Maasailand Walking Safari | Tanzania Safari

Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Simanjiro Community Wilderness Area

Depart Arusha and drive south on dirt roads with your guide in a 4x4 vehicle onto the Maasai steppe and into the Simanjiro community wilderness area.
The journey takes around half a day, and you'll pass through rural farmland becoming pastoralist rangelands the further south you drive.
You'll stop for a picnic lunch in a shady spot on the Simanjrio plains, which, in February and March, is filled with calving wildebeest and zebra.
This afternoon, you can visit a Maasai boma with your guide, getting your first insights into Maasai life and traditions.
These visits are structured but not staged and happen only once or twice per year so are truly authentic.
Arrive in the late afternoon at your fly camp, with time to relax and shower before sundowners and dinner served under the African stars
Meals: Full board
Accommodation: Simanjiro fly camp

Day 2: Simanjiro Community Wilderness Area

After breakfast, there is the option for active types to hike up the Oldonyo Sambu Mountain, with a bit of rock scrambling to reach the summit and spectacular 360º views of the Simanjiro plains and the wider Tarangire ecosystem as your reward.
Alternatively, set off on a walk from camp with the local Maasai and your expert walking guide to get acquainted.
You'll get to learn about the Maasai culture and the medicinal uses of various plants while enjoying the freedom of walking in the savannah.
In the evening, you'll have a traditional olpul style roasted goat ("nyama choma"), with guests encouraged to join and help in the preparation.
Depending on the mood, the Maasai often encourage dancing around the fire with guests after dinner
Meals: Full board
Accommodation: Simanjiro fly camp

Day 4: Lakes and Caldera Safari ends

Depart your fly camp and the Maasai communities this morning, travelling by 4x4 vehicle with your guide to the eastern entrance of Tarangire National Park.
Once you enter the park, you'll enjoy a game drive, particularly in the wildlife-rich Silale Swamp region.
Arrive at Oliver's in the heart of Tarangire in time for lunch.
Meals: Breakfast

Singita Explorer Tented Camp

Singita Explorer Tented Mobile Camp offers that "roughing-it in great style" for those who are after that up close and personal wildlife safari yet still require abounding luxuries. The mobile camp is set up in various remote locations within the private 350 000 private acres of Grumeti Reserve.
Singita Explorer Tented Camp
Kwihala Camp

Kwihala Camp is set deep in the untouched and wild heart of Tanzania's amazing Ruaha National Park, the camp offers guests an intimate and exclusive safari experience with only six tented suites available. Set amongst towering baobabs and dense forests with wildlife surrounding on all side, truly spectacular.
Kwihala Camp
Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Hidden among the kopjes and surrounded by ancient baobab trees, home of the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa, and other game including the elusive leopard. Over 400 bird species can be spotted here as well.
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Matemwe Lodge

Matemwe Lodge, Zanzibar offers accommodation consisting of 12 beautiful bungalows, built from local materials and surrounded by beautiful garden. Each suite has a private veranda with hammocks and couches overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Matemwe Lodge
Tarangire Treetops Lodge

Astride the path of the Elephant Migration, Treetops sits alone in a private game reserve bordering National Park and the Maasai Steppe amid rolling, baobab-studded hills with views to Lake Manyara and the Rift Valley wall.
Tarangire Treetops Lodge
Roho ya Selous

Roho ya Selous tented safari camp is located in a prime hotspot for both wildlife and birdlife in Tanzania's famed and remote Selous Game Reserve. Roho ya Selous is the ideal option for those seeking out a small and intimate safari camp far away from humanity.
Roho ya Selous