BOLD.travel - Find Nemo & Simba in Tanzania - 17 days

Relax in our Wellness area after an exhausting trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro or a bumpy safari trip.
Get away from it all, pamper yourself in this pure haven of peace and quiet. Spoil your body and soul. Choose one of our treatments to boost your energy levels, refresh your mind and get rejuvenated from head to toe.

Machweo Wellness Retreat & Fine Dining offers the finest spa & wellness facilities including steam bath, sauna and additional separate swimming pool. You also have the possibility to book a yoga session. The practice of yoga gives strength, flexibility and balance of the body, mind and spirit, revealing inner radiance and connecting us to the divinity of the universe.

List of massages:

- Swedish Massage
- Hot Stone Massage
- Shiatsu Massage
- Thai Massage
- Sports Massage
- Chocolate Massage
- D-Stress Massage

This trip will take you to a local organic and Fair Trade coffee farm. As you walk through the plantations you will be educated on the entire coffee-processing. You'll enjoy a cup of coffee with the farmers while having a homemade Tanzanian lunch. You will also get the chance to visit the oldest church on Mt. Meru and to visit a local primary school.

Visit the Baraa Primary School project which we are supporting in collaboration with the iThemba Foundation.

The first part of your walk will submerge you in the local way of life, housing, social structure and agriculture of Tanzania. In the school your guide will be joined by a pupil and together they will tell you everything about a Tanzanian primary school and all past and future iThemba projects. You will see the brand new classrooms, sanitary block, kitchen and all the other infrastructure iThemba built for the school and will learn everything about the projects to ensure a greater quality of education and a higher quality of life.
After that you will visit a local crafts shop, a daladala trip to the Banana Beer Factory and then a meal in a local restaurant. Your day ends with an unforgettable visit to the local market.

You will be taken to the slope of Mount Meru for an 8km walk through the Mount Meru forest, an old, thick forest with a magnitude of birds, Colobus monkeys and small antilopes. You will have lunch in a beautiful spot at the top of the waterfall where you have a stunning view over Arusha town.

The Duluti-tour takes you to the caldera lake where you can choose between a lake forest walk or a canoe-trip on the lake. What makes this trip so interesting is that, according to local beliefs, the lake hides many stories and is a popular place for worshipping.

Our local guide will show you the centre of Arusha. You will get a chance to visit the busy local market, see some beautiful African artifacts in the Cultural Heritage Museum or buy some local souvenirs at the Masai market.

Discover the local life in Tanzania through a beautiful walking tour. There are numerous options to get to know every part of the local environment.

- Meru Village Tour:

A local guide will take you to Tengeru where you get the chance of interacting with the villagers and learning about their culture and day-to-day habits.

- Visiting the pottery place:

This program takes you to the heart of a local industry. You'll get the chance of learning about - and participating in - the entire process of making clay pots.

- Flower farm tour:

If you fancy vibrant colors and smells, this tour is just right for you. We'll take you to both a local and an international flower farm where you'll get to know all there is about producing flowers.

- Masai Village tour:

About 30km along the Namanga-road is the village of Oldonyoshambu, a traditional Masai village in the middle of the Rift Valley. This trip promotes people-to-people tourism and encourages multicultural friendship.

Tarangire National Park is transected by the Tarangire River which in the dry season becomes a life source for an abundance of animals, including thousands of elephant. The lush swamplands are home to one of the largest populations of breeding birds, and 550 species of bird have been recorded within the park's boundaries. The red earthed and white-grassed landscape of Tarangire is punctuated by magnificent baobab trees and termite mounds, and is home to a myriad of animals.

Enjoy the offerings of Tarangire National Park on a game drive with an expert Elewana guide. Elewana Tarangire Treetops is a short 45 minute drive from the entrance of the national park, however being located in a wildlife area adjacent to the park your game drive begins as soon as you are in the car.

Sit back, drink in hand, a top Sunset Hill and soak in the kaleidoscope of colours of a spectacular African sunset. You will be spoilt with a menu of cocktails on offer as well as delectable bitings.

The African bush comes alive at night, with a plethora of different creatures becoming active. Located in Randilen wildlife management area outside of the national park, Elewana Tarangire Treetop guests are afforded the special privilege of doing night game drives and having the chance to witness these nocturnal animals.

The slower pace and proximity to nature of a guided bush walk allows intimate enjoyment of your surrounding environs. With the expertise of your guide, view and learn about the animals, insects and flora at a pace that allows appreciation of the intricacies and nuances of each and their place in the web of life.

Enjoy a home-cooked meal served with extraordinary views over the Tarangire plains.

Ngorongoro Crater is unofficially the "Eight Wonder of the World". Visitors will understand instantly when they reach the first viewing point on the lip of the crater and take in the majesty of the ecological wonder.

Descending to the floor of the crater, guests are treated a magnificent wildlife spectacle as they traverse a variety of landscapes, from open grasslands dotted with game, soda lakes coloured pink with flamingo and dense riverine woodland, with the rising walls of the crater framing every view.

A half-day or full-day gamedrive into the Ngorongoro Crater is included in a Game Package

Take a canter or a leisurely walk on a horse through the fertile grounds of the surrounding gardens and coffee plantation. The Manor has a stable of horses and ponies suitable for most ages.

Horse riding is at an additional cost.

Lake Manyara National Park is known for its astounding variety of landscapes for its relatively smaller size compared to other well-known parks on the Northern Tanzanian circuit. From dense forest, to soda lake wetland, open grasslands and acacia thickets, the variety is superseded only by the variety of wildlife found throughout.

Olduvai Gorge is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in East Africa, and is famed as the place where Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the most important discoveries of early hominids. A still active excavation site, visit the place where some of the earliest hominids lived and breathed.

A full-day excusion is included in a Game Package

The Manor at Ngorongoro is located on a working coffee estate called Shangri-La. Take a tour to learn more about the world's most famous morning beverage!

Take on of The Manor's mountain bikes and explore the surrounding gardens and coffee estate at your own leisure.

Mountain biking included in Game Package.

When not exploring why not indulge in a pampering massage or treatment from The Manor's own spa.

Spa treatments not included in Game Package.

A nice refreshing dip in The Manor's pool also offers a wonderful way to relax while on safari.

Its possible to book, as an extra cost a Balloon Safari.

It consist in, early in the morning pick up from the camp and transfer by road to the área where the balloons get ready.

Enjoy a 50 min - 1 hr balloon safari ride with excellent opportunities of enjoying one of the most incredible skyes in Africa.

After the flight, enjoy a bush breakfast in the savanah.