Join us on a unique and moving mission. Traveling in Tanzania, you will support our mission to bring joy and comfort to Tanzanian’s orphaned children. This special safari is sure to change the lives of those you meet.
Day 1: Visits Orphanage in Arusha/ Maji ya Chai Pick up from your hotel in Arusha and visit TWO orphanage centres: CCF (Children for Children's Future) has two main centers in the Arusha area. One is in Arusha Town (a drop-in-centre); the other is a residential facility at Maji ya Chai Area, 12 miles from Arusha. It normally houses street children and orphans as a result of HIV & AIDS diseases. Children are required to stay at Kaloleni for three months before they are referred to Maji ya Chai, if necessary. Maji ya Chai is their long-term residential centre where those children get basic care, along with the opportunity to attend a formal primary and secondary school. Others are in vocational training colleges.
Dinner and overnight at Meru Simba Lodge.
Day 2: Visit handicapped College at Usa-river & orphanage Centre at Nkoaranga Hospital: In the morning, pick up from Meru Simba Lodge and visit the TWO places which are described below;
Usa-river, College for handicapped; Is One of the best Colleges in the country for disabled (handicapped) People, initiated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, E.L.C.T. (Meru Diocese) is situated just near the main Road (Arusha-Moshi) in Usa-river town. In this college, students learn many technical forms in which they can be used for self employment e.g. starting small industries. There is also a small shop where you can buy their products and it welcomes visitors.
Nkoaranga Hospital; Centre for orphanage Children, initiated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, E.L.C.T. (Meru Diocese).The centre cares/cures the Orphanage children who lost their mother during the giving birth or those who their mother get pregnancy out of marriage and threw them away after giving birth. By visiting this centre, you will real experience how Churches in Tanzania take cure for Orphanage Children. Visitors are warmly well come to visit this centre. Center’s history and more information will be provided by Officials for those decided to visit this place.
Dinner and overnight at Meru Simba Lodge.
Day 3: Arusha National Park In the morning, we’ll visit Arusha National Park. This unique park contains three distinct habitats within its boundaries. Ngurdoto Crater is a thickly wooded caldera filled with wildlife. The floor of the crater is off-limits, to protect the animals from human disturbance. But there are a series of look-outs ringing the crater, from which you may look down into the caldera with its black rhino, buffalo, elephants, and monkeys. Or look up, to catch a glimpse of Kilimanjaro in the distance. Mount Meru is the fourth-largest mountain in Africa, and offers the distinct mountain forest species such as colobus and Sykes monkeys, as well as hippo, rhino, giraffe, and elephant. The Momela Lakes are a series of seven lakes, varying in alkalinity and wildlife, where you may see Pink-backed Pelicans and Greater Flamingoes.
Picnic Lunch will be provided at the park and continue with afternoon game viewing. (You may do canoeing or walking safari at extra cost if you are interested). In the evening, you will drive back to Arusha Town and being dropped of at your hotel in town.
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PRICE: USD $596 per person - (Minimum 2pax)
Price Includes; - Arusha National Park entrance fees - Transport on a 4wd vehicle - Donation to the Orphanage Centres - Two nights accommodation at Meru Simba Lodge, full board - Service of Professional English Speaking Drive Guide - Activities as per itinerary above
Price Excludes - International flights fare to Tanzania and return - Accommodation on the night before the start of the itinerary and on the night of day 3 (we can arrange on request) - Hot and cold drinks - Tip to the driver guide - All items of personal nature/use - Return Airport transfers (we can arrange on request) - And all not mentioned on the plan
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This is a fantastic tour and a "must do" for any first time visitor to Dar, as I was.
It helps you understand more about the people who live in Dar and makes what can seem like a complex and intimidating place, accessible, friendly and understandable.
My customized 13-day trip in Tanzania was absolutely amazing!
From breathtaking Ngorongoro hiking to a taste of Kilimanjaro and local village visits, it was truly a life-changing experience.
My driver and tour manager went out of their way to accommodate my whims and made sure that my stay in Tanzania was a pleasant one. Unfortunately I fractured my ankle during one of the hikes I took, but I was taken to the hospital immediately, and taken a great care of.
I would definitely recommend this operator to anyone who's looking for a tour that's much more than just game drives.'
We went on a two day walking – canoeing trip in Arusha National Park. The tour operator also made hotel arrangements for the first three days we were in Arusha.
They stayed in contact for 11 months via email. The person I was in contact with Elifasi and our guide, Apolo Kihwil, meet us at the airport took us to our hotel. On our rest day we visited a school at our request and not part of the paid itinerary this was on their time.
