Day Trips in Tanzania

Chemka Hotsprings

Overview

Today you’ll spend a half day relaxing in the clear waters of Chemka hot springs, after being collected in a comfy private vehicle from Moshi. Spend time at this oasis with geothermal warm bubbles surrounding you. The pond is crystal clear, making for a relaxing, gorgeous experience. You’ll also have an included lunch to keep you energized. Note that hotel pick up and drop off from your hotel in Moshi is included Choose from several departure times- whatever works best for you This tour will take around six hours in total After a great soak, enjoy some lunch

This is the day that you will be arriving in Tanzania. A driver guide will be sent to pick you up at the airport and you will be taken to your hotel so that you get enough rest before you officially begin your tour the next day.

Culture tour to Themi waterfalls

First off hike to the actual water fall itself, with the path leading to it being a steep but well prepared one, with steps and wooden rails. It generally can be used throughout the year, with some caution being needed in the rainy seasons.

The area around the falls is truly quiet, with the exception of a few birds chirping here and there. There are several beautiful photo points that the guide would be more than happy to point out to you. Also remember to tip the guide, who in most cases is a local of the Olgilai village, even if it is a small amount as it is one of the only few ways that they know if they did a good job.

After the waterfalls, you also can have a tour of the Olgilai villages or climb to the top of one of the neighbouring hills Ol’ Doinyo Sapuk, Kivesi and Narengoro, each of which will provide you with amazing view of mount Meru and the city of Arusha, along with beautiful photos to take home.

waterfall

Ilkiding’a Cultural Tourism 

Our driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and transfer you to Ilkiding’a village which lies under the foot of Mount Meru 10 km North of Arusha town. It is a 30-45 minutes drive from your hotel to the village. On arrival after signing the visitor’s book, you will get a briefing about the Waarusha people and the Maasai culture in general. From here the tour starts.

The people of Ilkiding’ a will offer you the following:

• A warm welcome in a local household.
• A visit to the biggest waterfalls are in Arusha about 70m high.
•  You will visit the primary school (you may bring pens, books, etc)
• Walk to a view into the culture of the Wa-Arusha.
• You will visit boma, and get an idea of how maasai live together with cows in the same house.
• Visits to craftsmen and a traditional healer.
• Visits the blacksmith (knife makers) and learns how to make Maasai knives and their uses.
• Walk through the farms where people produce crops such as Coffee, Bananas, Vegetables, etc.
• You will take a rest at impressive viewpoints overlooking Arusha town.
• You will enjoy a traditional lunch prepared by the women in the village.
• Walk along narrow footpaths, cross a canyon, and Ngarenaro river and climb small hills
• A performance from the Maasai Cultural Dancing Group
• Visit Orpul, where you will witness how Masai slaughter goats, and sheep and participate in preparations as well as eating and drinking soup mixed with traditional medicines

Ilkiding’a cultural tourism program has tours ranging from 2 hours to 3 days hiking and you will see totally different things. The profit from your visit is used to improve the primary school. Your visit helps to give the children of Ilkiding’a better education which is a base for leading a good life.

We also invite you to explore other cultural tours.

Materuni Waterfalls

We’ll pick you up from your hotel in Arusha at 9:30 am and set off on the short twenty-minute drive to the village of Materuni, located in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, we’ll embark on a hiking route to the Materuni Waterfalls. The trail, which is around an hour-long, will take us through lush green vegetation and past the houses of the Chaga people who live here, one of the largest ethnic groups in Tanzania. During your trek, your guide will tell you all about the Chaga way of life. On reaching the waterfall, you’ll be left speechless by the sheer size of the falls. You’ll have the opportunity here to enjoy a refreshing dip in the natural pool below.

We’ll take a break at midday to eat our picnic lunch, and then once we’ve restored our energy levels we’ll walk over to a nearby coffee plantation to learn all about this delicious locally grown product. From the bean to the cup, we’ll see how natural coffee is roasted, and of course – you’ll get to taste it too! At the end of the day, we’ll return to the car and make the return journey to Moshi, where you’ll be dropped back off at your hotel at around 5:30 pm.

Ruaha One Day Safari from Iringa

To do only one day safari in Ruaha National Park, you have to be in Iringa Town 10 to 12  hours from Dar es Salaam with a car or bus. Safari starts in early morning  and ends with arrival to Iringa at 8 pm.  Those who pan to visit Ruaha from Dar es Salaam, should look for minimum two day safari itineraries that include flight from and back to Dar.

Ruaha is home to the third largest population of wild dogs in the world and if you are looking for lions, 10 percent of global African lions reside there too! Other wildlife viewing is also excellent, you can see elephants, zebras, giraffe, hippo, lesser kudu, sable antelope, occasionally cheetah and leopards.

No wildebeest or rhinos here. Another advantage to visit Ruaha is it’s vastness, being the largest Tanzanian National park, there are never crowds on game drives. Best time to visit Ruaha NP is between June to December.

Birdwatchers can spot 450 bird species and the best time to enjoy bird watching in Ruaha is between November and April when migratory birds from Europe and Africa are present. Average price for Ruaha one day safari in 2022 costs between 350 to 400 USD per person.