2014-Itinerary

Friday 15 August:

Meet in Acklam Grange School at 1115.

Coach Transfer from Acklam Grange School to Manchester Airport.

Depart Manchester at 1605 on Flight TK 1996.

Arrive Istanbul at 2155 (local time).

Saturday 16 August:

Depart Istanbul at 0050 on Flight TK 609.

Arrive Nairobi at 0725.

Drive to Nakuru.

Market shopping.

Afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park (extra option – to pay).

Overnight camp at the Wildlife Club of Kenya Camp, Lake Nakuru National Park.

Sunday 17 August:

Morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park.

Drive to Naivasha.

Afternoon at Fish Eagle campsite.

Overnight at Fish Eagle Camp, Lake Naivasha.

Monday 18 August:

Hell’s Gate National Park walking safari, and gorge walk (extra option – to pay).

Drive to Crater Lake Sanctuary.

Guided walk through Crater Lake Sanctuary.

Night-time game drive.

Overnight at Crater Lake Tented Camp (extra option – to pay).

Tuesday 19 August:

Morning game drive and walk in Crater Lake Sanctuary.

Visit Longonot DEB Primary School.

Drive to Nairobi.

Overnight at Indaba Camp, Nairobi. 

Wednesday 20 August:

Drive to Meserani, Arusha, crossing the border into Tanzania.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark. 

Thursday 21 August:

Day at Meserani Snakepark.

Visit Lesiraa Primary School and Meserani  Juu Primary School.

Visit Einoti Secondary School.

Shopping at the Maasai Market, Arusha.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark. 

Friday 22 August:

Day at Meserani Snakepark, or visit Arusha.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extra:

Visit Meserani Chini School. 

Saturday 23 August:

Visit the Snakepark, Medical Centre and Orphanage.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extras:

Drive to Tarangire National Park.

Visit Tarangire Safari Lodge.

Game drive in Tarangire National Park.

Overnight bush camp in Tarangire National Park. 

Sunday 24 August:

Day at Meserani Snakepark.

Option to get local bus into Arusha, or visit local homes, local market, Medical Centre, Snakepark, Orphanage, or take a camel ride.

Visit the weekly market at Monduli.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extras:

Game drive in Tarangire National Park.

Drive to Karatu.

Camp at Kudu Lodge.

Option to stay at Kudu Lodge.

Monday 25 August:

Day at Meserani Snakepark.

Option to get local bus into Arusha, or visit local homes, local market, Medical Centre, Snakepark, Orphanage, or take a camel ride.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extras:

Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater.

Drive back to Meserani. 

Tuesday 26 August:

Activities at Meserani Snake Park.

Visit Meserani Market.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extras:

Visit Moita School and Kipok School. 

Wednesday 27 August:

Visit sponsored pupils in their homes.

Take some of them to Arusha.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extras:

Buy a goat at Kisongo Market.

Goat barbecue and spend a night sleeping in an actual Maasai boma. 

Thursday 28 August:

Activities at Meserani Snake Park or visit Arusha.

Overnight at Meserani Snakepark.

Optional extras:

Hold a Sports Day for Lesiraa Primary School, Meserani Juu Primary School and Meserani Chini Primary School.

Evening barbecue at Meserani Snakepark. 

Friday 29 August:

Drive to Nairobi.

Overnight at Indaba Campsite, Nairobi.

Saturday 30 August:

Visit St. Secilia School, in the Kibera Slum.

Overnight at Indaba Campsite, Nairobi.

Optional extras:

Visit Giraffe Sanctuary.

Meal and live stage show at Safari Park Hotel.

Sunday 31 August:

Depart from Nairobi at 0210 on Flight TK 608.

Arrive Istanbul at 0835 (local time).

Depart Istanbul at 1250 on Flight TK 1995.

Arrive Manchester at 1505 (local time).

Coach transfer to Acklam Grange School.

For those who do not wish to camp, there are options every night for you to stay in accommodation that offers en-suite rooms, although you will have to pay extra for this yourself, and most of the lodges are quite a distance from where we are camping. Please bear in mind that some of these lodges will be quite basic, and such things as power and water are not guaranteed 24 hours a day.

If you wish to stay in a lodge within a National Park rather than the experience of a bush camp, (Nakuru and Tarangire), the cost is extremely high.

 

Other considerations:

You will need to buy your own bottled water each day, although the cost of this is negligible.

You will need a Yellow Fever vaccination to get into Tanzania – these currently cost about £50 per person. There are other vaccinations that you may well need, but these should all be free.

You will need anti-malaria tablets – these currently cost less than £60 for a two-week visit if you buy Malarone, but are considerably less if you buy Lariam.

You will need a large hold-all to carry all your clothing and personal requirements.

You will need a 3-season sleeping bag and a karrimat or lightweight sleeping mattress, if you are camping, and will be expected to share a tent with another person.

You will not need any other specialist clothing or equipment.

The truck will be a non-smoking environment, as will all eating areas.

  

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND

If you are sponsoring a pupil through The Meserani Project, and they are still at secondary school in 2014, then you will have the opportunity to meet them, unless they are ill and absent from school. You would also have the opportunity to spend a day with your pupil if you wish, perhaps taking them into Arusha town, or visiting their home and family.

If your sponsored pupil has left secondary school, there may be the chance to visit them in their homes, and spend some time with them. However, if your pupil was in Further Education, they could be at a College or High School hundreds of miles away, and there would be no guarantee of you meeting them.

Whilst the itinerary is the same for everyone, there is often the flexibility for you to make your own arrangements, and spend time on activities that are preferable to you.