14 Days Voluntourism in Zanzibar

 

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

 

• Public hospitals (Clinical elective, nursing, physiotherapy/occupational therapy, acupuncture, psychiatric hospital)

• Tropical farm
• Montessori Kindergarten

 
Day 1
Pick-up from Zanzibar airport or seaport and transfer to your accommodation either with a host family or house shared with other foreign volunteers/interns.

Days 2-6

Volunteering at your organisation. On day 2 site orientation in Stone Town, the historic city centre of Zanzibar town.

 

Days 7-8
Transfer to Nungwi, the lively beach and party destination in the North of Zanzibar. In Nungwi, you will spend your weekend at the beach. Accommodation with breakfast at Mnarani Beach Cottages Hotel. In the late afternoon of day 8 drive back to Zanzibar Town.

Day 9
The following three days you will stay in Zanzibar Town as the following activities are more easily reachable from there.

Day 9 starts with a visit of 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 being  breeded by the villagers of the nearby village Pete under the guidance of a biologist and being sold to the butterfly centre. Afterwards we will visit the handcraft project “MOTO” where we will first have lunch. Then we will see how a women’s cooperative is producing wickerwork and braided objects. They are also weaving Kikoi fabrics that they tint making use of solar technology. You can even try out everything yourself! In the late afternoon return to your accommodation. 

 

Tag 10

Full-day trip „Safari Blue“. From Fumba in the South of Zanzibar, on a dhow, the traditional sailing ship of the Indian Ocean, you will explore the natural wonders of Menau Bay. There will be a fruit snack on a sandbank, you can snorkel at a coral reef and swim in a lagoon. On an island there will be a beach barbecue with 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 Menai Bay it is often possible to see dolphins. In the late afternoon we will sail back to Fumba. Alcoholic beverages are inclusive.
 
Day 11
Swahili Cooking session! In the morning you join a local housewife to the local market buying the ingredients she needs for lunch. Afterwards she will cook the dish with you at her house and will give you an introduction to the world of Swahili cooking. The Swahili cuisine combines African, Indian, Arabic and European influences. Late afternoon at leisure in Stone Town.

Days 12-14
Volunteering activity
 
Day 15
Return transfer to Zanzibar airport or seaport.

 

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Uni semester break start dates 2010:

 

* February 21st, 2010
* March 7th, 2010
* August 8th, 2010
* August 29th, 2010