Maasai Village Olpopongi
Highlights
The first true Maasai Boma in Tanzania, complete with a Maasai Museum and accommodations. Only 75 km from Moshi and 85 km from Arusha.
“Olpopongi” offers a distinctive Maasai and wildlife experience in the West Kilimanjaro Maasailand. Spend your day and night in the genuine Maasai village, “Olpopongi,” and spend the entire day with the Maasai people.
You can go on a museum and village tour, enjoy a traditional lunch, go on a walking safari through Maasai country, learn about their extraordinary natural medicine, and participate in Maasai rites in the evening.
♦ This Trip is available as One- or Two Day-Trip
ITINERARY
Day 1
In the morning we will pick you up from your hotel. Afterwards you will undertake an approximate 2,5 hours scenic drive along the slopes of West Kilimanjaro up to the Maasailand near Tinga-Tinga.
At Olpopongi Maasai Village a group of pleasant Maasai and the Village Chief welcomes you with a welcome drink. During a walk through the village, your personal Maasai guide is explaining the life, past and today’s life of the Tanzania Maasai.
Get more information about the culinary culture of the Maasai while tasting a traditional tea (chai) prepared on the wood fire. A tasty lunch with a variety of local food highlights will end the activities inside the village.
The afternoon starts with an exciting & very educational walking safari across the nearby bush. Maasai warriors will guide you along their paths and explain you typical medicinal plants, extraordinary trees, tracks and the local wildlife. In addition to that, the usage of local tools, hunting techniques and fire preparation is a part your unforgettable bush excursion. Coming back to the village, the well-deserved break is accompanied by freshly brewed coffee & cake.
During the sunset a group of Maasai men and woman gathering around for the traditional singing & dancing performances.
A great BBQ-Buffet right at camp fire and the „get together“ with your already known Maasai friends, will provide you an unforgettable evening under the (mostly) starry sky. The evening will find the end at your private Maasai house on traditional beds with comfortable mats & blankets.
Day 2
After hearing the rhythm of the bush drums next morning, the breakfast with freshly baked rolls, jam, fruits and an omelette of your choice is waiting for you! Later, during the still early morning it’s time to say good-bye with many new impressions in your mind.
Your driver will bring you back to your hotel.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- All transfers
- Experienced English speaking Maasai guide
- Museum tour and Bush walk
- Welcome drink, traditional hot lunch, BBQ dinner, breakfast
- Overnight stay in a traditional Maasai clay house
- Sleeping mat, sleeping bag and blankets
- Separate European style toilets and washrooms with hot water
- All entrance fees
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal items
- Gratuities / “tip” for guide
- Travel insurance