Walking Safaris

Walking safari tour list.

-Waterfalls.12km

-City tour.

-Usa river walk.

-Swahili Lessons.

-Maasai Market days,

-Oldoinyo Sambu on Saturday 36k
m high way to Nairobi

-Ngaramtoni day is on thurs&Sunday. 7km from arusha

-Kisongo day is on Wednesday.15km from Arusha

-Monduli juu day is on Thursday.50km from Arusha

- Monduli chini day is on Sunday .

- Longido day is on Sunday &Wednesday. 80km from Arusha

-Meserani day is on Friday& Tuesday15km from Arusha.

-Lokii on Friday.

- Sanawari village tour.

- Lake Duluti nature walks.

- Snake park.

- African Food Cooking

-Mukuru nature walks with camels.

                            Walk and Biking Tour in the land of Maasai 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

These trips around Arusha and other main cities of East Africa give you a real feel of the daily life of the East African natives. All these trips range from half day to three days depending on your time, budget and where you want to go.

1. City Walk in Arusha

On this trip, you will get an idea of life in one of the colorful city of Arusha. People of many different tribes and religions live together in Arusha mostly attracted by economic reasons and the booming economy. The guide will tell and show you daily life, habits and values of normal Tanzanians. Depending on your personal interests, you will visit for instance, colonial buildings like the whitewashed German Boma, the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC). It is in this building where International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is hosted. You have also other interesting places like, Railway station, monuments, Mosques, live markets, cemeteries, schools, orphanage centers, hospitals, and blacksmiths, the clock tower (the Center between Cape Town and Cairo by distance) among many other attractions.

2.Waterfalls

 

The area is found in Mount Meru and we use the way to Sanawari village tour .There is natural swimming pool and tourist enjoy swimming on it. Also before you reach the place there is a natural forest , military camp(they tap water for their use in the barracks), people , and tourist who go there for waterfalls it take 4 hours to hike and 2 hour to be back things to take sleepers , small lunch box ,swimming clothes also rain jacket because any time it can rain there also before you reach the place you have to ask for a permit in the village you pay same money like 5000tsh pp. (VDF) Village development fees

3. Oldonyo Sapuku Nature Trail (meru falls)

Welcome to the extensive village of Sapuku on the foot of Mount Meru where you can experience daily life of traditional Maasai and Wameru tribes, spot rare birds and monkeys and get astonishing views of Arusha town and surroundings. Three mayor viewpoints are part to this trip on Oldonyo Sapuku, or ‘Big Mountain’. The full trip will take about 6, 7 hours; a shorter one of 4 hours is possible as well You start walking from our office Near Arusha Crown/your hotel to the neighbourhood of Sanawari where the road leads up to the beautiful village of Sapuku. You will pass Enaboishu Secondary School. Here the road starts going up and passes many Maasai Bomas. At viewpoint “A” you will get a good view on Sanawari village and Arusha city.

 

On the walk to viewpoint “B”, you pass the village office, where you will be asked to pay village development fee (V.D.F). Further, up the road beautiful waterfalls will astound you. Here at viewpoint “C” observe the spice plants of the Themi River that flows down and passes Arusha city. On your way, back you will visit a huge plantation forest with indigenous trees and herbal plants. If you are lucky, this are info:     black and white Colobus  monkeys, black faced velvet monkeys and Blue monkeys playing nearby. The guide will lead on nature trails and helps you to identify the many different bird species, including the Little Brown Job, a shy secretive little bird that spends much of its time stalking in dense bush. There is a wide variety of other African birds of prey.

Near the end of this trip, you visit the batik factory and see how batiks are made. You can even learn how to make them yourself. To finish the trip enjoy a cool drink in the lively village bar near the main road Arusha-Moshi.

Mountain Biking Tour

We bike in the slope of mount meru.

