Tanzania
Safari Bike Tour
Multiadventure in the land of Maasai Mara
8 days / 7 nights
Level 3
Price 3.900€
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
. Visit Maasai villages and meet the shepherds
. Cycle fantastic routes including wildlife reserves and natural parks with views to Mount Kilimanjaro
. Go on a night game drive in an open vehicle, offering opportunities for wildlife viewing, stargazing
. Enjoy 1 day of immersive experiences with the local community and listening to the sounds of the savanna at night
. Spot giraffes, antelope, zebras, wildebeest and birds on a jeep safari
. Savor a picnic on Tarangire park, home to the gigantic baobab trees
. Visit Lake Duluti protected area for a Canoe trip on a volcano crater lake
. Enjoy a sunset in a hilltop with views over the Savanna
DRINK
Lunch usually consists of salads, pasta, rice, potatoes, legumes, vegetables, and braised beef or chicken, fresh pizza, or lasagna, and fruits.
Dinners usually include soup as a starter and a main course of meat or fish, accompanied by vegetables or legumes and carbohydrates, such as pasta, rice, or potatoes. Desserts are always tasty and creative!
Buffets often offer some local specialties, such as braised bananas, ugali, or Swahili-style legumes.
EAT
Food plays a very important role on the trip, especially considering the variety and freshness of fruit in this tropical country.
On this trip, we’ll be able to enjoy delicious and nutritious dishes, packed with vitamins, cooked with organic, sustainable, locally grown fruits and vegetables, often cultivated right at our accommodations. These will provide us with the energy we need for our adventure!
In addition, we’ll usually be able to stop at some points along the route, near other villages, to buy delicious fresh, seasonal fruit.
Breakfasts typically include a wide variety of fruits, porridge, cereals, crepes or pancakes, fresh bread, cheese or bacon, eggs cooked to order, tea, coffee, and natural juices.
TOUR ITINERARY
DAY 1
Introduction to Tanzania with immersive experiences
Meeting at Tanzania Kilimanjaro Airport with a professional English-speaking safari guide and transfer to
the accommodation, located at the foot of Mount Meru and Mount Mukuru.
Arrival at today’s accommodation for lunch and relaxation by the pool, with breathtaking views of the Maasai savanna.
This afternoon you can enjoy the pool, and after a tour presentation, we will enjoy various immersive experiences, including a traditional rongo-throwing game, reenactments of Maasai warrior battles, and healing and blessing rituals in caves, all surrounded by a wild, exotic, and natural environment.
Dinner and overnight stay in a Maasai cave tent lodge under a blanket of stars. It´s a unique accommodation, with its cave-like bungalows situated on sacred Maasai land, all profits from overnight stays go directly to the Amini Foundation’s projects, ensuring a direct impact on the community through our visit.
- Destinations: Mukuru sacred site
- Meals: lunch; dinner at our lodge
- Hotel: Mukuru sacred site
DAY 2
Walk with the Maasai as they reveal their ancestral ways
Breakfast at dawn, and aboard modified Land Cruisers for safaris, we head to Arusha National Park for a walking safari. There, we’ll discover the wildlife of the grasslands beneath the tropical forest of Mount Meru, the park’s iconic volcano. We’ll also visit the park’s waterfalls to enjoy their refreshing beauty.
Among the many animals that inhabit the plains are Maasai giraffes, various species of monkeys and antelopes, zebras, different types of birds, and more. Approximately 2-hour hike, accompanied by an interpretive local ranger.
Afterwards, we’ll leave the park and enjoy a hot meal of locally sourced organic food at the “Under the Tree” restaurant, run by the Amini Alma Foundation. The afternoon will be spent on a guided walking tour through the green meadows of Momela, learning about the solidarity projects which we are supporting.
After the enriching walk, we travel in our vehicle to tonight’s accommodation, a
cabin in a natural setting on the edge of Arusha National Park, with scenic views of Mount Meru—a truly privileged environment.
OPTIONAL:
Before dawn, we will set off with our headlamps, accompanied by Maasai guides, to climb the peak of the sacred Mount Mukuru. Enjoy breathtaking views of Mount Meru, Kilimanjaro,
and the vast African savanna at dawn. Breakfast is served on the mountain.
DURATION: 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM.
DINNER & OVERNIGHT AT NATURAL HOMES ECO-LODGE
Destinations: Arusha National Park, tropical forest of Mount Meru
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at our lodge
Accomplished: 2 hour hike
Hotel: Hillside Retreat
DAY 3
Riding through the villages … and a cinematic sunset
After breakfast, we meet our local guide, a specialist in bicycle safaris. After the bike fitting we set off towards the savannas west of Kilimanjaro, towards the vicinity of the village of Enga Bobo. This route is dotted with authentic Maasai villages and shepherds with their flocks. We cycle along dirt tracks and secluded trails of singular beauty until we reach tonight’s accommodation.
