Trekking Oldonyo Lengai during Safari

Oldonyo Lengai Trekking: OlDonyoLengai is referred to by the Maasai individuals as the “Mountain of God”, OlDoinyoLengai is absolutely dynamite. Rising gloriously from the Great Rift Valley floor to the tallness of 2890m, OlDoinyoLengai is the central dynamic fountain of liquid magma on a planet that ejects carbonatite magma. This sort of magma is remarkable because temperatures of these magmas are just around 500°C, about a large portion of the temperature of typical basalt magmas, and its magma streams with a consistency nearly as liquid as water.

Others portray Oldonyolengai Trekking as an experimentally valuable, geochemical place of worship; Oldonyo lengai is a significant physically requesting ascension. Its precarious incline makes it a test to scale just as to move down, and the daytime heat is unendurable. The best time to ascend the mountain is during the evening when the temperatures are lower.

This enables the climber to observe the stunning dawn at the summit and return before the scorching warmth kicks in. Contact us for Oldonyolengai Trekking.

Oldonyolengai is very steep and will take you about 6 hours to summit. However, it is well worth the hike and the midnight start time! Do your homework beforehand and make sure you will be prepared with a headlamp, jacket, gloves (highly recommend for the climb), and some comfy hiking boots. The hike down is honestly the hard part and takes the same amount of time as the hike up. You’ll get back to your car around noon. Very happy after you did this hike. It was something different than just going to Africa for the animals, the best part of your trip!

The price USD $400 per person

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary globally; unequaled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the most fantastic plains game in Africa.

The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania was established in 1952. It is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth – the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. The resident population of lions, cheetah, elephants, giraffe, and birds is also impressive. There’s a wide variety of accommodation available, from luxury lodges to mobile camps. The Park covers 5,700 sq miles (14,763 sq km); it’s larger than Connecticut, with at most a couple of hundred vehicles driving around.

The Park can be divided into three sections. The popular southern/central part (Seronera Valley) is what the Maasai called the “Serengeti,” the land of endless plains. It’s classic savannah, dotted with acacias and filled with wildlife. The western corridor is marked by the Grumeti River and has more forests and dense bush. The north Lobo area, which meets up with Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, is the least visited section.

Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established within the 30,000 km² regions. Its unique ecosystem has inspired writers from Ernest Hemingway to Peter Mattheissen, filmmakers like Hugo von Lawick and Alan Root, and numerous photographers and scientists, many of whom have put their works at our disposal to create this website.

The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest on earth. The essential features of climate, vegetation, and fauna have barely changed in the past million years. Early man himself made an appearance in Olduvai Gorge about two million years ago. Some patterns of life, death, adaptation, and migration are as old as the hills themselves.
It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. Strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile-infested river can hold them back.

Wildebeest travel through various parks, reserves, protected areas, and a variety of habitats. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants.

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Mkomazi National Park

Set below the verdant slopes of the spectacular Usambara and Pare Eastern Arc Mountain Ranges and overseen by the iconic snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro.

Mkomazi is a breathtaking virgin beauty exhibiting unique natural treasures and an immense sense of space – which adds to the fulfillment of high visitor’s enjoyment expectations – a much-needed bridge between northern circuit and coastal attractions.

Every day, thousands of people pass within a few kilometers of Mkomazi on one of Tanzania’s busiest highways. These and the northern circuit safari–goers are now most welcomed to discover the treasures of this wedge of hilly semi-arid savannah – home of large herds of giraffe, eland, hartebeest, zebra, buffalo, and elephant.

Mkomazi is a vital refuge for two highly endangered species, the charismatic black rhino and the sociable African wild dog, which were successfully introduced in the 1990s. Nomadic by nature, you might see wild dogs almost anywhere in the Park; however, the black rhino is restricted to a fenced sanctuary, ensuring their safekeeping for the enjoyment and prosperity of future generations.

Mkomazi supports several dry–country specialist species rare elsewhere in Tanzania; these include the spectacular fringe-eared oryx, with its long back–sweeping horns, and the handsome spiral-horned lesser kudu. Oddest of all is the gerenuk, a gazelle distinguished by its slender neck, bizarre alien-like head, and having the habit of standing tall on its hind legs as it stretches for acacia leaves that other browsers cannot reach.

A game reserve since 1951, this new National Park takes its name from a word from Pare tribe denoting “scoop of water,” referring to little water. It is a fantastic destination for birdwatchers, with more than 450 avian species recorded; among them are the dry–country endemics such as the cobalt–chested vulturine guinea-fowl.

Large ground birds such as ostrich, kori bustard, secretary bird, ground hornbill, migratory species, including the Eurasian roller.

Location: Northern Tanzania split between Kilimanjaro and Tanga administrative regions. The park borders on the west, the Tsavo National Park in Kenya. The Zange entrance gate lies 112 km (69 miles) from Moshi, 550 km (341 miles) from Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere International Airport – Dar es Salaam, 142 km (88.7 miles) from Kilimanjaro International Airport, 120 km (75 miles) from Kilimanjaro National Park and 6 km (3.7 miles) from the town of Same.

How to get there

By road, Mkomazi is easily accessible via Same, which lies on the surfaced highway connecting Arusha to Dar es Salaam. The Park is also easily accessible on special arrangements through Njiro, Kivingo, and Umba gates. You can easily access the Park from the nearby tourist attractions in the Eastern Arc Mountains, The Coast, and Kilimanjaro Mountain. Charter flights are available to Kisima airstrip.

What to do

Game drives, camping, site seeing, bird watching, walking safari, and hiking (uphill). Learn more about conservation and rhinoceros at Mkomazi rhino sanctuary.