12 Days Trekking Maasai Land with Maasai Warriors & Game Drive In Serengeti Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara
DAY 1: KILIMANJARO AIRPORT –MC ELLYS HOTEL
Pick up from Kilimanjaro Aiport transfer you to Mc Ellys Hotel, here your English-speaking driver guide will brief you about your safari, and if you have at time, we will take you for Arusha town tour.
Visit Local Market, Tanzanite Gem stone museum to experience the story of Tanzanite, which was discovered only in Tanzania and if you are interested you can buy, overnight at Mc Ellys Hotel- bed and breakfast.
DAY 2: TREKKING FOOTHILLS OF THE DRAMATIC MT LONGIDO AND MAASAI CULTURAL
After breakfast, drive 2 hours to Longido Maasai village. Then guided with Maasai warriors walk 5hours with lunch packets to the refuge of birds like weavers, sun birds, barbets, turacos, buffalo weavers etc, walk through the foothills of Mount Longido to see deference traditional medicine plants species, on the clear days you can see more than 200kms and view all the northern Tanzania mountains. This trek will take more than 7 hours.
At night Maasai warriors slaughter a goat and show you how they make the traditional barbecue at the same time enjoy the Maasai traditional dance and eat the barbecue Dinner and overnight at Longido campsite, campfire available, enjoy the stories telling with Maasai elders.
Lunch and dinner and overnight at the Longido campsite camp.
DAY 3: TREK UP LONGIDO/DRIVE TO KITUMBEINE MAASAI VILLAGE
Start the day with an early breakfast (06.00am), trek into the foothills of Longido up to a high view point (5,487ft), if weather is clear you will have a great views of Mt. Meru, Mt Kilimanjaro, and West across the floor of the Rift Valley stretching to the Crater Highlands on the very distant horizon.
After lunch drive a short distance before leaving the vehicles, proceeding on foot to Kitumeine Village and Kitumbeine Rocky Camp, two kilometers outside the village (alt. of camp is 4,070ft).
Distance ranges from 10kms to 20kms today, depending on the strength and wishes of the group.
Your climb drive and trek today will be tough, covering up to 20km. The experience should give you a good understanding how hardly the Maasai who walk these distances regularly really are, you will be walking int the Maasai heartlands, traditional temporary villages with mud-built houses and thorn hedges, where young Maasai boys herd cattle and goats as their forefathers have done for centuries. Dinner and overnight at bush camp. Break fast, lunch and dinner
DAY 4: KITUMBEINE MAASAI VILLAGE
Trek Kitumbeine Mountain to viewpoint on a ridge at 6,300ft
The trail is dusty and rocky to start, but soon merges with a we-trodden goat tail, Temperatures should drop as the day proceeds and you begin to gain altitude, expect to reach the viewpoint early afternoon. Later, trek part way back down and meet the vehicles for a short drive to the Ngarirat Swamp, a mostly dry ancient swamp bed where many wild animals come to drink and graze.
Late afternoon, enjoy a game viewing trek in the region around the swamp, Dinner And overnight at KitumbeineMaasai Village – Breakfast, lunch and dinner
DAY 5: TREK CROSS NAGARITAT TO GELAI
Today you will have a vehicle uplift to North – East of Kitumbeine village on rocky terrain. Leaving the vehicles and cross a low saddle between Mt. Kitumbeine and Gilai, climb into the foothills and little shelter from the sun. This section is very challenging with a lot of uphill’s and little shelter from the sun.
On this day and the following days, as you venture further into the Rift Valley, you will see more of the wild game that populates the region, e.g. Zebra, Gerenuk, and Giraffe and the bird life is rich along the entire route and you will be fascinated by the nests of the weaver birds. The Superb Starlings, the Go Away bird, hoops and numerous raptors are also seen in the area.
