

Accommodation: standard category (3 star) hotel in Jambiani
Day 18 At Leisure At Jambiani Beach
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

At Leisure At Jambiani Beach

You can fully enjoy your day at the beautiful Jambiani beach.

Included meals: breakfast

Accommodation: standard category (3 star) in Jambiani
Day 19 Canoe Trip Through Mangroves And Overnight Stay At Mother Nature Forest Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Canoe Trip Through Mangroves And Overnight Stay At Mother Nature Forest Camp

After breakfast, you have a transfer from the beach hotel to the village of Kitogani near Jozani Forest National Park, and move into a large, fully furnished ecotourism tent at the nearby World Unite! Mother Nature Forest Camp. The accommodation is a true nature experience, making you feel as if your are in the middle of a tropical rainforest.

After a fresh fruit juice welcome drink, you will meet your knowledgeable guide who will take you on a canoe trip through the mangroves between Zanzibar’s main island Unguja and Uzi Island. It is the largest mangrove zone in Zanzibar. Mangroves are an important ecosystem for many birds and marine animals.

We will walk around Uzi Island and see the life of local farmers and fishermen. In the late afternoon, you will return to your accommodation in the forest, where you will be served a delicious local dinner.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: in a large fully furnished, shared tent at World Unite! Mother Nature Forest Camp in Kitogani
Day 20 Volunteering Activities At The World Unite! Mother Nature Environmental Conservation Program
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Volunteering Activities At The World Unite! Mother Nature Environmental Conservation Program

On the second day in the Jozani Forest area, after breakfast, you will join the volunteers of our World Unite! Mother Nature environmental conservation program with their environmental conservation activities.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: in a large, fully furnished tent at World Unite! Mother Nature Forest Camp in Kitogani
Day 21 Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure

Your adventure ends today. After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport of Zanzibar for your departure.

Included meals: breakfast

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Itinerary of your trip Volunteering, Safari And Beach Combination - 22 Days In Tanz

Arrival At Kilimanjaro International Airport & Transfer To Your Accommodation

1St Day At Your Volunteer Placement & Guided City Tour In Moshi

Volunteering & Guided Tour Through Rice Fields And Monkey Forest

Trip To Materuni Waterfall & Chagga Village

Volunteering

Start Of Your 5 Days Safari - Lake Manyara National Park

Full Day Game Drive In Tarangire National Park

Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Serengeti National Park

Early Morning Game Drive In The Serengeti & Overnight Stay At Ngorongoro

Game Drive In The Ngorongoro Crater

Morning At Leisure In Moshi & Visit To A Leather And Horn Workshop

Start Of Your 2-Day Tour With Overnight Stay In A Maasai Village

The Life In A Maasai Village

Flight To Zanzibar And Guided Tour Through Stone Town

Half Day Trip "Spice Tour"

Full Day Trip "Safari Blue“ With A Dhow

Full Day Trip: Jozani Forest National Park, Butterfly Centre, “Moto” And Zanzibar Turtles & Tortoise Land

At Leisure At Jambiani Beach

Canoe Trip Through Mangroves And Overnight Stay At Mother Nature Forest Camp

Volunteering Activities At The World Unite! Mother Nature Environmental Conservation Program

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