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Mindfulness Nature Retreat Tanzania

The breathtaking landscapes of Ngorongoro Crater Highlands, the loving glance of a giraffe, walking for hours through infinite space and silence, meditating between impalas and zebras, a delicious dish prepared by our magician cook, the smell of burning wood, a lovely African sunset or the sound of a roaring lion in the middle of Serengeti. All these ingredients of this unique safari are super seducers. They surprise your eyes, let your ears spires, your skin tingle and they juggle with smells and tastes.

Life seduces you tirelessly for no other reason then to open and surprise you. It invites you to see that all the locks on your doors are most of the time unnecessary. It lures you with all its forms and colors to soften your walls.This unique Ngorongoro and Serengeti safari plays Casanova and the meditations give you space to enjoy even more all those radiant splendor around you.

Key information:

  • Group safari
  • Minimum 4 and maximum 9 persons
  • Minimum age allowed for participation is 21 years
  • Starting point and ending point: Arusha
  • English speaking guide available
  • Four day hiking

Meet the instructors

Alina
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Highlights

  • 3 days of game drives in Serengeti
  • Spot lions, elephants, leopards, hippos and more animals
  • Meditations and coaching in nature as well as mindful hikes
  • Meet local people and Masai tribe in a personal and authentic way
  • Transportation in jeeps during the tour and game drives
  • 13 nights accommodation

13 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Dutch
Group size: 4-9 participants
Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport
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Accommodation

You will overnight at Mount Meru, bushcamps in Ngorongoro and Serengeti, Lengai Lodge in Lake Natron and Ilboru Safari Lodge in Arusha.

Program

The aim of this package is to offer a new perspective on yourself, others and life with the help of the unique wild nature in Tanzania and a deep insight of the structure of the mind/brain.

With a diversity of profound techniques we will support you to retrain your brain and become the master of it instead of the other way around. In the end you will see that happiness and relaxation can't be found in your mind but in your connection with the reality of the present moment. The wild nature of Tanzania is a wonderful support in this profound process.

Safari Adventure

Adventure means leaving your safe well known world behind and to enter a new and unknown world. When you step in, you will never know what you will meet on the way. The Ngorongoro Crater Highlands are positioned in the top 10 of most spectacular landscapes in the world. The heart of this safari is shaped by an old Masai trail which you will follow in four days from the village Endonyowas to the famous Lake Natron. During this hike you will be guided by Mindful Adventure's Masai friends. For four days you will walk about 12 to 15 kilometers per day. And every day you will take in a different kind of landscape; savanna, tropical rain forest, mountains, craters, and desert. You will end up in famous Lake Natron to enjoy its extraordinary landscape, flamingos and romantic waterfall. From there you will chase for lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, and more in Serengeti.

Mindful Adventure

Mindful Adventure will support the travelers to connect with wild life and the local people of East Africa in a more profound way. They would like to see the guests touched and enjoy pure adventure. Pure means that they offer a tour that shows highlights, as well as exploring the uniqueness of the locals, tribes, flora and fauna, villages, towns, restaurants and accommodations. To do so you will be tempted to leave the jeeps and luxurious resorts behind. Mindful means that our special attention is focused to provide for you an active (walking / biking) and also peaceful and relaxing tour to reach a sincere experience of your safari.

Daily itinerary

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport - Mount Meru campsite.

After arrival we will bring you to a protected area at Mount Meru. Your tent is ready and some food available for the hungry ones. We wish you a good night in this quiet place.

Day 2: Mount Meru

After breakfast we start to get better acquinted and to set up the Mindful program in this beautiful natural environment. After lunch we prepare for tree planting. In return for flying a long distance and for the hospitality of Tanzania we plant some trees as a gift to the Earth and to Tanzania. Karibu.

Day 3: After breakfast we do program and afterwards we are heading to Karatu, the last village before entering Ngorongoro Crater Highlands. We will walk around in Karatu and visit the market to get a taste of streetlife in Tanzania. You will spend the night at Flamingo campsite. They have great hot showers by the way.

Day 4 Enter Ngorongoro

Entering Ngotrongoro today is immediatly bringing you the taste of the breathtaking area you are going to walk through. We will pick up your Masai guide, the donkeys and Masai donkey caretakers. We will have a walk into the valley, participate in our Mindful program and you will spend the night at Olmoti bushcamp. Enjoy.

Day 5

First long walk to Bulati (5-6 hours). At Bulati you will spend the night on the edge of Embulbul depression in your tent. Bulati is an old Masai village beautifully located in the slopes of a mountain. It can be cold in Bulati, so make sure you have a warm sleeping bag.

