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Churches and Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania
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Date:  February 7 - 18, 2011
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Leaders:
Susan Godshall and Wilmer Martin
 

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Churches and Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania

(with optional extension tour to Victoria Falls)
February 7 - 18, 2011

Adventure tour to Kenya and Tanzania 2009

With Tour Leaders Susan Godshall and Wilmer Martin

This tour is planned for you to meet and worship with Mennonites in Kenya and Tanzania and to learn about how the church was planted and is growing in these countries. You will enjoy the safaris that have been organized to see the big game and smaller wildlife and birds. Susan Godshall with her husband Stan served in Tanzania as missionaries at Shirati Hospital for five years. She also traveled extensively in East Africa while serving as Africa Director for Eastern Mennonite Missions. She currently works as a chaplain. Wilmer Martin, owner of TourMagination, will co-lead as the tour administrator which he has done on three previous tours to Kenya and Tanzania. He will assist you with your needs while you travel.

Monday-Wednesday, February 7-9

The tour departs from Newark or Toronto on Monday evening on overnight flights to Nairobi, Kenya. It will be Tuesday evening when the group arrives in Nairobi where we will stay for two nights. On Wednesday morning we will have a Nairobi city tour which may include Mathari Valley Mennonite Church and/or a Ten Thousand Villages workshop. Afternoon visit to Rosslyn Academy and the Mennonite Guest House where we will fellowship with Mennonite mission and MCC personnel.

Thursday & Friday, February 10 & 11
Today we will travel to the Masai Mara National Game Reserve, an area with gentle rolling hills, woodland and acacia trees which is watered by the Mara and Talek Rivers and opens onto the Serengeti plains of Tanzania. We will have an afternoon game drive to see the animals. Two nights at the Mara Serena Lodge. Friday we will spend all day in the Game Reserve with another game drive to see more wildlife and birds in their natural habitat. We will also visit the Masai Cultural Centre.

Saturday & Sunday, February 12 & 13
African Choir
Singing joyfully to the Lord!
After breakfast, we will depart the game reserve with our picnic lunches. Before crossing the border into Tanzania, we will stop in Migori to visit the Mennonite Center for Southwestern Kenya. Then we will travel on to Musoma where we will stay for three nights. On Sunday morning, we will worship with local Mennonites at Musoma. We will also want to visit the Tanzania Mennonite Church headquarters and the Mennonite Theological College at Nyabange.

Monday & Tuesday, February 14 & 15
This will be our day to fellowship with local believers in Shirati and relive the experience of the first Mennonite missionaries in East Africa in 1933 and rejoice in the growth of the Mennonite Church in Tanzania. The day will include visits to the Mennonite Hospital and Nursing School, the former Leprosarium and the graves of several missionaries. Susan will have much to share about her experiences in Shirati. Tuesday we will leave the Musoma area and take a game drive in the Serengeti National Park on our way to Mugumu where we will stay for the night.

Wednesday & Thursday, February 16 & 17
Beautiful flamingos
Beautiful flamingos
Today it’s on to Lake Nakuru National Park which is renowned as an ornithologist’s paradise. Lake Nakuru is famous as the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos. We will eat lunch in the park and then have an afternoon game drive to see the many animals and birds there. On Thursday morning, we will leave the park and travel back to Nairobi. En route, we will stop at the Naivasha Ebony Factory and store. There will also be some time in the afternoon in Nairobi for last-minute shopping or relaxation. We will have our farewell dinner and then it will be time to go to the airport for our late evening departure to North America.

Friday, February 18
We will arrive in Europe in the early morning and depart for North America later in the morning. It will be evening when we arrive back in North America. You will return home with an appreciation of the faith and hospitality of our African brothers and sisters. It will be a trip to be remembered and shared with your family and friends.



Post-Tour Extension to Victoria Falls
Friday-Tuesday, February 18-22
Flight to Harare, Zimbabwe for overnight and breakfast. Morning flight on Saturday to Victoria Falls. Afternoon guided tour of Victoria Falls, one of the most spectacular wonders of the world. Five separate falls make up this incredible spectacle that plunges more than 330 feet into the chasm that separates Zimbabwe from Zambia. Special Boma Dinner. Sunday’s schedule includes a full day Livingstone tour in Zambia including Mukuni Village, city tour, lunch and game drive. Dinner and lodging at hotel. On Monday after breakfast, transfer to hotel for early afternoon departure for Johannesburg and North America. It will be Tuesday when you arrive in North America.

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