Healing Safari with

The African Embassy Safaris

KARIBU TANZANIA

A lot of people talk about how nature heals, but what does that really mean?

Take your mind-body-spirit practices on safari in Africa! We know that the most cutting-edge strategies for innerpeace and rejuvenation involve deep immersion into nature. There is no better place to experience trueprimordial nature than in East Africa, the cradle of humankind.During select times of the year, Healing Safaris are conducted by Deepak Chopra-certified Vedic Master andauthor Dr. Tanya Pergola, together with Maasai healer-guide Lekoko Ole Sululu. These safaris include daily yogaand meditation sessions, lessons on indigenous Maasai healing practices, visits with a spiritual healer, traditionalmedicinal plant teas and soups, massages and walking meditations in un-fenced wilderness areas. Guests havethe opportunity to explore in-depth the traditional Maasai practices for health and happiness as described in thebook Time is Cows: TimelessWisdom of the Maasai by Tanya Pergola, PhD.The primordial African bush is one of the most profound ways to re-connect with nature in its purest form. Aplace where your mind, body and spirit finds grounding, and you can truly relax. Hatari Lodge and Shu’mataCamp are your bases, together with a luxury camp in Serengeti, for a one-of-a-kind safari in Africa. Come andsoak up nature and indigenous culture in pure and adventurous luxury on a Healing Safari in Tanzania.

Healing Safaris in TanzaniaWith Dr. Tanya PergolaAnd Lekoko Ole Sululu

Tanya Pergola, PhD, RYT,

is an internationally recognized life guide, inspirational speaker, communitydevelopment orchestrator, safari guide, and yoga and meditationinstructor.She is the author of Time is Cows: Timeless Wisdom of the Maasaiand produced the instructional DVD Maasai Yoga & Meditation. For overfifteen years she has been traveling the world sharing timeless indigenouswisdom tailored to help individuals with modern day stresses. Her approachto health and well-being encourages true transformation in people and in thecommunities they touch. Born in the United States, Tanya holds a PhD inSociology and Social Psychology. She is a Chopra Certified Vedic Master andhas apprenticed with traditional Maasai healers in East Africa for over tenyears. Tanya’s home base is in Miami, USA. Close to her heart is Terrawatu, apioneering NGO she co-founded with LekokoOle Sululu in 2000 in Arusha,Tanzania. Terrawatu has initiated and managed dozens of projects, buildinglasting bridges between communities in Africa, the United States and Europe.

Lekoko Ole Sululu

was born in a Maasai village in Ngorongoro and hasworked as a safari guide for more than 20 years forthe adventure travel companies: Wilderness Travel,Mountain Travel Sobek, and Mountain Madness, allthrough African Environments. He is the FoundingDirector of People-to-People Safaris company. Sululuis fluent in Maa, Swahili and English, and leadsspecialized indigenous culture and wildlife safaris aswell as training guides in Tanzania. Now a Maasaielder and medicine man in his community, Sululu isoften called upon to use his skills as a traditionalhealer to assist both local and international clients.

Your Guides

Tour Overview

Day 1 Hatari Lodge – Arrival

Day 2 Hatari Lodge – Momella Lakes

Day 3 Alex Walker Camp – Serengeti National Park

Day 4 Alex Walker Camp – Serengeti National Park

Day 5 Alex Walker Camp – Serengeti National Park

Day 6 Alex Walker Camp – Serengeti National Park

Day 7 Shu’mata Camp – Maasai Experience

Day 8 Shu’mata Camp– Maasai Experience

Day 9 Shu’mata Camp– Maasai Experience

Day 10 Shu’mata Camp– Departure

Recommended and optional extensions for additional charges:

• An additional day at the Hatari Lodge with the Ngurdoto Crater Tour • An additional day at the Shu’mata Camp with the Kili for all Tour,

a picnic on the Kilimanjaro!• An additional day at the Plantation Lodge with a half day game drive in

the Manyara National Park• Additional days at the Adventure Fly Camp in the Serengeti• A fly safari to Pangani at the Indian Ocean• A fly safari to Zanzibar • A fly Safari to the Saadani National Park at the Indian Ocean in

combination with the old Town of Zanzibar

KARIBU IN THE HATARI LODGE

Days 1-2

Day 1 – Karibu, Hatari Lodge welcomes you!Hatari LodgeThe drive and approach to Hatari Lodge is remarkable. You leave thetarmac road and the frenetic town behind you and slowly enter thetrees, bush and even the jungle. Colobus monkeys jump around in thetrees above you and giraffes greet you upon entrance to the lodge. Youfeel your energy calming down, connecting to the earth. You sense youare immediately at your new home, in Africa. Personal friendly staffshow you to your room, which is beautiful and cozy. The bathrooms arevery large and the walk-in shower with stone walls is luxuriously natural.All meals are made with local, fresh ingredients and the chef caters toall food sensitivities. During the warmer season, breakfast is servedoutdoors overlooking the meadow. There is nothing like having yourmorning coffee or tea overlooking the view of Mt. Kilimanjaro andeating your fruits and toast while the giraffes, just a few feet away,

are eating their leaves. There are ample spots for both personalmeditation and yoga practice as well as peaceful spots for groupsessions and outdoor massage. The lodge is convenient to the maininternational airport yet very quickly, your longflight becomes a distant memory and you becomepresent to East Africa.

