IVHQ Tanzania Teaching Program Travel Blog

Sunset at the Crater International Volunteer HeadQuarters When researching volunteer abroad programs, I found IVHQ to be the best. Of course you can volunteer in countries at a lower cost, but I wanted to go through an organization to feel more safe traveling on my own, meet and live with other volunteers, and have the... Continue Reading →

Moshi, Tanzania Travel Blog

One of the popular excursions from Arusha is a trip to Moshi. I went with a group of 10 other IVHQ volunteers on a 2-day Moshi trip. We booked through Tanzania Host Experience and each paid $95 USD. We left on Saturday morning at 6:30AM and arrived back in Arusha Sunday afternoon around 3PM. Michael... Continue Reading →

Zanzibar, Tanzania in 4 Days Travel Blog

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 20 miles off the coast of the mainland. It consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island referred to as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City. Its historic center... Continue Reading →

IVHQ Zambia Teaching Program Travel Blog

International Volunteer HeadQuarters When researching volunteer abroad programs, I found IVHQ to be the best. Of course you can volunteer in countries at a lower cost, but I wanted to go through an organization to feel more safe traveling on my own, meet and live with other volunteers, and have the convenience of mostly everything... Continue Reading →

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Travel Blog

There is a Private Game Reserve about 20 minutes from Victoria Falls where you can see the Big 5 (buffalo, rhino, elephant, leopard, lion). This is different than Chobe Desert because they do not have rhino so I was very excited to see rhinos for the first time! You can book a rhino search safari... Continue Reading →

Chobe, Botswana Travel Blog

I took the 2 day / 1 Night Chobe Safari Trip. It cost $265. The first half of the day we took a boat cruise in Chobe National Park. We had lunch on the boat as we watched elephants drinking from the river. The first animal we saw up close was an elephant swimming across... Continue Reading →

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