Tanzania Program
MindVISA uses a combination of carefully-chosen international travel and specialized pedagogy to help young minds know themselves more. (MindVISA is a travel-based education provider, and not a travel agency. Please read the About us and our Approach sections of this website).
Why Tanzania?
Imagine being surrounded by a million animals - lions, leopards, zebras, elephants, rhinoceros, cape buffalos, wildebeests, giraffes - and being completely ignored. A lioness walks with her family of several cubs, right next to your jeep, and you watch with goose bumps, while they all continue to walk oblivious to your presence. A giraffe unendingly stretches its neck in a yoga-like posture to grab leaves of a tree under which your jeep is parked, and you wonder whether it will grab your green-hat instead.
A leopard chases a zebra, while a group of zebras and wildebeests form a protective ring, and no one seems to care that you are watching. This feeling of being a no body in the animal kingdom is a unique, powerful experience.
In addition to unparalleled immersion in wildlife, our Tanzania program introduces you to tribal Masai Mara culture, history of slave trade, legends about explorers like Living Stone, beautiful Zanzibar beaches, and unique Swahili culture. We combine these with MindVISA's experiential learning program to let young Indian minds learn about themselves and develop critical leadership abilities. (See program itinerary below)
We guarantee you; you will return back not only knowing numerous animals firsthand, but also knowing yourself better.
Please use the registration form to enroll in the program, if you are in the age group of 14-18 years.
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Places to Visit |
Group Work and Special Events |
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- Flight to Arusha
- Preparation for the safari
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- Ice-breaker games
- Self-discovery games
- Wildlife slide show
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2 |
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Drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive to view baobab tress, leopards, elephants, buffalos, pythons, zebras and more.
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- Tribal music and dance
- Games to observe oneself in a group setting
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3 |
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Drive to Serengeti National Park for a game drive to view lions, black rhinos, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffalos, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, crocodiles and more.
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- Games to learn how to listen to nature
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4 |
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Wake up early for a dawn game drive in Serengeti National Park and return back to the campsite for breakfast. Drive to Ngorongoro Crater Rim, viewing animals on the way.
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- Visiting a Masai Mara village and learning about their culture
- Games to discover what is culture
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5 |
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Descend into the Crater floor for game drives. All the big five -rhinos, lions, leopards, buffalos and elephants live in this wonderful caldera. Others are zebras, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas and more. Birds include flamingos, geese, storks, vultures and more. Lunch will be served in the picnic site in the crater at the Hippo pool. Ascend the Crater and drive back to Arusha.
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- De-briefing about the safari trip
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6
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- Flight to Zanzibar
- Walking tour – Stone Town (see old cobbled alleyways with Arabic, Indian and African influences; and experience Swahili culture)
- Old slave market
- Darajani food market
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- Story of the great explorer David Livingstone
- Visioning exercises - imagining the future
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7 |
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- Paradise beaches
- Sunset point
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- Snorkelling
- Decision-making games
- Taraab concert
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8 |
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- Beit-el-Ajaib (Zanzibar National Museum)
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- Team building and Leadership games
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9 |
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- Story of how Indians came to Africa
- De-briefing about the journey
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