15 Waterfall and Coffee Plantation Tours in Tanzania 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 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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3.Materuni Waterfall, Coffee Tour and Picnic Hot Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · from $70

Spend six to seven hours at Materuni Village near Moshi, hiking through coffee and banana farms to a tall waterfall, then learning to roast and grind coffee with Chagga hosts. Guides such as Emmanuel, Mangi, Sylvester, and Manaseh are known for adding local stories, songs, and humor. Lunch, transport, water, and entry fees are included.

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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 Tour from Moshi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · from $60

Leave your Moshi hotel for Materuni village with a local guide such as Elly or Benjamin. Learn Chagga coffee traditions, roast and prepare your own cup, then walk about 30 minutes through hills and valleys to a 90-meter waterfall. Lunch, entry fees, pickup, and time for a swim are included.

“Perfect way to spend a day in Moshi. Knowledgeable guide, pretty waterfall and a relaxed cultural experience making our own coffee. Recommended!”

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6.Arusha or Moshi : Hot Spring, Waterfall & Coffee Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 80 reviews · 8 - 13 hours · from $53

Join an English-speaking guide from Arusha or Moshi for a full day of hiking, swimming, coffee tasting, and hot springs. Walk through Materuni’s banana farms to an 80-meter waterfall, learn traditional coffee making, then soak in Chemka’s clear geothermal water. Guides may include Zach, Ezra, Evance, Emmanue, or Jacqueline.

“Very helpful guide and driver. Have already sent my message praising them to GYG. A lovely day out.”

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7.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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8.Materuni Waterfalls, Chemka Hot Springs, &/Or Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 76 reviews · from $70

Choose a full-day outing from Moshi or Arusha, or select only the stops you want. With guides such as Imran, Moses, Asyeri, and David, you’ll hike to Materuni Falls, make coffee by hand, eat local lunch, and swim at Chemka Hot Springs.

“Everything very well organized! Imra was amazing and very helpful provinding cultural information throughout the day. I trully recommend.”

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9.Kilimanjaro: Village Walk, Coffee Tour, Waterfall, and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · 8 hours · from $87

Spend eight hours in Materuni village with a private English-speaking guide. Walk through Chagga farmland to an 80-meter waterfall, share a hot local lunch, then grind, roast, and brew coffee with songs and dancing. Pickup is available from Moshi, Arusha, or Kilimanjaro and Arusha airports.

“Francis was a good guide and knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour under his guidance including the trekking. The lunch was made with local produces. We enjoyed the coffee experience and loved the smiling workers there. The cherry on top has to be viewing Kibo peak of Kilimanjaro on the way back.”

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10.Materuni waterfalls,coffee tour & Kikuletwa(Chemka)Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $100

Travel from Arusha to Materuni Waterfalls, learn how coffee goes from plant to cup, enjoy a buffet lunch with local songs, then swim at Kikuletwa Hot Springs. Private transport, hotel pickup, entry fees, drinks, and a guide such as Benson are included in this 9 to 12-hour day.

“Matenuri Falls was spectacular, and seeing the coffee process and lunch in the mountain-side village was an experience to remember. Benson made everything we did even better with his knowledge and assistance.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $99

Travel from Moshi, Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha, or a nearby hotel to Materuni Waterfalls and a local coffee farm, then continue to Kikuletwa Hot Springs. Your private guide handles transport, lunch, water, and entry fees. Guide Kelvin is praised for his patience and plant knowledge. Bring hiking shoes, swimwear, and a towel.

“The tour was a great experience for us. Our guide, Kelvin was very patient to answer all our questions and give us a lot of info about plants and the people in Materuni village. If you are in Moshi don’t skip this trip!”

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12.Coffee Farm and Mangalia Waterfalls Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 48 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Spend four hours with a small group and a local guide such as Frank, Franko, or Hosea, visiting a coffee farm near Arusha and Mangalia Waterfalls. Learn how coffee goes from bean to brew, taste local snacks and banana wine, enjoy views of Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro, and swim if conditions suit you.

“The tour guide was very kind and helpful! The people are peaceful, calm, noble, beautiful environment! Thank you very much! Excited”

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13.6 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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14.Hidden Arusha Waterfall, Coffee & Village Tour (All-Inclusive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $40Best value

Spend four to eight hours with a private guide from Arusha Waterfalls & Coffee Tours, meeting Anderson, Praylord, Freddie, or Prosper as you explore Mount Meru village life. You will make coffee from bean to cup, taste spice drinks and rare honey, eat a Tanzanian buffet, visit Mangalia Waterfalls, and finish with wide views over Arusha.

“This is a hidden gem - not many reviews were a surprise since I was honestly bit suspicious on how the tour will be. It went well and better than expected - spice tour, coffee making tour, village tour and lastly, a nice visit to the orphanage. Lunch was yums too - authentic at its best.”

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15.Kilimanjaro: Maasai Village Visit, Waterfalls, & Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 11 hours · from $185

This private 11-hour day trip takes you from Arusha or Moshi to Materuni Waterfall and a Maasai village near Kilimanjaro Airport. You’ll hike with an English-speaking guide, eat a hot Chagga lunch, grind coffee with local songs, and see Maasai dancing, homes, beadwork, fire-making, and cattle life. Guides such as Mpemba and Milton are praised for patient, caring service.

“Our driver was great,explained everything to us with patience and kindness. We got to know amazing people,try super good food and see great views”

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