llkurot

llkurot is situated about 20 km west of Arusha town .

The folowing is on offer under this programme:

1.  A  visit to a Maasai  boma to see the traditional  houses and lifestyle of the Maasai 

2. A  visit  to a Maasai  holy  tree  where the Maasai offer  sacrifices as  part  of  rituals.

3. A  traditional  Maasai  meal  prepared  by  Maasai  ladies. Delicacies  include "nyama choma" or barbequed meat,green vegetables,herbal tea, coffee, fresh milk, cassava, sweet potato, bread, eggs  and  fruits.

4. A  five-day safari, during  which  you  can hire a camel or donkey  to view animals -girraffe, zebra, rabbit, hyena, Thomson's  gazelle  and  dik dik- and  birds and watch the Maasai graze their  cattlein  the  scenic  pastures.

5. Watching  Maasai  dances, groups  of artisans  and their  handcrafts, traditional  healers  and bee-keepers

6. A  visit  to  the Kilimamoto  crater, Ngorora  hill, waterfalls, valleys and Mt.Meru

7. Getting  familiar  with  swahili and  Maasai  terminology

8. Talks  with  local  society  members

9. A  visit  to a Maasai women's handicraft  group  that  makes  ornaments  from  beads  and  natural  products.

Tours at Ilkurot can be divided into three excursion categories:

1. Half  day  walking  tour

2. Full  day  walking  tour 

3. Three  or  five day  walking safari

The  visitor can choose any of the above options

(Note: Those wishing  to  stay  overnight  need  to bring  or  hire  camping  equipment)

Getting there: 

From  Arusha, there are several public buses  to Ngaramtoni. From  there, take another bus to Oldonyo Sambu; on the way, get off at Sitau and look out for the  Ilkurot  signboard.

(Income from tourist visits will be used to support the Ilkurot community and the preservation of the Maasai culture)

For further information contact:

Tel: +255 784 459296/ +255 713 332005 /+255 652 706572

E-mail: kinyorllomon@yahoo.com

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