Volunteer Project and Safari in Tanzania - 17day

17 Days: Volunteer Project and Safari in Tanzania 

ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport (Tanzania), meet and greet, and then transfer to your Hotel for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Half Board
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Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara Park
After your breakfast at 08.30 drive from Arusha with your packed lunch to Manyara Park for game viewing. At 1300 hrs take your lunch in the park picnic area, evening drive to your lodge/ campsite for Dinner and overnight at Manyara.

Meals: Meals: Full Board
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Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at 0800hrs drive from Lake Manyara National Park with your packed lunch and game en-route to the great Serengeti Plains via Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Late afternoon drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight

Meals: Full Board
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Day 4: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast leave with your packed lunch for game drive on the SerengetiPark acacia Savannah in the central to the east region. Around 12.30pm and 13.00pm break for your picnic lunch; thereafter proceed with a tour afternoon game drive. In mid January to February, much to mid April, 95% of females of wildebeest mate to a total of 60000 then 8 to 8.5 months later those females that conceived give birth on the same southern plains after a long travel. Evening drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Full Board
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Day 5: Serengeti/ Ngorongoro/Olduvai
After breakfast with your packed lunch drive and game enroute to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It is your option whether you pass by Olduvai Gorgehistorical site whereby the early man lived and with extra cost, you can also pass by the Maasai boma if you are interested in the real African life tradition and culture.

Meals: Full Board
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Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with your lunch box, descend into the crater floor for full day game viewing. The crater is rich in wildlife and the day will be filled with sights and sounds of the wild echoing within the crater walls.

Your packed lunch will be served on the crater floor at the picnic site near Lerai forest or hippo pool. Many crater visitors want to see rare species, the Black rhinoceros, this is the right time, because during the dry season it is very hard to see them as they are afraid of sun burn. Late afternoon ascend the crater and then drive to Arusha for your dinner and overnight

Meals: Half Board
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Day7: Arusha National Park
In the morning drive to Arusha national park for game viewing. At 12:30 break for Lunch and there after continued with game viewing, late evening return to your lodge for your dinner and overnight Bethlehem Star Pre & primary School Hostel

Days 8th -17th: Community Volunteer Project 

Volunteer in Bethlehem Pre & Primary School  https://www.bethlehemstar.ac.tz/

As a volunteer in our School you will be doing different activities such as; teaching, sports, playground monitor, field trips, ICT activities including computer lab, website development and optimization, taking care of small maintenance and construction around the school, help in fund raising activities as the school is still under construction. This school is still underfunded and consequently under-staffed. This is where you come in!

Whether you are a qualified teacher or a student, you could help to make a big impact on the lives of underprivileged children in as a volunteer teaching in our School
 

What will you be doing?
Our School is very vibrant with most pupils extremely willing to learn. Working in our school, you may be asked to take lessons in English, Math or Science, but don't worry if you feel your strengths lie outside these areas - the children you teach will benefit from your enthusiasm and your ability to construct sentences in English. Games and sports are another important part of school life, so please be prepared to get involved with these as well.

You will spend some days working alongside with a local teacher or established teaching volunteer, but we also encourage our volunteers to bring their own ideas and to get stuck in! You can make some improvement in a classroom using your own initiatives this will help to develop your skills as a teacher whilst providing help to those most in need.

Typical Week

Volunteers in our School are generally expected to work at their placement five days a week. Weekday mornings will start with breakfast with Students and other volunteers at our School Dining hall, with school starting at around 8.00am. At around 13pm you’ll get a break for lunch, which you can take with other volunteers, Students and local staff. In the afternoons you’ll be taking additional classes or work but there is often time for games and sports and volunteers will help run these.

You will generally finish your placement teaching at around 15pm, though you’ll find that the children will often want you to stay around to play! After your placement you’ll get a chance to unwind with other volunteers, Boarding Students and local team members over dinner, and we often organize games and activities of our own in the evenings. Weekends are also your own but there are always plenty of extra Adventures to do in Tanzania!

Living At Bethlehem Star Pre & Primary School 

Our volunteers stay in our Hostel in our School at Usa - River, Arumeru District, some of them might stay with host families under special arrangement. The hostel has hot showers, and plenty of communal space for you to share with other pupils and volunteers.

Accommodation 
during the Volunteering period, a volunteer stays with the host family/Organization. Accommodation will be provided throughout the scheme using hostels, or staying with local people. Facilities are basic; there will be latrine and private washing facilities. Electricity and piped water.

Food 
All meals are provided, meals mainly consisting of rice, bean, beef, chicken, vegetables, fruits and a good breakfast. 

Transport 
When necessary public or private transport will be provided during the volunteering period. The cost for airport transfers on your arrival and on the last day is not included in the package price, but we can arrange at an extra cost of US $60 per vehicle per transfer. 

Flights 
Flights are not included in the price; you will have to arrange your own flight from your home to Kilimanjaro International Airport and return. Alternatively you can book your flight to and from Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport). If you choose to fly to Nairobi we will arrange a shuttle bus transfer from Nairobi to Arusha at an extra cost of US$ 60 per one way transfer. 

Travel insurance 
you must take out adequate travel and medical insurance to cover for the activities and duration of the program. 

Health 
All volunteers must be vaccinated against Cholera and Yellow fever and produce international certificates of vaccination; this is particularly relevant for those traveling from neighboring African countries. 

The UK Department of Health recommends vaccinations against Hepatitis A, polio and typhoid. It is essential for visitors to take a course of anti-malaria tablets commencing two weeks before travel. 

Visa Requirement 
Volunteers will be required to apply for a 90 days visa to the nearest Tanzania Embassy. 
They can also be obtained on arrival at Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro International Airports and at the Namanga Gate on the Tanzania/Kenya boarder, Requirements may change, so you are advised to contact the appropriate Diplomatic or Consular Authority before finalizing your travel arrangements. 


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