9 Arusha Waterfall Tours Worth the Detour

1.Materuni Waterfalls, coffee tour & Kikuletwa Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 643 reviews · from $100Our pick

This 12-hour private tour links Materuni Waterfalls, a Chagga coffee experience, and Kikuletwa Hot Springs. Your guide, possibly Balthazary, Frank, Enock, Andrew, Victor, or another local guide, handles transport and lunch. Expect a muddy 40-minute hike, coffee-making with songs, a long bumpy ride, and time to swim.

“Really fun trip. Guide will be your photographer too :) They provided boots that helped to avoid muddy slides. Definitely would recommend this tour”

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2.Materuni Waterfalls & Chemka Hotsprings Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 214 reviews · from $100

Spend about eight hours exploring Materuni Waterfall, Chagga farm country, and Chemka Hot Springs with a private guide such as Ilfan, Emmanuel, John Jr, or Mr T. Expect a muddy forest hike, local coffee and lunch, a bumpy drive, and time to swim in warm spring water. Pickup, transport, entry fees, food, and drinks are included.

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3.Materuni waterfalls coffee tour & Chemka hot springs Day trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 131 reviews · from $95

Travel from Arusha to Materuni Village for a waterfall hike and hands-on Chagga coffee experience, then swim at Chemka Hot Springs. The private trip costs $95 per person, includes pickup, and is led by guides such as Owen. Expect a full day, rough roads, a challenging walk, and time in a natural warm-water pool.

“Great tour and guide. Real contact with the people. The experience doing coffee was unique. I recommend it”

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4.Maasai village visit, Materuni waterfalls & coffee experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · from $154

Spend a full day near Kilimanjaro with a private guide, visiting a Maasai village, eating a Chagga lunch, making coffee by hand, and hiking to Materuni Waterfalls. Guides such as Pemba, Mpemba, and Alfred have led this route. Expect muddy ground, a long day, and a cultural experience rather than a climb on Kilimanjaro.

“Our trip was really wonderful, long lasting and memorable. Enjoyed every moment of it, got several new knowledges and friends. Special thanks to our tour guide Alfred who is very friendly, professional and caring. He was able to notice everything and had the gift to help everybody to feel good and protected.”

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5.Materuni Waterfalls, Coffee, and Hotsprings Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 78 reviews · 10.5 hours · from $100

Spend 10.5 hours with a small group of up to seven, hiking to Materuni Falls, learning to roast and brew local coffee, eating lunch in the village, and swimming at Chemka Springs. Guides such as Frank, Enock, Baltazar, and Musa are praised for friendly service, local insight, photos, and punctual hotel pickup.

“We had a fantastic day with Enock. He was a brilliant guide and we really enjoyed the waterfalls, coffee and hotsprings! Highly recommend!”

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6.6 Days Serengeti Safari(hiking waterfalls &coffee tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $1,250

You spend five days on Tanzania’s northern safari circuit, with two Serengeti days, Tarangire elephants, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara. A final day brings a hike to Materuni Waterfalls and a Chagga coffee experience. Groups use a pop-up-roof jeep, with a driver-guide and cook, and are limited to six or seven people.

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7.Napuru Waterfalls Guided Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $50Best value

Leave your Arusha hotel with a local English or Swahili-speaking guide such as Frank or Uhuru. Walk through villages, past cattle and monkeys, then follow a river through Mount Meru Forest Reserve to Napuru Waterfalls. The three-hour hike includes rocks, shallow water, local snacks, and a small-group setting of up to four people.

“We really enjoyed our trip to the Napuru waterfalls. Our guide Fred picked us up in time from the hotel. Explaining us many things on our way already. The hike to the waterfalls was beautiful but when we arrived at the waterfall itself was amazing. Just can recommend this tour! Thank u Fred :)”

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8.Materuni Waterfalls, Hot Springs and/or Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 21 reviews · 5 - 10 hours · from $53

You’ll hike to 85-meter Materuni Waterfall, learn Arabica coffee-making by hand, eat a Tanzanian lunch, then swim at Chemka Hot Springs. Guides such as Johnson and Aron have been praised for clear communication, local knowledge, and careful driving. Pickup and drop-off are available in Arusha or Moshi.

“We had such fun on this journey with our guide Johnson! The Materuni waterfall is spectacular!! The coffee tour was educational and highly entertaining! Lunch was delicious, authentic cooking that won’t be duplicated in a hotel restaurant.”

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9.Private Tour to Materuni waterfalls, coffee tour & Kikuletwa hot- springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $100

This private day trip combines a 40-minute hike to Materuni Falls, a hands-on Chagga coffee experience, village lunch, and swimming at Kikuletwa Hot Springs. Guides such as Assad, Yusuph, Nasri, and Ngereza have led this route. Expect friendly service, flexible pacing, and a bumpy drive to the springs.

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