Absolutely stunning wildlife roaming in the world famous Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the many other parks and reserves of Tanzania.
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Photo Gallery! African Wildlife Safari
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Testimonial! Keri-Lyn, Canada, 2018
I stayed with Leesha and Lau and family on a 6 week trip through Tanzania. I’ve known Leesha for many years and it was wonderful to reunite with her in Mto Wa Mbu. They showed me around the village, introduced me to their community and I got to witness the passion and inspiration that lives in their entrepreneurial projects. I had such an incredible time in the village. The people are kind and welcoming, the scenery of the Rift Valley walls and Lake Mayanara stunning. I shared some art classes, visited the market regularly, enjoyed the local food and hit the dance floor for a little nightlife! I highly receommend connecting with Boma Africa. Mto Wa Mbu is the perfect place to set out for safari or take some time to relax and settle in and make some friends after travelling around. I hope to make it back one day!! Thank you for being such amazing hosts! xoxo
Keri-Lyn; Canada; 2018
Serengeti Yoga Safari
We are offering an amazing yoga safari in October, 2018!
Imagine… sunrise yoga in the Serengeti, steaming chai masala, elephants wallowing at the watering hole, and the vibrancy of Africa beating in your heart…
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When: Oct 8-17, 2018
Where: Tanzania, East Africa
Accommodation: Serene African wilderness camping (privately catered)
Who: Boma Africa Non Profit Tour co., Oriane of YogaVinyasa (www.yogavinyasa.co.uk ), and you!
Why: 10 days of yoga practice on a dreamy African safari: supporting Boma Africa’s projects; pre- school and birth centre
Cost: $3675 USD (minimum 6 guests required)
Itinerary:
Day 1-
Arrival
Day2-
Morning yoga @ 8
Breakfast @ 9:30
Opening grounding circle @ 10
Swimming at Chemka Spring Oasis
Evening yoga @ 6
Dinner @ 7:30
Day3-
Morning yoga @ 6
Breakfast @ 7:00
Game drive at Tarangire National Park
Lunch at Tarangire Safari lodge
Evening yoga @ 6:00
Dinner @7:30
Day4-
Morning yoga @ 7:00
Breakfast @ 8:30
Visit to Kindergarten (do a kids yoga class with the children)
Mto wa Mbu village tour on bikes
Lunch in village of local cuisine
Tanzip Zipline Adventure
Short hike around Lake Miwaleni
Evening yoga @ 6:00
Dinner @ 7:30
Bon fire
Day5-
Sunrise yoga @ 6
Breakfast @ 7:30
Game drive in Ngorongoro Conservation area
Evening yoga @ 6:30
Dinner @ 8
Day6-
Morning yoga @ 7
Breakfast @ 8
Transfer to Serengeti for game drive
Yoga @ 6:30
Dinner @ 8:00
Day7-
Sunrise game drive at 6 with light breakfast
Morning yoga @ 8:30
Full breakfast @ 9:30
Option for spa treatment or game drive
Sunset game drive
Dinner @ 7:00
Evening yoga @ 8:30
Day8-
Morning yoga @ 7
Breakfast @ 8:30
Transfer out of Seregenti with game drive en route.
Mid day Yoga @ 3
Evening visit to Maasai Boma village.
Dinner @ 7
Day 9-
Morning yoga @ 8
Breakfast @ 9:30
Tinga tinga painting class
Hike up rift valley wall- lunch at Kirurumu Lodge
Free afternoon
Closing circle and final yoga @ 6
Dinner @ 7:30
Day 10-
Departure
Tanzania Featured in National Geographic’s “Best Trips of 2018”
Of course Tanzania is featured, it’s so amazing! They highlight the serene Ruaha National Park- it’s Tanzania’s largest park and is found on the Southern Safari circuit so is relatively quiet when it comes to tourist volume.
Ruaha National Park
This is Tanzania’s second largest park, and deemed also the second wildest park in Tanzania. Game routes follow the Ruaha River, where wildlife of all kinds migrates to catch a drink of life nourishing water. Leopards and lions wait in the grasses while antelope shyly make their way to the water’s edge, quickly sipping before escaping to safety! Ruaha has the distinction of housing a great diversity of antelope, affecting this park’s ecosystem to be unique, abundant, and magnificent.
Read more about Tanzania’s Southern Safari Circuit
Read the National Geographic article here
The LK Kindergarten playground
Every time I go running up the wall of the rift valley here in Mto wa Mbu I pass the school and the community centre. In addition to the AMAZING view and the great workout , what makes me really happy is that there are children playing on the Sue and Martin Parnell playground! The playground is locally built and is the only public playground around. In addition there are new homes popping up around the area.
It has been 4 years since it was built and it is in need of some TLC. Such a gift for the students at the school, and the children living in the area that have a place to play! Repairs and upgrades that we would love to get done include;
- creating a shade area for the hot days/ afternoons
- putting sand/ soft ground down
- repairing the merry go round that had an arm fall off
- replace the wooden slide with a rolling PCV pipe slide
- replace the wooden seats in the teeter- totter
- install new additions
- we already acquired about 20 old tires that we can use to build some cool climbing/ agility structures
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WANT TO HELP?
- We are accepting donations for playground upgrades!
- email Boma Africa: bomaafrica@gmail.com
Praying Mantis in Tanzania
The is the first mantis I have seen in Tanzania… she showed up in the house, on the light switch, no less!
I only had my phone, so the picture isn’t as great as I had hoped, but what a cool little guy!
Mantis are known for their large, strong forearms which they use for trapping, and gripping their prey. They are ambush predators and large ones can even eat small birds, lizards, frogs, and vertebrates!
The praying mantis get their name from their upright posture, where they stand with their forelegs together, as if praying.
Mantis were thought to have super natural powers in some civilizations. They are also infamous for the fact that the female will sometimes eat her male partner after mating!
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