Ecotourism - Africa

3 days event
HORSE SAFARI CROSS COUNTRY

An ecological and friendly way in which a human can traverse the bush and visit local villages is on horseback. The speed at which a horse walks is perfect for hiking alongside wildlife and the sensitivity of the equines makes them ideal partners.

Horse Riding Safaris / Fly Camping:

We can organize horse riding trips of several days (1 – 9+ nights) from Ndarakwai, towards the Great Rift Valley of northern Tanzania.  A light camp is built by our staff and moved daily.

Chuo cha Farasi is now permanently based at Ndarakwai camp– West Kilimanjaro and operates both day rides from Ndarakwai tented camp and multiple day riding safaris with a mobile camp. To experience a horse safari where your camp will be moved daily is an authentic experience. Galloping alongside a herd of wildebeest, zebras and giraffes as they race across the open plains is a long life dream for many riders over the world. Chuo cha Farasi offers you the chance to make of such a dream a reality, riding on thoroughbred and appaloosa horse’s well schooled, professional equipment and the luxury of miles and miles of unspoiled countryside in where to ride freely.

The wildlife is not afraid of horses in the same way that they are of cars and pedestrians, allowing them to be approach much more closely than usual.

You do not need to be an accomplished rider if you wish to go on a horse safari. This alternative tourism respecting nature and people is open to small budget as well as long distance horse safaris. But their most uncommon phenomenon is hosting mentally or physically disabled persons. Last year, a group of handicapped including blind people came to enjoy Tanzania, riding across the bush, listening birds and winds, smelling savannah, singing with Maasai, tasting African food and more.

Day rides (half day and all-day) and long horse safari expeditions can be booked directly through:

safari@ecotourism-africa.com

Example itinerary 3 days event

1st day:

After lunch, welcome at Ndarakwai camp – west Kilimanjaro.
Acclimation ride in the dressage arena and fences circuit (4-6pm).
Barbecue dinner.
Dinner and overnight at Ndarakwai camp.


2nd day:

Sunrise and breakfast.
Early ride in the arena and later horse riding across the bush onwards your next destination (10am-12.30pm).
Picnic lunch at the tree house in the heart of the private game reserve.
Afternoon horse riding alongside wildlife (2.30-5pm).
Dinner and overnight at bush camp in wild west Kilimanjaro/Hot shower and toilet available.


3rd day:

Sunrise in the bush and breakfast.
Morning at leisure.
Camp lunch.
Cross-country ride (4-6.30pm) jumping over the logs and water meadows.
Dinner and overnight at Ndarakwai camp.


4th day:

Early breakfast and departure.


Includes:

Camping fees, Kilimanjaro conservancy fee, full board catering, 3 meals a day, 2 course menus, camping equipment and first aid kit.


What to take:

The tented camp provides everything, no need for luxuries. However the farm is more basic; bring your own treats. Head torch, matches, light clothing, (it is hot in the day) a rucksack you can ride with, sunscreen, insect repellent, a sun hat, jodhpurs or track suit bottoms/jeans, strong flat shoes with ankle support/cowboy boots; chocolate/snacks.


When to go:

All year round


Welcome to our home TANZANIA – EAST AFRICA
...bringing travellers up close to Tanzania’s most amazing attractions and enable them to experience authentic cultures combining nature, scenery, folklore, art and adventure sports in expeditionary safaris...

Our mission statement:
To provide travelers with a rewarding safari experience whilst simultaneously unlocking the power of ecotourism to benefit marginalized communities and assist disadvantaged individuals. Tanzania is a land of enormous variety and stunning beauty. Ecotourism - Africa is very conscious of this thus making it mainly focused on creating and supporting sustainable ways of living in harmony with the environment, with wildlife and between communities. It has done so by educating the community, offering employment to the locals as tour guides and much more hence increasing awareness of direct gains generated by wildlife and the ecology at large. We are therefore proud to be associated with nature!

Services:
Adventure and Involvement
The primary focus of all our activities is guest participation and discovering. We break the barriers between being a passenger on your safari vehicle and participating as a crew member, between hiking behind a guide and being an explorer.

Safari adventure across Tanzania
NGORONGORO CRATER – SERENGETI PLANES – MOUNT KILIMANJARO



Sailing the Indian Ocean
BAGAMOYO: UNESCO World Heritage Site  –  ZANZIBAR

Following the slave route of the Swahili coast, we get onboard of a traditional sailing boat (Dhow) to Zanzibar archipelago.
Bagamoyo is 45 miles north of Dar Es Salaam, is an important cultural heritage site. Famous for its slave and ivory trade, was also the first capital of Tanzania under German Colonial rule until it shifted in 1892 to Dar Es Salaam.



Long stays in African house
PHILANTHROPIC TRAVEL

We are happy to host long term volunteers, particularly those with skills in environment, solar power, water management, carpentry, building, agriculture, equestrianism, zoology, biology, English and Spanish language teachers and journalist; postgraduate students are welcome to base themselves at our home whilst they write up.



Safari Calendar 2010

☼ - JUN 07 - JUN 26 - POP IN GROUP SAFARI TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR
Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Serengeti National Park – Wild West kilimanjaro – Zanzibar

☼ - AUG 11 - AUG 24 - PRIVATE SAFARI TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR - exclusive POLISVIAGENS
Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Serengeti National Park – Wild West kilimanjaro – Zanzibar

☼ - OCT 28 - DEC 23 - LONG STAY IN AFRICAN RANCH - VOLUNTEERS ART'S PROGRAM
Hosting long term volunteers, particularly photographers, writers and professional riders are welcome to base themselves at our home whilst they write up.



Ndarakwai camp
WEST KILIMANJARO

Honouring the principles of ecotourism. A success story of land and wildlife rehabilitation set at 4,200 feet in the midst of an 11,000 acre privately-owned game reserve in west Kilimanjaro. With about 70 mammal species and over 350 bird species in a combination of high long grass plains and acacia savannah, a stay at Ndarakwai camp is a great addition to any safari itinerary. Perfect place for those who want to be active, letting the car behind and go hiking, riding horses across the bush, and even jogging, all in an area where there is plenty of wildlife and stunning scenery. 



Safari News and Links
WILD WEST KILIMANJARO

From its bustling city centre to its scenic surrounds, Arusha has a lot to offer, Matthew Covarr discovers:

Action-packed activities or family outings in northern Tanzania, such as horse riding, mountain biking and guided walks through the forest of National Parks, ecotourism-africa.com run by Carlos da Silva is an excellent and well-organized safari outfit। It also caters for travelers with disabilities. Based at Ndarakwai ranch in west kilimanjaro, Carlos and his team can assist in getting you and your family into parts around Tanzania that few people have visited.



Traveller’s blog
SAFARI LETTERS & PHOTO ALBUMS

On October 28th my first big trip on my own is about to begin. I’m traveling to Tanzania for five weeks, where I’ll spend most of my time at Ndarakwai Ranch in west Kilimanjaro, taking part in a volunteering program at Chuo cha Farasi. My work will consist of the general maintenance of the stud farm and the physical training of the horses. From there, several safaris are arranged to national parks in the Northern circuit and to the coast in the East. The last three days at Ndarakwai are reserved for a safari in the Kilimanjaro area... but this time on horseback!




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