Arusha · Experience
A crater lake, a canoe and a forest, twenty minutes from town
Lake Duluti sits in a small volcanic crater at Tengeru, east of Arusha on the road to Moshi, with forest reserve all the way round its rim. You paddle it, walk around it, or both — and it fits the day you arrive or the day you leave.
Where it is
Lake Duluti lies in a volcanic crater at Tengeru, roughly 14 km east of Arusha town along the road towards Moshi and Kilimanjaro International Airport. The crater walls are forested and protected as a reserve, so the lake is enclosed, sheltered and still.
What you do there
Canoes go out onto the water, and the birdlife along the edge is the reward: cormorants drying their wings on dead branches, kingfishers, and fish eagles overhead. A footpath circles the rim through the forest, with monkeys in the canopy. Most visitors do both.
Who it suits
Anyone with half a day either side of a safari, families, and people who want to be on their feet after days in a vehicle. It is not a wildlife drive. It is a quiet morning or afternoon on the water and under the trees.
Fitting it in
Duluti lies between Arusha and the airport, so it works on the way in or out as well as on a free day in town. It pairs naturally with the coffee tour for a full day.
A sense of the place
Questions
Questions, answered
Do I need to know how to canoe?
No. The lake is small and calm, and you are not going far.
Can it be combined with the coffee tour?
Yes. Both are on the Arusha side and together they make a full day.
Is there a price?
It is charged separately from the safari. Ask us and we quote it with the rest of your trip.
Pairs well with
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A Day in Arusha
The town every safari begins in, given a full day: the Cultural Heritage Centre, the markets and the streets, with Mount Meru above it all.
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Arusha Town Walk
Arusha on foot with a guide: the clock tower, the markets and the streets between them. Ask us for the route.
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Napuru Waterfall
A waterfall in the Meru-Usa forest on the lower slopes of Mount Meru, outside Arusha, reached on foot through the trees.
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Coffee Tour
From the cherry on the branch to the cup: picking, pulping, roasting over a wood fire, pounding and brewing, on a smallholding near Arusha.
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