7 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
• St. Monica Kindergarten
• Uzi Island Kindergarten and Sea turtle sanctuary

 
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.

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 you will be given a 2-hours orientation walk through Stone Town, the historic city centre of Zanzibar town.

 

Day 3

After having spent the second day at your organisation, in the afternoon we will go on a „Spice Tour“ to visit a spice plantation. Besides exotic spices they also grow many tropical fruits that you can see, smell and even taste.

Day 4
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 5
You will spend the morning at your organization. The afternoon is at leisure and you can explore Stone Town on your own or with your fellow volunteers. Stone Town’s big number of small shops makes souvenir shopping a fun activity to do. 

Day 6
You will spend the morning at your organization. In the afternoon there will be a cooking session!

 

A local housewife will introduce you to the world of Swahili cooking, which combines African, Indian, Arabic and Europeans influences.

Day 7
Full day trip! The day 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. 

 

Day 8
Return transfer to the airport or seaport of Zanzibar.
 

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