One Day Marangu Village Tour
Located at the foot of Africa’s tallest mountain, the quaint village of Marangu offers fascinating insight into both modern Tanzanian life and into the lives of the Chaga people who once withstood vicious Maasai raids through the ingenious use of tunnels.
Your day tour includes a visit to these Chaga tunnels, a hike to a beautiful waterfall, a tour of a local coffee plantation, and the opportunity to sample the potent banana beer that is popular with the locals.
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Detailed Itinerary
You’ll depart from your Arusha hotel early in the morning or your Moshi/Kilimanjaro hotel shortly after breakfast. The town of Marangu is located a two-hour drive from Arusha.
The exact order of activities on your tour may vary, but all of our Marangu Village tours include:
- Kilasya Falls: The walk to these picturesque falls is a leisurely hike through local banana plantations and quiet clusters of homes. You’ll use stepping stones to cross the river and there’s a bit of muddy downhill hiking to get there, but the reward at the end is a towering waterfall with blessedly cool waters beneath. The particularly adventurous may even wish to hop in for a quick swim.
- Local coffee plantation tour: You’ll pay a visit to a locally owned and operated coffee plantation to learn more about the process that takes the beans from the tree to our cups. Try your hand at manually grinding and roasting beans, and reward your hard work with some delicious, fresh coffee.
- Chaga tunnels tour: You’ll venture down into the inky black darkness of the tunnels in which Chaga sheltered when the Maasai would raid from the lowlands. Your guide will guide you unerringly through the underground labyrinth as he describes the days of guerilla warfare and how the people survived underground for so long.
- Banana beer tasting: Visit a local banana beer vendor to try this potent local brew.
Your day tour also includes either a picnic lunch or lunch at a local restaurant.
You’ll return to your lodge in the late afternoon (Moshi) or the early evening (Arusha).
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Additional notes & Tour inclusions & Exclusions
Additional notes:
- Your first day on safari requires you to pay extra attention to both our company’s recommendations and the visitor regulations for the national parks.
- Except for in officially designated sites, it is strictly prohibited to exit the vehicle during the safari. Large fines for the company and even the loss of its license may result from violations of this provision.
- Off-road driving is also not allowed because such actions could seriously upset the delicate ecosystem’s balance.
- You are permitted to smoke during the safari, but you must take special care to put out and dispose of cigarette butts because they frequently start fires in the savanna.
- Furthermore, we respectfully request that you do not place your feet on the safari cars’ seats or sit in the back of them, as this type of behavior quickly renders the vehicles unusable.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
The price includes:
- Pick up at Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Transfer to a hotel in Arusha and back to the airport
- Accommodation before and After safari (breakfast included)
- All accommodation under your program
- Air Ambulance Service by AMREF Flying Doctors
- Bottled water and soft drinks throughout the tour
- Thermos with hot water (tea / coffee)
- Land Cruiser 4×4 with pop-up roof
- Experienced safari Guide
- 24/7 phone support
- All park fees
- Medical kit
- Wet wipes
The Price does not include:
- Air tickets
- Visa fees
- Lunch and dinner in hotel (only before and after safari)
- Personal items (Insurance, Souvenirs)
- Tips to your safari guide
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- The government imposed increase of taxes and /or park fees
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