4 days ol donyo ngai lengai trekking mountain climbing Itinerary
Overview
This mountain is the only active volcano in East Africa. Volcanic activity on the mountain has been observed from as far back as 1883, and it is still active today. The Oldoinyo Le Ngaimountain reaches a height of approximately 9442 feet.The MaasaiOldoinyo Le Ngai is the sacred mountain of the Maasai. The Maasai go to the mountain to pray and offer sacrifices to the god of the mountain. Reasons for going to the mountain include sickness, infertility, and other misfortunes, like if a person loses his livestock. The Maasai who go to pray on the mountain take with them a sacrifice: a flawless female black sheep (a young ewe) which has not reproduced. The sheep is kept in a specific place on the mountain, a dry water hole, and the Maasai sings songs of worship and praise to the mountain god late into the night. In the morning, when the Maasai awakes, he discover that the sheep has vanished, with no traces to be seen.The Maasai who take the sacrifices are not allowed to eat until they have left the mountain, but those who have been to the mountain say that they wake up with full stomachs, belching meat and milk
The Maasai believe that God speaks to them on the mountain as they feel his presence and hear mysterious voices but do not see the person talking. The Maasai also believe that a bad person (like a person who practices witchcraft) does not dare to go to the mountain because the mountain god will strike them dead. (The elders I spoke to say no such incident has happen because bad people do not dare to go to the mountain, as they fear the god’s wrath)
Highlights
Day 1-4 | Tanzania
Arusha – Lake Natron
Lake Natron – Ngaresero To OldoinyoLengai
Oldoinyo Lengai summit
Lake Natron – Arusha Town
Itenerary
Duration:4 days,
After your breakfast depart Arusha in the morning driving to Mtu-waMbu – Lake Manyara area for lunch. After lunch you drive north along the bottom of the Great Rift Valley wall to Lake Natron and the village of NgareSero at the base of OlDoinyoLengai.with your guide telling you more about the are and the life style people around
| Accommodation: | public campsite |
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| Meals: | Dinner and Lunch (HB) |
| Accommodation: | public campsite |
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| Meals Planed: | Dinner, Lunch and Bed & Breakfast (FB) |
| Accommodation: | public campsite |
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| Meals Planed: | Dinner, Lunch and Bed & Breakfast (FB)D |
| Accommodation: | none/request |
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| Meals Planed: | Bed & Breakfast (BB) |
Cancelation Procedure
10% Deposit payable upfront. Remaining balance payable 30 days prior to trip departure. Free cancellation up to 30 days prior departure. No refund applicable within 30 days of departure..
Payment Procedure
A deposit of 10% is required when booking this tour. The remaining balance will be charged 30 days prior departure. For any bookings within 30days of departure, the full tour amount will be charged upon booking.
Include
- Park fees
- Conservation Fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide.
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days.
Exclude
- International flights
- Increases in park fees where applicable
- Visa and passport fees
- Personal items
- (tipping guideline
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Items of a personal nature
