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Day 1: Longido
Bird Watching & Maasai Bomas Visitation
Drive to Longido Village meet the Maasai guide
after registration start with bird watching safari on the Maasai
plains from the boma of Oi Tepesi. The Maasai guides will help
you to spot many colourful birds and also show you trees and
plants that are used for making food/liquor and medicines. At Oi
Tepesi, which is the Maasai word for Acacia tree, the guides
will invite you into a Maasai boma and show and explain vividly
their traditional way of life. Late afternoon return to the
campsite or Longido guest house (it is
possible to camp inside the Maasai Bomas on request)
On Wednesday you can extend your stay with a
visit to the bustling Colorful cattle market.
Day 2: Hiking
Longido Mountain & Photographic Walking
Guided by Maasai warriors, leave the campsite
early in the morning and follow narrow footpaths through a dense
natural forest. After three hours you will be at the marvelous
DAWA YA SUPU (medicine soup) view point. From here you will
follow trails created by buffaloes to reach the top in another
two hours climb. With loud cries he Maasai warns the buffaloes
that people are coming to avoid dangerous encounters.
The views from the top are simply unbelievable.
On clear days you can see for more than 200km and view all the
mountain of Northern Tanzania (Mount Meru, Lengai and
Kilimanjaro). Descend to campsite, have a rest and then walk for
another hour and half to reach the jeep road where a car is
waiting for you for the trip to Arusha
Accommodation :1 night
Camping
Mode of Travel: Drive in from Arusha
Group Size: Min. 2, max. no limit
Tour style: Culture Tour/Hiking
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