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SUMMER HOLIDAY 2009- TANZANIA

(Connecting Youth Making Difference in the world)

 

Day 1:                                    July 9

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), a representative from BUSHDRIFTERS TANZANIA will meet you on the arrivals hall for the Drive to ARUSHA TOWN for your overnight stay.

Day: 2                                    July 10

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

After breakfast, you will be briefed about entire program and then drive to Arusha national park where we will start by hiking half way up Mount Meru, the second highest Mountain in Tanzania (4566m).

After lunch, we will proceed to the park for game viewing in open roof cars. Then return to Arusha town for over night.

Day 3, 4 & 5               July 11 - 13

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

After break fast drive to Orphanage center for a full day activities. The main activates there is construction so you will have a good chance to help in construction, teaching the kids, playing dancing having lunch with them and lots of funny. Then late evening drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Day 6:                                    July 13

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Meet with students from Secondary Schools, Universities, and Colleges in Arusha town.

Sharing ideas, and debating different topics.

Topics to be discussed:

Male and female relationships 

Typical school/university days

Africa Great Lakes region Collaboration.

Appreciation of Our Culture and Tradition.

HIV/AIDS:

BEGINNING OF WILDLIFE SAFARI

Day 7 & 8                               July 15 & 16

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Start your drive to NORTHWEST to Lake Natron via Longido and then west across the Rift Valley towards Lake Norton, one of the Great Rift Valley lakes. This will be a long day’s drive through remote back country, little affected by tourism. Very dusty roads, but adventurous! Lake Natron lays in northern Tanzania in between the Ngorongoro Highlands and Serengeti Plains, stated at the base of Africa’s only active Volcano Oldonyo Lengai (Mountain of God) in Maasai language. Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline lakes in the world. Home to thousands of lesser flamingos and one of the most important flamingo breeding grounds nested on earth.

Here the landscape rather than the animals is the main attraction. The area around the lake is dry, desolate, and hauntingly beautiful. Those who are fit enough, may climb Mount Oldonyo Lengai. They will start mid night around 11:00p to the summit where they will arrive around 5:00 am to wait for sunrise. Then descend down. They will be at the camp for lunch. Late afternoon walk to the water falls and return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 9:                                    July 17                                      

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Morning drive to the Serengeti national Park  via the great Rift Valley escarpment; amazing landscape up to the top escarpment, about 17 sharp corners. Then proceed to LOLIONDO game reserve to Klein’s gate, the entrance to Serengeti National Park from northern Part. Game drive in the way to the camp. Serengeti is one of the very famous N.P in the world for Amazing migration of Animals and one of the biggest Parks the world.

Day 10:                                  July 18

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Full day game drive in the Serengeti National park.

Day 11:                                  July 19

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Wake up very early in the morning have early break fast. Then drive to Ngorongoro crater passing Naabi gate. Pass through Serengeti plains via shifting sand and proceed to olvupai museum.

(Where Dr. Lieky and family found very old fossils of human-kind; later drive to the crater for a full day game drive. Then late evening drive to Mto wa Mbu village for dinner and overnight.

Day 12:                                  July 20

Accommodation                      : Camping

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Early breakfast then go for cultural walk in MTO WA MBU VILLAGE.  The place is full of banana plantations. You will have a full day to walk where you please and to test all African traditional dishes which will be prepared by villagers and all culture because the place is concentrated of Most of Tanzania tribes from every corner of Tanzania. After lunch drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

The End of Wildlife Safari

SWAHILI COAST AND ZANZIBAR

Day 13:                                  July 21

Accommodation                      : Peacock Hotel

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Drive from Arusha by bus to Dar es Salaam, the commercial city of Tanzania. It’s about 8hrs drive. Lunch in the way. Dinner and overnight: in Dar es Salaam.

Day 14:                                  July 22

Accommodation                      : Peacock Hotel

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Full day with students from secondary School, colleges and universities of Dar es Salaam. The topics to debate the same topics discussed in Arusha.

Dinner and overnight in Dar es Salaam.

Day 15:                                  July 23

Accommodation                      : Peacock Hotel

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Morning after breakfast visit to Orphanage centre in Dar es Salaam, spend the all day with kids. Then late evening return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 16:                                  July 24

Accommodation                      : Bagamoyo Hotel

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

After breakfast drive to Bagamoyo about 70km north of Dar es Salaam. Places to visit include a small but interesting museum with a section on some of the European explorers to the region, Ruins of German colonial time, Slave trade mosques and Kaole Ruins for part of the 1800’s.  Bagamoyo has nice beaches and yumyum!!!! Sea food. Dinner and   overnight in Bagamoyo.        

Day 17                                    July 25

Accommodation                      : Bagamoyo Hotel

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Morning take a boat to lass Lagoon Island. The island has a very beautiful Hotel. Have early lunch. (Cruise back to Bagamoyo town then proceeds to Dar es Salaam for late boat around 1600 hours to Zanzibar.

 Option one: Take a speed boat to Zanzibar from dare s Salaam.

 Option two: Cruise by dhow about 5 hrs to Zanzibar from Bagamoyo

ZANZIBAR EXCURSION

(Zanzibar Island)

Day 18 - 21: July 30

Accommodation                      : Maruhubi Beach Villas

Meal Plan                                : Full Board

Zanzibar is one of the very famous islands from colonial time. There a lots of activities to do in Zanzibar. Most of you will like to be free to sunbathe at the beach and swim and read!!!! Note that the all program of Zanzibar will be discussed on arrival.

Some of the things to do:  -visit Kiembe samaki secondary training program.

Visit Jozan forest and learn about community  conservation  project support by  WWF (world wildlife find )

Visit ZAPHA (Zanzibar peoples living with AID and program in stone town.

Space tour and Dolphin tour.

Arrange talk with local fishermen and discuss environmental problems of over fishing. Reef destruct and impact on livelihoods.

Boat back to Dar es Salaam in the afternoon. Day room to shower and prepare for long flight back home.

-final debriefing and farewell; Early dinner and transfer to Dar es Salaam Airport.

End of program

THINGS TO NOTE

Minimum group required 10 - 15,  20 - 30 Students

Departing from Dar es Salaam airport (DAR) on KLM flight or other air lines company usually no extra charges to fly into Kilimanjaro or depart from Dar es Salaam (DAR). Make sure you check long though before your departure day.

Recommended airlines fly into Kilimanjaro airport are:

-KLM

-Kenya Air ways

-Ethiopian air line

-British Air Ways

-Emirates Air Line

Package includes

All accommodations, Meals and camping fees.

- Medical insurance  from flying doctors for all time you will be in Tanzania that you can be reached by any means just in case you are in any medical need because its adventure trip. 

All transports, park fees in the national parks and camping equipments when on safari. 

Note That:

The flight is not included you have to find your own flight to the Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Where you will meet the representative from Bushdrifters, make sure you confirm your day and time of your arrival to Kilimanjaro (JRO) or Dar es Salaam air port by contacting us directly or your country coordinator or your Teacher. Or you can land in Nairobi Airport where there good service of shuttle buses coming in Arusha everyday.

For Mountaineers:  -You will need some extra pocket money for buying some personal needs items or souvenirs ($500) will be more than enough.