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Yoga Safari with Mama Tembo Tours and Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge Yoga is great after a safari when you are vehicle bound for long hours every day, or after climbing Tanzania's Mts Kilimanjaro, Meru or Lengai. Stacia Leach of Ngare Sero Lodge will lead you through a private Hatha yoga class by the lake at Ngare Sero Lodge or at her eco-camp at Lake Natron. But what about daily yoga and meditation practice under Stacia's guidance and instruction while you are on safari? This is a wonderful way to connect with the landscapes and wildlife you have come so far to experience. For more about Stacia go to www.ngare-sero-lodge.com/yoga_safari2.htm.
July – October Itinerary: Day One: You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport near the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha, the country's thriving safari hub, and transferred to your accommodation Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge. The lodge, on the slopes of Mount Meru near Arusha National Park, is set in lush gardens amidst forest and near a crystal clear spring. Hundreds of bird species have been recorded around the lodge and troops of Sykes and Colobus monkeys inhabit the forests. The lodge was created from a farmhouse built turn of the century and has just ten rooms. Your lodge hosts. Tim and Stacia Leach, in collaboration with nearby villages, are dedicated to the conservation of the forest around their lodge and the protection of the vital spring on which so many people depend. For all of the lodge's activities and attractions see www.ngare-sero-lodge.com. Day Two: Student consultations with Stacia, followed by 30 min massage, followed by cultural village walk in the vicinity of the lodge to learn about the Wameru people who live on the slopes of Mt Meru. Day Three: Travel to Arusha National Park for a meditation class inside an ash cone crater. You will be transported to a point in the park from where you will go on foot into the crater. The walk takes about 45 minutes. Arusha National Park is green and verdant, only 137 square kilometers, and contains 4566 meter high Mount Meru, Tanzania's second highest mountain after Mt Kilimanjaro. Day Four: Early yoga class at the lodge, afterwards depart for Mtu wa Mbu village for cultural tour. Arrive at Gibbs Farm in the Mbulu Highlands, the foothills of the Ngorongoro Highlands, for a late lunch. Set among English gardens, the farmhouse and 20 cottages form the heart of a working farm where organic coffee is grown and processed as well organic fruit and vegetables. For the rest of the day, enjoy the view from the gardens, afternoon tea, a guided walk in the highland forest, or the farm's new spa where treatments are based on indigenous Maasai plants and healing knowledge. Overnight at Gibb's Farm. For more information see www.gibbsfarm.net. Day Five: Today, the Ngorongoro Crater awaits, one of the world's largest calderas with a floor 600 meters below its rim, and home to a long list of East African wildlife. Only giraffes are missing; they cannot negotiate such steep walls. The crater offers the best chances of seeing endangered Black rhino. It will be a long and exhilarating day. Return to Gibb's Farm for overnight. Day Six: Early yoga, afterwards depart for Manyara Airstrip for flight to Kogatende area of the Northern Serengeti. Stay at luxury seasonal Sayari Camp which is the only camp in this part of the Northern Serengeti located to see the annual wildebeest migration as it passes into Kenya. www.asilialodges.com Day Seven: Early yoga at Sayari Camp, in a covered open space. Afterwards game drive the Northern Serengeti. Overnight Sayari Camp. Day Eight: Early yoga, afterwards game drive the Northern Serengeti. Overnight Sayari Camp. Day Nine: Depart early for three hour game drive through beautiful Loliondo area to Suyan Camp, another seasonal luxury camp operated by Asilia. Late afternoon yoga. Day Ten: Early yoga, afterwards spend the day game driving. Overnight at Suyan Camp. Day Eleven: Depart early for Lake Natron and Ngare Sero's eco-camp Lake Natron Tented Camp, only six uniquely designed tents which blend in harmoniously with the otherworldly environment of Rift Valley scenery dominated by Mt Lengai, Tanzania's last active volcano. The camp provides a high level of comfort in this remote and rarely visited area. Late afternoon meditation on lake flats. Day Twelve: Early yoga, afterwards walk to waterfalls which breach the Rift valley Walls. Lake Natron is one of the few spots where flamingoes regularly nest and raise their single chicks. Take a trip to the lake to see the birds and afterwards enjoy sunset and