Arrival at the accommodation for chilling time at the pool & sauna, followed by a hot lunch with panoramic views.
Maasai Boma Lodge, with all the comforts of a hotel, offers views of both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Here, we will enjoy immersive activities with the community, like a Maasai medicine walk with a Maasai guide and a Spear class which we will join. Or join us on an extra loop bike ride around West Kili with a Maasai guide.
A cinematic sunset filled with dances and songs, followed by a tasting of traditional Maasai barbecue with the community, before dinner.
OTHER INCLUDED ACTIVITIES:
14:30H to 16:30H- Extra loop bike ride option – Ride around West Kili with a Maasai Guide
Destinations:
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Maasai barbecue and dinner at our lodge
Accomplished: Bike Ride – 24 km, elevation gain 94 m
Hotel: Osiligi-LaiMaasai Lodge
DAY 4
Exotic Bike Ride and lunch in the Savanna
This morning we set off on an absolutely scenic and exotic day bike ride, crossing the western plains of Kilimanjaro through the Ngasurai Wildlife Reserve, and continuing on to the Ndarakwai Wildlife Reserve. There will be good opportunities to spot wildlife, including giraffes, antelope, zebras, wildebeest, and birds, among others.
The route will be on easy dirt trails/gravel roads, approximately 35 km long and mostly flat. A bush lunch will be provided in the middle of the savanna.
Arrival at the lodge, followed by some free time to relax.
OTHER INCLUDED ACTIVITIES:
Game drive Safari in an open vehicle (3 hours long)
This afternoon, if you feel like exploring the area a bit more on your bike, join us on a bike safari, or explore the Ndarakwai Reserve in our car.
Destinations:
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch in the bush and dinner at our lodge
Accomplished: Bike Ride – 35 km, elevation gain 140 m
Hotel: Ndarakuai Lodge
DAY 5
Ride on a reserve, enjoy a sunset on a hilltop and go for a night game drive
Today we´ll explore the Ngasurai and Ndarakwai Reserves on our bikes, witnessing the beauty of these plains and enjoying wildlife.
After absorbing all the emotions and unique sceneries of the plains we will enjoy lunch at our lodge and get some rest or just lazy time!
XL OPTIONAL: A loop ride in the reserve enjoying the peacefulness and spotting for wildlife.
If you are not up for some lazy time, then a 4×4 safari in our vehicle is another possibility for a wonderful afternoon in the area, or even joining an optional activity offered by the lodge.
Meeting at 17:30h for a sundown on a hilltop.
After dinner, we will go for a night game drive in an open vehicle, offering
opportunities for wildlife viewing, stargazing, and listening to the sounds of the savanna at night.
Destinations: Ngasurai and Ndarakwai Reserves
Accomplished: Bike Ride distance: 20 to 40km, depending on guides decisions and number of stops for wildlife
Hotel: Ndarakuai Lodge
DAY 6
Kilimanjaro views on a Bike Safari
After a delicious breakfast, we hop on our bikes and head towards the Enduimet Wildlife Reserve.Managed by 11 local Maasai villages, Enduimet allows for authentic cultural interactions. This reserve offers uninterrupted, panoramic views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, and Mount Longido. We´ll enjoy landscapes of acacia trees and meadows. There’s a good chance of spotting wildlife: giraffes, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, ostriches, and many other herbivores and birds.
Our guide/ranger will pick the best strategic location for our lunch.
After lunch, we’ll drive to our accommodation, located on the outskirts of Arusha.
In the afternoon you can choose between enjoying the lush gardens and the pool – surrounded by banana trees – of our lodge, or go for an optional Bike safari loop along the reserve, accompanied by a ranger, looking for wildlife and enjoying astonishing views.
We’ll say goodbye and thank our mountain bike Guide/Ranger.
Destinations: Arusha
Accomplished: Bike Ride – 45 km, elevation gain 250 m
Hotel: Arusha Explorers Lodge
DAY 7
The birthplace of the Slow Safari
Today we´ ll have an early breakfast, board a Toyota Land Cruiser modified for safaris and depart for Tarangire National Park for a full-day safari. This is the birthplace of the Slow Safari, where Safari is reimagined as something unhurried, immersive, and deeply personal – less about chasing sightings, more about connecting with the wild.
