Take the path less traveled with our wildly exhilarating Tanzania tours and adventures - available exclusively to IVHQ volunteers as add-ons.
From taking a safari through Africa’s stunning National Parks to visiting one of the last surviving tribes on the planet, Tanzania offers some of the most awe-inspiring experiences in the world - and there’s something to suit every travel style!
The IVHQ Tanzania program is based in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha, lying in close proximity to an assortment of Africa’s most well-known national parks and spectacular landscapes.
We’ve listed below the most-loved tours that past IVHQ volunteers have experienced while on our Tanzania program. These tours can easily be added on to the start or end of your trip, and many volunteers choose to take them during their #IVHQweekends.
The recommended tours on this page are available exclusively to IVHQ volunteers as add-ons. Your Program Manager can book and organize these for you.
How to secure your place on IVHQ’s Tanzania tour add-ons:
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When you apply for IVHQ’s Tanzania program, make a note of which tours and add-ons you’re interested in on your application form so we can check availability and prices for you.
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If you’ve already applied, we recommend paying your registration fee as soon as possible - then you'll be able to book your tours and add-ons.
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Once you’ve paid your registration fee, you'll be able to book your place on your chosen Tanzania tour(s) in your MyIVHQ account.
If you have any questions about our Tanzania add-ons, please feel free to get in touch with our team of Volunteer Travel Specialists.
Arusha Tours and Local Trips
For those who want to truly immerse themselves in the local culture, these tours and adventures can easily be completed with fellow volunteers during your weekends without taking you too far from the IVHQ base in Arusha.
Trips and tours from Arusha include: exploring the longest waterfalls in East Africa, getting up close with flamingoes and visiting the ancient Maasai tribes.
Local Arusha tours for IVHQ volunteers are as follows:
| Maasai Village Tours |
Half or full day experience - prices start at US$80 for a half day |
| Moshi Trip |
1 or 2 day options - prices start at US$70 for one day |
| Bushmen/Eyasi Trip |
2 days, 1 night - prices start at US$260 per day |
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Maasai Village Tours (half or full day experience)
Enrich your time in Tanzania with a visit to gain an authentic insight into the Maasai way of life. Volunteers can choose a full or half day tour.
- Full day experience: US$115 for 2+ volunteers
- Half day experience: US$80 for 2+ volunteers
Included in the full day experience is transportation to and from the volunteer house in Arusha, entrance fee, guided walk to nearby forest, lesson on how to make local medicine, goat meat be cooked in a hand-made fire, maasai dance performance, lunch box, guide allowance, 18%VAT on tour, maasai boma fees and services.
Included in the half day experience is transportation to and from the volunteer accommodation in Arusha, entrance fee, guided walk to nearby forest, learning how to make local medicine, traditional Maasai dance performance, information about traditional Maasai clothing and jewellery, guide allowance, 18%VAT on tour, Maasai boma fees and services.
Please note the above prices are quoted for 2 or more volunteers to take part on the tour. If you are the only volunteer taking part on the tour the cost is US$135 for a full day tour and U$95 for a half day tour. Any difference will need to be paid to the local team before taking part on the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid.
Moshi Trip (1 or 2 day options)
Travel from the volunteer accommodation in Arusha to Moshi Town, the last village before the Kilimanjaro National Park. Volunteers can choose a 1 or 2 day trip.
- 1 day experience: US$70 for 5+ volunteers
- 2 day experience: US$115 for 5+ volunteers
Included in the full day experience is transportation to and from the volunteer house in Arusha, lunch box, water, trip to Materuni Waterfalls and Chemka hot springs, guide allowance, 18%VAT on tour, entrance fees and services.
Included in the 2 day (1 night) experience is transportation to and from the volunteer house in Arusha, lunch box, trip to Materuni Waterfalls and Chemka hot springs, visit to a local coffee plantation and Chagga caves, banana beer, camping accommodation and equipment, meals, water, guide allowance, 18%VAT on tour, entrance fees and services.
