11-Day Trek Mt Longido-Mt Ol Donyolengai and Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Airport Transfer

You'll meet your professional driver guide in Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro Airport and be transferred to Arusha Center Tourist Inn Hotel. Your English-speaking driver-guide will give you a brief on your 11-day safari and explain day-by-day activities.

Then visit Tanzanite museum. Tanzanite is one of the most beautiful blue gemstones known to the world. A symbol of elegance, sophistication and boldness, owning and complementing your outfits with a piece of tanzanite jewelry is sure to make you stand out in a crowd. However, Tanzanite has more to offer than just a pretty look overnight stay is on a bed and breakfast basis. You'll be 1200 m above sea level.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mt-Longido Trekking and Maasai Cultural Tour

You'll be picked up from Arusha Center Inn Hotel at 9:00 am and drive for 2 hours to Longido Maasai village. Then guided by Maasai warriors, walk 5 hours with packed lunch to the bird's refuge. You'll see weavers, sunbirds, barbets, turacos, buffalo weavers, etc. Walk through the foothills of Mount Longido to see different traditional medicine plant species. On clear days, you can see more than 200 km 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 barbeque. You'll also enjoy the Maasai traditional dance and eat the barbeque dinner. Your overnight stay will be at Longido Campsite. Campfire will be available as you enjoy storytelling with Maasai elders.

Lunch, dinner and overnight at the Longido Campsite.

Main Destination:

Mount Longido

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Muriatata Maasai Village (Big Rocks) to Kitumbeine Trekking

After an early breakfast, drive halfway to Muriatata Maasai village (Big Rocks) guided by Maasai warriors and old men. Trek through the Maasai plains for 4-5 hours with packed lunch to Kitumbeine Maasai village.

In this area, clients expect to see giraffes, gerenuks, antelopes, small bucks and different species of birds. Pass to Maasai bomas (families) and enjoy a nice view of northern mountains e.g. Mt Kilimajaro, Mt Meru, Mt Ol Doinyo Lengai 'Maasai Mountain of God.'

In the evening, see how the Maasai women milk cattle. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at a Maasai boma campsite. Campfire will be available as you enjoy storytelling with Maasai elders and warriors.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be at Kitumbeine Maasai Village Campsite.

Main Destination:

Maasai Village (Cultural Village)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Kitumbeine Maasai Village- Naikara Maasai Village Trekking

After an early breakfast, you'll be guided by Maasai warriors and old men for a 5-6 hours trek to Naikara Maasai Village (20 kilometers).

In this Maasai land, you will see many wild animals such as giraffes, dik-dik, lizards and small bucks grazing together with the domestic animals. Dinner and your overnight stay at a Maasai village.

Campfire will be available as well as storytelling with Maasai elders and warriors.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Naikara Village Bushcamp.

Main Destination:

Maasai Village (Cultural Village)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Naikara Maasai Village to Gilai Bomba Maasai Village Trekking

After breakfast, you'll be guided by Maasai warriors and old men for a 5-6 hours trek from Naikara Maasai village to Gilai Bomba Maasai Village (20 kilometers).

You'll have magnificent views of Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Meru, Mt Ol Doinyo Lengai and Mt Longido. You'll also see bird species and small bucks. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at a Maasai boma camp. Under a big tree campfire will be available as well as storytelling by Maasai elders warriors.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Gilai Bomba Campsite.

Main Destination:

Ol Doinyo Lengai

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gilai Bomba Maasai Village to Lake Natron Trekking

After early breakfast, you'll be guided by a Maasai warrior for a 3.5 hours trek (10 kilometers) with your lunch packets. After lunch, drive to Natron Campsite and rest for a few hours at Ol Doinyo Lengai (Maasai Mountain of God).

At 3:00 pm, walk to Lake Natron to view the large flocks of flamingoes and other species of water birds. Visit Munge thundering waterfalls, then walk back to Kamakia Campsite. Campfire will be available and storytelling with Maasai elders and warriors. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Natron Campsite.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mt Ol Doinyo Lengai Active Volcano 9442 ft / 2878 m

At 1.00am have a cup of coffee and drive to the climbing starting point. Maasai warrior English speaking mountain guide guide you, it is hard and steep, you have to be a mountaineer, there is climbing on the rocks, climb with your guide up to the Mt Oldonyolengai Summit 9442 ft / 2878m see Volcanic eruption, view the magnificent landscape of the wonderful Ngorongoro Crater, Mt Longido, Lake Natron, Maasai Bush-land, Mt Kitumbeine, Mt Kerimasi etc

After sunrise descend down slowly slowly to the starting point, the driver will wait you there and drive back to the camp, then return back to the campsite for lunch.

After lunch drive to Kleins campsite for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Ol Doinyo Lengai

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Serengeti National Park Game Drive

After breakfast, have a game drive with your picnic lunch en route to Serengeti National Park. The vast Serengeti plains is 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. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Pimbi campsite.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, have a game viewing drive with your picnic lunches en-route the small but very interesting Dr. Leakey Museum at Olduvai Gorge. Later on, ascend from the plains to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and your overnight stay at Simba Campsite (at the crater rim).

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On the crater rim of Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

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

Late in the evening, drive back to Arusha Center Tourist Inn Hotel for your overnight, bed and breakfast.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer-Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport

After breakfast, you'll have a short Arusha town tour and shopping, then transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport.

Main Destination:

Kilimanjaro Airport

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.