Extra Activities
Extra activities to add while on safari
This is a popular day trip, requiring only some few hours and little or no transport depending with the points you visit. Those interested to see the main features of Arusha will begin somewhere around the Clock Tower, on foot, with one of our guides and will usually begin walking northwards in an anti-clockwise direction, taking in such sites at the Natural History Museum, Arusha Declaration museum, Arusha cultural heritage centre, various monuments celebrating independence, the local market, and some craft shops (Masai Market). A town tour typically takes some 2-3 hours and covers around 4km. Between some attractions that are distance apart, transport is provided.
The tour can take a full day if you combine all the attractions and briefly stay for one hour at each.
Tengeru is located 12km from Arusha town, along the Arusha-Moshi road. The village stands as peri-urban village with homesteads situated in lush green canopy of bananas. The villagers are involved in sustainable small-scale farming.
This tour is done by our local guides to show you the green slopes of Mt. Meru to experience the warmth of an
African home.
A guided tour to our coffee farm will provide you with enriching knowledge and information, starting with the origins of coffee to harvesting time. Then you will participate in the processing of coffee beans from roasting them to tasting the cup of coffee/ you have made.
Have a break by taking well prepared tasty traditional food with family. Then you will be guided to refresh your mind at the Lake Duluti -a walking and bird identification tour. Listen to the Meru legends about the lake.
During this full day excursion, your guide will lead you through a number of small agricultural villages with lush landscapes, where the locals sell a variety of goods such as coffee, maize, bananas and other types of fruits and vegetables.
Upon arrival at the park where the famous Mt. Meru waterfall is located, a guide will escort you and your guide to see this incredible natural wonder. Enjoy the cool waterfall mist and relax in a beautifully shaded area while taking in the sites. Be sure to bring your camera to take some breath-taking photos!
You will enjoy a short game drive through the park en-route to Ngorodoto Crater from where you will start your ride. The ride mainly goes round the rim of the Crater with stunning views into the Crater. A ranger will accompany the ride since it is possible to encounter buffalo. Other animals likely to be seen are Colobus Monkeys, giraffes and various birds species. The ride is partly on a gravel track and partly on a small animals track that can allow for some muddy riding. There are steep up and steep down parts during this ride.
Equipment: Merida and Titan mountain bikes and helmets
Strenuousness: high
Time: morning till late afternoon
Mount Kilimanjaro Day Trips from Arusha/Moshi are designed for people who wish to get a taste of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro without getting to the summit. Our Marangu Day Trip to Mandara Hut which is the first camp on Marangu Route is a beautiful trek through lush jungle. The trek to the hut takes 3 to 4 hours and covers 8 kilometres with an elevation of 2,743 meter above sea level.
After breakfast at your hotel, you will meet your guide, drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (about 3-hour drive to the starting point), register and commence the climb.
Walk through the rainforest to the Mandara encampment. A side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Colobus monkeys. Depending with the weather you may have a good view of Mawenzi peak.
After lunch, hike back to park gate and drive back to Moshi.
- Elevation: 1860m/6100ft to 2700m/8875ft
- Distance: 8km/5mi
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours up / 2-3 hours’ down
- Habitat: Montane Forest
- Meals: L
You will leave Arusha in the monring and drive to Kilimanjaro Materuni area. Materuni is the home of the Chagga tribe and is still an authentic tribal village. This charming place is just 15km away from Moshi Town and is the last village before the Kilimanjaro National Park.
You will be picked up in Moshi in the morning, by our English-speaking guide, who will drive you to Materuni Village. Upon arrival, you will register at the village office and your trip can begin.
First you will visit the waterfalls, which are around a 40 minute walk away. On the way, your guide will inform you about the culture of the Chagga, village life and explain the surrounding fauna and flora. The views are truly breathtaking, and with some luck you will see the summit of Kilimanjaro.
When you reach the waterfalls, you will see that they are more than 80 meters high. The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is an inviting place for a refreshing swim so don‘t forget your swimwear!
After having enjoyed the scenery, you slowly return with your guide to Materuni village, where you will experience a traditional Chagga lunch. You also will have the opportunity to taste our local banana beer – definitely not to be missed!
