7 Days Bush Baby Ride

212 km of dirt road, gravels, rocky, sandy and forestry trails + 8 Km of tarmac (5 hours)

After breakfast we will leave Arusha and diverge to goat trail to the North up to Mount Meru forest where will have a stop for a nice view of Mount Meru and Arusha city. The ride will pass over gravels and newly tarmac roads which will take us to Rombo up the Tanzania and Kenya boarder then make a turn back off road heading to Lake chala.This ride will give us a nice view of Kilimanjaro Mountain as we will be rotating Mount Kilimanjaro clockwise. We will arrive at Lake Chala in the evening where we will set a camp-fire after dinner while enjoying cold drinks.

Accommodation at Lake Chala Luxury Tented Lodge http://www.lakechalasafaricamp.com

114 km of dirt road, up and down hills + 6 Km of tarmac (5 hours)

After breakfast at Lake Chala, will have sometimes to walk down the Lake and have a morning swim (option). After that we leave the Lodge heading south to the Pare Mountains riding along curved easy dirt road After a Lunch break stop is when we will take a dirt road to the Trans - boundary Lake Jipe then leave the lake and start heading uphill’s to pare mountains with some nice view of the small towns/villages down hill.To the Motel we will be riding down hills along dirt roads with lots of sharp corners. The motel at Same has spectacular views of the South Pare Mountains and because of its location it is the ideal gateway to Mkomazi National Park, the South Pare Mountains and Shengena Forest.

Accommodation at Elephant Lodge in Same http://www.elephantmotel.com

190 km of sandy, hilly trails and stony trails (7 hours) After breakfast we explore through the range of the eastern Pare Mountains. The trail goes through virgin savannah up and about to Lake Kalimawe,which is surrounded by rice /padi plantations, small villages. The ride continues on adjacent to the area of newly gazzeted Mkomazi National Park. After lunch break, we will start to explore the Usambara Mountain, small villages of Mnazi and Mlalo area and palm forests. We are going to ride on the zigzag road up the Usambara Mountains at Mtae (Mambo village) over 2300m a.s.l, which offers unique views over the region.

Accommodation at Mambo View Point Eco Lodge http://www.mamboviewpoint.org/Mambo
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175 km of dirt road, rocky, hilly, and 25 km on Tarmac (7 hours). After big breakfast we are going to leave Lushoto heading down hills along Usambara mountains. This will give us nice scenery of some rocky Usambara Mountains which falls to Mkomazi National park. The ride will be tricky as it goes down the hills with some parts rocky and loose gravels.

After lunch break we will start to explore the Maasai Steppe Conservancy which is located between the Tarangire National Park and the Simanjiro Plains, within the Northern Safari Circuit. It’s a long ride dirt trail in the Maasai Steppe which will provide a wonderfully varied experience for people wanting a combination of wildlife viewing, walking, and authentic, 'un-canned' cultural experiences with the Maasai.

Accommodation at Lake Chala Luxury Tented Lodge http://www.lakechalasafaricamp.com

275 km of loose gravels and last 50 km on Tarmac (8 hours)

After breakfast we start riding on a dirt road across a semi-arid savannah inhabited by wildlife and Maasai peoples living together. This Tarangire - Manyara-eco system we are riding through is the migratory corridor of Tarangire wildlife. After lunch break we will ride on the dirt road for about one hour before we reach a relaxing tarmac road which will take us to a small town of Mto wa Mbu for camping.

Accommodation at Maramboi Tented Lodge Lodge www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/maram-boi-tented-lodge/

165 km of gravel trails, rocky, dust and sand (7 hours) The trip will take you East along winding dirt trails away from the lush area surrounding the mountain and out into the savannah scenery of the Maasai plains. You will ride towards the wall of the Great Rift Valley at the base of which stands the mighty volcano Ol Donyo Lengai.

The Ol Donyo Lengai is an active volcano which last erupted in the 1970’s. It is revered by the Maasai as the home of ‘Ngai’, their god. It’s almost perfect cone looms over an area of astonishing barren beauty. At the foot of the mountain there is an area of rocky desert. Here we find the cones of small extinct volcano, and Lake Natron, a huge soda lake, which stretches up to the Kenyan border. Flamingos come here to breed and in the late after- noon sun the colorful flamingo colonies make a spectacular sight, adding a dash of color against
the shimmering water.

Accommodation at Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge http://www.maasaigiraffe.com

240km good dirt trail, some sand and dust (Last 80km on tarmac) (8 hours)

We pack up camp and follow trails. Along the way we will see Maasai in traditional dress tending their herds. There is a good chance of seeing game animals close to the track. Zebra and antelope are often in this area, perhaps we will even see giraffe or if we are very lucky elephant. We stop for a break at a huge crater and then push on to Engaruka for lunch. After lunch we will head back to Arusha, where a cold drink will be waiting for us, and we can tell stories from our safari..

Depending on flight time, you will be transferred to the airport in time to catch your flight back home.