Richard Cable/Joseph Thomas
Into the Maasai Lands - Trekking Tanzania
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Into the Maasai Lands - Trekking Tanzania
Leader Richard Cable
Co-leader Joseph Thomas
Tanzania
Sept. 24-Oct. 5, 2016
Total # of days 12
Backpacking
Bicycling-Mountain
Bicycling-Road
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Primary type of trip
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
When should the trip notice be
published in AMC Outdoors?
Do you wish to have your trip
listed online before it is
published in AMC Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Camping
Cultural
Family
Hiking
Paddling-Canoeing
Paddling-Sea-Kayaking
Skiing-CrossCountry (Nordic)
Trekking (e.g., hutto-hut)
Walking
Minimum 15
Skiing-Downhill
Snorkeling
(Alpine)
Walking
Other – please describe
Select one of those checked above.
Maximum 22
$ 3989.00
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ $1500-$1800
Will leaders assist participants with flights? Yes
No
First Appearance: Month
Year
Last Appearance: Month
Year
Note: AMC Outdoors is only published in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.
Yes
No If yes, please list the approximate month and year when it should
be posted on line. June 2014
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2
leaders or 7 participants and 1 leader? Yes
No
If yes, why is a small group proposed?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain why?
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid
training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip
Form Revised February 2014
Richard Cable
8 Heather Lane, Burlington, CT 06013
r.cable@sbcglobal.net
Home 860-673-1940
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 4-2016
Cell 860-944-0594
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 12-2015
If this is your first Adventure Travel trip as a Leader you must be present at the AMCATC meeting at which the trip proposal is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you are
proposing.
Two Mongolia Trips
Nepal Trekking
Sicily Biking
Provence Biking, Venice lands Biking, Camino de Santiago Biking, Yosemite Hiking
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Richard Cable/Joseph Thomas
Into the Maasai Lands - Trekking Tanzania
experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips Do either of you
lead trips that are private - not
sponsored by the AMC?
Joseph Thomas
181 Maybrook Road, Waterbury, CT06708
thomasj73@yahoo.com
Home 203-755-5141
Work
Cell 203-982-8627
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 4/2016
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 9/15
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be an Adventure Travel
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application. Also, it is strongly
recommended that you be present at the AMC-ATC meeting at which the trip proposal
is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Please indicate if you were
the leader or co-leader.
Hiking in the Green Mountains - CT Chapter…leader
Downhill Skiing in the Green Mountains - CT Chapter…leader
Biking on Cape Cod - CT Chapter…leader
I have been on several AT trips and will co-lead Machu Picchu/Easter Island this May
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private
trips together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any materials
you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Summary
Please provide a description
of the trip and the activities
planned. If available, please
include or attach an itinerary.
Accommodations
Please describe your plans for
accommodation(s)
Meals: Please describe your
plans for providing meals. If
Form Revised February 2014
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS OF THIS TRIP. This is a walking trip in the
Maasai Lands of northern Tanzania. Beginning from Mt. Longido, we will continue
mostly on foot across the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Our destination will be the
mountain massif - the Crater Highlands and the Ngorongoro Crater. We will have
Maasai guides. We will learn about the culture of the Maasai both past and present as
well as learning about the terrain of semi-arid acacia bush, volcanoes, fumaroes, and
mountain ranges…all distinctive features of the Eaat Africn Highland Plateau. We will
walk 10 to 20 kilometers each day. 4x4 support will always be available for those not
able to complete a day's walking itinerary.
Leaders will work with Gane and Marshall to assure the best flight options. The group
may rendezvous in London and take the same flights to and from Tanzania. Again, the
leaders will work closely with Gane and Marshall to obtain best flight options.
We will be staying in tents provided by our outfitter. Our last night will be in a lodge.
Depending on flight arrival times, participants may need to stay one overnight in
Nairobi. But, the plan is for all flights to arrive in the mid-late morning of Day 3 [Day 1
on the attached itinerary].
All meals are provided by the outfitter.
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the budget includes any funds
for leader meals not shared
with the group please justify.
Local Transportation
Please describe your plans for
local transportation
Will leaders or participants be
drivers of motor vehicles?
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Richard Cable/Joseph Thomas
We will be picked up at our arrival airport [Kili or Narobi] and transported by outfitter
4x4 vehicles to our first destination. Vehicle support will be available each and every
day.
Will leaders be drivers?
Will volunteer participants be drivers?
