Fly to Loliondo, Tanzania

The village of Loliondo is located in Northern Tanzania, in Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region. The village is the presently the seat of Ngorongoro District Commissioner.

Loliondo is renowned as the site of the “miracle cure” for a wide range of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, ulcers and hypertension. The cure is dispensed by Babu wa Loliondo, Ambilikile Mwasapile who is a retired pastor of the Lutheran Church.

• Time zone: UTC / GMT +3
• Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TSh, often written as =/)
• Driving: left-hand side of the road
• Power Outlets: 220V-240V 50Hz. Plug types are ‘Type D & G (British)’
• Closest airports: Loliondo Airstrip. Serengeti Seronera Airstrip and Arusha Airport are also close by.

Between December and May is the most favourable time to visit. At this time, Loliondo becomes the matter of attraction for those who are interested in walking, night-driving, and amazing wilderness experience.

One of the most heavily contested lands in Tanzania, surrounded by hills and on the edges of the Serengeti National Park lies the village of Loliondo.

Home to the pastoralist Maasai, this region is rich in ecological resources making it popular among big game hunters and sought-after by the tourism industry. The significant array of wildlife found in this 4,000 sq km concession has over the last two decades attracted increasing numbers of hunters and eco-tourists.

Explore the verdant ancestral land of the indigenous Maasai who have been living and grazing cattle there for over 200 years. To the west of Loliondo is the Serengeti National Park, and there's Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the southern part, while the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya lies to its north.

Glimpse the trophy hunters as they angle for a shot. Revel in the abundant light and colour, as you take stunning photographs of this disputed beauty. What more can an adventure seeking tourist ask for!

Wining and dining in Loliondo is greatly influenced by the belief system and pastoralist lifestyle of the Maasai locals living in the area. All of the Maasai's needs for food are met by their cattle. The traditional Maasai diet consists of six basic foods: milk, meat, fat, blood, honey, and tree bark. Rice, sorghum wheat, peanuts, maize, beans, chapati, peas, bulrush millet, cabbage, kale, potato, sweet potato, cassava, fish, sheep meat and milk, goat meat and milk, dates, raisins and wild fruits and herbs are sometimes eaten by the Maasai people.

Expect to delight in local style Maasai food which includes Ugali, thick maize-based porridge that serves as a staple food throughout Tanzania, generally served with milk in Maasai households.

Recognized as a village land by the locals, tour companies and civil society organisations, Loliondo is traditionally an indigenous Maasai community.

Other ethnic groups in the area include the Chaga, Warusha and Sonjo groups. Although there is no common language here, Kiswahili, Maasai, English and Dinka are spoken in Loliondo.