The meeting place is mount Meru hotel and Riverside bus stand and the area for Biking is known as Ngiresi village or sapuku village  near mount meru and there is a program in the village were the client will be able to see maasai boma, agriculture farm like coffee mixing in one farm with banana tree and other crops also keeping cattle milk and share African lunch there also is possible to cycling to the big waterfalls which come from mount meru. The tour takes 4hour to hike, 1 hour for tour around the village or waterfalls, 1 hour to come back things to take small lunch box, sleepers, sun glass and water.

5.African food cooking

This program is done anytime special for tourist who want to test our African food .There is especial cooker the name is mama Azizi she know a little English but for more explanation the guide will be responsible to explain and cook too. Also client share how to cook, example ugali with meat, rice with meat, green banana with meat mama Azizi she is a mother of previously guide from viavia she has experience of cooking for ten years now . welcome to test our African food. Time is not limit you may start at any time but for lunch its better start at morning.

Your guide will give you a short introduction on Tanzanian food and explain about different local dishes. After you have decided on the meru you would like to cook, you go and buy all ingredients at the local market.

 

 

 

 

At a local household in Arusha, the guide will show you the cooking utensils that are common in Tanzania, before you start the actual preparations, like cutting vegetables, cooking and frying. Most dishes take quite some time to prepare. (45 min to two hrs) You will eat your meal outside, while sitting on reed mats under the banana trees, during rainy season there is a room available, with space for maximum of 10 people. The food will be served with local tea (chai) or coffee (kahawa). At the bar nearby, you can get cold drinks and beer. After eating, you can have a short walk around the neighborhood to digest your self-cooked meal and taste the atmosphere of a local Arushan neighborhood.

 

7.Usarivrer walk

We use daladala from any stop point of daladala to Usariver there is a big farm of coffee plantation , Rice plantation, Banana farm , a river which having two side one side is looking like a color of black tee and another side s is a fresh water its amazing to see it .when we finish to the village when we come back to Arusha to complete the tour it take like 4 hours no mountain or hills its only a pgroundareasThings to take is sleepers small lunch box but for the need of everything there is a shop sideof the roads It located 15 km for public transport it take half an hour 

Maasai market village tour

Client will be able to see selling domestic cattle also see different commodities like non processed material like green banana ,tomatoes ,second hands like clothes , shoes .Also see maasai wearing like blanket and other material of maasai. time it depends according to the option example going to Ngaramton it take half an hour to reach the place and stay there for 2hours or 4hours down here is the root of maaasai market

·          Oldonyo sambu on Saturday is located 36 km high way to Nairobi

·          kisongo on Wednesday located 12km from arusha

·          Ngaramton on Thursday &on Sunday si located 7 km from arusha

·          Monduli juu on Thursday is located 50km from arusha

·          monduli chini on Sunday located 40km from arusha

·          Longido on Sunday&wedsday located 80 km from Arusha

·          Meseran on Friday&teusday located 15 km from arusha

·          Lokii on Friday

On Maasai markets, many Maasai gather to buy and sell cattle and all kinds of goods.

 It is a social gathering for them as well. You can get a first glimpse of Maasai life here, look at traditional tools, jewelries, Enjoy the colourful outfits, get an insight in traditional Maasai medicine, see how cattle is being inspected and sold, observe the goat being slaughtered, and taste the “nyama choma” (grilled meat).

 This visit can always be combined with an interesting walk in the surrounding villages and countryside.

 You pop in a daladala (collective local bus) together with your guide, depending on your destination this bus ride takes 30 to 60 minutes.

 Six villages near Arusha have Maasai markets:

7.Usarivrer walk

We use daladala from any stop point of daladala to Usariver there is a big farm of coffee plantation , Rice plantation, Banana farm , a river which having two side one side is looking like a color of black tee and another side s is a fresh water its amazing to see it .when we finish to the village when we come back to Arusha to complete the tour it take like 4 hours no mountain or hills its only a pgroundareasThings to take is sleepers small lunch box but for the need of everything there is a shop sideof the roads It located 15 km for public transport it take half an hour

8 Sanawari village tour

The tour start from clock tower passing to AICC building then go to sanawari village near traffic light there we visit schools , primary & secondary school. Neighborhood see how life style of Arusha people also client will be able to see the view point of Arusha city it take like three hour up to 5 hours to complete the our also its possible to done by cycling .

