Mkuru and Ng'iresi Village camel-back tour

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Mkuru village is located on the northern part of Mount Meru, near the irrigation scheme of Engare Nanyookye and Momella Gate. The area is dominated by Maasai people and Wa-Arusha.

Visitors have the opportunity to see Maasai Bomas, traditional dancing and food. Apart from cultural tour, the camel-back tour between Kilimanjaro Mountain, Mount Meru, and Lake Natron is the one that attract many to come this far. Other alternative indulge in bird watching around the Mkuru plain or near Lake Natron and climbing the pyramidal-shaped mountain Ol Doinyo Lendaree. Camping is possible at Mkuru Camel Camp.

On the other side of Mount Meru lies Ng'iresi Village, which is mostly populated by Wa-Arusha tribe. The Eco Tour enables community to shows tourists various facets of their daily life and culture.

It is an opportunity to see the initiatives of local people in several community development programs; development projects from the villagers’ initiatives such as school, farms, soil conservation, irrigation scheme, and cattle crossbreeding program. The visit will also involve walking on banks of the Marisha River harbour the tropical birds and playful monkeys. It is better to start from Moivaro Lodge.

Above all there is a possibility of combining cultural tour with hiking in Kiresi and Lekimana Hills, which are all covered with natural forest. A visit to the traditional healers, who are still using the same ancient method of curing people.

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