Our Day trips in Tanzania starts from Arusha or Moshi, the excursion are ideal to those who have short time but would like to do something fun and enjoyable, you can visit the nearby National Parks, visit the local Maasai or Chagga villages for experience on the everyday life of indigenous people of Tanzania, visit the stunning waterfalls on the foothills of Kilimanjaro or the hot-spring, do a familiarization day trip to the base camp of Mount Kilimanjaro ideally to those who do not want to climb the mountain but wants to have a feeling of climbing this world’s highest freestanding mountain, canoe in one of the lakes in Arusha(Momela or Duluti), take a nature walk inside Arusha National Park, or take a short camel ride through the Maasai villages
Arusha National Park
This is a day trip starts in the morning 08.00am where you are picked up by a driver for great day at Arusha National Park you participate in waking safari in the park with an armed ranger that will give you the chance to experience the wildlife up-close. After picnic lunch you do game drives safari which takes you till Ngurdoto crater, animals to be seen includes buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, warthogs, gazelles, zebras, and Elephants. At sunset we drive back to the place of your choice
Kikuletwa Hotspring in Moshi
This is a natural heated swimming pool with temperature of 20degrees celcius. Ideal for swimming in the warm water and relaxation with a great view
Maasai Cultural Tours
Spend your day at the Authentic Maasai village several to choose depending on your location learn about their culture, traditions and ways of life of the Maasai tribe. You will be accompanied by a Maasai guide throughout your experience explaining you the medicinal plants, local tools, their life and interaction with nature and wildlife, and many more. A picnic lunch is p
7.At leeuTours & Safaris we know that not everyone has enough time to climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro’s summit. That is why we offer a one day trip along the Marangu route to the first basecamp where you will be able to walk around the Maundi Crater.
The trek takes you through the rainforest where there is a great deal of wildlife including colobus monkeys.
Time: 8.00am – 6.00pm
Level of difficulty: Medium to hard
Included: Transport, Park fees, Lunch, Drinking water,
8.Coffee is Tanzania’s largest export good and is shipped all over the world. Since long before independence farmers have been harvesting Arabica coffee on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The majority of coffee farms in northern Tanzania are small scale family farms. You will have the opportunity to visit a small scale family run coffee farm on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Spend the day learning about how coffee is made from experts, speaking with local farmers who have dedicated their lives to growing coffee, and drinking some of the best coffee in the world.
Coffee is Tanzania’s largest export good and is shipped all over the world. Since long before independence farmers have been harvesting Arabica coffee on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The majority of coffee farms in northern Tanzania are small scale family farms. You will have the opportunity to visit a small scale family run coffee farm on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Spend the day learning about how coffee is made from
9.Lake Chala is a crater lake on the border of Tanzania and Kenya. It is about an hour and a half drive from Moshi town.
Lake Chala is a great day trip or the perfect place to camp for the night.
You will hike through savanna woodlands down to the lake, spend the day swimming in the lake and relaxing on the shore before hiking back up the crater walls.
At certain times of the year it is possible to sit on the deck overlooking the lake and watch families of elephants, monkeys, and baboons drink out of the watering holes, which are adjacent to the lake.
There is a beautiful campsite at Lake Chala with a campfire, cooking facilities, and a bar.
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Level of difficulty: Medium
Included: Transport, Lunch, Drinking water
An experienced guide
experts, speaking with local farmers who have dedicated their lives to growing coffee, and drinking some of the best coffee in the world
Waterfalls(Materuni or Marangu)
This is a 4-6hrs of hiking through the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro on clear day the mountain is seen as we drive in, the hike takes you through beautiful banana and coffee plantations, rainforest, flora and fauna, walk through the chagga people villages learn how to prepare local coffee and banana brew and outstanding cultural experience.
Materuni waterfall is biggest of all waterfalls in the area
For those opt to go for Marangu waterfall is smaller than Materuni waterfall but you will be able to visit the starting point of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro the Marangu gate
Picnic lunch is provided during the tour
- Canoe Safaris
After presentation on safety procedures, you do your Safari-in-style: Enjoy peaceful and scenic canoe ride following the shores of small Momela lake, Buffaloes, Bushbucks, Giraffes, Hippos and many more water-birds living in and close to the water are seen during the canoe safari. This tour will be combined with a short game drives safari in Arusha National Park for those who choose canoeing at Momela lake
- Lake Manyara National Park Details
Day trip to Lake manyara National park will take you to one of the Park based on the foot of the Great Rift Valley Wall stretching all the way from Jordan via Sudan Somalia and Kenya. Extending all the way to Mozambique. The game in this petite park is plentiful and the magnificent birdwatching will make a devotee out of even the most reluctant. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see tree-climbing lions, which we may declare our day quest, being so thoroughly sated with the big herds of preceding parks. The ground water forest, wildlife like Buffalos, Elephants, Baboons, Impalas, Giraffes, Zebras as well as Lake Manyara. Manyara great shock of pink flamingos will also delight.
Day trip safari itinerary.
departing from: Arusha or Moshi
Departure time:800hrs or 900hrs
Distance: 120 km from Arusha
Distance: 190km from Moshi
Duration: Full Day tour.
Minimum person required: 1pax
Best time: All year around.
Inclusives: All parkfees, lunch pack, 1 botlle of mineral drinking water, safari jeep with 4wheel drive with english speaking guide
of Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear day, this can be done as a day trip from Moshi or Arusha