Tanzania trips 2015

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Tanzania Extra Trips and Excursions 2015/2016*

*All information correct at time of production - February 2015

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Welcome

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Introduction to Agape

Trips 4.

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Four Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Safari Two Day Weekend at Moshi Waterfalls & Chemka Hot Springs Mount Kilimanjaro Climb

Agape Volunteers, Barn End Cottage, North Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 2JN

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0845 519 8469

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Thank you for your interest in Agape Volunteers!

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Agape and also in taking one of our adventure holiday packages. This booklet is designed specifically for those people who are volunteering with Agape and the prices shown here are only available to those volunteers. Please also feel free to browse the Agape Adventures website which has extra information and photos of all of these trips. However, some of the prices on the site are for tourists, and you should always refer to this booklet for volunteer prices.

All of these trips should be booked with your trip adviser at the same time that you book your volunteering package and they will be added to the same invoice. However, if you wish to add one after you have booked, please just let your trip adviser know and we can sort you out with a separate invoice.

Nearly all of our volunteers book at least one of these extras as it is a fantastic opportunity to see everything your host country has to offer for a rate that isn’t available to tourists. Please have a read and I’m sure that something will take your fancy!

Guillaume Lefevre Chief Executive Agape Adventures

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Four Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari Price: £795

Availability: All year round, no minimum booking number

A once in a lifetime opportunity to experience wildlife up-close in the most famous national park in the world.

You will depart from your accommodation early in the morning, heading for the Serengeti, taking lunch en route. On arrival, you will head straight out on an afternoon game drive through the Serengeti. You will camp overnight in the heart of the Serengeti at the Seronera Campsite.

Serengeti National park spans across 14,763 Square Kilometres and is easily the country’s largest and most popular National park. The Serengeti is host to the annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeests’ trek for fresh grazing. Buffalo, elephants, giraffe, lions, hippos and hyenas are also frequently sighted throughout the Serengeti.

The second day starts early with a morning game drive to catch the spectacular Serengeti sunrise. Lunch is taken back at the campsite before a second game drive to see the sunset in the park.

The third day starts much the same as the second, but after lunch you head towards the Ngorongoro Crater rim where you will be able to see Zebra and elephants grazing that evening. The accommodation for the third night is on the crater edge at the famous Simba Campsite.

The Ngorongoro Crater is a world heritage site, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and is commonly referred to as the 8th wonder of the world. The walls of the crater stand 2,000 feet high while the floor spans approximately 10 miles. Animal sighting throughout the crater includes elephant, black rhino, hippo, buffalo, eland, zebra, wildebeest, hartebeest, waterbuck, warthog, Grant’s gazelle and Thomson’s gazelle, baboons, vervet monkeys, lion, cheetah, hyena, jackal and the occasional leopard.

Day four starts early with a game drive into the crater before heading back to your volunteer accommodation in time for dinner.

Agape Volunteers, Barn End Cottage, North Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 2JN

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0845 519 8469

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Two Day Weekend at Moshi Waterfalls and Chemka Hot Springs Price: £240

Availability: All year round, no minimum booking number

You depart Arusha early on a Saturday morning during your placement.

You stop en route at a beautiful lodge for morning tea surrounded by all nature has to offer in this region of the world. Watch the Zebra, Antelope, ostrich and peacocks roaming on site and keep your eyes out for a colobus monkey.

After morning tea, you continue towards Moshi, turning off the main road shortly after Kilimanjaro airport and heading along a dirt track until you reach the Chemka hot springs. Swim in the large open springs while your BBQ lunch is prepared. Relax after lunch or take another dip in the springs before a late afternoon departure to Moshi town.

You will then check into your hotel for the evening (cost included) before enjoying the evening in Moshi at your leisure. Dinner and dancing recommendations can be provided and assistance in transporting you there is available.

On the Sunday, after breakfast you head out of Moshi town towards Marangu – the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. You will stop at the waterfall gates and enjoy a short walk to reach the waterfalls. You will have the opportunity to swim below the waterfalls, relax and take some pictures.

There is a picnic lunch near the waterfalls before you depart to the Ndoro caves while you learn about the Chagga tribe.

There is an optional coffee plantation tour which needs to be pre-booked so please advise if this is of interest to you. There is an additional cost of £20 for this activity.

You then depart Ndoro for the main gates of Mount Kilimanjaro. Stroll around, visit the museum and enjoy the scenery around you before heading home to Arusha.

Agape Volunteers, Barn End Cottage, North Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 2JN 0845 519 8469

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Mount Kilimanjaro Climb Price: £1150*

*Your fee is inclusive of a climbing permit. Climbing clothing is *not* provided and can either be rented or purchased at the mountain or brought by the volunteer.

Availability: You can climb Kilimanjaro all year round. However, please be aware that a good level of physical fitness is required to complete this excursion and you should certainly consult your doctor before you decide to climb. It takes between seven and eight days to climb Kilimanjaro, therefore you should only really consider this trip if you are volunteering for at least three weeks. There is no minimum booking number, although individuals and small groups will be attached to other climb groups.

The itinerary listed below is not fixed and sometimes things change depending on the weather, yet it will give you a pretty good idea of what’s in store for you. The price includes all meals and bottled water during the climb.

Day 1: Machame Gate - Machame camp

Hiking time: 7 hours | Distance: About 18 km’s | Habitat: Montane forest Your first day climbing will start with a briefing and a safety talk before breakfast and a drive to the starting point of Machame village. You will then trek through the forest to your camp for the night.

Day 2: Machame Camp - Shira Camp

Hiking time: 6 hours | Distance: About 9 km | Habitat: Moorland There will be a very early start on your second day hiking in order to get to the top of the forest before lunch. The trek then takes you through moorland and a rocky ridge before reaching the Shira Plateau where you will camp.

Day 3: Shira - Lava Tower- Barranco Camp

Hiking time: 7 hours | Distance: About 15 km | Habitat: Semi desert A very long day of a slow ascent to Lava Tower, this is the point at which some symptoms of altitude sickness may occur. Camp is made as Barranco where there are stunning views of the Western Breach.

Agape Volunteers, Barn End Cottage, North Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 2JN

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Day 4: Barranco camp - Barafu camp

Hiking time: 7 hours | Distance: About 13 km | Habitat: Alpine desert The day is spent climbing the Great Barranco Wall before heading down into a glacial valley. Camp for the night is made in the valley. Water for the rest of the trek is taken on board here; due to the freezing temperatures, water cannot be collected beyond this camp. It is from here that you will attempt the summit.

Day 5: Barafu camp - Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka

Hiking time: 8 hours | Distance: 23 km| Habitat: Stone scree and icecapped summit. The summit attempt begins at midnight to give you enough time to descend afterwards.

This is the most physically challenging section of the climb. From Stella point to the summit there is likely to be continuous snow-fall. You will reach the summit for morning and enjoy the most memorable sunrise of your life. Time at the summit is limited due to cold and fatigue. The route down is a rock and scree path to your camp for the night at Mweka.

Day 6: Mweka camp (3100m) Mweka Gate (1980m)

Hiking time: 3 hours | Distance: About 15 km | Habitat: Forest Leisurely hike back down the mountain in time to sign your names in the register of successful climbers and receive your awards. The final evening is spent enjoying hot showers and a well-deserved drink (or two.)

Agape Volunteers, Barn End Cottage, North Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 2JN 0845 519 8469

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