DAY TOUR LAKE JIPE
Lake Jipe is a small, shallow lake lying astride the Kenya-Tanzania border, just to the east of the northern Pare Mountains of Tanzania (Mwanga district, in the Kilimanjaro region).
It is 12 km long and 2.5 km wide, 12 square km belong to Tanzania and 14 square km to Kenya. Tsavo West National Park of Kenya borders the southern portion of the lake while Mt Kilimanjaro dominates the horizon some distance to the northwest.
Lake Jipe receives its main inflow from Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania via River Lumi passing through Kenya. The other main inflow is via River Muvulani from the Pare Mountains. Several temporary streams, mainly from the Pare Mountains, also drain into Lake Jipe. The lake has one outflow, the River Ruvu, located in Tanzania to the south of River Lumi, the main inflow.
Jipe is a shallow backwater of the Lumi River, which afterwards becomes the Ruvu River, and enters in the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir. After joining there with the Kikuletwa the stream flows as Pangani River in the Indian Ocean at Pangani.
As for wildlife, Lake Jipe not only offers an abundance of hippo and crocodile but there is also a small herd of zebras, To the northern end of the lake are also a few tiny villages whose inhabitants make a living from fishing.
Kenya's unfenced Tsavo West National Park protects part of the lake's northern shore, while on the Tanzania side Mkomazi Game Reserve is nearby. The lake is known for its, Canoeing and Boat safari, endemic fish, Hippopotamus, Herds of Elephants, Crocodiles, as well as water birds and other mammals, wetland plants and lake-edge swamps, which can extend 2 kilometres (1.2m) from the lake’s shore.
So the lake Jipe is totally off the beaten path destination around Moshi. if anyone is planing a stopover in Moshi don't the Lake Jipe! best time to visit is on dry season from July-Feb. Big Mamals like Hippo, Elephants and a lot of birds are guaranteed to be seen.
EXPECTATIONS OFFER FOR DAY TOUR PACKAGES
SERVICES OFFER FOR ONE DAY TOUR
Entry fee
All other gorvernment fees
Picnic lunch box
purified Drinking water
Professional guide
Guide salaries
Transport to and from the destinaton
Please call us for special Meal.
SERVICES NOT OFFER FOR ONE DAY TOUR
Pre/post accommodation and airport transfers (booking is available upon request).
Tips for your guide and driver. African Treks and Safari Bike recommendation is $20 to your guide divided
per group in the vehicle.
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, cameras, visa, and travel insurance.).
Meals not listed in the itinerary.
Liquors, beers and bottled beverages.
Tour Activities To Do In Moshi and its surrounding areas.
1: Mount Kilimanjaro day hike up and down ($150 Per Person)
This will offer the tourist a walking under montane rain forest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Colubus monkeys, blue-black monkey, sometime dik dik, bush duikers, White-Tailled mongoose,Marh mongoose, Bush baby/Galagos White-nicked raven and many others.
Note that; at these lower elevations sometimes, it can be wet and muddy as it named rain forest, sometimes Shorts and t-shirts should be sufficient, always keep your rain gear and warmer clothing handily with you from starting to the end.
Our destination of this climb is Manadara hut 2730m after get in Mandara hut tourist will sign in and then we will have the opportunity extentional walk to Maundi Crater which offers views of North-East of Tanzania then likely to see lake challa that situated between the border of Tanzania and Kenya, after that we will go back to Mandara hut for lunch and little rest before we start hiking down to the Marangu gate that will be the end of our package. Then transfer back to the Moshi town.
2: Materuni Waterfalls and Coffee Tour: ($85 Per Person)
Materuni waterfalls is a incredible booming waterfalls located closed to Moshi town just 15-kilometers and 45minutes drive from Moshi Town , the area can be reached as bike day tour.
Tourist will have the opportunity to stand underneath the waterfall, even jump off one and go swimming in the refreshing water, at the bottom of the waterfalls through typical river, vegetation’s in a neighborhood of coffee and banana trees all over round, The waterfalls is almost more than 80 meters high.
When combined with a coffee tour in the village, it makes for a perfect day trip on your free day before or after your Kilimanjaro climb or wildlife safari. The tour begins by observing the entire process of making a cup of coffee, from seed. After a locally produced lunch, you head off to explore the Materuni Waterfall. Before we get back to Moshi town lateron
3: Kikuletwa/Chemka Hot springs: ($85 Per Person)
Kikuletwa/Chemka Hot springs gets its name from the water that bubbles in underground caves. Chemka is incredible underground springs with the crystal clear water bubbling from underground caves, giving the impression that it is boiling, hence the name "CHEMKA" the Swahili word means boil,
In fact, the water is not hot rather it give out a pleasant temperature for swimming, is a good place to visit for a picnic and a swim. This area is surrounded by fig trees and is a hidden gem in the midst of a semi-arid landscape.
chemka is located closed to Moshi town in a Rundugai village between Moshi and Arusha about 40kms from Moshi town. the area is perfect rest place after a too much stress from Kilimanjaro climb or once you get free day in your hand make it usefull by visit Chemka/Hot springs.