Every year, during the dry season from June to November , Tarangire River remains the only source of water in the region and consequently attracts large numbers of wildlife that come to drink and graze around the river banks. Tarangire has a reputation for hosting some of the largest elephant herds in East Africa.
This magical park is composed of swampy areas and green plains nestled among hills, populated by many varieties of acacia trees and the giants of Africa, the gigantic baobab trees – which can live up to 600 years and store between 300 and 900 liters of water.
After a picnic lunch we depart the park for a safari and transfer back to our accommodation in Arusha town.
Farewell and thanks to our Safari Guide/s.
Destinations: Arusha
Accomplished: Jeep Safari
Hotel: Arusha Explorers Lodge
DAY 8
FAREWELL
On our last day of this adventure we´ll drive to the Lake Duluti Protected area. This volcanic crater Lake that was formed thousands of years ago when a volcanic cone collapsed after an eruption.
On the way to the airport we still have time for a short adventure – a canoe trip on the crater lake, with a local guide!
Lunch at a local lakeside restaurant and transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your Intercontinental flight.
We say “Kwa heri”! (Swahili for Goodbye!)
TOUR ITINERARY MAP
ARRIVAL DETAILS:
Pick-Up Location: Kilimanjaro International Airport
DEPARTURE DETAILS:
Drop-off Location: Kilimanjaro International Airport
INCLUSIONS + DETAILS
ACCOMMODATION
✓ 7 nights in Hotel
✓ A combination of lodges and retreats, in the wilderness, with all the comfort and staff to ensure a great stay. Mostly with swimming pools and wi-fi
✓ Luggage transfers
*if a given hotel/accomodation has no availability we will select an alternative as similar as possible to the hotel listed on the programme
MEALS
✓ Daily breakfasts, nutritious snacks
✓ 7 dinners carefully selected at our inn´ s
✓ 7 delicious picnics/lunches including a selection of local products
✓ wine and beer with every dinner
ACTIVITIES
✓ Activities as outlined in the tour itinerary
✓ Entrance fees to Parks and all other events
✓ Gratuities for restaurants and hotel service
GEAR
✓ High quality bicycle selection
✓ Bike helmet
SUPPORT
✓ Experienced local bilingual guides and rangers with vast knowledge of the country and the region
✓ Support vehicle that follows the day’s route, distributes water and snacks, and offers lifts when you need a break from the saddle
✓ Pick-up before your tour from Kilimanjaro International Airport
✓ Bike maintenance
NOT INCLUDED
✓ Flights / personal expenses / Tips
BIKES
E-Bike Scott Strike 930
Titan Cyper 120 SE Carbon comp
TOUR GUIDES
Gonçalo Ramalho
Vitor Pinho
Local Expert Guide/Ranger
Why choose to ride in Tanzania
Tanzania offers world-class wildlife, spectacular volcanic landscapes, and a unique Maasai Culture.
We will be in Tarangire National Park, famous for its massive baobab trees and one of the largest elephant populations in East Africa. It serves as a vital wildlife corridor, when herds gather along the Tarangire River.
We will interact with the semi-nomadic Maasai people and provide a unique cultural highlight with whom we will learn about traditional pastoralist ways of life. This trip is an adventure trip for those who seek an exotic scenery and are looking for a memorable trip. It includes 4 cycling days on dirt hardpacked roads, 1 Safari day, 1 hiking day, 1 day of immersive experiences with the local community and a canoe ride on a lake inside a volcano crater.
But the journey is not just about adventure and spectacular sceneries, in this trip we also want to raise awareness and funding for wildlife and for the local communities in Tanzania. Partnering with Africa Amini we committed 100% of donations toward supporting communities with stands for meaningful and responsible travel – deeply connected to the people, culture, and nature of Tanzania. Every stay with Africa Amini Life directly supports the social, medical and educational projects of Africa Amini Alama. 100% of revenues are reinvested into their NGO, creating lasting impact for local communities.
Through our stay in these accommodations, this impact is further strengthened: an additional $2 per night is contributed to kids and their nutrition. This creates a travel experience that goes beyond the stay itself — offering purpose, connection and a positive impact for both us and the communities we will visit.
It is more important than ever to travel consciously, to respect culture and nature, and to give a positive contribution to local communities. Those who travel to Tanzania today are not only seeking adventure — but meaning, exchange, and lasting impressions.
PRICING + DATES + AVAILABILITY
3.900€ (Bike rental is included on the price)
Single supplement: 450€
Dates & availability: contact us
Difficulty Level: 3. Requires minimum fitness (e-bikes) or reasonable fitness (traditional bikes).
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