Tour Details

Embark on an overnight flight to Tanzania, arriving in the late evening and checking into your hotel. Begin your adventure in Moshi by visiting Simba’s Community Center and hiking through the rainforest. Explore a waterfall and a coffee farm, learning about local agriculture and coffee processing. Visit the Chemka Hot Springs and the Serval Wildlife Animal Rehabilitation Center. Stay in a Maasai Village, learning about their culture and traditions, and visit the SANAA project for marginalized artists.

Embark on a safari adventure, starting with the Ngorongoro Crater and continuing to Serengeti National Park. Return to Moshi through Arusha, stopping at the Arusha Coffee House. Fly to Zanzibar to explore a spice farm, Stone Town, and Nungwi Beach, where you will enjoy a snorkeling excursion. Conclude your journey with a farewell dinner before departing back to the United States, filled with unforgettable memories of Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Departure & Return Location

Any major United States Airport

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Departure Time

3 Hours Before Flight Time

Questions

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Itinerary

Day 1Departure Day

Depart the United States on overnight flight to Tanzania.

Day 2Arrival

Estimated arrival is late evening this day
Check into hotel
Late Dinner

Day 3Moshi

Today after an early breakfast we will visit Simba’s Community Center. Here we will learn all about their locally led development approach and the programs they run in the community as well as their health projects and women’s sewing cooperative.

This afternoon, we will hike through the rainforest looking at colobus and blue monkeys. We will also have the amazing opportunity to see the oldest tree in Tanzania.

Day 4Waterfall/Coffee Farm

This morning, we head 15km away from Moshi Town to the last village before the Kilimanjaro National Park and home of the Chagga tribe.

First, we will visit the waterfalls, which are around a 40-minute walk away. Here we will have a chance to enjoy the water here and reflect on this magnificent site. You also have the option to jump in the water and enjoy the waterfall from another perspective!

Afterward, we will head to the coffee farm for lunch. After eating, we will learn more about coffee cultivation in this area. Then we are in for a real treat, as we will learn directly from Chagga members how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted and further processed. We will also be invited to help with the preparation of the coffee from roasting to grinding, which is traditionally accompanied by Chagga songs and dances.

Day 5Chemka Hot Springs – Serval Wildlife Animal Rehabilitation Center

Today we will visit a natural clean spring water – Chemka Hot Springs. Ideal for swimming in the warm water and relaxation. The surrounding areas provide stunning views with a great picnic spot.

Later, we will visit an amazing Serval Wildlife Animal Rehabilitation Center, where we will have a chance to interact with the amazing animals found here. They are currently home African lions, colobus monkeys, giraffes, bat-eared fox, elands, oafish ostriches, and blue & vervet monkeys.

Day 6Maasai Lodge

Today we will travel to Karatu for a once in a lifetime experience. We will stay in a Maasai Village where we will learn about their traditions and culture. Maasai are nomadic people who herd and breed cattle and are known for their lively cultural dance, colorful clothing and beadwork. We will have the opportunity to join in the songs and dancing and interact with many Maasai members while enjoying time here.

Tonight, we have the incredible experience in staying at the lodge, in beautiful, traditional housing – sure to be a highlight of your trip!

Day 7Maasai Lodge/SANAA

This morning we will go out with the Maasai into the hinterland and learn how to live off the land as the Maasai do. We will learn more about their cultural practices, what they do for food during their long days and further details about this amazing area.

This afternoon, for lunch, we will visit SANAA. SANAA operates a project highlighting marginalized people who make wonderful products. In their workshops disabled artists create unique products that are mainly made from recycled waste. We will receive a tour and have a chance to interact with the artists here, while learning more about how they are supported by the network at SANAA.

Day 8Safari Day 1 - Ngorongoro Crater

Today we will rise early in the morning to descend the 600m high walls to the floor of the crater and get up close with one of Africa’s seven natural wonders! Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is considered one of the most beautiful and unique places in Africa. Here we learn more about this unique caldera – created from the implosion of a volcano. Here we will find a haven of African wildlife and we might also be lucky enough to witness the endangered Rhino!

Day 9Safari Day 2 – Serengeti

Today we will experience a safari in the famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife: over 2 million ungulates, 4000 lions, 1000 leopard, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometers in size.

Day 10Arusha/Moshi

We make our way back from safari today through Arusha. For lunch we will stop at the wonderful, Arusha Coffee House and boutique. This small business employs over 50 disabled, mute and deaf people and produces a beaded necklaces and silk, kanga, chiffon and voile fabrics.

We will then head on to Moshi, where you will have a chance to relax and enjoy a bit of shopping before your departure to Zanzibar tomorrow.

Day 11Zanzibar

Today we hop a flight to continue our adventure in Zanzibar.

Once we arrive, we will check into our hotel and enjoy a local dinner together.

Day 12Zanzibar/Spice Tour Farm Tour & Stone Town

Today we will tour a real spice farm where you can see, smell, and taste the freshest, top-quality spice plants. We will spend the late afternoon/evening exploring Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Throughout the day we will have the opportunity to discuss and compare the difference in what we saw back in Moshi and Arusha to life here in Zanzibar. We will also learn more about local projects that have been put in place to support tourism the Stone Town area and the efforts to eliminate poverty in the immediate area.

Day 13Nungwi Beach/Snorkeling Excursion

Today we will explore Nungwi Beach. Mnarani Natural Aquarium is situated in the northern part of the village. The conservation site is run by locals and is focused on rescuing green and hawksbill turtles and releasing them during the month of February. We will have the incredible opportunity to go on a snorkeling excursion here!

This evening we will enjoy a Farewell Dinner together.