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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
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when the water is fed through from the bucket to the shower head.

OPTIONAL EXTENSION TO ZANZIBAR
• Flights to/from Zanzibar are approximately 1 hour long in a small 12-seat aircraft with
no restroom facilities

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Steps to Take Before Your Trip

Before you leave on this adventure, we recommend the following:

• Check with the CDC for their recommendations for the countries you’ll be
visiting. You can contact them online at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel or by phone
at 1-800-232-4636.

• Have a medical checkup with your doctor at least 6 weeks before your trip.
• Pick up any necessary medications, both prescription and over-the-counter.

• Have a dental and/or eye checkup. (Recommended, but less urgent)

Yellow Fever Vaccination—Required for Kenya Extension

Most travelers on this adventure will NOT need a yellow fever vaccination. Tanzania does not
require a yellow fever vaccination if you are arriving in Tanzania from the U.S., Canada, or
Europe. This is true for both the mainland and Zanzibar Island.

However, travelers on the pre-trip extension in Kenya will need to bring EITHER proof of a
yellow fever vaccination OR an official vaccination waiver in order to meet Tanzania’s entry
requirements. This is because you’ll be entering Tanzania from Kenya, which is an endemic
country (i.e. known to have yellow fever outbreaks). Tanzania is trying to prevent the spread
of yellow fever from Kenya into their country, which is why they have made this a legal
requirement.

TIP: For those travelers making their own air arrangements, the Tanzanian authorities do not consider
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area. As long as you don’t leave the airport, Tanzania won’t require the vaccine.

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