Experiences & care
Environmental Education & Clean Cooking
Field study for schools and researchers
A six-day field week: fuel-efficient stoves near Arusha or Manyara, a mangrove or estuary classroom, solar or biogas, and an optional Serengeti day. For groups of ten or more.
Students and researchers From $155 pp / night From $775 pp (5 nights)
The story of this trip
This is a study programme, not a game safari in disguise. You stay near Arusha. A village stove project is a conversation about firewood, charcoal and smoke, followed by a workshop if the village is receiving students that week. Mangroves are on the coast, so the Michamvi tour is on Zanzibar and needs a flight. From Arusha we use a mainland estuary or coastal site that we name on your quote, or we add a night in Zanzibar. A solar or biogas visit can sit alongside a short drive in Lake Manyara if the park timing allows. The Serengeti is optional and takes many hours. A day trip from Arusha means a long drive, and a night in the park is the honest way to add wildlife. You receive certificates at the end. We name the lodges on your quote.
What this safari is for
- A clean-cooking workshop with a village project that is actually running
- A mangrove or estuary classroom, on the mainland or Zanzibar as quoted
- Solar or biogas visit
- A short drive in Lake Manyara if time allows
- An optional Serengeti day or night, never a surprise
Route map
Route
From Arusha to Arusha.
Start: Arusha End: Arusha
Tanzania
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Start Arusha (Start)
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Kilimanjaro Airport (Day 1) Land Cruiser
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Lake Manyara (Day 2) Land Cruiser
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Serengeti (Day 5) Land Cruiser
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Kilimanjaro Airport (Day 6) Land Cruiser
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End Arusha (End) Land Cruiser
Day by day
This is a working route. We confirm the camps and pace on your quote, within 24 hours.
Arrive at JRO, then an orientation
We collect you, show you to your rooms and outline the programme: who you will meet, what you may not photograph without permission, and how the stove and energy visits work this week.
Clean cooking in a village near Arusha or Manyara
We choose a project that is receiving students, and we will not invent a demonstration kitchen. Discussion comes first, and hands-on work follows if the village has a session. The community fee goes on your invoice.
Mangrove or estuary classroom
If the group wants the Michamvi mangrove tour, that needs a flight and usually a night. See that page. Otherwise we use a mainland coastal or estuary site that we name. We do not sell an inland mangrove visit near Manyara.
Renewable energy and Lake Manyara
The energy visit is the main purpose of the morning. Manyara is a compact add-on, with groundwater forest, birds and, if the lake has them, flamingos. Tree-climbing lions are a matter of luck. We pay park fees only if we enter the park.
An optional Serengeti day, or a second workshop day
A Serengeti day trip from Arusha takes about 12 hours. Most groups who want wildlife sleep in the park, which is the Serengeti-to-Sea conservation add-on, quoted separately. If you skip it, this becomes a second community or write-up day.
Certificates and the transfer to JRO
If you have an international flight the same afternoon, leave some time to spare. We do not combine a Serengeti morning with a 14:00 departure on the same ticket.
What’s included
- JRO transfers
- Lodge or hotel nights and meals as quoted
- Environmental and community guides
- Village and project fees, itemised on your invoice
- Participation certificates
- Lake Manyara park fees if that morning is on the quote
What’s not included
- International flights
- Tanzania visa
- Drinks at lodges and camps
- Hot-air balloon safari
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Travel insurance (you arrange it; we recommend it on every safari, and it is required for Kilimanjaro). We can add a medical policy to your quote on request
- Laundry
- Serengeti day or night unless the quote includes it
- A mangrove round-trip to Michamvi between two Arusha days
- Research permits beyond what the quote names
When to travel
June to October and January to February, when village roads are drier and a Manyara or Serengeti day is possible. Term dates matter more than the migration.
Why this route
Six days is the field week. For student groups of ten or more, the indicative price is $650 to $900 per person without the Serengeti, or $950 to $1,300 with a Serengeti day, with hotels and park fees on your quote. Faculty supplements are written separately.
Request a quote
From $155 pp / night. Season, lodge class and group size determine the final price. Or book and pay a deposit.
Not sure this is the right trip?
Tell us your dates and who is travelling and we will adjust this route or suggest a better fit. We reply within 24 hours.
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