Day Trips

ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK SAFARIS & HIKING

The driver/guide picks you from the hotel/your accommodation early in the morning to be at the gates of Arusha National Park by approximately 10:00am. The drive to the park is a maximum of 1 hour from Arusha. After administration at the park gate, then drive for about 30 minutes (game viewing on the way) to the second gate. Here, an armed ranger will join before setting out across open plains for your leisurely morning walking safari in the shadows of Mt Meru. Heading up the ascent route of Mt Meru gives an interesting opportunity for close view of wildlife and parks topography including features such as the waterfalls and a wide variety of vegetation.  Once back at the gate, drive the short distance to Momella Lakes for a picnic lunch while enjoying a panoramic view of the lakes and Mount Meru. After lunch, continue with afternoon game drives through the park at a relaxed pace. Late afternoon leave the park to head back to your accommodation in Arusha/Moshi.

Pricing

What is included

• Park entrance + ranger fees, Packed lunch box , Bottled mineral water 1.5 lts, 4×4 safari car with pop-up, Unlimited mileage in the park, 1-4hrs walking tour in the park accompanied by armed park-ranger, Pick-up and drop-off at the hotel, English speaking driver/guide

Not included

• Canoeing at Momela lakes (this will require extra 100 USD per person), Accommodation, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Tip for driver/guide, Any  other extras

What to bring

• Good walking shoes, if possible a waterproof but not a must (sandals not recommended), Passport/working permit, Snacks, candies (optional), Any other personal stuff as you may require

MKOMAZI NATIONAL PARK

Early morning the driver will pick you from your hotel in Arusha/Moshi and drive to Mkomazi National Park (3 hours) with packed lunch.

The park is a spectacular wilderness. Within sight to the northwest is Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest summit. To the south, the Pare and Usambara Mountains form a dramatic backdrop and, to the north, Kenya’s vast Tsavo National Park shares a border with Mkomazi, making common ground for migratory herds of elephant, Oryx and zebra during the wet season. Together with Tsavo, it forms one of the largest and most important protected ecosystems on earth.
The animals, too, are typical of the arid nyika. Giraffe, black rhino, Oryx, gerenuk, hartebeest, lesser kudu, eland, impala and Grant’s gazelle share the reserve with elephant, buffalo, and numerous predators, including lion, leopard and cheetah. In all, 78 species of mammals have been recorded.

The birds of Mkomazi are even more numerous, with over 400 recorded species. Doves, hornbills, weavers and guinea-fowl are all present in large numbers – as well as such striking species as the martial eagle and violet wood-hoopoe.

In late afternoon, drive back to Arusha/Moshi. End of Safari

Pricing: 

What is included

• Park entrance + ranger fees, Packed lunch box , Bottled mineral water 1.5 lts, 4×4 safari car with pop-up, Unlimited mileage in the park, Pick-up and drop-off at the hotel, English speaking driver/guide

Not included

• Accommodation, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Tip for driver/guide, Any other extras

What to bring

• Passport/working permit, Snacks, candies (optional), Any other personal stuff as you may require

CANOEING & NATURE WALK AT LAKE DULUTI

It is 14 kilometres from Arusha and only 22 minutes drive to Lake Duluti. Here you’ll find a number of activities including nature walk, bird watching and canoeing. Canoeing on Lake Duluti: Glide across the smooth surface of this small Crater Lake and view birdlife seldom seen; giant kingfisher, fish eagle, darters and many more. Surrounded by forest this is a very special and quite extraordinary canoeing experience. Nature walk: Experience the breathtaking beauty of this area – an ornithologist’s paradise. Guides will take you on this spectacular hike to explore the forest vegetation, stunning African birds, many big old trees and a large variety of flora.

