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Incentive/Charity Tour 

We accept Incentive/ Charity safari for staffs or students who are willing or sponsored by their Institution to travel. This can be organized on a slightly discounted rate but still get a value for their money and memorable experience.
We prefer to receive this kind of booking in groups. A group of  6 pax is ideal, though we can accommodate groups of up to 20 participants. Our organizers make all arrangements for ground transportation and accommodation, some meals, and departure to the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport or in Arusha. 
 
Educational Group Tours
We welcome colleges and universities to devise a richly rewarding experience for students interested in exploring a range of issues facing the people of Tanzania: from land management and environmental conservation measures to health and education; from sustainable development projects and women’s issues to the social anthropological significance of the Maasai people. 
Our educational programs can range in length from seven to 14 days. Our popular two-weeks program includes five days of wildlife safari, five days in the Community (visiting many Tanzanian ethnic groups at schools, clinics, and villages), and four days on the island of Zanzibar. This can be tailored up to 21days.  

For college and university students, a guided global experience can be life-changing. Kibo offers an unparalleled educational experience, taking students from the heights of Kilimanjaro, to the beaches of Zanzibar. Beyond the nature reserves, the Tanzania experience introduces students to community and business leaders who are working to improve the well-being of indigenous people. 

Personalized Group Tours
Enhance your wildlife experience in Tanzania with meaningful community visits that will touch your heart.  Create lasting relationships with children, students, and entrepreneurial woman’s group that may enrich your life in ways you never would have imagined.  

Your itinerary might include a morning hunt with nomadic Bushmen, a nature hike and identification of traditional medicinal plants used by Maasai healers, game driving in Ngorongoro Crater .  These activities can be interspersed with visits to schools, village projects, and cultural centers.  We are flexible enough to offer activities and arrange community meetings tailored to specific topics and interests. 

Projects research:
Our plan is to have a team of the Volunteers who will move around the community to find out, the actual basic need which community need urgent support. 
From there, will upload information in the webpage in which Clients may be able to visit and see what we are doing to help the communities.

VOLUNTEER LIFE IN TANZANIA
For the home stays, we give that family money from your fee for support, food and board. It is exciting to stay with a family; that way you will learn the Tanzanian way of life, meet local people, eat local food and engage in local customs and traditions. Living is basic but all the home stays have electricity and running water and accommodate volunteers in SAFE and SECURE homes (some rural home stays may not have electricity or running water during times of drought). 
All home stays have been inspected thoroughly by local staff s and chosen because of their safety and security. Do not worry about staying in a home stay—we would not place you somewhere that is unsafe. Most volunteers here love their home stays and feel that they get a more authentic Tanzanian experience by staying there. Sometimes the power and water go out due to some technical problems, but this is for both the volunteer house and the home stays. In this event, we always make sure that we provide bucket of water for bath and toiletries. Volunteers can expect to share a room with one or two other volunteers. While bedding is provided it is recommended that volunteers bring their own sleeping bag and mosquito nets for any trips away. Home stays are located in the town of Arusha and in the villages surrounding the country side of Arusha. Some home stays may be a 20-30 minute drive by public transport from the city Centre

ORIENTATION
On the first day of the volunteering placement, the volunteers will be escorted to the project and introduced to the staffs at the project you will be working with. Orientation will be conducted by staff in Arusha and cover everything you need to know for your volunteering placement in Tanzania—Introduction to Tanzania, Tanzanian customs, basic language training (Swahili), rules and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Tanzania and Introduction to your project and placement. During the weekend, volunteers have spare time and usually just relax or take the opportunity to explore other parts of their local town and Tanzania in general. Long weekends can be taken to go on safari or to travel to places such as Zanzibar, Kenya or Uganda. If volunteers wish to work over the weekends they can join local teams

Summer Escapes Tanzania
Summer Escapes Tanzania - A Complete Itinerary
Tanzania, the country containing Mount Kilimanjaro – the highest snow capped mountain in Africa  –is filled with exciting extremes. It has beautiful beaches, popular safari trips down into the land of the Serengeti National Park, and various other adventurous activities makes Tanzania even more attractive. KETCO’s Summer Escapes Program in Tanzania allows participants to take part in a most meaningful volunteer journey while serving local orphanages and experiencing, firsthand, the always-friendly and ever-smiling Tanzanians.

