Flamingo Safari & Horse Riding Expedition at Natron – 9 Days

Day 9 night 8
Offered as:
  • Family
  • Solo
  • Group
  • Honeymoon
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Duration

9 Days

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Tour Departure

Daily

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Group Size

Unlimited

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Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Chinese
  • French

Overview

In an area little touched by the hand of man, on this horse safari in Tanzania, you ride beneath Ol Doinyo Lengai, the only active volcano in East Africa. Great Plains full of zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, and Grant’s gazelle provide excellent footing for spectacular fast canters. The lake is approached along a sandy riverbed, where the Mas…
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In an area little touched by the hand of man, on this horse safari in Tanzania, you ride beneath Ol Doinyo Lengai, the only active volcano in East Africa. Great Plains full of zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, and Grant’s gazelle provide excellent footing for spectacular fast canters. The lake is approached along a sandy riverbed, where the Masai can be seen bringing their herds to water. The inhospitable lake shore, ringed by flamingos, holds a game that is adapted to the desert environment and provides the ultimate adventurous equestrian experience. One night at a Polo Club near Arusha, and seven nights moving between fly camps on Lake Natron. Each tent has its own bush toilet and bucket shower. The horses are all-purpose trained safari horses, with a mix of local breeds and thoroughbreds. All horses are given lots of love, care, and attention, resulting in good characters and strong personalities, which allows a perfect fit with each rider. English saddles and cavalry saddles are available, and all the horses go in snaffle bridles.

  • Horse Breeds: Thoroughbred crosses
  • Trip Pace: Challenging
  • Tack: English saddles and cavalry saddles
  • Weight limit: 90 kg / 198 lb
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Itinerary (Day by Day)

  • Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
  • Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, here you will be picked up by one of the team from Moonlight Tours Expedition and driven for thirty-five minutes to the lodge where the first night is spent. Settle into the new surroundings and meet the other participants on the safari. Sundowners and dinner at either at the lodge or if there’s a polo game on you go to the polo club for sundowners followed by dinner back at the lodge.

    Accommodation: Nduruma Polo Club

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 2: Arusha – Lake Natron
  • The following morning after a big English breakfast there is 4 ½ hours drive to Kaskazi’s fly camp, North of N’garuka Village. Upon arrival, the crew were waiting with welcome drinks and opened arms for everyone to join the safari team at Kaskazi. After an introduction to the tents, which are bell tents, lunch is served and a safari briefing takes place. After lunch, each guest gets given his or her horse and an afternoon ride takes place for everyone to get comfortable in the saddle. The day ends around the bonfire.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 3: Enjoy Rifftvaly Escarpment
  • Everyone is woken up to some tea or coffee, thereafter breakfast is served. The day’s ride is scenic and cultural and we ride through Masai bomas and encounter herd’s men out grazing their cattle. Around midday, we stop for a lunch break where we all have some refreshments under a nice shaded three. The lunch is either vehicle-supported or we carry it in our saddlebags. Thereafter we continue and try to cover ground to reach our night stop before the sun hits the horizon.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 4: Natron Region
  • Early wakeup call followed by an English breakfast before joining your mount. Directions are northbound for the day, with Gelai Mountain overlooking us from the East. The day’s ride leaves the Massai villages behind and enters the beautiful almost dreamlike scenery of the Natron region. If lucky the day’s ride will encounter big herds of zebras and wildebeest roaming the opened landscape. Lunch break is taken place out in the bush before taking directions for the night’s camp.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 5: Explore the base of the Mountain of God
  • Wake up with coffee and tea before a bush breakfast.is served. Thereafter everyone mounts his or her horses and the safari continues. Today we will explore the areas around the only active volcano in Africa, Oldonyo L'Engai (Mountain of God). Late lunch back in camp with time for a siesta. The afternoon is for everyone to relax allowing riders and horses muscles to rest.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 6: Natron Region
  • After an early full English breakfast, we have the longest and toughest ride ahead of us. We are covering about 60 km in close to 40 degrees Celsius temperature. With the volcano behind us, we enter a riverbed that offers some shade and thereafter cross the open landscape before arriving for the lunch break. We stop in the shades of some big acacias, near a riverbed to gain some more energy for the last stretch of the day's ride. The night is spent close to the hot springs, overlooking the lake.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 7: Natron Region
  • After breakfast, a 45-minute walk takes place heading towards the springs which enters the soda lake on the eastern shores. After the exhausting heat and dust, a rewarding dip adds to the enjoyment of the day's adventures. Enjoy lunch in the springs and walk or drive back to camp. A late evening ride takes place, enjoying the cooler hours before darkness with good chances of seeing hyenas and jackals searching for food on the mud flats of the lake.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 8: Natron Region
  • Early morning departure, leaving the dry, desolate, and hauntingly beautiful lake behind us, following the well-known riverbed back to the lush, green grassland on the foot of Oldonyo L’Engai. The night is spent in a place now familiar to everyone.

    Accommodation: Kaskazi’s fly camp

    Meals Planned: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • Day 9: Natron Region - Arusha
  • Everyone wakes up after a good night’s rest. A sad farewell is due to happen, and everyone has to say goodbye to the camp crew. It is time to pack your bags and for the last time on this journey, together with your mount ride to the airstrip, where a chartered plane is waiting to fly us all back to Arusha. Lunch will be served upon arrival to the lodge and showers available however if someone like to book day room before flying out, let us know in advance.

    The adventure has come to an end and reality is waiting around the corner. Safari ends …for this time…

    Accommodation: None

    Meals Planned: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
  1. Type: tented-camp
    Facilities
    • Free WiFi
    • Airport shuttle
    • Free parking
    • Non smoking rooms
    • Family rooms
    • Fabulous breakfast
    • Dinning
    • Bucket Shower
  2. Facilities
    • Free WiFi
    • Airport shuttle
    • Free parking
    • Non smoking rooms
    • The Grill Room
    • Room service
    • Bar
    • Fabulous breakfast
    • Restaurant
    • Family rooms
    • Outdoor swimming pool
    • Polo Grounds
    • Tennis Courts
    • Fitness centre
    • Spa and wellness centre

Included

  • Park fees (for non residents)
  • All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • Meals (as specified in the day by day description)
  • All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • All taxes/vat

Excluded

  • International flights (from/to the client's home country)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Personal items (souvenirs travel insurance visa fees and other personal items)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Tour Policy

CANCELLATION

·40% Deposit payable upfront. The remaining balance is payable 45 days prior to trip departure. Free cancellation up to 30 days prior to departure, but the 40% deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applicable within 20 days of departure.

PAYMENT

A deposit of 40% is required when booking this tour. The remaining balance will be charged 45 days prior to departure. For any bookings within 30 days of departure, the full tour amount will be charged upon booking.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

We advise you to take out Travel Insurance to cover for any unforeseen circumstances. Moonlight Tours Expedition recommends World Nomads' travel insurance.

Tour disclaimer

  • The exact order contents and rates of this tour is subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked we will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • We reserve the right to change the rates advertised on moonlight tours expedition company without prior notice.
  • Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour.
  • If flights cost more your quote will reflect this tour.
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