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Day 1:Arrive day pick up from Kilimanjaro International Airport or
transferred from Nairobi to Arusha by Shuttle bus. Overnight at the
Hotel booked in Arusha.
Day 2: Arusha – Longido
- In the
morning at 0830hrs pick up from your hotel from Arusha Town and
drive 80km to Longido Town. Walk 10min to Oltepesi and head to
Kimokouwa Campsite short walk around while waiting for lunch.
Afternoon walk with a guide in the scattered bush for a look of
Gerenuk, lesser kudu, klipspringer, giraffe, zebra, buffalo,
gazelles, jackals and mongoose. Meals and overnight at Kimokouwa
Campsite FB.
Day 3: Mount
Longido Climb
- After
breakfast at 0700hrs then start hiking on Mount Longido 2629 meters.
Ascend with a guide thru dense natural forest where in 3 hours you
will arrive at dawa ya supu/ medicine soup viewpoint. Proceed
following trails created by buffalos the Maasai warriors will five
signals to alert buffaloes that they may not attack on you. 2 hours
later arrive at the peak and view all Northern Tanzania Mountains. 3
hours descend you will arrive at the camp for lunch then get in the
vehicle and drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight in the
hotel or campsite. FB
Day 4: Arusha – Ilkiding’a
- In the
morning at 0830hrs after breakfast drive 8km to Ilkidinga at Sembeos
household where the tour starts. Walk thru the forest reserve
across Ngarenaro River climb Leleto hill where you can view the
whole of Arusha Town Maasai steppe and its volcanoes. After picnic
lunch visit the Maasai worshiping center located under a BIG fig
tree, also visit Maasai herbalist Craftsmen and if time allows walk
to the waterfall. Later the drive will take you to Arusha Khan open
restaurant for barbecue dinner overnight in lodge or campsite FB.
Day 5: Mulala
- Breakfast
followed by 30km drive to Mulala at the slopes of Mt. Meru. A walk
guided tour criss-crossing coffee and banana farms hike to the peak
of Lemeka hill for a view if the Valleys. Proceed to the farm of Mr.
Karoniya who is a traditional herbalist. Lunch in the family house
or enroute and after lunch visit various women’s groups and
experience home cheese making diary before you drive back to Arusha
town in the evening.
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