On this tour, you will get an idea of how people make their living in these typical Tanzanian neighborhoods. You will visit Batik Artist, local carpenters who make coffins, knife grinders, blacksmiths, local hairdressers, primary school and families. Your trips will not end smoothly without having a drink in a local bar.

9.Sanawari village tour & view point of Arusha city

The tour start from clock tower passing to AICC building then go to sanawari village near traffic light there we visit schools , primary & secondary school. Neighborhood see how life style of Arusha people also client will be able to see the view point of Arusha city it take like three hour up to 5 hours to complete the our also its possible to done by cycling

10.Lake Duluti nature walks

We use  ‘daladala’ (a collective taxi/minibus) that brings you in twenty minutes to Tengeru, a lively in the middle Moshi-road. You will yourself in the middle of a beautiful green countryside. The guide takes you through abundant coffee and banana plantations and on a relaxing walk around Lake Duluti Forest Reserve. He helps you to identify the many different bird species that can be found here. The walk ends in the village. Where you can enjoy a cool drink in a local bar and try a ‘chips mayai’ (chips in an omeletor a delicious ‘nyama choma’, the typical Tanzanian barbecue. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, you can also take a stroll through the interesting local market.

11. West kill and Chemka Hot springs with Biking Tour.

In Swahili “chemka” means boiling or bubbling. This beautiful mineral spring that originates from Kilimanjaro ground waters releases bubbles as it comes up into the natural pool surrounded by large fig trees. Here you can swim and snorkel in the transparent warm water (26 degrees), sunbathe or relax in hammocks in the shade. We leave the oasis just in time to catch a view of Kilimanjaro and Mawenzi peak during sunset on our way to the west kill

About 40 kilometers from Moshi to Arusha, in a village called Chemka there is underground springs with warm water. The water forms a clear and clean pond which is ideal for swimming. The pond is very deep, in some places up to 7 meters, but the water is so clear that you can see the bottom well all the time. The pond is situated under lush trees. On the shore you can camp, enjoy your snacks and let yourself dry after swimming.

We leave from accommodation place early in the morning. The road to the springs is very bumpy and winding so driving takes more than one hour. During the trip you can enjoy wonderful sceneries and see the authentic Tanzanian life as it is.

We start from boma cycline west kill the turn back to chemka hot spring ,When we arrive to the hot springs you can swim, relax, eat your lunch and enjoy the sun. We set the hammock between the trees nd hang a swing above the spring. We unpack our masks and snorkels and everything is ready for one day fun. While you are swimming Louis can be preparing the barbeque for you. Everywhere around the springs you can see baboons and different monkeys

12. Meserani snakepark

Meserani snakepark is located only half an hour away from Arusha. Here you will find some of the most dangerous snakes in the world. You can even hold a real life snake. Next to the snakepark there is a Maasai Cultural Museum. Here you will find out everything about the Maasai people and their traditions. On Tuesday it is possible to visit the Maasai market where a lot of Maasai come together to buy and sell their cattle.

13. German Boma

The museum is situated at the end of the Boma road neighbouring the Arusha International Conference Centre, the Arusha Municipal Council, and the Arusha Regional Offices.

It is harboured in the Old German Boma. The boma is believed to be founded by the Germans in about 1900, for administration and communication purposes during the Germans colonial era in Tanganyika. The Museum was opened to the public in 1987 with the exhibits depicting human evolution, including findings from the famous Olduvai Gorge and the Laetoli footprints. A modest exhibition on entomology presenting some insects of economic importance is also an attraction to visitors.

This is how  I run the program Mr Geoffrey mtweve.