Waterfall and Hot Spring Tours in Tanzania: Our Top 12

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.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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4.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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5.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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6.Waterfall, coffee tour & hot springs – lunch and drinks included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $99

Join Frank from Jambo Escape for a private 12-hour outing from Arusha to Materuni Waterfall, a local coffee farm, and Kikuletwa Hot Springs. You’ll hike through village scenery, roast and grind coffee with guidance from Sam, eat a traditional lunch, swim in warm water, and have cold drinks during the day.

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7.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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8.Materuni Waterfall Coffee Tour and Chemka Hot Springs Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $80

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Arusha to Materuni Waterfall and Chemka Hot Springs. Guide Christian and the local hosts lead a forest hike, hands-on Chagga coffee preparation, traditional food and dance, then time to swim in warm, clear spring water. Private transport, lunch, fees, and a guide are included.

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9.Materuni Waterfall and Kikuletwa Hot Spring Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $136

Spend 6 to 8 hours near Moshi visiting Materuni Waterfall, learning Chagga coffee traditions, eating a hot local lunch, and swimming at Kikuletwa Hot Spring. A private English-guided trip includes transport, fees, coffee tasting, Chagga dance, and hotel or airport transfer. Guides such as Mercy, Emmanuel, Sylvester, and Godwin have led past departures.

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11.Private Tour to Marangu Waterfalls, Chagga Caves, Coffee tour & Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $127

Start at 7:00 am from Arusha for a private day through Kilimanjaro country. Walk to Marangu’s Ndoro and Monjo waterfalls, learn coffee making, explore Chagga culture and banana beer, then relax at Kikuletwa Hot Springs. Transport, lunch, drinks, water, and entry fees are included. Wear shoes with a good grip.

“An excellent day trip with Telly Africa Safaris. Professional and friendly team took a very good care of us. We learned a lot about history and local community, enjoyed performance and impressive views. Highly recommended!”

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12.Materuni Waterfalls, Kikuletwa Chemka Hot springs, Coffee tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $100

Spend about 10 hours exploring two very different sides of northern Tanzania. Swim in the warm, clear water of Kikuletwa Chemka, walk through Chagga country to Materuni Waterfalls, and learn to roast coffee from bean to cup. Private transport, lunch, drinks, WiFi, and entrance fees are included.

“Very nice trip, the waterfall is really beautiful and the walk to him not too hard but also not too easy need good shoes. The hot springs is nice and refreshing but you need a good luck because we had a lot of people and that not fun”

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