3-Days Arusha National Park

The tour will take you to visit and explore Mukuru Village for a Cultural tour and  Arusha National Parks for Wildlife safari. This park is home to small and large animals including birds and reptiles. You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habits and habitat of the fauna and flora in the natural areas, as well as peoples and culture.

Day 1: Airport – Mukuru Eco Tented Camps
Pick from Airport or Arusha town transfer to Mukuru Eco Tented Camps this takes about 1:30hrs to 2hrs to arrive at our Camp. When arrive at our Camp warm welcomes awaits you at the Camp. After a Camp tour and a little refreshment, you can settle into your room. After a short break enjoy a bush experience with a guided walk, learning about the local flora and fauna this take about 2 to 3hrs. After this experience you will have short break waiting for your dinner, after dinner you will gather around a campfire for storytelling and stargazing.

Maasai Goat BBQ – For Extra Cost
Enjoy some traditionally roasted goat meat around the campfire and learn which part is eaten (or not eaten!) by whom in Maasai society. You can combine the BBQ very well with a Maasai Story Telling.

Day 2: Mukuru Eco Tented Camps
At 08:30hrs, you will have breakfast before the guide takes you to visit a family from our Mkuru community. This visit provides an authentic insight into Maasai life, away from touristy areas. You can participate in the daily tasks of women, engage in conversations with the elders, or play with the children. Families visited are rotated to ensure a diverse experience. Around 13:00hrs, there will be a lunch break, and afterwards, you can rest and relax at our camp.

At 03:00hrs, the guide will take you on a walk to the bush where you can learn traditional Maasai group games and test your reflexes. It’s more enjoyable to do these activities with a group. Additionally, you have the option to experience the Maasai dance for an additional cost. Unlike other African dances, the Maasai dance involves vertical movements rather than horizontal, sideways, or spinning movements. Drums are not typically associated with Maasai dances. These dances are performed during celebrations and rituals.

Day 3: Mukuru – Arusha National Park
Early in the morning you will be picked from Camp drive to Arusha National Park. The park (137km²), has terrain ranging from open savannah through acacia scrublands to Afro-montane cloud and rain forest and Afro-alpine vegetation similar to Mount Kilimanjaro.

The park and the town derive their name from Wa-Arusha people who traditionally live in this area. The Ngurdoto Crater, Momela Lakes, the highland montane forest, and the rugged Mount Meru (4575m) are the four distinctive features of the park.

Although small, the park has a wealth of wildlife including Columbus monkeys,
vervet monkeys, bushbucks, buffaloes, red forest duikers, hippos, elephants, and giraffes. Birdlife, especially waterfowl, is abundant and interesting. Later afternoon drive to Arusha.