Sunday, September 16, 2012

MAASAI BOMA TOUR
The trip to Maasai boma take 1 hour. there tourist get chance to see and experience lifestyle of this legendary tribe up-close and get an introduction to local Maasai population ,visitors also get time to participate in cattle round up, milking , making cattle enclosure (kraal) and engage in culinary art like cooking . services are also offered to tourist s like Maasai traditional dance done by Moran, taste and eat together with Maasai. To engage this activities can take a day to a week.
TOUR TO MAASAI MARKET
This tour can take 1 to 2 hours where hundreds of Maasai people gather each Monday and Tuesday from morning to evening at the bustling Maasai market in Meserani. Visitors get opportunity to see, touch and buy Maasai local crafts like bead made necklaces, bangles, Maasai blankets. visitors can also see and taste Maasai traditional food including famous Maasai barbecue (BBQ). Visitors will also have opportunity to visit Maasai cattle market and take photos.





Thursday, September 13, 2012

CLIMBING KILIMANJARO

MARANGU ROUTE
The most popular route up the mountain, it has a well defined path, which has been well set out and where most obstacles have been modified to make them “climber friendly”. Accommodation on this route is in purpose built mountain huts providing adequate shelter and even bottled water, beer and soft drinks (at high altitude prices!). Despite the human traffic (it can be fun to mingle with climbers from all over the world, this is a very scenic route with good views of Mawenzi and excellent prospects for viewing wildlife. Tour Ref THT – 001 7Days & 6Ningts (5 days on trek).

Day 1:              Arrive at Moshi time for an early evening pre-climb briefing on the trek, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2:              Drive to Kilimanjaro National Park Gate at Marangu for the first section of the climb through the montane forest to Mandara Hut at 9000ft/2750m. taking 3 to 4 hours. Overnight Mandara Hut.

Day 3:              Leaving the forest, you trek along a good path through open grassy moorland to reach Horombo Hut at 12000ft/3700m, taking 5 to 7 hours. Overnight at Horombo Hut.

Day 4:              Continue ascending past the last water point’ traversing the saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi to Kibo Hut at 15000ft/4700m, taking 5 to 7 hours. Overnight at Kibo Hut.

Day 5:              An early start for the summit on steep and heavy scree up to Gilman’s Point at 18640ft/5681m. on the crater rim to arrive in time for sunrise. Continue on to Uhuru Peak the highest point in Africa at 1934ft/5896m. Descend to Horombo Hut for overnight taking 7 to 8 hours ascent and 4 to 7 hours descend. Overnight at Horombo Hut.

Day 6:              Descend the mountain to the Park Gate taking 5 to 7 hours to be met and transferred to Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.


MACHAME ROUTE
One day longer on trek, climbing a natural. Rather than manmade path, the Machame Route is a more demanding but much quieter and scenic route up the mountain. Overnights are spent camping in tents which are carried and pitched by the accompanying porters. Highlights of this route are the Shira Plateau, Barranco wall and the Karanga Valley reaching the summit via Stella Point. Because this route is more taxing it is recommended that trekkers.

MONDULI CULTURAL PROGRAMME &NATURE BASED TOURISM EXPAND THEIR SERVICES 
 now it arrange tour trips to National Park


ITINERARIES
NORTHERN CIRCUIT ITINERARIES.

THR1: 5 Nights / 6 Days – Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater (L)

THR2: 7 Nights / 8 Days – Ngorongoro Highlands Trekking, Lake Eyasi, Tarangire, Lake Manyara (C) 

THR3: 7 Nights / 8 Days – Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire (C)

THR4: 6 Nights / 7 Days – Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha National Park (L)

THR5: 8 Nights / 9 Days – Arusha N. Park, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara,
   Lake Natron, Tarangire (L & C)

THR6: 7 Nights / 8 Days – Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Munge Water Falls, Olmoti Crate (L)

THR7: 10 Nights / 11 Days – Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti, Ngorongoro trekking, Munge Falls,
                                           Olmoti Crater (L)
THR8: 8 Nights / 9 Days – Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Northern Serengeti, Gibbs Farm, Hadzabe & Datoza
                                    Bushman (L)
THR9: 16 Nights / 17 Days – Arusha National Park, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Hadzabe & Dotoza
       Bushmen, Serengeti, Lobo, Oldupai, Ngorongoro Crater & Highlands, Lake      
       Manyara (L)

SOUTHERN CIRCUIT ITINERARIES:
THR1: 4 Nights / 5 Days – Mikumi, Udzungwa, Sugar Plantaion tour, Kidatu (L & C)
THR2: 5 Nights / 6 Days – Mikumi, Ruaha, Udzungwa (L & C)
THR3: 5 Nights / 6 Days – Mikumi, Ruaha, Iringa (L & C)
THR4: 4 Nights / 5 Days – Uluguru, Udzungwa, Mikumi (L & C)
THR5: 7 Nights / 8 Days – Uluguru, Udzungwa, Mikumi (L & C)
THR6: 8 Nights / 9 Days – Mikumi, Ruaha, Selous (L & C)
THR7: 8 Nights / 9 Days – Udzungwa, Mufindi, Mikumi (L & C)