If so, MVR checks will be needed. See Appendix S1.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
permits will be obtained by our outfitter
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
Special equipment
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
Does the trip require special
will ensure that people know how to use it:
equipment?
A multi-day pack to carry essentials, but most will be carried by our support vehicles
Special experience
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
Does the trip require special
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
skills on the part of the
This trip will require the ability to adapt to a totally different culture…thus requiring
participant?
cultural sensitivity. We will screen for this as well as general apptitude.
Pre-trip activities
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
Do you plan to get your group There will be a planned weekend in which all participants will be expected to participate
together before the trip for an
if possible. Extreme distances may keep some from the activity.
activity or social event?
The very nature of this trip is conservation, education, and physical activity.
Conservation, education and
Please read the attached itinerary that will outline our daily activities that support
recreation
How will this AMC-AT trip meet the
the mission of the AMC.
mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/mission.cfm
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
This section should be completed if the trip will be using a tour operator, outfitter, guide service, travel agency or
other such company or person(s) for a significant part of the trip or for the entire trip. Any person(s) or companies
that are handling a significant portion of trip funds or arrangements need to be vetted. If there is more than one
tour operator please provide this information about each such entity.
Will this trip require a tour
Yes
No
operator or guide service
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
during part of or for the
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
This trip is in a very remote area of Northern Tanzania requiring physical support and
entire trip?
Maasai guides.
Name of tour operator/guide Gane and Marshall
service
www.ganeandmarshall.com
Tour operator website
see attached
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $
Do they have liability
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
insurance?
additional insured?
SEE OUTFITTERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE DOCUMENT: We will have 4x4
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
support at all times. Additionally, we will have complimentary Flying Doctor cover for
response plan in the case of an each participant to cover the participants during the main trek.
emergency.
Form Revised February 2014
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RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
SEE ATTACHED RISK ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT FROM GANE AND
MARSHALL FOR THIS ENTIRE SECTION. We will be trekking in an area of animals
in the wild. Additionally there is the challenge of trekking over rocks, climbs, and
grasslands.
Response
We will have Maasai guides who know this area like the back of their hand. We will
have camp guards as needed.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
There are no political concerns in Tanzania. If flying into Naroibi, we will be met at the
airport and transferred directly into Tanzania for the beginning of your walking/trekking
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
Vehicle breakdowns.
Response
There will be multiple vehicles suppornting us; additionally, our outfitters have been
working in East Africa since 1991. See the supporting documents from our outfitters.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Some participants may find the distances too difficult due to weather, etc.
Response
We will have vehicle support for anyone who feels s/he cannot complete a daily walk
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
Response
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Give as much detail as possible and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS BLANK
SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FROM GANE AND MARSHALL: We will be in
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
constant communication with our outfitters' office in Tanzania via phone. Additionally,
documentation, distance from
as mentioned previously, we will have "Flying Doctors" support throughout the entire
emergency services
trek/walk
two way radios, cell phones, and vehicle support in case of an emergency
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
procedures as outliined by our outfitter
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
hospitals in Narobi and Kili
Medical care
Please describe the medical
care available in the area(s)
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
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We will be paying in US dollars
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the
current $US dollar exchange rate and what
contingencies you have if that rate changes. If
a tour operator or agent is being used, what
currency is the agent to be paid in?
10% to Gane and Marshall once we know that trip has the required number of
Group Trip Deposits
What deposits will be required
participants. Balance to follow. Dates to be determined.
from you by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
90 days prior
Group Trip Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
$1500 with application; $1500 by February 1, 2016. Bal. due May 1, 2016.
Participant deposits
What are the initial deposit and
your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
Full refund if the trip does not run. Once a trip has been confirmed to run with a
Cancellation policy
What will be your cancellation
sufficient number of partcipants, no refund will be available unless another suitable
policy for the participants?
participant can be confirmed. Once that participant is confirmed and monies
deposited, a refund will be issued. Refunds will only be refunded to the extent that the
cost of the trip for other participants is not affected. Participants are responsible for
their own airline tickets. Most domestic airlines no longer give refunds for
cancellations; instead, they issue coupons for a future trip with an administrative
charge of $100.00 and an expiration date. Trip cancellation insurance is advised and
policy information is supplied to all participants.
Minimum numbers
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum number?
Reference web links:
AMC-ATC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
AMC-ATC Chair:
Form Revised February 2014
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/committee/proposals/
nholland@outdoors.org
mikebarry657@mac.com
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