Physical Requirements
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Pacing
- 5 locations in 12 days
- International flights to Arusha depart around midnight
- Early morning game-viewing drives on safari days, rising as early as 5am
- Airport transfers in Arusha may take up to 2 hours
Physical requirements
- Not appropriate for travelers using wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids
- You must be able to walk 1-2 miles unassisted and participate in 2-4 hours of physical activities each day
- Traveling in a safari vehicle over roads in poor condition can cause problems for travelers with back and leg pain
- Travelers in need of a CPAP machine may only bring one that runs on rechargeable batteries
- We reserve the right for Trip Experience Leaders to restrict participation, or in some circumstances send travelers home, if their limitations impact the group's experience
- You may encounter animals on this trip. We make every effort to keep these encounters safe, however animals may behave unpredictably or dangerously at times. Please use caution when interacting with animals on this trip: Keep a safe distance, stay alert, and respect the animals
Climate
- Daytime temperatures range from 45-100°F
- The hottest months are October-February, and May brings heavy rains, with the short rains in November
Terrain & Transportation
- Travel over very bumpy, dusty terrain during overland transfers and game-viewing drives, and camp in tents built on uneven terrain
- Travel by 18-passenger coach, and in closed-sided 5-passenger Land Cruisers with a roof hatch, hard seats, and no air-conditioning
Accommodations & Facilities
- We spend 11 nights in comfortable but basic lodges and tented camps, all of which feature private baths.
- Our lodges use generator electricity and lantern lighting at night, and do not have air-conditioning. There could be a 1- to 5-minute walk from our tents to the main lodge
- Accommodations at O.A.T.'s private tented camp feature bucket showers. Each day, the lodge staff will fill the bucket with warm water, and an on/off lever allows you to control when the water is fed through from the bucket to the shower head.