From the depths of Ngorongoro Crater to the vast Serengeti plains, through the regions of Tarangire and Zanzibar, your small group – limited to 18 travelers – encounters the breadth of Tanzania’s riches. With its abundant wildlife, exquisite landscapes, and diverse cultures, Tanzania presents many important aspects of the East African life. Begin the 14-day adventure with two nights in Arusha, setting out on a game drive in beautiful Arusha National Park for a first taste of Tanzania’s unparalleled wildlife viewing. Here and throughout the trip, enjoy guaranteed window seating in safari vehicles. Travel next to the Tarangire River, renowned for its numerous elephants and iconic baobab trees, and explore this gem of a park on morning and afternoon game drives during a two-night stay. Journeying on to Ngorongoro, spend two nights in a safari lodge set on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a UNESCO site, descending to the magnificent crater’s floor for an unforgettable game drive. En route to the fabled Serengeti, visit Olduvai Gorge, famous for the prehistoric remains Mary Leakey discovered here, and visit a local Maasai village. Stay at a Serengeti game lodge for three nights, taking game drives with the chance to see Africa’s “Big Five,” along with other plains animals and some 500 bird species. A beachfront hotel in tropical Zanzibar offers a tranquil base for the next two nights. Tour Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital and a UNESCO site. Visit a spice plantation, and savor time at leisure in this splendid setting.
- International flight
- Land in Tanzania
- Transfer (provided with air-option) to the hotel
- Morning briefing to meet Tour Director
- Afternoon game drive in Arusha National Park
- Welcome dinner
- Depart from Arusha to Tarangire National Park (2-hour car ride)
- Game drive en route to Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Lunch and early afternoon leisure
- Afternoon game drive
- Morning and afternoon game drives
- Depart for Ngorongoro (multi-hour car ride)
- Lunch at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Afternoon at leisure
- Morning - descend to the floor of Ngorongoro Crater
- Afternoon at leisure
- Depart Ngorongoro for Serengeti
- Visit to 31-mile Olduvai Gorge en route
- Visit a Maasai village
- Afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Reach Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge by dinner
- Game drives in Serengeti National Park
- Game drives in Serengeti National Park
- Flight to Zanzibar
- Visit Stone Town
- Morning tour of spice plantation
- Return to hotel and lunch on own
- Afternoon at leisure
- Farewell dinner
- Transfer flight to Dar es Salaam
- Afternoon at leisure and early dinner
- Return to airport for evening flights
- International flight
*Note: Some details subject to change prior to program - travelers will be notified of significant alterations to program details.
Moderate:
- Long drives on some unpaved routes during safari outings
- Long drives on several days between safari lodges
- Limited connectivity to major cities during some portions of the trip
Faculty
Professor of Religion and African and African American Studies
Chair, Department of African and African American Studies
Robert Baum has written numerous articles on the history of Diola religion, field research, religious constructions of gender, indigenous religions and has recently completed a book on the history of Diola women's prophetic movements. His first book, Shrines of the Slave Trade: Diola Religion and Society in Pre-Colonial Senegambia won an American Academy of Religion award for the best first book in the history of religions (2000). He spent a year living in a Diola village in southern Senegal on a Watson Fellowship after completing his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He would go on to learn the language and continue further field research for his Ph.D. from Yale University.
Professor Baum has played an extensive role in the Ford Foundation funded program "Difficult Dialogues" which trained faculty at the University of Missouri and in other Big Twelve universities in how to deal with controversial issues that have a religious dimension in the university classroom. He has conducted similar workshops for K-12 teachers.