Bushmen/Eyasi Trip (2 days, 1 night)
Travel from the volunteer accommodation in Arusha to Lake Eyasi located at the base of the Serengeti Plateau. Volunteers will have an evening visit to Lake Eyasi to watch the Flamingos before spending the night in a local village. The following morning you will get the chance to go hunting with the Hadzabe tribe and visit a traditional blacksmith before travelling back to Arusha.
For 6 or more volunteers the cost is US$260 per day.
The price is quoted for 6 or more volunteers taking part on the tour. If there are fewer volunteers taking part on the tour, the cost will be higher. Any difference will need to be paid directly to the local team in-country before starting the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid. Your Program Manager can provide more information on the potential cost based on numbers of volunteers participating.
Tanzania Safari Tours
Tanzania boasts some of the most incredible wildlife in the world, including the Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo) and much, much more. You simply can’t go to Tanzania and not go on a game drive!
IVHQ offers a huge variety of excellent safari options for volunteers to choose from in Lake Manyara, Tarangire and Serengeti National Parks. No matter what your budget or time schedule, we’ve got a safari tour for you.
The Tanzania safari tour options for IVHQ volunteers are as follows:
| Kitoto Safari |
1 day - prices start at US$174 |
| Kifaru Safari |
2 days, 1 night - prices start at US$348 |
| Tembo Safari |
3 days, 2 nights - prices start at US$475 |
| Rafiki Safari |
4 days, 3 nights - prices start at US$680 |
All safari packages include:
- Transfer to and from the volunteer accommodation in Arusha
- All park entrance and camping fees
- Camping equipment and sleeping bag (if on overnight safari)
- Game drives in 4 x 4 specialized open roof safari vehicles
- All meals
- Water and Hot drinks (coffee and tea) during safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Equipment for any specified activities.
- 18% VAT on Tours fees and Services
- Guides and cooks allowances
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Kitoto Safari (1 day) - $174
Travel from the volunteer accommodation to one of three nearby national parks for a 1 day safari where you will have the opportunity to see amazing wildlife in their natural habitat.
The price is quoted for 6 or more volunteers taking part on the tour. If there are fewer volunteers taking part on the safari, the cost will be higher. Any difference will need to be paid directly to the local team in-country before starting the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid. Your Program Manager can provide more information on the potential cost based on numbers of volunteers participating.
Kifaru Safari (2 days, 1 night) - $348
Setting off early morning after breakfast at the volunteer house or homestay you will drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. You will enjoy a full day game drive in the park famous for its elephant population and stop at Matete picnic site for lunch. Overnight camping will be at Jambo campsite and, the next morning, you will enjoy breakfast at the campsite before driving approximately 3 hours to reach the incredible Ngorongoro Crater. Enjoy a half day game drive before driving back to your accommodation in Arusha in the late afternoon.
The price is quoted for 6 or more volunteers taking part on the tour. If there are fewer volunteers taking part on the safari, the cost will be higher. Any difference will need to be paid directly to the local team in-country before starting the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid. Your Program Manager can provide more information on the potential cost based on numbers of volunteers participating.
Tembo Safari (3 days, 2 nights) - $475
On day one, you will leave the volunteer house or homestay to start the approximately one hour drive to reach the Tarangire Park gate. You will enjoy a game drive in the park well-known for its huge number of elephants, before driving to Jambo campsite to overnight.
In the early morning of the second day after breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara (approx. 1.5 hour) famous for its tree-climbing lions and flamingos, and overnighting again at Jambo campsite.
On your final day, waking early again to drive to the Ngorongoro crater (approx 1 hour), and with the best chance of seeing the big five after an adventurous drive into the caldera for a morning of game drive you will drive back to Arusha to the volunteer house or homestay accommodation.
The price is quoted for 6 or more volunteers taking part on the tour. If there are fewer volunteers taking part on the safari, the cost will be higher. Any difference will need to be paid directly to the local team in-country before starting the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid. Your Program Manager can provide more information on the potential cost based on numbers of volunteers participating.