Expect to be captivated by the sheer beauty of this region, the Cradle of Mankind. Tonight you camp at Gelai Village Camp site for dinner and overnight – Breakfast, lunch and dinner
DAY 6: LAKE NATRON AND WATERFALLS
After breakfast drive to the bottom of the Mountain and start a short walk to the Ngarasero waterfalls for swimming to the River pool and enjoy viewing deferent spices of birds and butterflies, hot lunch at the waterfalls.
At evening walk again to the car and drive to Lake Natron to see one of the major flocks of Flamingos breeding areas and you will enjoy to see deferent species of waterbeds.
Late evening after sunset you will drive back to the camp for dinner and then settle in for your overnight stay. Breakfast, lunch and dinner
DAY 7: SERENGETI NATIONALPARK
After early breakfast, continue your journey further north while the vehicle slowly climbs along several serpentine turns.
Enjoy a last view onto Lake Natron before leaving the Rift Valley behind and continue via the village of Wasso to Northern Serengeti. Enter Serengeti by midday at Kleins Gate and enjoy a game drive on the way to Seronera center of Serengeti.
On the way you will enjoy viewing, a lot different wild species of animals e.g Leopards, lions, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes and zebras and birds.
Proceed to your dinner and overnight accommodation at Pimbi campsite
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
DAY 8: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Early morning at 5.30am have a cup of coffee, and then proceed for sunrise game viewing till 8.00am come back for full breakfast.
After breakfast, have a full day game viewing with hot lunch in vast Serengeti Plains, home to a huge variety of animals and birds, Search among the trees and kopjes for the elusive Leopards and cheetah as well as Wildebeest Migration. After Sunset game drive back to Pimbi campsite for dinner and overnight at or similar.
DAY 9: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After sunset drive back to Pimbi campsite for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
DAY 10: SERENGETI TO NGORONGORO CRATER RIM
Early at 5.30am have a cup coffee and proceed for sunrise game viewing, At 8.00am, drive back to the camp for full breakfast.
After breakfast have a Game viewing en-route with picnic lunches and visit to the small but very interesting Dr. Leakey Museum at Olduvai Gorge.
Then ascend from the plains to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight at Simba campsite (Crater rim). Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
DAY 11: NGORONGORO CRATER
After early breakfast, descend 610 meters into Ngorongoro Crater floor for 6 hours game viewing with picnic lunch. Spot the endangered black Rhinos, Lions, Elephants, Zebras, Buffaloes and wildebeest and other wild animals.
Also in Ngorongoro Crater Soda Lake you will see many species of birds including Flamingos. All these animals in turn support large predators such as Lions and Leopards, and scavengers such as Hyenas and Jackals. Dinner and overnight at Migombani campsite. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
DAY 12: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, have a full day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, home to giant fig trees, acacia woodlands, mahogany trees and grassy flood plains. The contrasts of this area are simply breathtaking, with the open plains, huge escarpment, Soda Lake, dense woodlands, and distance volcanic peaks.
Animals such as Elephants, Hippos, Impalas, Giraffe, Warthog, Wildebeest, Blue monkeys and Buffaloes can be seen.
This Park is also home to the famous tree climbing lions and Leopards.
Lake Manyara National Park provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birds life with over 400 species having been recorded within the parks boundaries. Highlights include pink-hued flamingos, herons, storks and pelicans.
Late afternoon drive to Kilimanjaro Airport.
Price includes: –
- Flying doctors Insurance
- 4WD safari vehicle with popup roof/radio call/fridge/electric system to charge phones and laptops
- Unlimited kilometers during game drives
- Experienced English-speaking driver guide
- Maasai English speaking for walking
- All government taxes
- All Parks entry fees
- Walking fees
- Camping fees
- WMA fees for controlled area
- Lake Natron fees
- Ngorongoro crater service fees
- Three meals a day: – https://www.aaaexpressadventure.com/meals/
- Cook
- Mineral water 1.5 liters per person per day
- Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport
Price Excludes –
- Tips for your driver guide, cook and Maasai
- Olduvai Gorge Fees US dollars 36 per person (Optional)
- Maasai village US Dollars 50 per group
