14 Days Voluntourism in Tanzania

The following volunteer options are available for this short-time stay:

• Montessori nursery school
• Home for street children and orphans
• Home & school for mentally handicapped children
• Veterinary surgery

 

Day 1

Pickup from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transfer to your accommodation with a host family (or if you prefer single room in a house shared with other foreign volunteers) in Moshi.

Day 2
Day spent at your volunteer organisation. You will be picked up in the morning from your accommodation and introduced at the organisation. At around 3 pm you will be picked up again and you will be given a 2-hours orientation walk through the town centre of Moshi. 

 

Day 3
Morning spent at the volunteer organisation, at around 3 pm visit to a leather factory where you can get insights into the traditional techniques of leather processing.

Day 4
Day trip to Materuni Waterfall and Materuni Village. The Materuni waterfall with a height of almost 150 m (500 ft) 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 and then we will do a small walk around the village to see the typical life of the Chagga tribe. The 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.

Day 5
This day will start with work at your volunteer organization. In the afternoon there will be a guided tour through the rice fields outside of Moshi town and through a forest which is inhabited by many monkeys.

Day 6
Last day at you volunteer organization (until around 3 pm). Afternoon at leisure.

Day 7
In the morning drive from Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park (the drive takes around 4 hours). The lake is impressively framed by the outcrops of the East African Rift Valley. In the high trees of the ground water forest, monkeys swing from tree to tree and elephants are enjoying the shade of the acacia trees. You will also see many zebras, impalas, giraffes, hippos and waterfowls. In the late afternoon, drive to Highview Hotel Karatu (full board on safari).
 
Day 8
After breakfast, 30 minutes drive from Highview Hotel to Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest non-flooded volcanic crater of the earth, one of the most important natural wonders of our planet. It is not only the home of the endangered black rhino, but also there are lions, leopards, hyenas, antelopes and flamingos. We will have picnic lunch near the “Hippo Pool”. At late afternoon return drive to Moshi.

 

Days 9-11
Time spent at you volunteer organization. Afternoons at leisure.

 

Days 12-13
Now you have already spent almost 2 weeks at Kilimanjaro. It’s really time to get to know the mountain better! We will spend 2 days inside the Kilimanjaro National Park and will do a partial climb!

On the first day we will approach the mountain from the west, driveing with a car up to Shira Plateau at a height of 3200 meters (10,500 feet). This is the Kilimanjaro plateau from which the three peaks Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira arise. From the plateau you can have spectacular views into the East African Rift Valley, Mt. Meru and the village of Longido. We will hike on the Shira Plateau for 5-7 hours from the Shira Gate to Shira Camp (3850 m above sea level), where we will camp. On the second day we will descend following the Machame Route down to 1,800 m where we will be picked up by a car and brought back to Moshi.

 

Day 14

Day at leisure

 

Day 15
Return transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

 

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For groups of 3 or more persons you can start this program at any date. Please note: Depending on the start date, the program schedule might be rearranged to avoid that your days spent at the volunteering organization will be on weekends or public holidays.

For single bookings or if you book with 2 persons, we have fixed dates on which you will form a small group with fellow participants.

 

Start dates 2010 for bookings by 1 or 2 persons:

 

 

Rate per Person: 1380 €