Rafiki Safari (4 days, 3 nights ) - $680
On day one you will leave the volunteer or homestay house early in the morning to start the approximately 6 hour drive to the Serengeti National Park . On the way, you will stop at the beautiful Ngorongoro view point to take photos of the incredible caldera. After enjoying a lunchbox at this point, you will continue to complete the drive to Nguchiro campsite. On the way you can expect to see monkeys, giraffe and possibly elephants.
On the second day waking up in the Serengeti you will set off early to enjoy a full day game drive on the search for the big five and enjoying the full experience of the big cats behaviour, overnight again at Nguchiro camp.
Early on day three you will wake up for a half day game drive in the Serengeti on route to Karatu town. You will overnight at Pamoja Africa Safari Lodge.
On your last day, spend the day discovering Karatu town and enjoying the Pamoja Africa Safari Lodge facilities until your drive back to Arusha in the afternoon.
The price is quoted for 6 or more volunteers taking part on the tour. If there are fewer volunteers taking part on the safari, the cost will be higher. Any difference will need to be paid directly to the local team in-country before starting the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid. Your Program Manager can provide more information on the potential cost based on numbers of volunteers participating.
Mount Kilimanjaro Hikes
Want to tick something truly epic off your bucket list? What could be more epic than climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world and also known as the “Mountain of Greatness”?
While you may have your own reason for wanting to climb Kilimanjaro, one thing is common among all those who visit – the desire to stand on the highest peak of Africa. Located 200 miles (325 km) from the equator, the mountain defies logic with its crown of ice. Climbing Kilimanjaro does not require specialist technical skills or equipment, just a good level of fitness and determination.
IVHQ volunteers have the option of three different routes, depending on how long you want to spend on the trek:
| Marangu Route |
5 days - prices start at US$1300 for the full trek |
| Machame Route |
6 days - prices start at US$1450 for the full trek |
| Lemosho Route |
7 days - prices start at US$1720 for the full trek |
All Kilimanjaro hikes include:
- Return private transport from the accommodation in Arusha.
- Park entry fees
- Camping fees
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees
- 18% VAT on Tour fees and Services
- Guides and cooks allowances
- Mountain tents
- Double layered sleeping mats and sleeping bags
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain
- Treated and filtered drinking water throughout the trek
- Hot water for washing
- Portable oxygen tanks and oxygen meter
- Emergency first-aid kit
It’s important to keep in mind that the prices are quoted for a minimum number of volunteers taking part on the tour. If there are fewer volunteers taking part on the tour, the cost will be higher. Any difference will need to be paid directly to the local team in Tanzania before starting the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid. Registered volunteers can reach out to their IVHQ Program Manager requesting more information on the potential cost based on numbers of volunteers participating.
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Marangu Route (5 days)
Prices vary depending on the number of volunteers taking part on the tour. For 2 or more volunteers the cost is US$1300 per person. If you will be the only person on the trek, the cost will be slightly higher and any difference will need to be paid to the local team before taking part on the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid.
Machame Route (6 days)
Prices vary depending on the number of volunteers taking part on the tour. For 2 or more volunteers the cost is US$1450 per person. If you will be the only person on the trek, the cost will be slightly higher and any difference will need to be paid to the local team before taking part on the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid.
Lemosho Route (7 days)
Prices vary depending on the number of volunteers taking part on the tour. For 2 or more volunteers the cost is US$1720 per person. If you will be the only person on the trek, the cost will be slightly higher and any difference will need to be paid to the local team before taking part on the tour. You will be notified at your program orientation if there is any extra amount to be paid.
To explore the volunteering opportunities available in Tanzania, visit the IVHQ Tanzania program page and apply online for your chosen project.
If you would like to make a booking or learn more about any of the above add-ons, simply contact us or make a note in your IVHQ application and your Program Manager will be happy to assist you.
