Materuni Waterfall and Coffee Plantation TourA tour of Materuni Village and Waterfalls is a great way to spend a day away from the bustle of town life. The walk to Materuni Waterfall offers a glimpse into Tanzania’s nature, allowing you to prepare your body for the forthcoming climb to Kilimanjaro or ease your muscles after the climb.The tour starts with a walk to Materuni Waterfall. It is an opportunity to see how local fruits like avocados, mangos, lemons, and bananas grow and learn some of the local history, traditions, village economy, and agricultural and cultural life. When you get to the waterfall, you can refresh yourself in the natural pool, so swimsuits will be handy!The tour will continue with a visit to the local village lying in the coffee plantations. The villagers will demonstrate the process of coffee farming and guide you through the preparation of coffee from a bean to a cup. Sing and dance along with the Chaga people as they grind, roast, and boil the beans. When the coffee is ready, the villagers will serve lunch—a national Chagga meal.This very impressive Waterfall is one of the tallest in the area, spewing crystal-clear glacier water 70m into its basin. The beautiful path leading to Materuni Waterfall is located 2500m above sea level.It traverses through valleys and hills covered by tropical rainforest, past coffee, banana, and avocado “shambas,” the Kiswahili word for farms. On a clear day, great views of Kibo and Moshi town can be seen. The hike to the waterfall’s base can be demanding, so hiking boots are recommended. As this trip is so close to Moshi town, it is ideal for those with limited time but would still like to see some of the nature and beauty that this region of  Tanzania offers.Materuni is one of the few

GOMBE NATIONAL PARKGombe National Park is An excited whoop erupts from deep in the forest, boosted immediately by a dozen other voices, rising in volume and tempo and pitch to a frenzied shrieking crescendo. It is the famous ‘panthoot’ call: a bonding ritual that allows the participants to identify each other through their individual vocal stylizations. To the human listener, walking through the ancient forests of Gombe Stream, this spine-chilling outburst is also an indicator of imminent visual contact with man’s closest genetic relative: the chimpanzeeThere are truly wild places in Tanzania, Gombe National Park is one of them. The nature value of Gombe was noticed in 1943 when it was designated as a game reserve. Gombe gained its popularity after the pioneering research activities of Dr. Jane Goodall in 1960 which is believed to be the longest-running study of primates in the world. Conservation status was upgraded to that of a National Park in 1968 and opened for tourism in 1978 after chimpanzees habituated to human visitors. It is located 16 km north of Kigoma town on the shores of the world’s second deepest Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania with an area of 56 square kilometers.How to get thereDrive, schedule, or charter a flight from Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, or Arusha or take a slow or fast train from Dar es salaam or ferry along the shore of Lake Tanganyika from Burundi or Zambia to Kigoma. To reach Gombe you must travel by boat from Kigoma. Depending on your budget, there’s an option of the speed boat, which takes much less time- or the passenger’s boat, which takes longer about 4 hrs. The boat ride is an amazing trip.  Park AttractionsGombe wilderness worth a year-round visit; enabling you to cruise along part of the historical inquisitiveness way back in the 19th century

Mahale Mountains National Park TanzaniaDescriptionLocated in the remote western part of Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park is one of the most picturesque places in Tanzania. The park borders Lake Tanganyika, one of the oldest and deepest lakes in the world.Getting to the park is an adventure as it is accessible only by air and boat. There are no roads in the park, only forest paths through the lush vegetation. This park is a hiker’s paradise, but most importantly it is a chimpanzee paradise. Mahale is a haven for primates, with chimpanzee trekking one of the prime reasons for visits.The park is teeming with life, rivers and waterfalls are everywhere and around the shoreline of the lake, are the most unspoiled white sandy beaches anyone could imagine.HighlightsRemoteness, primate-trekking, hiking, snorkeling, and bird watching.Mahale is home to nine species of primates including the yellow baboon, red colobus, blue monkeys, and the red-tailed monkey as well as 73 other mammals.Mahale contains at least world’s largest protected population (approx. 700-1000) of the eastern subspecies of Chimpanzee.The area contains at least 337 birds species , many of which are rare and endemic to the Albertine Rift. Eg Pel’s fishing owl.One of the unusual things about mahale is the wide variety of habitat types that it contains. The park is a mosaic of overlapping rainforest, woodland, bamboo forest, Montane forest and mountain grasslands, meaning that mahale can support a unique mix of flora and fauna that rely on the various different habitats.Mahale contains 8 (Possibly 9) primates in addition to chimps; these are yellow baboons, blue monkeys, red colobus, pied colobus, and vervet monkeys two or three species of Galago.Lake Tanganyika, which is part of Mahale, is both the world second longest and second deepest freshwater lake being 673 in length and 60-80km in width.The fresh water fish

Katavi National Park TanzaniaSize: 4,471 sq km (1,727 sq miles)Established: 1974Distance from Arusha: over 1,000 km (620 miles) – about 4 hours flying timeDescriptionKatavi National Park is the third-largest park in Tanzania. It is also by far one of the least visited in the country, making it a truly untouched wildlife paradise. It is located in the west of Tanzania and is quite hard to access by road, so the easiest way to and out is by charter flights.The park is primarily fed by the Katuma River which in the rainy season – April and May – transforms the park into a wetland. Lake Chada and Lake Katavi are both seasonal lakes that are situated within the park boundaries. In terms of vegetation, the park hosts a varied mix of bushland, Miombo forests, riverine forests as well as grasslands.HighlightsFor those lucky enough to visit Katavi, the dry season – June to October – is by far the best time to see animals. The Katuma River is one of the few sources of water in the dry season and is the lifeline for large and small creatures when they congregate along the river to drink and bathe. Then, when the last lakes and swamps are drying, up to a thousand hippos at times would huddle together for that last bit of water. Large crocodiles can be seen basking in the sun or the remaining mud pools.Katavi’s dramatic scenery is as varied as it is pristine. Flood plains of thick reeds and dense waterways are home to a huge population of hippos and varied birdlife. In the woodlands to the west, forest canopies shroud herds of buffaloes and elephants. Seasonal lakes fill with dirty colored water after the rains and animals from all corners of the park descend in them to drink. The