African Bush Trek 13 Oct 2012 9 days Starting in the foothills of a sacred Maasai mountain, you will trek across the floor of the Great Rift Valley right to the foothills of the Crater Highlands with the Maasai as your guides. Activity: Trekking Place: Great Rift Valley, Tanzania Organiser: Charity Challenge Date: 13 October 2012 Duration/distance: 9 days Teams: Beginners: Under 18's: Women-only: Difficulty: Payment options: Minimum sponsorship option: £475 registration fee + min sponsorship Self funder option: £475 registration fee + tour cost (no min sponsorship)

Challenge details

• Trek with Maasai tribesman
• Great African Rift Valley & Crater Highlands
• Backdrop of acacia and savannah bush
• Optional game drive into Ngorongoro Crater
• Optional Safari extension

This challenge takes place in the wild African bush, home to several Maasai communities. Perhaps the most revered of the great African nomadic tribes, the Maasai originated in the Nile basin and migrated south through Ethiopia to Kenya and Tanzania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They were then known as the fiercest of warriors. Now they struggle to retain their modest lifestyle.

Starting in the foothills of 2,590m tall Mt. Longdio, a sacred Maasai mountain, you will trek across the floor of the Great Rift Valley right to the foothills of the visually stunning Crater Highlands with the Maasai as your guides.

En route, you will also have the chance to visit Mt Kitumbeine; on whose higher slopes are hidden remote Maasai settlements.

Once the challenge is complete, you have the option of a 4WD game drive into one of the Natural Wonders of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater or carry on to your hotel to relax.