Day 6 Second walking day to Empakai Crater (6 hours). Before breakfast you can witness the oldest ritual in the world, the waking up of a Masai village. After breakfast you will start your second hike. In the morning you walk to Empakai Crater. Many times there are flamingos present. We will lunch at the crater rim with its stunning view. After lunch you will descend the crater. The path is surrounded by rainforest. Here you can meet baboons, buffalos and many species of antilopes. You spend the night at the rim listening to the sounds of the bush.

Day 7 Akesha Campsite

From Empakai you will walk to Akesha Campsite. You will pass the Masai village of Nayobi to have lunch and get extra water for your trip. You will camp in the wild at the edge of Great Rift Valley. Your hike will pass bushland, forest and an open area with sweet, sloping hills while it offers a view at Mountain of God, Oldonyio lengai. You overnight one more time in the bush of Akesha campsite.

Day 8 and 9 Lake Natron

From Akesha campsite you will do a breathtaking trip alongside Great Rift Valley to Lake Natron. It will be the cherry on the cake. There you will spend two nights at Lengai lodge. We can relax here, have a swim at an amazing waterfall and have a sightseeing at the famous lake with the biggest colony of flamingos in the world.

Day 10-12: Serengeti

From Lake Natron you will be heading to Serengeti to spot many animals

like lions, leopards, elephants, hippos, impalas, zebras, giraffes and other wild animals. At night you will sleep at bushcamps among the wild, listening to the sounds of the night.

Day 12: Lake Manyara

Later today you will return to the civilized world of Mto Wa Mbu and sleep at Migombani campsite, a nice, comfortable campsite with a great view at Lake Manyara from the swimming pool.

Day 13: Arusha

After a short visit to the favorite, flourishing town Mto Wa Mbu the group will return to Arusha where you will be dropped off in the mid-range Safari Lodge on the slope of Mount Meru. The lodge has a very good restaurant, a swimming pool, and a nice shop. It's the perfect place to enjoy peace and quietness after the impressive tour you've just accomplished. They have by the way a huge swimming pool.

Day 14: Free day at the lodge

You will be free to do whatever you want. You can explore daily life with your guide and visit markets, shops, a modern museum (recommended) and other places of interest. It's up to you. In the evening we will bring you to the airport to fly back home in time.

Included excursions

  • Tree planting Mount Meru
  • Masai ritual
  • Four day bush hike in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world
  • Flamingo excursion Lake Natron
  • Playful waterfall walk and swim in Lake Natron
  • Museum Arusha
  • Masai market in Mto Wa Mbu

Instructors

Alina de Vilder

Location

This safari will take place around the Famous Ngorongoro Crater Highlands and Serengeti in Tanzania.

Food

Daily meals are included in the price during the days with activity. During the stay at Ilboru Lodge in Arusha meals are not included except breakfast. Your food will be provided by a magician safari cook. You can choose a vegetarian or meat based diet. Also allergies are respected.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

The following drinks are included:

  • Water
  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Detox juices

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
  • Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

There’s an option to extend your safari with four days to the Usambara Mountains

In Usambara Mountains, you will do a two day walk to Mambo Viewpoint. This is a fantastic walk where you will spend the first night in a convent in the mountains. The next day this walk will be continued enjoying the spectacular view with amazing sunsets at Mambo where we will also spend the night.

Extra costs: Only 599 EUR per person with minimal participation of three persons. All inclusive.

It is also possible to extend your safari with your personal wish, for example to Zanzibar. Just let Mindful Adventure know and they will support you from their wide experience.

What's included

  • Three days of game drives in Serengeti to spot many animals
  • Coaching. meditations and breathing sessions in nature, as well as mindful hikes and walks
  • Meet and travel with local people and Masai tribe in a personal and authentic way
  • Four days hiking through breathtaking landscapes
  • 13 nights accommodation
  • All accommodation costs and camping
  • All entree fees for national parks and walking fees
  • Daily meals and drinks except on your free evening and day in Arusha
  • Transport costs and rental of donkeys and camping equipment

What's not included

  • Tip for guide, cook, and driver (varies from 10 to 20 USD dollar a day per group)
  • Meals on free days (Arusha)
  • Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks
  • Flight ticket
  • Visa
  • PCR test if it is still needed

How to get there

Recommended Airports

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Mindful Adventure will pick you up from the airport.

Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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Minimum group size

This trip requires a minimum of 4 participants

Availability

Arrival: Saturday April 26, 2025
Departure: Friday May 9, 2025

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