Village Service and Safari

Spend your first night in the village getting to know your group, your home, and its culture. Discuss your expectations and assumptions for service, cultural immersion, and exploration.

• Customization Example: Add a visit to a fair trade coffee cooperative where local farmers sell to a roaster within their own village.

Focus your daily service on an education and community infrastructure project designed to provide an improved and sustainable learning environment for students. Engage in after-school games and activities with primary school students to enhance their cross-cultural competence, communication, and teamwork skills. Immerse in village culture as you learn to cook local foods, milk a cow, try to make the local style of pottery, and explore the geography of the village.

• Customization Example: Add several days of service and cultural immersion.
• Customization Example: Add a visit to a Maasai market where people come together twice a week to buy, sell, and barter produce, basic household supplies, cows, and more.

View the country through a different lens on an epic two-day safari! Spend a half day in Tarangire National Park, which has the most dense elephant population left in the world. Make the most of your safari by picking the brains of your experienced guides, who are eager to teach you everything they know about animals, their behaviors, and their environment. Overnight at a cozy tented campground over the Rift Valley, fenced for safety and comfort.

Overnight: Day 5 – Safari Campground; Day 6 – Guesthouse, Arusha

Wake up before sunrise and head to the famous Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive through dense animal populations. Experience the scenic descent into this lush valley, known for its herds of zebra and wildebeest, lion prides, and hyena packs. Get really lucky and spot the endangered black rhino, but remember, you never know what you’ll see as animals follow their own instincts. Return to Arusha in the evening.

Spend your final morning doing some last-minute souvenir bargaining for family and friends. Visit a local artisan social enterprise, if time permits, where Tanzanians with disabilities make high-quality crafts and goods. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Kwaheri na safari njema! Goodbye and safe travels!