The name of our village is Ulong'a in Meru district. As you move around during day, it is hard to find people roaming on the streets because they are all working in their fields.

The meandering paths make the hike through the dense natural forest quite exhausting. Peak hikers are usually advised to farmiliarise themselves with the climate before they go to high altitudes. In the dense forest are many attractive features such as fast flowing spring water falling from high altitudes. The following image shows Mount Meru in the distance.  

Various types of trees found in Arusha reserve have many advantages; most of them offer reliable medicine to treat diarrhoea, fever, cough, colds, headache, and other disorders.  Inuka is the one of those trees. For generations now, the trees has surprised not only those who visit Meru but even the natives themselves. The miracle of this tree is that it flourishes in only on specific area of Meru. The tree is well known for its medicinal qualities, found in both its leaves and roots. There's a leaf called Isare, which has a special signficance for the Merus for division of land.

This house is thatched with banana leaves. The woman below is pouring Loshoro into a Kibuyu (Calabash). Loshoro is a traditional drink of the Masai and Meru people, made by boiling maize and mixing it with milk. It lasts a week.