But that’s not all. Next the coffee experience awaits you. Here you will learn how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted and further processed. You will also be invited to help with the
grinding of the coffee, which is traditionally accompanied by Chagga songs and dances – a fun way to immerse yourself in the local culture. Before you say goodbye, you can savour the coffee you made and appreciate the views of the surrounding rainforest.
After the coffee tour in Materuni your trip continues to the Kikuletwa Hot Springs. The ride to the
hot springs takes about an hour and 20 minutes and leads partly over bumpy slopes. First we go past sugar cane plantations, then we come to the African scrubland. Dried river beds, baobab and acacia trees accompany us on our way.
The hot springs of Kikuletwa, also known as Chemka Hot Springs, are close to the village of Rundugai and are one of the most beautiful places in Tanzania to relax. The small pond is surrounded by palm and fig trees with winding roots and the crystal clear, turquoise water invites you to a refreshing bath. Although they are called hot springs, the water in Kikuletwa is not truly ‘hot’ but refreshing, as the water source is fed by Kilimanjaro itself.
Enjoy a wonderful afternoon in just the way you want, in the sun dozing, chatting with the locals at the small bar, or swimming – you determine the course. We leave the hot springs in the late afternoon (just before sunset) and return relaxed to Arusha.
“Day Tour” – Cultural Day Tour with Lunch & Walking Safari
Spend your day in the authentic Maasai-Village “Olpopongi” and share the Maasai life.
Museum & Village Tour / Traditional Lunch / Walking Safari in the Maasai territory / Learn about Maasai hunting techniques and incredible natural medicines.
Package A . Day Tour price and inclusion
Cultural Day-Trip to Maasai-Village with Lunch & Walking Safari. Inclusive of a traditional Lunch & welcome drink (water, sodas & beers must be paid extra).
Olpopongi Maasai-Village offers the following;
– Day tours & museum
– Traditional events and cultural celebrations
– Authentic Maasai jewellery
– Walking safaris
The below activities are available for persons doing a safari to Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro only.
After breakfast you will drive south to Mto wa Mbu area (close to Lake Manyara) where you will find your bike ready. With a guide you will start to cycle around the mountainous rugged village overlooking Lake Manyara; the topography is spectacular. There are a lot of bird species and a camera should not be forgotten. A picnic lunch packet will be served. If you wish you can also go for African delicacies near Mto wa Mbu. For meat lovers, this is the best time to try Swahili barbecue (nyama choma).
In the afternoon we depart for Arusha in time for your flight or continue other plans.
A visit to a Maasai Boma (Masai village tour) is an interesting experience. As you arrive at the village, excited children and adults welcome you with song and dance, at certain times, one of the dancers will jump up and down gracefully. The jumps are several feet high! You will be invited to try jumping -(dancing) too, to your dismay you will be no match for their levitation act!!
You will then be welcomed into one of the homesteads in the village, the village huts (called Manyatta) are made of cow dung and clay plastered over stick frames. this is quite practical, the Masai maintain cattle herds, and the dung is always in generous supply, and it’s free. One of your host will give you an insight into Maasai life, some of them may not speak English but our guides will interpret for you and the elders so that stories
may be exchanged. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the history and lifestyle of these Maasai. You may ask as many questions as you like and take photographs.
Later drive to your Ngorongoro lodge for overnight rest
Today you will enjoy walking safari through the forested slopes of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Discover towering waterfalls and the incredible “elephant caves”, created by elephants digging through dense rock with their tusks to ingest the vitamin-rich soil.
There is a small Endoro River near the caves, and the elder elephants pick this place as a point to spend their old age and finally pass away so some call this an elephant burial grounds as well.
Early morning, we depart to Lake Eyasi for local hunting experience with Hadzabe and Datonga tribes. This is not a mere performance. The bushmen rely on these techniques to survive and you’ll need to be very attentive and at times quiet, while they demonstrate their use of locally made poisons in incapacitating the poor creatures on which they depend for survival.
The tribe inhabits the shores of Lake Eyasi as do the Nilotic-speaking Datoga tribe. You will visit these
tribes, which will include a visit to their homesteads, learn about their way of life, animal tracking, medicinal plants, and much more. Some wildlife and a wide range of bird species can be viewed during
walks around the lake, which can be arranged.
Later in the afternoon drive back to Arusha arriving late evening.
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