BfD Beekeepers' Safaris

BfD Safari participants in Tanzania

Special holidays and study tours with a bee theme

Safari is the Swahili word for 'journey', and we named our holidays in this way because our first Beekeepers' Safaris took place in Tanzania, East Africa. The Safaris combine travel with adventure, provide opportunities to see wonderful places, learn more about bees and beekeeping, and make new friendships. Programmes are carefully structured to provide interesting beekeeping experiences, good chances to meet local people and see the area you visit.

Bees for Development and our local partners always endeavour to incorporate the interests and wishes of Safari participants. On previous Safaris some participants wanted to go beekeeping every day! Non-beekeepers need have no fear however because beekeeping is optional! An important aspect of our Safaris is meeting beekeepers and their families; and you may be invited into their homes. For all our participants, this has been one of the most appreciated experiences of our Safaris.

Next Safaris

Rogaland, West Norway
29 May - 5 June 2008
This Safari is organised by Eva and Börje Svensson of Bikonsult HB, Sweden, in co-operation with Bees for Development. It follows the success of our 'Footsteps of Linnaeus' Safari to Sweden in 2007.
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Turkey
2-14 August 2008
This new Safari is being organised by the TEMA Foundation and Biyotematur, Turkey in co-operation with Bees for Development
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Tanzania
13-27 November 2008
This Safari is organised in co-operation with our local partners, Njiro Wildlife Research Centre, Arusha
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Trinidad & Tobago
2-12 February 2009
These Safari is organised in co-operation with our partner Gladstone Solomon
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