One-day trips & excursions
Leaving Arusha early and back the same evening or afternoon. Prices per person, two people sharing, including park fees (where applicable), vehicle, guide and lunch.
Full Day
Tarangire
Two hours from Arusha. Baobabs and the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania, especially from July to October.
Full Day
Ngorongoro Crater
A long day, but the densest concentration of wildlife in Africa — and the best chance of black rhino anywhere in the country.
Full Day
Lake Manyara
Flamingos on the soda lake, tree-climbing lions and dense forest at the foot of the Rift Valley escarpment.
Half Day
Arusha National Park
Closest to town, with giraffe, colobus monkeys and the Momella lakes. Walking safaris are allowed here, which is rare in Tanzania.
Full Day
Materuni Waterfalls & Coffee
A walk through banana and coffee plantations on the slopes of Kilimanjaro to a 90-metre waterfall, followed by roasting and grinding coffee with a Chagga family.
Half Day
Chemka Hot Springs
A turquoise natural pool in the middle of dry bush, warm all year and shaded by fig roots. The best afternoon swim in the region.
Half Day
Maasai Village
A visit to a working boma with our Maasai guide Elius: the houses, the herding, the dances, and time to ask real questions. Not a staged performance.
Half Day
Lake Duluti
A crater lake twenty minutes from Arusha: canoeing among cormorants and monitor lizards, and a walk around the forested rim.
Half Day
Arusha City Tour
The central market, the Tanzanite dealers, the Maasai craft market and the clocktower said to mark the midpoint between Cairo and Cape Town.
Full Day
Kilimanjaro One-Day Trek
Up to Mandara hut at 2,700 m through the rainforest and back down the same day — the mountain without the week.
Planning your day trip
Pick-up
We collect you from any hotel in Arusha or Moshi. Departure is usually between 06:00 and 08:00 depending on the destination.
What to bring
Closed shoes, a light jacket for the early morning, sunscreen, a hat and a swimming costume for Chemka or Materuni.
Combining trips
Materuni and Chemka fit comfortably into a single day. So do Lake Duluti and an Arusha city tour. Ask and we will build the day around your flight times.
Booking
Most day trips can be arranged with 24 hours' notice. Park-based safaris are better booked a few days ahead in high season.