Our guide Apolo was the best we had on our entire trip. He was informative, friendly and had a great sense of humor, we were rewarded with a dream trip my favorite giraffe and several at a time the last bunch we counted eleven, baboons, wart hogs, black and white monkeys, hundreds of thousand of lesser and greater flamingos on big Momella Lake he provide delicious lunches and was infinitely patient while we took photographs.
I would not hesitate to use them on my next trip to Tanzania and would request Apolo as our guide.
We had a most wonderful holiday in Kenya and Tanzania.
They looked after us very well and we were very satisfied with their service. The service provided value for money. The only comment we would make is that the email from them gave us the impression that we would be staying in a lodge but when we arrived we were in a tent. We were satisfied with the tented accomodation, however it could have been made clearer in the original email that it was tented accomodation.
The staff were very kind and helpful.
Tour Operators Reply:
Thank you for the client's feedback and contructive comment/suggestion. We are glad that they were very satisfied with the service we provided to them, despite their impression that they would be staying in a lodge instead of tent.
As per the first enquiry which the clients sent into our company, she stated that she will prefer to stay in Camping “Accommodation Preference: Camping” and the price given to them was based on Camping accommodation, and these was stated in the itinerary that “Dinner and overnight at the camp”
However, there was typing error at the end of the itinerary which indicates Lodge accommodation instead of Camping accommodation.
We will try our level best to make sure that this mistake will not happen again.
After having a wonderful safari in southern Africa organised through your webiste, we decided to return again to Tanzania after 45 years.
We booked a 19 day safari to visit six game parks...Selous, Mikumi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangari.
Our guide/driver, Hurumu, met us at the Dar airport and drove us to a hotel for our day of jet lag recovery. We drove to Selous first. We're not strangers to East Africa, having first arrived in 1963. By far, Hurumu is the best guide that we've ever had. He was extremely knowledgeable of wildlife, has great game eyes, a good conversationalist, and was very caring for all our needs. He understood our physical age limitations (74) but was not at all solicitous. Cool water was always available. Hurumu had the ability to always get the Toyota into position for the best photograph.
We made our initial contact the operator in 2009. Elifasi, in the office, worked with me to create the itinerary. He also was most helpful. While at Selous we requested an itinerary change. Elifasi made the changes without a problem.
The entire safari was most enjoyable and problem free.
The best of Kenya & Tanzania and they made that experience a reality. They were always on time, concerned about our well being and would without any reservations recommend them! The scenery and game viewing were all memorable and expectations met. Organizing the tour was also without any hassle
I went solo, a 50 something white woman, and me and _______ (I forget his name), rode around for 5 hours. It was a unbelievable experience.
He was a wonderful guide, I called him the "Mayor" because everybody knew him! He was so popular everywhere we went that I felt completely comfortable, safe, and like an invited family friend.
He showed me 3 or 4 neighborhoods, I met coffee makers, chapati breakfast cooks (had breakfast there with a Masaai family who stopped by!), a traditional herbalist (where I learned the treatment for meconium aspiration, I'm a perinatal pathologist!), herbal pharmacist (where I saw that fenugreek seed is used to facilitate delivery with prolonged labor), local market, fabric seller, and had a delicious lunch at an outside Swahili restaurant. I played with kids, talked with everyone, and really got a great sense of the community.
My guide also is very active in local projects and inspired me to help with a bridge rebuilding project he is spear heading. The bicycle riding was easy and really the only way to get around in these neighborhoods. It was by far the best experience I had in Dar, and one of the best I have had in my many travels in East Africa!
We could not have asked for abetter way to end our incredible adventures in Tanzania. We saw everything and did everything we could have ever imagined. From the big game watching in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara, to ascending the highly active volcano next to Lake Natron, it was all so unbelievably incredible. A total dream come true!
Our guide Huruma had he most expansive breadth of knowledge of the natural environment, he was a pleasure to talk to. He was also extremely flexible with us as lans often changed for various reasons, but ALWAYS for the better. Huruma made us feel safe and comfortable the whole time. Alex our cook as wonderful as well making sure we had the best quality meals possiblemade from the freshest ingredients.
Choosing a safari operator is tough, but I will just say that I will always recommend these guys. They are very professional and will do everything to make sure you have the best trip possible. Thanks again for our lifetime memories. We will be back, so you will hear from us again.
Thanks Elfasi for all your time, flexibility and support in orchestrating this dream trip.