Meet with KETCO’s staff members, general question/answer sessions, discussion on program itinerary, and general orientation on the KETCO’s program, history, culture, tradition, and other important issues (health, safety) in Tanzania. In free time (evening), explore the nearby areas.

Accommodation: Volunteer House
Meal Includes: (Breakfast), (Lunch), (Dinner)

For the following days, volunteers will go to different orphanages located throughout Arusha. Volunteers will be subdivided in many small groups. KETCO’s will place 2-5 volunteers in one orphanage depending upon the number of childrenHighlights: Volunteer service project, wildlife safari

  • Arrival and departure: Kilimanjaro International Airport
  • Accommodation and Meals: As per itinerary
  • Tanzanian Safari and Excursions (5 days/ 4 nights)
    After spending quality time with the destitute children of Tanzania , participants will then embark on a five-day tour, taking them through the highlights of the unrivalled parks of northern Tanzania while living in tents recapturing the original spirit of the safari. This safari includes a walking safari through the Maasai Land, the Ngorongoro Crater (one of the major attractions of Tanzania and one of the wonders of the natural world), the Serengeti (one of the best known wildlife sanctuaries in the world hosting over 3 million large mammals); and Lake Manyara National Park (an ornithologists' paradise dually noted for its elusive tree-climbing lions).

  • Mini-Venture Tanzania 
    Mini-Venture program in Tanzania is designed to give volunteers opportunities to work in a volunteer project, where they can utilize their skills and help deprived children and grow from this experience, and later go on a tour program to see the best of what the country has to offer. You will begin the first stage of the program by helping some of the most underprivileged and abandoned children in Tanzania. These kids need love, hugs, and education. Spending time and energy in this project will indeed prove to be a truly noble endeavor, and provide hope for a better world for these children. Once participants have contributed to the lives of these needy children, they will embark on a 3-day journey - exploring the delightful safari of Tanzania, covers two national parks providing an unparalleled game-viewing experience.
  • Program: Volunteer Tanzania
  • Project: Mini-Venture Tanzania
  • Start dates: 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month
  • Arrival and Departure: Kilimanjaro International Airport/Dar es salaam
  • Room and Board: Host family or volunteer house with local food three (3) times a day
  • Work Hours: 20-30 per week
  • Activities: 3 days of exploration of Tanzania

Day 0: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (Arusha); and transfer to oss borders and embrace the neediest souls of humanity. 

KETCO Volunteer house

Day 1: Next day, meet and greet KETCO local staff members; discussion and presentation of program's itinerary (especially details pertaining to traveling) general questions/answer session with borders and embrace the neediest souls of humanity. 

KETCO in-country staff members (volunteers may inquire about their respective projects, room/food, travel

  • Drive vehicle including a releasable roof hatch for documenting the experience

Foods/Meals as per itinerary arrangements, etc.), transfer to project location, introduction to project staff members/administrators, and begin working on said projects.

Day 3-11: For 11 days, volunteers will work with local children. Tasks include teaching English and playing games with the children, as well as cleaning, washing, helping the children with homework, along with various extracurricular activities. Volunteers are greatly encouraged to continue to care for and teach these orphaned children, as well as serve as a shining a role model. During their free time, volunteers can explore the rich, prismatic landscapes of Arusha

Day 12-13: Explore Tanzania

From Arusha, set out for Lake Manyara National Park in the early morning for a full day's safari. Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, described by famous author Ernest Hemingway as "the loveliest I had seen in Africa ." The short, hard-hitting game-viewing experience contained within this area provides a little taste of Tanzania 's large variety of wildlife. With lush groundwater likened to that of a jungle, this area supports an abundance of wildlife - blue monkey, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo and over 400 species of birds! In addition to the variety of wildlife, the landscape offers picturesque views such as forests, grassy floodplains stretching east, an alkaline lake, and the dramatic, volcanic peaks of Maasai Steppes.

