West Kilimanjaro

Off the beaten path at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, this remote Maasai community-owned Wildlife Management Area gives travelers access to a wild and incredibly scenic corner of Maasai land. West Kilimanjaro sits in an important wildlife corridor with populations of elephant and giraffe, as well as kudu, gerenuk, bat-eared fox and striped hyena.

The rich birdlife makes for great birdwatching: Masai ostrich, kori bustards, crested francolins, white-headed buffalo weavers, tawny eagles and white-bellied go-away-birds.