sundowners on a bluff overlooking the lake. Day Thirteen: Early yoga, afterwards depart for Arusha and Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge for overnight. Day Fourteen: Day room at Ngare Sero ML with 30 min massage. December – March Itinerary: Day One: You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport near the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha, the country's thriving safari hub, and transferred to your accommodation Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge. The lodge, on the slopes of Mount Meru near Arusha National Park, is set in lush gardens amidst forest and near a crystal clear spring. Hundreds of bird species have been recorded around the lodge and troops of Sykes and Colobus monkeys inhabit the forests. The lodge was created from a farmhouse built turn of the century and has just ten rooms. Your lodge hosts. Tim and Stacia Leach, in collaboration with nearby villages, are dedicated to the conservation of the forest around their lodge and the protection of the vital spring on which so many people depend. For all of the lodge's activities and attractions see www.ngare-sero-lodge.com. For more about Stacia and yoga see www.ngare-sero-lodge.com/yoga_safari2.htm. Day Two: Student consultations with Stacia, followed by 30 min massage, followed by cultural village walk in the vicinity of the lodge to learn about the Wameru people who live on the slopes of Mt Meru. Day Three: Travel to Arusha National Park for a meditation class inside an ash cone crater. You will be transported to a point in the park from where you will go on foot into the crater. The walk takes about 45 minutes. Arusha National Park is green and verdant, only 137 square kilometers, and contains 4566 meter high Mount Meru, Tanzania's second highest mountain after Mt Kilimanjaro. Day Four: Early yoga class at the lodge, afterwards depart for Mtu wa Mbu village for cultural tour. Arrive at Gibbs Farm in the Mbulu Highlands, the foothills of the Ngorongoro Highlands, for a late lunch. Set among English gardens, the farmhouse and 20 cottages form the heart of a working farm where organic coffee is grown and processed as well organic fruit and vegetables. For the rest of the day, enjoy the view from the gardens, afternoon tea, a guided walk in the highland forest, or the farm's new spa where treatments are based on indigenous Maasai plants and healing knowledge. Overnight at Gibb's Farm. For more information see www.gibbsfarm.net. Day Five: Today the Ngorongoro Crater awaits, one of the world's largest calderas with a floor 600 metres below its rim, and home to a long list of East African wildlife. Only giraffes are missing; they cannot negotiate such steep walls. The crater offers the best chances of seeing endangered Black rhino. It will be a long and exhilarating day. Return to Gibb's Farm for overnight. Day Six: Early yoga, afterwards depart for the Ndutu area on the borders of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park. If Northern Tanzania's wildebeest and zebra migration follows its usual pattern, you may find yourself in the middle of over a million wildebeest, or very close to them. Late January through early March is also foaling season. Your accommodation at Ndutu is Olakira Camp, a luxury seasonal camp. www.asilialodges.com Day Seven: Early yoga, afterwards game drive the Ndutu area. Return to overnight at Olakira Camp. Day Eight: Early yoga, afterwards depart for Olakira's sister camp Suyan in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area's Gol Mountains, where there are frequent sightings of Wild dogs, among Africa's most endangered animals. Suyan Camp is one of only a few luxury seasonal camps here. Ten tents in all, each is spacious and elegantly furnished with ensuite. This is the way safaris used to be many years ago. Day Nine: Early yoga, afterwards spend the day game driving. Return to overnight at Suyan Camp. Day Ten: Early yoga, afterwards depart for airstrip for Arusha flight with connections to Zanzibar. Pick up and transfer to east coast and Matemwe Bungalows, also operated by Asilia Lodges and Camps, opposite the Mnemba Atoll for diving and snorkeling and surrounded by some of the island's best beaches. www.asilialodges.com Day Eleven: Early yoga. Rest of the day is yours to enjoy. Day Twelve: Early yoga. Plan an excursion to see other parts of the island, or spend it on the beach. Day Thirteen: Early yoga. Can you handle more relaxation? Day Fourteen: Early yoga, spend most of the day at Matemwe. Your flight departs for Dar as Salaam at 5 pm to connect with KLM's Amsterdam departure at 11 pm.
(Photos by Tim Leach) |
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