DAY Two: Tarangire National Park -Arusha
Set out for Tarangire National Park for a full day's safari. Home to a vast number of elephants, Tarangire National Park offers numerous opportunities to observe lions, cheetahs, and leopards in addition to its massive diversity of wildlife as well as the symbolic Baobab tree. Tarangire National is an ornithologist's paradise, offering a variety of feathered species, including some of the most aggressive birds of prey flapping their expansive wings over the famously-varied fauna and avifauna. At the conclusion of your safari, return to Arusha

*The proposed itinerary is a sample and is subject to change to meet client’s interest and budget. We feel that, the budget for this safari is between $600 to $800 per person. Please note that, the fees provided below is estimation which may vary with subject to  change in fees levied by the Government. The charges is also applicable for the minimum number of four volunteers. For one to three volunteers, will have to work out their program separately. 
The fees above includes;

  • Transport
  • Accommodation & food
  • Park fees & camping fees
  • Evacuation Insurance offered by Flying Doctor society (Amref)

Women Projects
Tanzania, Maasai women are economically weak. Though Maasai culture is one of the major attractions of tourism industry in Tanzania, We feel that, Maasai people are not benefited proportional to the Income resulted from them (being counted as an attraction). A local NGO in NGARAMTONI,LOSIKITO,ILKIDNGA and Monduli district is presently running different programs to uplift the economic condition of Maasai women.
ILKDNGA has been running an income generating projects for Maasai women. In this project, Maasai women are trained to develop SACOS projects, Zero grazing cow milk, making traditional Masai crafts, beads, clothes, handicrafts, and other goods. These products are later sold in market and part of this income goes to women. This is a wonderful project, if you enjoy Maasai culture and rural life of Maasai people.


VOLUNTEERS ROLE
There is no formal structure (example well-structured office or infrastructure) in this women project 
also no specific qualification needed to join the women’s projects . These Maasai women’s groups are coordinated by ILKDNGA. You will travel each village to other village (nearly 30-50 minutes) each day and support them. There are many works that you can engage in.

  • If you are an artist or professional having skills on crafts, beads, ornament, and handicrafts you can teach
    them the recent techniques/designs so that they can make better products and sell their products in markets.
  • If you are non-professional but just want to work and support these Maasai women, then you can work with them learning how to make Maasai crafts, beads, ornaments. It would be a wonderful experience to work with one of the native tribes who respects foreigners.Maasai women’s group also needs volunteers’ help to learn English so that they can talk with tourists and sell their products directly. So, you can also run an informal English language class for Maasai women.
  • If you have knowledge and skills about marketing, then you can help Maasai women to develop marketing strategies and help them to sell their products in national and international market.
    Besides women’s group, you can run English language classes for Maasai children and local youth with a little English knowledge Maasai youth can work as tourist guides making additional income for the family.

Dates and Prices
All volunteering in Tanzania projects (Volunteer and travel options) begin on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.  Borders and embrace the neediest souls of humanity. 

KETCO is committed to offering quality volunteer in Tanzania projects, so we strive to keep costs low in order to share these savings with our volunteers. The humanitarian side of the business is our passion and we are dedicated to perpetuating low-cost programs that enable as many volunteers as possible to cross borders and embrace the neediest souls of humanity. 

KETCO program fee includes the costs of accommodations, meals, donation to the projects, airport reception, transport to project, local (in-country) staff salaries, monetary donations to volunteer projects and other field (in-country)