Tanzania Program Details

Accommodation and Food

For all projects, volunteers stay with host families who will provide three Tanzanian meals per day, often helping volunteers to pack a lunch during the week days.  You can also buy something yourself near the volunteer site for lunch. A guesthouse option is also available in Dar es Salaam, but there will be an added charge for this arrangement.  In the guest house, all meals are provided along with a bottle of water either with lunch or dinner.

Families volunteering together will be accommodated in a homestay if a local family has two rooms available. Otherwise, families will stay in a hostel arrangement. There may be an added charge for this arrangement. The hostel has security with a 24 hour guard and is in a safe neighborhood. Hot water and electricity are available and a maid will prepare your meals, or you can prepare your own.

Volunteers at the Iringa placement may choose to stay at the orphanage for an additional fee.

Insurance, Health and Safety

United Planet provides emergency medical insurance for all of its Short Term volunteers. You receive policy information by email prior to departure, and also the emergency number to call if you are treated for any medical issues.  Insurance also covers baggage loss up to $500 and trip interruption due to extraordinary circumstances.* Upon sign up you will also receive a full guide to health and safety in your country. We recommend booking a doctor’s appointment a few months out to update your vaccinations, etc. or visiting a travel health clinic. Your doctor can recommend the appropriate vaccinations and travel medicine. Please see the Health and Safety page for more information.

Transportation and Flights

Volunteers fly into Julius Nyerere International Airport  in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and from there will be collected by a United Planet representative and taken to their host family (or a hostel if they arrive in the evening or are going to the Iringa project).  At the end of their Quest, volunteers are provided transportation back to the airport. 

Start Dates

Programs start 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.