Northern Tanzania motorcycle trip

After breakfast, we will be picked up and taken to the starting point of our motorcycle tour through Tanzania. This morning we will ride the first kilometers on the motorcycle, both off-road and on-road, past pine forests and waterfalls in the region near "Ngarenanyuki", where the Meru people live, and have a snack "on the way." With a bit of luck, we will see the first herds of giraffes and buffaloes on our way to our day's destination, and with a lot of luck, the first elephants. We will ride with Kilimanjaro behind us, passing the village of Kamwanga, where we can make a short "tea stop" and have a good view at the foot of Kilimanjaro with impressive sights of the mountain. Around noon, we will pass the well-known starting point for climbing Kilimanjaro - the Marangu Route, which is also known as the Coca-Cola Route. Further towards Lake Chala, from where we will have a beautiful view of the Kibo and Mawenzi peaks of Kilimanjaro, we may be able to spot mountain primates, such as the black-and-white colobus monkeys or the diademed monkeys (claw monkeys). Our accommodation today will be tents. Our day's destination is Lake Chala, where British explorer E.S. Georgan allegedly "released" crocodiles, which was a failed venture due to the lack of sand and thus nesting areas. By now, there are no more crocodiles in Lake Chala, which you can happily try out during a swim in the lake. If there are still any, you'll be the first to know ;- Participants who do not want to share the adventure can enjoy the evening at the lodge with a sundowner.

For us, it goes off-road on the motorcycle up into the Tanga region. The ride to Lushoto, which was called "Wilhelmstal" during the German colonial period, will be incredibly wonderful! The view on this side road through the “Switzerland of Africa” is breathtakingly beautiful. The term for this area has also been called "the Eastern Arc" since 1985, which refers to the forest-covered crystalline-like mountains in Eastern Tanzania and southeastern Kenya, influenced by the climate of the Indian Ocean. The Eastern Arc Mountains are the mountain ranges in East Africa that stretch from Tanzania to Kenya and boast a legendary biological diversity and unique ecosystems due to the multitude of endemic plant and rare animal species. The Eastern Arc Mountains play an important role in conserving biodiversity and contribute to global significance for conservation. The Germans discovered the charm of Usambara at the end of the 19th century, where we will settle into our small lodge and be treated to a delicious dinner. Depending on the course of the tour, we may still have time during the day to visit the Amani Biosphere Reserve, which has preserved a unique flora and fauna due to its seclusion; we will just let ourselves drift and enjoy the best time of the year on this tour.

The motorcycle group starts the engines and we go downhill, from the "highlight" of the Tanzania motorcycle trip down to sea level, on the way on and off-road on beautiful challenging sandy tracks near Pangani. Depending on the interactive routing / travel itinerary, there is a small tour into the history of Tanzania depending on the weather and interaction of the motorcycle group, including a visit to an Arab fort at the mouth of the Pangani River, where fresh and saltwater mix into brackish water. The local guide shows us the area from the fish market to the boat builder. In the night in the bush, you will experience the African wilderness differently. Dinner is prepared on a typical African basis, the sundowner is around the campfire that represents what an enduro rider imagines about riding motorcycles and adventure travel in Africa, and can try to keep up with the Maasai in a jump/dance. A must for every motorcyclist who wants to embarrass themselves in front of their bike buddies 😉 Your time and your experiences are the most valuable in life, which you should enjoy to the fullest on this “motorcycle round trip”!

After a fancy and delicious Tanzanian breakfast, we start the enduros and roll on the worn-out knobby tires along the majestic rift valley to the Hadza community, which is a group of hunters and gatherers in East and South Africa. If we are "decent," the Hadza will welcome us in their traditional habitat and we may have the opportunity to hunt with them in their traditional way at sunset.

And again a highlight of the motorcycle trip through Tanzania, where we spend the vacation day in the gorge at Lake Natron with a small natural phenomenon with waterfalls, natural pools, and slides. The nature lovers among the participants will experience another vacation day with the strange cacti, lush ferns, and palms, as well as bubbling Jacuzzi-like pools, and feel the gorge they have reached, which is perceived as a "nature flash" in a huge natural amphitheater. Here, the springs emerge that feed the pools and streams, drop your pants and jump into the pools to enjoy a shower under the waterfalls. At the end of the day, we return to camp to grill early, as we will drive into the park the next day with a Land Cruiser or, in the worst case, with a Defender off the road.

We have planned the journey time so that we can explore a small part of the 30,000 square kilometer Serengeti National Park with wildlife observations. The great diversity of Serengeti wildlife is experienced by the motorcycle group on a safari in a 4x4 off-road vehicle in search of buffalo, hippos, elephants, giraffes, antelopes, Thomson and Grant gazelles, and lions. In the dry and rainy season, the spectacular migration of the wildebeests is an incomprehensible spectacle with thousands of animals traversing the Serengeti. Regardless of the migration of wildlife, we will let the big cats lion, leopard, cheetah, as well as rhinos, gazelles, antelopes, and the massive elephants pass in front of the camera lens by the hundreds. TIA, this is Africa!

After the brunch, we leave the lodge; the last riding day on the enduros has begun. The motorcycle convoy rides back relaxed the last kilometers to the tour start in Arusha. The last five hours on the motorcycle are for many travelers the moment when they reflect on the experiences of the motorcycle trip once again; from experience, I can assure you now that this will frequently bring back the experiences on the saddle, in the car, or on the motorcycle through your thoughts. Our second to last stop will be at one of the orphan centers that we support with our tour donations. This donation comes from a part of the proceeds for the safari with you.