Pricing: 

 What is included

• Entrance fee, Packed lunch box , Bottled mineral water 1.5, 1-4hrs walking tour around the lake, Pick-up and drop-off at the hotel, English speaking driver/guide, canoeing in lake duluti

Not included

• Accommodation, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Tip for driver/guide, Any other extras

What to bring

• Good walking shoes, Passport/working permit, Snacks, candies (optional), Any other personal stuff as you may require

ARUSHA CITY TOUR

The Arusha city tour covers a visit to the colorful Maasai Market, shanga and Arusha declaration Museums, a great museums to spend some time and to learn more about the regions German colonial past history and the flora and fauna of Tanzania. You’re also welcome to choose the following activities

• Attend special events
• Visit a local school, faraja orphanage or health clinic.
• Visit a local development project or local market.

Shanga “shanga” is the Swahili word fo bead. Shanga is heartwarming project offering a wonderful way to see a positive and successful approach to supporting and helping a disabled community. In house, shanga produces unique glassware, eccentric jewelers, a range of accessories, and home décor items. Shanga recycles aluminium, glass bottles and paper into hundreds of amazing products, combining ancient Africa and venetian techniques with simple, homemade technology.

COFFEE TOUR

Arusha has some of the biggest, most productive coffee plantation in East Africa. Take a walking tour at the foot of Mount Meru where the coffee plantation thrive.

This is another opportunity to learn about the entire coffee process from initial blossoming, through harvesting and processing, to the final roasting. At the end of this tour you will drink coffee harvested a few yards from where you sit. A hot lunch will be served in a private home

LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

After picking you up from your hotel at 7.30am we will take a morning drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park where we will start our game drive. This park is situated under the Rift Valley wall about 125km away from Arusha town and the largest part of it consists of water.

While the park is most known for tree climbing lions, the lake and it’s surrounds are also home to large troops of baboons, hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests and giraffes to name but a few. After your picnic lunch we will continue with a leisurely afternoon game drive before driving you back to your hotel in Arusha.

Recommended time to visit: All year around except April.

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TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

Tarangire National Park lies 120km south of Arusha and is a popular day trip. We will pick you up from your hotel at 7.30 in the morning, prepared with a picnic lunch, and drive in comfort to this lesser known game park within the Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit. The herds of elephant are surprisingly big here, often numbering in the hundreds. There is also a great variety of plains game including giraffes, impalas and zebras to name just a few. Cats also live here and we have often observed prides of healthy looking lions, cheetahs. We’ve also been privileged to see a few leopards during our previous safaris here.

Recommended time to visit:

• July to Oct is the best possible time for game.
• June & November are also good & excellent value

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NGORONGORO CRATER

The Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site, lies within the centre of the Ngorongoro Conservation

Area and is the world’s largest intact volcanic cauldron. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephant, the lake area where you may see flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. You will come across hundreds of thousands of plain animals including – elephants, buffalos, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, lions and rare rhinos. The tour departs at 6am from your hotel in Arusha. Prepared with packed lunches we will drive 200km to Ngorongoro Crater. You will descend 600 meters to the crater floor for a half day tour. We depart the Crater at 3.30pm with a game drive en-route back to Arusha.

Recommended time to visit: The Crater is great to visit all throughout the year.

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Starting time: we depart your hotel in Arusha at 6am and by mid day we will start returning to Arusha .

KILIMANJARO – SHIRA PLATEAU TREK

This day trip gives you the opportunity to get very high on the mountain and hike on this iconic World Heritage site. It’s a beautiful area and there are some great day hikes. You can either hike up to the highest point of the rim – John’s point, or go to Shira plateau camp.

Once we reach the Londorosi gate, (Kilimanjaro national park gate), located approximately 2 hours  drive from Arusha ,we then continue driving up for another 45 minutes. Here we pass through different mountain vegetation, for example, thick forest where Black & White colobus Monkey can easily be spotted in the giant heath.

The hike starts at the edge of the plateau. We recommend you wear hiking boots and carry water, rain and warm weather gear in a day pack as the weather can change very rapidly.

Wildlife including buffalos elands, bushbucks, leopard and jackals occasionally visit the plateau.