Activity: Arrive evening time at Kilimanjaro International Airport fromAmsterdam. You will be met at the airport and driven in bush vehiclesthrough Arusha National Park to Hatari Lodge. You enjoy anourishing welcome dinner before retiring to sleep afterthe long flight.

Day 2 –Yoga with giraffes and meditating with flamingoes

Activity:Morning yoga practice, gentle and stretchy to work out the kinksfrom the long plane ride. Opening group meditation. We eat ahealthy and delicious breakfast together overlooking the meadowand giraffes before gathering for a briefing for our journey ahead. Wethen depart for Momella Lakes so you can see hundreds of flamingosrising to the sky with their pink color and you may also see hipposand giraffes in their natural habitat. You will enjoy a picnic lunch atMajo waterfalls. Return to the lodge for a rest before heading out toBoma la Megi for a sundowner meditation and yoga practice with amagnificent view of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Dinner at the lodge.

Description:The area around the Momella lakes, which is located at an altitudeof 1400 m, extends over the north-eastern part of the ArushaNational Park and is surrounded by green hills. Here you will find sixlakes, surrounded by bush savanna and acacias. Several hollowswere formed by the last eruption of Mount Meru, which have aporous ground allowing enough water to the surface to form thelakes. The biggest and also most interesting ones are the Big andthe Small Momella Lakes, together they cover an area of 4 km².Flamingos especially prefer the Small Momella Lake because of thehigh amount of alkali.

Karibu SerengetiDays 3–6

Day 3 – Migration to the migration

Activity:Morning meditation and yoga practice followed by adelicious healthy brunch. We then depart Hatari Lodgefor a scenic drive to West Kilimanjaro airstrip. Fromthere we fly to the Serengeti. The Serengeti Ecosystemis home to one of the largest and diverse concentrationsof wildlife. We will witness the famous migration ofnearly two million wildebeests, zebras and antelopes.The drive from the airstrip to camp is throughlandscapes where you have a chance to see elephants,lions, cheetahs and leopards. We stay at the luxuriousAlex Walker Serian Camp nestled in the bush. In theafternoon we have time to relax and settle in before anevening yoga class followed by dinner.

Alex Walker Serian CampThis camp is located in a prime location within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area andthe Serengeti National Park – world famous wildlife areas. No trip to Africa, and Tanzaniain particular, is complete without visiting these stunning places. The word ‘camp’ isnothing like traditional camping, Western-style. This is truly, Out-of-Africa style luxurycamp, meaning, you live in a full-sized room, sleep in a regular comfortable bed withduvets and pillows, and even have a proper sink, toilet and shower! Yes, the walls aremade of thick canvas and your warm water shower is prepared for you by camp staff,but this all adds to the fact that you are in the bush! There are no thick concrete wallsand over-the-top modern technology to block you from the sights, smells and sounds ofMother nature. You wake to the sounds of a plethora of birds greeting you and look outat the sunrise on the African savannah either from bed, or from a meditation chair. Thefood is delicious and the chef caters to all food sensitivities. There are numerous walksavailable from camp and the wildlife viewing is some of the best in the world. This iswhere to see the migration when the time is right. After a couple of days here, yourbody-mind gets truly in synch with the rhythms of nature and you feel at ease and in theflow. It is amazing..

Description:Its time to reflect on tradition! Whether during a walk with the Maasaiwarriors or a hunt with the Hadzabe Bushmen, you will learn fromtheir traditions, that they have gathered over hundreds of years in theSerengeti. On your walk with our competent guides from Alex oranother Camp, you will discover how hard we are trying to conservethe natural ecosystem and why. You will come to experience a genuinebush experience with those who know and understand the nature ofthe Serengeti. For this experience, we will be using one hundredthousand hectares of Nature Reserve and also have access to another600,000 hectares of beautiful land.You will instantly notice the difference between a walking safari andsafari by car. Your senses in the car were more cumbersome, whereason foot, they will all be activated and noticing so many more signs ofthe wild. Your entire perception of the bush will be changed, and youwill feel a whole new intimate connection with the surroundingnature.

