FLAVORS, KNOWLEDGE AND SAVANNAH: TRANSFORMATIVE ENCOUNTER IN TANZANIA

08:00 – Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport

09:30 – Private transfer to community-based accommodation on the outskirts of Arusha

10:30 – Welcome at the volunteer house

• Space with a tropical garden, communal areas, and an outdoor dining space

• Designed for shared living, with shared rooms and quiet areas for reflection

13:00 – Lunch on a terrace surrounded by mango and papaya trees

• Swahili dishes prepared with garden-grown ingredients

• Served at a round table under a palm-thatched roof, with fresh hibiscus juice

15:30 – Afternoon community immersion

• Welcome walk through the village with a local guide

• Secret visit to an artisan school where deaf children teach local sign language

17:30 – Group activity: games, introductions, and intention setting

19:00 – Dinner with traditional dishes and spiced tea

20:30 – Integration activity: traditional dances led by a Maasai instructor



22:00 – Overnight stay at the community house

08:00 – Tropical breakfast with chapati, sweet plantain, and Tanzanian coffee

09:00 – Volunteering at a rural educational center

• Support in English and math classes

• Cooperative games with the children

• Mural painting with positive messages

13:00 – Lunch prepared by community mothers

• Cooked slowly over a communal fire, with local flavors and warm hospitality

• Served while sitting on a kikoy cloth on the grass

15:30 – Batik workshop (African textile painting) and explanation of its cultural symbolism

19:00 – Dinner at the accommodation with a talk about Tanzanian culture

21:00 – Group outing to a local venue with live music and drums



22:30 – Overnight stay in Arusha

08:00 – Breakfast and departure to the Arusha market

09:00 – Guided visit to the local market

• Handmade crafts, natural medicine, tropical fruits, and traditional fabrics

• Exclusive access to a private courtyard where women sell ancestral cosmetics made with savanna ingredients

11:30 – Self-care and beauty workshop

• Preparation of ointments, scrubs, and oils using shea butter and baobab

13:30 – Lunch in an open-air dining space within a medicinal garden

• Each dish is inspired by African plants, served with herbal infusions and accompanied by traditional singing

16:00 – Afternoon of cultural exchange

• Local women teach how to wrap a kikoy and share stories and traditions

19:00 – Dinner under the stars with candles and a traditional barbecue



22:00 – Overnight in Arusha

07:00 – Full-day excursion to the mountainous area of Mount Meru

08:30 – Guided hike with a local ranger along a natural trail

11:00 – Secret visit to a hidden waterfall

• Participation in a symbolic cleansing bath led by a Maasai spiritual guide

13:00 – Lunch in a Maasai boma (traditional dwelling) with the host community

• Group cooking experience

• Meal is eaten with hands, while conversing with local leaders about pastoral life

15:00 – Question exchange session and welcome ritual with the community

17:30 – Return to Arusha

19:30 – Light dinner at the community house with African soup and homemade bread



22:00 – Overnight stay at the community house

08:00 – Breakfast with millet cookies and papaya juice

09:30 – Visit to a women’s social entrepreneurship project

• Making of jewelry from recycled materials

• Intimate conversation on empowerment and resilience with local women leaders

13:00 – Lunch with live African flute music

• The food is simple, the experience is deep

• A moment to eat, listen, and reflect

15:30 – Percussion and group singing workshop with local musicians

19:00 – Farewell dinner in a space decorated with African fabrics and flowers

21:00 – Group celebration with music, toasts, and gift giving



22:30 – Last night in Arusha

08:00 – Breakfast with fresh fruit and ginger tea

09:30 – Symbolic closing ceremony in a circle

• Reading of personal messages

• Gift of a handmade bracelet crafted by children from the educational center

12:30 – Shared lunch at a local dining space with a farewell menu

• Each traveler receives a Swahili word as a keepsake of the experience

15:00 – Free afternoon to rest



20:00 – Overnight in Arusha (if the flight is on the following day)

07:30 – Light breakfast in the garden

09:00 – Private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport



11:30 – End of the trip before lunch