Tanzania charity trek
| country: | Tanzania |
| departures: | 2008: 18 Sep, 3 Oct |
| price: | From £395 deposit + £2795 fundraised (55% to charity) (10 days) including flights from the UK. Self funders pay £395 deposit + £1355 including flights from the UK & £100 donation to chosen charity. This trip can also be booked without flights |
the amazing things you'll be doing
This challenge takes place in the wild African bush, home to several Maasai communities. Perhaps the most revered of the great African nomadic tribes, the Maasai originated in the Nile basin and migrated south through Ethiopia to Kenya and Tanzania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
They were then known as the fiercest of warriors. Now they struggle to retain their modest lifestyle. Starting in the foothills of 2,590m tall Mt. Longdio, a sacred Maasai mountain, you will trek across the floor of the Great Rift Valley right to the foothills of the visually stunning Crater Highlands with the Maasai as your guides.
En route, you will also have the chance to visit Mt Kitumbeine; on whose higher slopes are hidden remote Maasai settlements. Once the challenge is complete, you can celebrate with a fabulous 4WD safari and game drive to one of the Natural Wonders of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater. Choose to support one of your favourite charities or travel on one of our selected charity departures.
They were then known as the fiercest of warriors. Now they struggle to retain their modest lifestyle. Starting in the foothills of 2,590m tall Mt. Longdio, a sacred Maasai mountain, you will trek across the floor of the Great Rift Valley right to the foothills of the visually stunning Crater Highlands with the Maasai as your guides.
En route, you will also have the chance to visit Mt Kitumbeine; on whose higher slopes are hidden remote Maasai settlements. Once the challenge is complete, you can celebrate with a fabulous 4WD safari and game drive to one of the Natural Wonders of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater. Choose to support one of your favourite charities or travel on one of our selected charity departures.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | International Departure |
| Day 2: | Drive to Tanzania & Trek to Longido – approx 10kms trek |
| Day 3: | Longido to Kitumbeine – 22kms |
| Day 4: | Kitumbeine Mountain & Village – 16kms + 8kms |
| Day 5: | Across Dustpans of Nagarirat to Gelai – approx 18kms |
| Day 6: | Sunken Crater & the Lava Plains – approx 22kms + 10kms |
| Day 7: | To Engaruka - approx 15-30kms (dependent on group strength) |
| Day 8: | Ngorongoro Crater |
| Day 9: | Back to Arusha |
| Day 10: | Arrive UK |
Highly Commended
This tourism business was Highly Commended in our 2007 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards - the largest awards of their kind in the world, and organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine, of the Royal Geographical Society.Since 2004, the Awards has recognised individuals, companies and organisations in travel making a big commitment to the culture and economies of local communities and helping to conserve biodiversity.
how this holiday makes a difference
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Our responsible commitment extends to helping the local communities we visit. We employ local guides, porters and other essential support staff, and use locally owned accommodation. We donate USD$500 per trek to various projects including The Angeninge Theatre Group and the EVPA Water Pipeline.
 The Angeninge theatre group was formed 10 years ago and write, produce and perform plays to the community to educate them about social issues especially the prevention of HIV and AIDS. “Angeninge” translates as “If we had known about these things we wouldn’t have done them”. Through the Kilimanjaro climb group, a water pipeline was funded and completed at Tinga Tinga. The cost was in excess of USD40,000 and is still being funded by us.Looking to the future, we are planning to support Mlima Mvinje, a community village to be built in the Monduli District overlooking the Rift Valley. Here we hope to help house families affected by AIDS, as well as providing a training centre to teach vocational skills, and land for crop production. The village will be built and run on eco-friendly principles. |
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