Activity:In the morning, we meet for a walking meditation with a Bushmanguide where we can feel the pulse of the earth. We enjoy a brunch afterour walk. In the afternoon, we depart for our orlpul location. In Maasaiculture, Orlpul is a sacred retreat in the womb of Mother nature. We willdrive part of the way in scenic landscapes and then walk with ourMaasai guides to our orlpul location. We will enjoy a group meditationand discussion before dinner.

Day 4 – Our personal orpul location

Day 5 - Meditation and spiritual healers

Activity:Today we will honour this traditional programme duringour forest retreat. We will return to Alex Walker SerianCamp when we are ready this day. There, you will have anoption to visit with a laiboni, a Maasai spiritual healer, and/ or simply relax around camp before dinner..

Description:The idea of orlpul is that it is both a physical and emotionaldetox, allowing nature to absorb everything you are finishedwith, that is no longer serving you. You have the opportunityduring this time to be led by your healer-guides in any level ofcleansing you desire. There are Maasai medicinal plants that areused for physical cleansing / detox and you have an awesomeopportunity to either go off and “talk to your nature” or toothers, including your healer-guides, for a structured‘emotional freedom’ ritual. The Maasai traditionally sing anddance during orlpul and eat when they are hungry, and sleepwhen the feel to sleep.

Day 6 - Meditation amidst the migration

Description:

The Maasai – Mara / Serengeti Ecosystem is home to the largestdiverse concentration of wildlife and famous for the migrationof nearly two million Wildebeests, Zebras, and Antelopes. Inaddition to that, large elephant herd wander amidst themigrating herds as the hunters of the steppe, the lions, leopardsand cheetahs, prepare for the next hunt. There is no other placein Africa where one can experience this safari spectacle!

Between December and March, millions of Wildebeests arriveon the southern steppes after the fresh rains to enjoy the newgrass. The landscapes north of the Mara River are a hugecontrast to the steppes with their rocky hills, huge fig trees,small valley and winding rivers. It is here, when the migration

crosses the Mara River between July and November, where oneof the greatest spectacles occurs as crocodiles overeatthemselves and lions and leopards hunt amidst the large herds.

Activity:Today we depart early morning for a game drive. We will have ourgroup meditation on the Serengeti plains before our breakfastpicnic. After a full day of wildlife viewing we return to camp ofevening yoga class before dinner.

SOPAI SHU’MATA CAMP

Days 7-9

Day 7 – Transfer to the top of the worldShu’mata Camp:This is the best place to stay in the heart of Maasailand, the traditionalhomeland of the indigenous Maasai people of East Africa. You arenestled up on a hilltop overlooking the ‘old’ Africa landscape, beforemodern development. Your luxury tent gives you peace and comfort,while you are surrounded by the wildlife and Maasai communities.There is nothing like taking a hot outdoor shower while looking up atthe spectacular star-filled African sky! The meals are amazing and thechef caters to all food sensitivities. The Arabic-inspired sitting lounge isa perfect spot for group meditations and there are a number ofamazing spots to practice yoga while feeling the spirit of the wildlifeand the Maasai infuse you. The land is full of plants traditionally used bythe Maasai for healing, and the views from the hilltops are beyond

inspiring. Shu’mata actually means ‘at the top of everything’ in Maa,the language of the Maasai, and finishing your journey in Tanzania at

this camp truly does make you feel like you are on top of this world.

Activity:We begin the day with meditation followed by our yoga practice. Afterbreakfast we are transferred to the Maswa airstrip for our flight fromthe Serengeti back to West Kilimanjaro airstrip. We arrive at theluxurious Maasai Shu’mata Camp for lunch. In the afternoon we visit aboma, a traditional Maasai village and then practice our meditation andyoga on the natural salt pans on the savannah. In the evening, we enjoya night game drive followed by dinner and rest.

DescriptionFrom our Shu’mata Camp, we organise a visit to a Maasai boma.Boma is the traditional homestead of the maasai people, who aresemi-nomadic. The women build the traditional huts, made of awooden structure, into which a mix of clay and cow dung isplastered as walls, this is then covered with natural roofingmaterials such as straw. These huts give into weather conditionsand have to be rebuilt every six years on average. The Maasai aremainly cattle herders, but don’t usually eat meat on a daily basis.Instead, they drink milk in large quantities and occasionallysupplement their diet with fresh blood obtained by making asmall cut into the animal’s throat without killing it.

ActivityAn interesting excursion awaits you to a Maasai boma in theSinya flat. Here you will get a very good insight into the daily lifeand tradition of the Maasai. Later in the afternoon you will enjoya wonderful sundowner at a very nice place in the middle of theMaasai steppe. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.

