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So Im just trying this whole travel blog thing out....I hope it works!
So for those of you who havent heard,or actually care, im going to Africa this summer!! This is honestly a dream come true (ahh i know its cliche), but it is true. I have NO clue what to expect, but im sure its gunna be one hell of a trip! I know it will be emotionally and physically challenging, but im going for a reason...i just need to figure out what that is. haha. Anyways, I leave here on June 6th to head to Tanzania for 5 weeks in the Kiliminjaro region right off the Indian ocean. I'll be there for three weeks with about 30 other people, where we will be volunteering in a village about 5 miles from the base of Mt. Kiliminjaro in Moshi.
Hopefully while im there, I'll do independent study through the New college at Alabama. Im going to be researching the lives of the Masai women and comparing their customs, tradition, and psychological behaviors to westernized women. whooo I hope this goes well...There are only two other 18 year olds and everyone else is between 20 and 60 I think.
Anyways, when the three weeks with the group is over, my mom is meeting me for two extra weeks to do touristy things throughout the country!
The intinerary for the two weeks with my mom is:
June 26-27: Explore Arusha, volunteer sites, villages, and the CCS home base Then drive to Arusha and the Klub Afriko Hotel, Day hike up MT. kILIMINJARO!!!!!!!
June 28 - Full day at the Masii village of Engekaret, with guide, packed lunches. return to Klub Afriko Hotel
June 29- Visit to Mulala Women's village
June 30- to Tarangire NP. Tarangire Safari Lodge
July 1-Drive to Lake Manyara. Game drive, walking tour. Stay at Manyara Tented Camp. Where you do most of a full day of game driving,
and next day spend as much time as they want doing Mto wa Mbu cultural tour, Maasai market, etc
July 2- walking tour, etc. You can leave Mto wa Mbu as late as 2-3pm and head to the Crater rim. Rhino Lodge
July 3-Crater game drive, Rhino Lodge (f/b).
July 4- Head out through the NCA, stop at Olduvai Gorge for a visit (fee included in our price). Game drive as you make your way through
the Seronera area and out to the western corridor. Mapito Tented Camp. most of the day in the car except for the Gorge visit but game viewing all the time
July 5- All day to explore various parts of the Serengeti, and/or do some guided bush walks from the Camp, and/or night game drives. Mapito Camp
July 6 - All day to explore various parts of the Serengeti, and/or do some guided bush walks from the Camp, and/or night game drives. Mapito Camp
July 7 Transfer to the Seronera airstrip (2 hours) for the flight 11:05 Coastal Air flight to Zanzibar. Taxi to the Shangani Hotel. walking tour of the old town
July 8- Shangani b/b in Stone town - spice tour, slave trade ports tour,
July 9-Shangani b/b in Stone town - Safari Blue-snorkelling, swimming, and canoeing
July 10- transfer to the port for the late morning ferry boat to Dar, in time for your evening flight back home.
The website of the trip with more detailed information is:
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/where_you_can_go/tanzania/kilimanjaro/default.asp
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KatherineL
Katherine Lodge
CCS
Hi There! My name is Katherine, also 18, and I will be going to the Kilimanjaro region of TZ in July for a month- volunteering with CCS. Just thought I'd say hello and I hope that your trip goes well and that Africa is everything you expect!