13-Day Trekking and Wildlife Safari in Maasai Bushland and Serengeti

• Get picked up from Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport to start the program.
• Transfer to Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel for an overnight stay on B/B basis in self-contained double bedrooms with hot shower and mosquito net.

• Pick up the clients from Arusha Tourist Center Inn Hotel at 10.00 am and drive to Mkuru Maasai village, 85 km away, about 3 hours from Arusha.
• On the way, you will view Momella Lake with many flamingoes and arrive at Mkuru Maasai village, 1600 meters above sea level, for lunch.
• After lunch, climb Oldonyolandre, a pyramid-shaped mountain rising to 2500 meters above sea level.
• From the top of Oldonyolandare, the clients will view Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, Oldonyolengai, the Maasai Mountain of God, Longido Mountain, and the Maasai plains.
• On the way back from Oldonyolandare, you will see different species of birds, such as doves, yellow barbets, flycatchers, drongo, and starlings. Plants to be seen include acacia, sausage trees, yellow fever trees, baobab trees, and fig trees. The walk takes about 5 hours up and down the mountain.
• In the late evening, walk to the camp for dinner and overnight at Mkuru Maasai village campsite, where a night fire will be available.

• Have breakfast at 7.00 am and then walk through the bushland to the Gorge, the place of the Maasai meat camp Olpul, where Maasai warriors eat meat and drink traditional medicine soup.
• On the way to the gorge, you will see different species of birds and small bucks, such as dikdik, lizards, African baboons, and mangoes. The walk from Mkuru camp to the gorge takes 2 hours.
• Then proceed with your lunch packets to Lolboro Maasai village on a 4-hour walk. In this area, clients are expected to see giraffes, gerenuk, antelopes, and different species of birds. The area between Mkuru and Olboro is flat grassland. The trek takes 4 hours from the Gorge to Lolboro Bush Camp.

Arrive in the late evening at the camp for dinner and overnight.

A campfire at night is available. The camp is 1000 meters above sea level.

• After breakfast at 7.00 am, the clients will walk for 6 hours today. After breakfast, take the picnic lunch boxes and walk through Maasai bushland, grassland, and small bush country.
• On the way, they are expected to see Maasai grazing their cattle, goats, and sheep on the grassland plains. The place is perfect for viewing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, Mt. Oldonyolengai, and Mt. Longido. Clients will also cross the Longido River.
• Expected to see on the way:
  • Different bird species
  • Plants such as acacia, sausage trees, yellow fever trees, baobab trees, and fig trees
  • Small bucks, and if lucky enough, clients will see giraffe and zebra

The area is flat and grassy. The altitude in this area is 1000 meters above sea level.

Dinner and overnight at Maasai bushland campsite. A night campfire will be available, along with views of African skies rich with stars.

• Have breakfast early at 6.00 am, go to Maasai bomas, and watch the milking process done by women, as well as the selection of different animals ready for grazing and taking to the market. Then trek to Longido, a 3-hour walk from the camp.
• On the way, they will have a good view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, Mt. Oldonyolengai, and Mt. Longido, along with bird species and small bucks.
• After lunch, clients will have 2 hours of rest and then walk to the German graveyard from World War 1. Dinner and overnight will be near a Maasai boma.

A night campfire and Maasai storytelling will be available. The altitude here is 950 meters above sea level.

• After breakfast, walk with lunch packets to a refuge for birds such as weavers, sunbirds, barbets, turacos, and buffalo weavers.
• Walk through the foot of Mount Longido to see different traditional medicinal plant species. On clear days, you can see more than 200 kilometres and view all the northern Tanzania mountains. This trek will take over 8 hours. Dinner and overnight will be at Longido campsite.

A campfire is available.

• Eat breakfast at 7.00 am. Then, guided by Maasai warriors, leave the campsite earlier in the morning and follow narrow footpaths through the dense natural forest.
• After three hours, you will arrive at the marvellous Dawa ya Supu (Medicine Soup) viewpoint, 2000 meters above sea level.
• At this point, the view is magnificent. The descent of the steep mountain is another challenge.
• After half an hour, descend to Kimokouwa campsite for rest and lunch, then walk down to the peak point where the driver will drive you back to Arusha for an overnight stay at Arusha Center Tourist Inn.

• Pick up from Arusha Center Tourist Inn and drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive with your picnic lunches.
• Explore a magnificent scenic park set around the lake, which is most famous for its tree-climbing lions.
• Late in the evening, drive to Jambo campsite for dinner and overnight.

• After breakfast, drive en route to Serengeti National Park.
• Cross over the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Next, proceed to the vast Serengeti plains, home to various animal and bird species, with game viewing and picnic lunches en route to Seronera campsite for dinner and overnight.

• Early in the morning, have a cup of coffee and proceed for a sunrise game drive in Serengeti.
• Return to the camp for breakfast.
• After breakfast, proceed for a game drive in the vast Serengeti plains, home to various animals and birds.
• Search among the trees and kopjes for the elusive leopards, cheetahs, and wildebeest migration.
• After the sunset game drive, return to Seronera campsite for dinner and overnight.

• Early in the morning, have a cup of coffee.
• Proceed for the sunrise game drive, then return for breakfast.
• After breakfast, continue with game viewing en route, with picnic lunches, to the Ngorongoro Crater rim.
• Visit the fascinating Dr Leakey Museum at Olduvai Gorge.

Dinner and overnight at Simba campsite on the crater rim.

• After breakfast, descend to the crater floor for 7 hours of game viewing with picnic lunches. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the true wonders of nature and home to rhinos, elephants, lions, and many other species.

Dinner and overnight at Jambo campsite.

• After breakfast, drive from Jambo campsite to Tarangire National Park for 5 hours.
• Enjoy a game drive with picnic lunches in the park, viewing the large herds of elephants and other animals.
• Late in the evening, drive to Kilimanjaro Airport.

Tour ends.