Maasai Boma Visit

Night Game Drive

DescriptionDuring the day the diversity of species is very high here inthe maasai steppe. A lot of wild animals live here and youcan see them outside in the bush. But when you get thechance to do a night game drive, you should take it, becauseat night different animals are on their way through the bush.

ActivityAfter a sundowner on the plains at Shu'mata you will take anight game drive by jeep. You get the possibility to see wildanimals and take amazing pictures at close range. Return tothe camp for late dinner and enjoy a relaxing glass of wine ofyour choice.

Day 8 – Yoga and a maasai naturalist walkDescription:Water is more precious than diamonds in an area as dry and arid asthe Sinya Steppe. The Maasai living in this area are constantlythreatened by drought and often have to carry water from distancesof many kilometers. Most of the Maasai living in this steppe in thefoothills of Mount Kilimanjaro do not have permanent access todrinking water, it is often difficult, sometimes even impossible, tofind water for livestock or domestic use. Every day, Maasai womenand girls have the daunting task of locating and transporting waterto their homes and villages.“The Maasai have to return to being the guardian of nature. To us,the land came first, then came the animals, and in the end came man.Balance is the key word - balance with nature, but also a new balancefor the Maasai people, between old and new. Let's protect theenvironment - man, land and beast.” (Ole Molloimet – Maasai Elder)

Activity:Morning meditation overlooking Mt. Kilimanjaro followed by ouryoga practice. After our morning yoga we will once again enjoy theknowledge and company of the maasai on a naturalist walk throughthe sinya area. In the afternoon, you have a chance to relax, journaland reflect and an opportunity to receive a massage from atrained therapist associated with Shu’mata Camp.

Day 9 – Walking Meditation in the Footsteps of the Elephants

Description:This barren land, scattered with “islands” of old acacia forestsand seasonal swamps flank the pans of the ‘embosel’ecosystem which stretches to the lower slopes of MountKilimanjaro. It is this region, away from the busy tourism areasof northern Tanzania, where the elderly elephants retreat tospend their final years – in peace and harmony and away fromthe madding crowds. On foot with Maasai warriors or in open-top game-drive vehicles we get within arms reach of Africa’slargest mammals. Timeless moments. Sensing the great peaceand beauty of these magnificent creatures and calmly sharingthe habitat with the Maasai and their cattle, a true originalpart of Africa.

Activity:Early morning we leave for a scenic drive to Sinya communityand are guided by a Maasai ranger ‘in the footsteps ofelephants’, a walking meditation that will connect us in withthe majestic elephants and bring healing to both ourselvesand to the elephants, during this time of crisis in theircommunity. We practice our yoga on the natural salt pans,enjoy a breakfast picnic and return to camp in time for lunch.In the afternoon, you have a chance to relax, journal andreflect and an opportunity to receive a massage from atrained therapist associated with Shu’mata Camp.

Day 10 – Final Healing Session Today, our final day together, we will close our journey with group meditation, yoga practice and discussion. Our final meal together will be acelebration and closing ritual. We will then be transferred to the airport for our flights home.

How Healing Safaris are Different from a traditional African Safari

Healing Safaris integrate a traditional wildlife safari with a destination spa experience. Instead of spending all of your days driving in vehicles,on a Healing Safari we start our days with either a seated or walking meditation followed by yoga practice. While we include amazing gamedrives so you can witness the world famous African wildlife in their natural habitat, we combine these drives with lessons and discussionabout the healing power of nature, and how we can communicate with the wildlife and landscapes to find healing in our mind-body-spirits.Different than a destination spa experience, Healing Safaris have us moving through nature, visiting three different luxury camps in differentenvironments so you can learn how your own body-mind operates in difference climatic zones and how to live optimally for your ownconstitution. Similar to a destination spa experience, our food is healthy, organic and prepared with love and attention.We strive to eat our biggest meal at lunchtime, following the Ayurvedic principles. We follow a structure daily schedule, whileremaining flexible to allow the rhythms of nature to lead us in her wise direction. You will return home feeling rejuvenated,happy and quite possibly, transformed.

“All I wanted to do now was get back to Africa. We had not left it, yet, but when I would wake in the night I would lie, listening, homesick for it already… I loved the country so that I was happy as you after you have been with a woman that you really love, when, empty, you feel it welling up again and there it is and you can never have it all and yet what there is, now, you can have, and you want more and more, to have, and be, and live in, to possess now again for always, for that long, sudden-ended always… if you have loved some woman and some country you are very fortunate, and if you die afterwards it makes no difference.”

Green Hills of Africa, Ernest Hemingway

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