Day 01 : JRO - Arusha (Arrival)

You will be picked up by one of our professional guide from JRO airport; he will escort you to your assigned accommodation facility and brief you on the next day’s activity. Our guides have full knowledge of our country, culture, flora and fauna as well as experience and full of ethics. So you will be in good safe hands from the day you lay your feet on the soil of Tanzania to the moment you leave.

Day 02 : Volunteering at Living Water Children Centre

After having breakfast, you will visit an orphanage “Living water children center” for helping out in different activities and having some quality time with children. The center was founded by the local family ‘Kimaro family’ in 2003. Today, over 89 orphans and children from less fortunate backgrounds call it home. The center is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) aiming to support orphans and less fortunate children in Tanzania. The center is located in Arusha, in the northern part of Tanzania.

Day 03 : Volunteering at Living Water Children Centre

There are many activities at LWCC where we welcome volunteer assistance. Apart from the following, we’re always open to new ideas and suggestions from volunteers so if you have a specific skill, talent or activity you would like to share with the centre, please let us know.

• Assisting teachers with classroom activities.
• Participating in the volunteer reading programme, helping the children to improve their reading skills.
• Assisting with homework and additional extracurricular activities (some of the children have dance and singing lessons).
• Helping to coordinate sports day activities.
• Helping with household duties such as washing clothes, preparing meals and cleaning rooms.
• Supervising children on LWCC trips or excursions.

Day 04 : Hot-water Spring

A day trip to Kikuletwa Hot Springs is a very relaxing experience. The water at Kikuletwa Hot Springs has a beautiful turquoise color, almost unreal. The lagoons are surrounded by banyan trees, with roots cross over the shore and descent deep towards the bottom of the springs.  Kikuletwa is called a hot spring, you should know that the water is not hot, but lukewarm. It is refreshing, especially if the temperature outside is high. Also, there is a current inside the water which will pull you away. There are two ropes to hold on to, if you want to rest.

Day 05 : Tarangire National Park

After breakfast we depart for the Tarangire National Park with the picnic lunch. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. Late afternoon we drive to the hotel at Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyara entrance for dinner and overnight.

Day 06 : The Ngorongoro Crater

After early breakfast at the lodge, we depart to Ngorongoro Crater with picnic lunch. We descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a full-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is considered to be the eighth natural wonder of the world; one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard. We will enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor.

Late afternoon drive back to Arusha/ Moshi.