The Tanzania Christian service trip through K2 Adventure Travel is set for June18-30, 2021. The cost of the trip is $3,250 per person and does not include airfare. The group airfare cost will be $2,075 per person provided we have 10 people or more. NOTE: This trip is organized through K2 Adventure Travel. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Sandquist at: kristen@k2adventures.org or by phone at 480-797-2950.
This is not a school-sponsored trip and no NDP staff will attend. NDP does approve this trip and will give service hours to the students who choose to serve abroad.
Trip Documents
What’s Included:
- All accommodations, double occupancy
- All meals as stated in the itinerary
- All game drives in a 4×4 private safari vehicle
- English-speaking private driver as your guide
- Two bottles of drinking water per day while on safari
- All park fees
- Return transportation to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha
- Airport transportation to JRO International Airport for your departure home
The 13-Day Itinerary
5 Days of Community or Medical Service / 1-Day Safari / Coffee Plantation / Waterfall Hike
Days 1 and 2
These are travel days with an arrival into Tanzania at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) the evening of day two. Look for a K2AT English speaking representative as you exit baggage claim. He will assist you with your luggage and take you to your hotel. Dinner included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 3
First day of Community Service at one of the 3 locations listed above.
You will wake for an early breakfast and leave the hotel by 9:00 am and arrive back at the hotel around 4:00 pm. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 4
Second day of Community Service at one of the 3 locations listed above. You will wake for an early breakfast and leave the hotel by 9:00 am and arrive back at the hotel around 4:00 pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 5
Today is Sunday and the team will attend a local Catholic mass celebrated by Father Aristides. Mass is said in Swahili, which is the native language of Tanzania. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 6
Third day of Community Service at one of the 3 locations listed above. You will wake for an early breakfast and leave the hotel by 9:00 am and arrive back at the hotel around 4:00 pm. You will also visit a local market called the Blue Zebra where you can purchase authentic trinkets and souvenirs. This market has a non-profit component that gives back to the local community by providing art lessons to underprivileged youth. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 7
Fourth day of Community Service at one of the 3 locations listed above. You will wake for an early breakfast and leave the hotel by 9:00 am and arrive back at the hotel around 4:00 pm. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 8
Fifth day of Community Service at one of the 3 locations listed above. You will wake for an early breakfast and leave the hotel by 9:00 am and arrive back at the hotel around 4:00 pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 9
The morning will be filled with a visit to the coffee plantation and followed by a beautiful hike to a waterfall. The coffee experience will be like no other, including picking, peeling, grinding and sipping locally grown coffee. Afterwards, you will enjoy a breathtaking 40-minute, moderate hike through the local village to the Materuni Waterfall. Finally, the team will visit a local pizza restaurant for lunch. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 10
This is your one (1) day safari to *Tarangire National Park and visit to a Masai Village. You will wake for an early breakfast and leave the hotel by 7:00 am. The drive takes about 3 hours to arrive at the park entrance. After the safari and picnic lunch, in the mid afternoon the team will have dinner in a local restaurant in Arusha. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
*Tarangire National Park Tarangire is the 6th largest national park in Tanzania, covering over 1,100 square miles. The park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees. Visitors to the park in the June to November dry season can expect to see large herds of zebra, wildebeest and Cape buffalo. Other common resident animal include waterbuck, giraffe, dik dik, impala, eland, Grant's gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboon.
Day 11 This is your day to travel to Arusha to visit Summit Happy Home Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.Overnight in Moshi or Arusha.
Day 12
Spend the day relaxing and preparing for your flight home. Your private driver will pick you up at 6:00 p.m. and take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Breakfast is included.
Day 13 Arrive back in the United States