IMPORTANT NOTES:-
The Above Safari reference numbers have been entered for your convenience – please quote when booking. KINDLY NOTE TAILOR MADE SAFARIS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Please note the abbreviation has been used for Ngorongoro. Lodges & permanent Tented Camps are indicated as (L) Mobile Camping Safaris are indicated as (C). We use the existing Public Campsite inside the National Parks, Game Reserves and campsites owned by private people outside National Parks and Game Reserves too many to mention here.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

cattle round up tour to Mount Saiguran in Meserani Tourism Village this tour give tourists experience on how Maasai they doing in cattle round up.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

OUR SERVICES



                         
Welcome to Arusha Tanzania and arrange a visit to The Monduli Cultural Programme & Nature Based Tourism. The office is located at Meserani tourism village where you can experience and enjoy  Maasai life style  and the nature based attraction found in the area where this legendary tribe lives.
The Monduli Cultural Programme and Nature Based Tourism offers  the  following service
· Visit to Masaai Boma
· Shopping  and taking photos  in Meserani local market as well as see and taste local Maasai food (BBQ).
· Walking safari (village walking)
· Hiking /mountain trekking
· Culinary art  (Traditional dishes)
· Visit dams around the village with different species of birds
· Maasai dance
· Organized tour to the different attraction
· Cattle round up
· Traditional  Milking
· Eco-tour in the mount Monduli forest.
Location: The office is located at Meserani  tourism  village 25 km north west of Arusha city  along the road of northern tourist circuit of Manyara,Tarangire,Serengeti  national parks and Ngorongoro conservation  area. It is about 300m from  Meserani snake park and Oldonyo ork art gallery.

How to reach the area: Visitors can use private cars or use public buses that makes daily trips to Monduli and ask  them to drop you at Meserani /Duka Bovu then ask for Lukumay Construction Company  or Babu Sai Shop. It is about 45 minutes from Arusha city  by public vehicle and 30 minutes by private car.
  
ACTIVITIES
TOUR TO MAASAI MARKET
This tour can take  1 to 2 hours  where hundreds of Maasai people gather each Monday and Tuesday  from morning  to evening  at the bustling Maasai market  in Meserani. Visitors get opportunity to see, touch and buy  Maasai local crafts like    bead made necklaces, bangles, Maasai blankets. visitors can also see and taste Maasai traditional food including famous Maasai barbecue (BBQ). Visitors  will also have opportunity to visit  Maasai cattle market and take photos.
VILLAGE WALKS TOUR
The tour take  2 to 3 hours  visitors will get an inside look to local house, and  experience life style of different ethnic groups. visitors  will also get opportunity to see and taste local brew known as dadii  made by Masaai and other tribe. Visit to Meserani  education center (kituo cha elimu Meserani).
MAASAI BOMA TOUR
The trip to Maasai boma take 1 hour. there tourist get chance to see and experience lifestyle of this legendary tribe up-close  and get an introduction to local Maasai population ,visitors also get time to participate in  cattle round up, milking , making  cattle enclosure (kraal) and engage in  culinary art like cooking  . services are also offered  to tourist s like  Maasai traditional dance  done by Moran, taste and eat together with Maasai. To engage this activities can take a day to a  week.
 
TRADITONAL  FOOD
It is after conducting other tour ,tourists will have an opportunity  to enjoy delicious home cooked meals in the  Maasai home, it involves getting explanation of  food prepared, like chapatti,pilau, white rice, ugali makande,and others.



 
MOUNTAIN TREKKING

 Half  day  trip. The trip will start from rest house at Monduli town passing through Emairete village adjacent  the mount Monduli forest from where you walk to mountain summit, the first peak in the Monduli mountain. On the way you’ll get opportunity to see forest canopy of specific trees,  birds and animal species (e.g. bushbuck,  weavers, buffalo and  elephants). You proceed to crater where there is a water source in the middle of the forest .then back to Monduli  town.
Full day trip. This trip will start from Maasai girl secondary school to mountain Monduli summit ,where tourists get chance to have a good view of mount Meru ,mount Kilimanjaro  and Monduli town. From there  visitors will continue to Musa village where they will visit coffee, Wheat as well as Banana farms in the village, There is where cars will be waiting to take you back
Moto wa mbu tour
· A walk to through the farms in the green oasis at he foot of the Rift Valley
· A climb to Balaa Hill from where you can see the whole town
· A view into the culture of many different tribes living in the area
· A trip to the Miweleni Lake and waterfall
· Biking to Lake Manyara
· Visit different curio shop
Accommodation : Meserani snake park camp site ,Meserani oasis restaurant and camping, guest house Engigwna guest house, lengutai lodge and many other hotels in Arusha city and Mto wa mbu town.

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