Malage Down to Earth Safaris is a special offering introduced by Malage Vocational Training Centre intended to enable visitors to experience life in Tanzanian villages. Safaris are guided by students of the school.

• develop a better understanding of the local culture regarding eating habits, greetings, family structures, agriculture, language, religion, etc.
• enable participants to observe the African nature and wildlife
• foster communication and building of relationships between locals and visitors

WEEKEND PACKAGE (3 days)
For travelers looking for a quick introduction into Tanzanian rural life. Please note: In Tanzania one of the most common sayings is “pole, pole” – “slowly, slowly” – by limiting the number of days of the safari you prevent yourself from experiencing this very Tanzanian attitude. Nevertheless, we will be happy to accommodate all you wishes and interest.
Day 1: visit one or two different villages, and school and/ or an orphanage
Day 2: visit places where people dance and sing and/ or worship (e.g. on a Sunday you are welcome to accompany us to church, mosque, or any other religion practiced by one of our students)
Day 3: visit the local water source supplying 33 villages with water. Experience the local nature and wildlife during the walk through the forest. Joint evaluation of the gathered impressions. 

TANZANIAN PACKAGE (7 days)
For travelers looking to get a thorough insight into the Tanzanian culture and foster intercultural exchange. Move to a new village on a daily basis allowing you to draw comparisons between different communities and tribes. 
Day 1: visit one or two different villages, and school and/ or an orphanage
Day 2: visit places where people dance and sing and/ or worship (e.g. on a Sunday you are welcome to accompany us to church, mosque, or any other religion practiced by one of our students)
Day 3: visit the local water source supplying 33 villages with water. Experience the local nature and wildlife during the walk through the forest.
Day 4: participate in national service activities such as cleaning of the road, building a dispensary or providing assistance to a Kindergarten or day care center.
Day 5: visit governmental institutions (police station, hospital, office of the village’s chairman, prison) to understand how these are operated.
Day 6: visit a women group in a local village to develop an understanding for family life and especially the role of women in African societies (see detailed explanation below). 
Day 7: meet with village representatives to discuss gathered impressions and exchange of ideas in term of improvement suggestions, clarify questions and celebrate a week of adventure. 

In rural Africa men remain to be regarded superior to women. Unmarried women are believed to be of no value and are most commonly excluded from decision concerning community life. For this reason:

• women usually get less opportunity to receive an education
• most women stay at home tending to the family
• women try to get married and pregnant as soon as possible as every male heir improves also the mother’s position in the community
• women are still circumcised
• women often have no right to own land

Our intention is to help slowly soften these very fundamentally ingrained beliefs by providing both visitors and locals a platform for intercultural exchange.