13 – Days Piyaya, cross working Safari Maasai Land

Day 1: Arrival Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

You will be met upon your arrival in JRO; and transfer to Hotel in Arusha.

Accommodation: Arusha Gold Crest Hotel, B, B.

 

Day 2: Arusha/Tarangire

After breakfast, leave with a picnic lunch and drive to Tarangire National Park; the park is spectacular and it is well known for its large herds of Elephant population. Spend the day exploring the park, later in the late afternoon leave and drive to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Estimated driving time: 2.5 hrs.

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals;

Day 3:  Tarangire

After breakfast leave for more game drives in Tarangire, Spend the day exploring the park. Lunch at the lodge or a picnic in the park. Later, drive to the camp for relaxation dinner and overnight.

Activities: Game drives
Accommodation & Meals:

Day 4: Tarangire/Ngorongoro

After breakfast, leave with a picnic lunch and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater exploring the short-grass plains of the largest intact caldera in the world. The crater enjoys its enduring charm stems from the overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. This extinct volcano embraces 100sq miles alive with lions, leopards, rhino, elephants, buffalo, and many games, later in the late afternoon leave the crater and drive them to the camp on the crater rim for dinner and overnight.

Estimated driving distance: 3.5hrs drive

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Simba Campsite B, L, D.

 

Day 5: Ngorongoro/Piyaya

Leave Ngorongoro for an on-route game drive to Piyaya the border of Ngorongoro and Serengeti with an optional ($60/group) visit of Maasai village, and an optional ($36/person) visit to Olduvai Gorge. Lunch as a picnic lunch while on a game drive, later in the day proceed to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Estimated driving distance: 3.5hrs drive

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Piyaya private campsite B, L, D.

 

Day 6: Piyaya/Engorika Plato

Leave Piyaya with a picnic lunch and start to walk to Engorika Plato which will take us 6-7 hours with landscape and game viewing on route camping and overnight at Engorika Plato.

Estimated Walking distance: 6 – 7hrs walking

Activities: Walking/Hiking

Accommodation & Meals: Engorika Plato Campsite. B, L, D.

 

Day 7:  Engorika Plato/Orkarian Gorges

Leave Engorika Plato with a picnic lunch and start to walk down to Orkarian gorges, explore the beautiful parts of Orkarian gorges.  Later in the day proceed to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Estimated Walking distance: 6 – 7hrs walking

Activities: Walking/Hiking

Accommodation & Meals: Orkarian gorges Campsite. B, L, D.

 

Day 8:  Orkarian gorge/ Sanjan River

Leave Orkarian gorges and hike throughout the open plain up to Sanjan River, this will take us 6-7 hours of hiking enjoying the scenery and landscape with a picnic lunch on route. Proceed to the camp for relaxation dinner and overnight.

Estimated Walking distance: 6 – 7hrs walking

Activities: Walking/Hiking

Accommodation & Meals: Sanjan River Campsite B, L, D

 

Day 9: Sanjan/Mosonik hill

Today after breakfast leave Sanjan River camp and start hiking to Mosonik hill enjoying the beautiful landscape and game viewing on the route which will take us 5-6 hours hiking, arrive for hot lunch at Mosonik camp. Spend the rest of the day relaxing at the camp.

Estimated Walking distance: 6 – 7hrs walking

Activities: Walking/Hiking

Accommodation & Meals: Mosonik Hill Campsite. B, L, D.

 

Day 10: Mosonik hill/Lake Natron

After breakfast at Mosonik hill, we will leave for a 4 to 5 hours hike to Lake Natron, arrive at the camp for hot lunch. Relax at the camp later in the day you can go for a swim in the river if you wish to. Dinner and overnight at Lake Natron.

Estimated Walking distance: 6 – 7hrs walking

Activities: Walking/Hiking

Accommodation & Meals: Lake Natron Campsite. B, L, D

 

Day 11; Ol’doinyo Lengai summit and back to Lake Natron campsite

Today very early in the morning at the drive to the base of the Ol’doinyo Lengai mountain to start the climb so as to gain as much height as possible in the cool of the morning reach at the summit during sunrise and spend some time there before coming down to the base of the mountain. From there, clients will be transferred by jeep to the camp for shower and rest. Sun hats and a large water intake are essential. Descend by the same route.  Great care should be taken on the way down loose volcanic gravel on the bare rock makes it perilous going in places. Bringing trekking poles is very helpful. Overnight at Lengai Safari lodge.

Estimated Trekking time: 8-11 hrs.

Activities: Trekking

Accommodation & Meals: Lengai Safari Lodge B, L, D.

 

Day 12; Half day tour at Lake Natron/Engaresero Village

Walking Tour around Lake Natron After a delicious breakfast drive to Lake Natron, with your local guide. Lake Natron is an alkaline lake that serves as the principal breeding site for three-quarters of the world’s population of Lesser Flamingos. Leave for an on-route visit to a Maasai “Boma” village. You will have time to interact with Maasai people and learn their culture and day-to-day activities. After a tour and activities at Lake Natron, we will return to camp for hot lunch and preparation to drive back to Arusha.

Estimated driving time: 6-8 hrs.

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Arusha Gold Crest Hotel, B, B.

 

Day 13: Arusha/Departure

Today after breakfast we will transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.

Activities: Transfer

See Accommodation & Meals: B, B.

 

Prices are quoted in $ per person
Number of people in a group	1Pax	2Pax	3Pax	4Pax	5Pax	6Pax
Validity: 01 Jan – 31 Dec, 2020	6,250	4,150	3,500	3,120	2,920	2,770
If one will prefer to stay in his/her own room/tent the single room supplement will be $ 300
– Private Trek. – For a group of seven or more booking together, please contact us for a special/discounted rate. – Group treks are based on a maximum of 10 people for every single group.

 

Price includes:

-Arrival and departure Kilimanjaro

-Accommodation as indicated

-Sleeping tents and Matts

-Activities as indicated

-Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

-All park fees, and government taxes.

-All park fees, including mountain rescue fees, government taxes, and all applicable fees and taxes.

-Services of a Professional Leading Guide who is licensed and English speaking and a skilled cook

-Services of Professional English-speaking driver-guide, Masai guide.

-Parked ranger, Maasai staff, cook

-Game drives in Land Rover/Cruiser with pop-up/flip-flop rooftops and guarantee window seat!

-Donkeys for transportation of your luggage, food, and water, and camping equipment.

-Bottled water while on safari

-Unlimited mileage on the safari

 

Price excludes:

-International airfare

-Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa, and traveler’s insurance.

-Tips

-Any new imposed tax/fee that is out of our jurisdiction