4-Day Maasai Lodge Tour from Arusha with Cultural Immersion

• Our driver will pick you up at your designated location.
• It is a 1.5-2-hour journey through the untouched Maasai area to the Original Maasai Lodge.
• Built and run by the Maasai, the Original Maasai Lodge offers nature, culture, and relaxation with views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
• Get to know the Maasai through campfire stories, spear-throwing, and traditional dances.
• The pool, massage rooms, sauna, and rest areas are ideal for relaxation.
• With a total of 16 bungalows, we guarantee exclusivity, individuality, and authenticity.
• Upon arrival at the lodge, you will check in and arrange the next day's activities together with the lodge manager.
• After that, your time is completely reserved for you to relax and acclimatize.
• Enjoy the swimming pool, sauna, massage (extra charge), and our mirror cave to relax.

Overnight at Original Maasai Lodge (Full Board)

• After breakfast, you will discover the plants of Maasai medicine with a naturopathic guide.
• On this walk through the Maasailand, you will have the opportunity to learn everything about Maasai culture and healing traditions from your guide, gaining a deep insight into the everyday life of the people.
• On your way, you might come across cattle led by young Maasai children and may even see zebras or antelopes.
• Return to the lodge in the afternoon for lunch and relaxation.
• Shortly before sunset, the Maasai will introduce you to their skills in spear-throwing.
• While trying to hit a target with your own spear, your senses will be carried into old adventures and fantasies of killing a lion.
• Afterward, you will have the chance to watch the traditional dances while the sun sets behind Mount Meru.
• At the campfire, you will learn more about Maasai culture and are invited to ask many questions before dinner.

Overnight at Original Maasai Lodge (Full Board)

• Today, you will have the opportunity to try on traditional Maasai clothes yourself.
• We supply you with a used tyre, cassava, corn, sweet potato, milk powder, tea, and enough water.
• In the Maasailand, you will soon find a herd, and a Maasai child will help you guide them to their destination with whistling sounds.
• Go goat and cow milking in one of the Maasai settlements and have a look at their houses (bomas).
• After a late brunch, men will collect healing plants, slaughter a goat, and prepare it on the fireplace.
• At the next stop, you will learn how to make shoes from old tyres, the typical Maasai shoes they have worn for about 5-8 years.
• Finish the evening with a special goat fire celebration and dances.
• During the whole day, you will be accompanied by one of our Maasai guides, who will explain the deeper meaning of Maasai life.

Overnight at Original Maasai Lodge (Full Board)

• Your wake-up call today will be a bit earlier than usual in order to start the day together with the animals living in the Maasai savannah.
• Our open-land rover will take you into the midst of awakening nature, where you will enjoy your bush breakfast.
• Whilst you are having your morning coffee, you will have time to feel the African sun slowly increasing in strength and colour.
• Spot antelopes, giraffes, and their zebra fellows, or hear them grazing around you.
• You will return to the lodge in the mid-morning, around 1100hrs, to prepare for your departure to your next destination or the airport.