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Tanzania Explorer Program: Adventure, Volunteer Travel and Internship Abroad Opportunities in Tanzania, Africa.

At jubileeventures.org we offer excellent international internship and volunteer opportunities overseas in Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar. You can also go on exciting Africa safaris, visit famous game reserves, national parks or relax on extensive Tanzanian sandy beaches. You can choose from a 2 days to 10 days African jungle expeditions and beach holidays in Tanzania, East Africa. Sign up now at jubileeventures.org

The Tanzania Explorer Program is one of the many Africa adventure safari programs that we offer our international volunteers and interns overseas in Tanzania, Africa. This program is now offered throughout the year.

The Tanzania Explorer Program

The Tanzania Explorer Program guarantees you great value for your money. The package is highly subsidized and incorporates international internship work or volunteer services abroad with about a week of jungle wildlife viewing safari plus learning the local language, Swahili. Participants also get to stay with a Tanzanian family and get a taste of what it is like to live in Tanzania.

In addition, overseas interns and volunteers abroad get a taste of Tanzania’s cultural and environmental activities by visiting various parts of the city of Moshi. Thereafter they take time to help out the children at a local orphanage.

The Tanzania Adventure program also provides volunteers and interns with a 3 day tour of famous Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti national parks.

A typical two week volunteer Tanzania Explorer adventure program schedule is as follows:

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport, in Arusha, Tanzania and transfer to host household home; in-country registration.

Day 2: Orientation. About 2 to 4 hours lecture at the home of your host. Topics covered during orientation lecture will include Tanzania culture, history, customs, politics, geography, and necessary health precautions, and various other topics, such as the diversity of Tanzania life. Afternoon is free for exploring Arusha-Moshi region and getting to know your host family.

Day 3: Morning - Swahili Language classes for 2-3 hours. Afternoon will be spent taking a guided tour of downtown Moshi, including the United nations Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UNICTR), and the East African Parliament buildings; famous Tengeru market and the local curio market where interns abroad and international volunteers can buy curios and interact with local people.

Day 4: Saturday, visit two important attractions in Moshi including the Snake Park and the Maasai Cultural Museum. You will have an opportunity to take a camel ride, pat a few friendly snakes and simply see the non-friendly ones. Other animals to see at the two sites include, different species of snakes like the python and cobra, tortoise, crocodiles, different species of birds, peacocks and zebras. At the Maasai Cultural Museum, experience the traditional and cultural settings of the Maasai, East Africa’s most celebrated indigenous community.

Day 5: Sunday- Free. Volunteers abroad and overseas interns can join the family at their weekend activities or explore Tanzania life on their own with the advice of the coordinator and host family - visit various parts of the city of Moshi or Arusha.

Day 6: Swahili Language classes (2-3 hours). In the afternoon overseas volunteers and international interns tour will drive to Lake Duluti a small crater lake east of Arusha along the Moshi Road. Walk along the nature trail around Lake Duluti and enjoy the site and feel of the serene surrounding. See if you can spot the over 130 different bird species that call this park home including kingfishers, osprey, buzzards, eagles, doves, storks and babets. Go on a canoe ride on this beautiful East African Rift Valley Crater Lake, and if you have the tools, take time to do some fishing. Alternatively visit USA river zoo and interact with the Zebras, giraffes and lots of birds at this zoo.

Day 7: Morning: End of Swahili Language classes for 2-3 hours. Afternoon, program evaluation and free time.

Day 8-9: Volunteer or internship work at a Tanzania orphanage.

Day 10-12: Tanzania Rift Valley Wilderness Safari: (3 Days)

In Tanzania’s greatest Rift Valley wilderness parks adventurous volunteers and overseas interns will encounter over 450 bird species, and numerous species of animals including gazelles; impala; buffalo; wildebeest; the famous tree climbing lion; hyena; baboon; giraffe; hippopotamus, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, zebras, thousands of wildebeests, etc.

Day 10: Lake Manyara: After about 9 days of work, its time to have fun - overseas volunteers and Africa interns on this program leave Moshi, early morning and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive. Picnic lunch en-route, dinner and overnight at Campsite.

Day 11: Ngorongoro: Depart Lake Manyara for a half day game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. Descend 2,000 feet into the crater floor – the world’s largest caldera. This is the best place to see black rhino, lions, lots of colorful flamingoes and other water birds, the leopard, cheetah, hyena, antelopes. In the late afternoon drive back to campsite for lunch. In the late evening you may have the walking safaris at the coffee plantations, watching birds, waterfalls and returning back to campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Tarangire-Moshi: Morning drive from Karatu to the Tarangire National Park. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again. In the late afternoon drive back to Moshi.

Day 13: Break, free day. Program Evaluation.

Day 14: Farewell and Departure, those staying for 2 weeks. Those staying longer transfer to international volunteer/internship project placement.

Unless otherwise provided, all our Tanzania safaris are basic camping safaris and accommodation is in shared safari tents. Volunteers and international interns who would like a more luxurious safari should contact us for special arrangements- which will inevitably cost you more. The Precise schedule of the trips may be changed to fit into local circumstances.

Program Highlights

Arrival and Starting Dates: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every Month Airport Arrival Time: Any time of that Wednesday.
Accommodation and Meals: Tanzania overseas volunteers and interns abroad stay with carefully selected host families and sometimes in local hostels and are provided two local meals per day; breakfast and dinner.
Transportation: Volunteer and internship placements in Tanzania are within walking distance of the host home. You can also take local public transport to and from your volunteer project work. The cost will normally not exceed USD 1.00 per day.
Schedule of work: Normally Mondays to Fridays; 4 – 8 hours a day. Most weekends are free to explore Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Age Limit: 18 and above, from all countries of origin and residence. Persons under 18 are allowed provided they must be accompanied by someone aged 21 and above who will be a guardian or community leader such as a school shaperon, priest etc.

Length of Program: We have volunteer abroad and international internship opportunities for long term, short-term periods and for groups. You can volunteer or intern for a minimum of two (2) weeks to 6 months with possibilities for one year placements for the right candidates.

Groups: Groups of more than two people are guaranteed a group discount.

Program Fees: Please visit our fees page - click the next word - fees