From the Field: Trip Notes from a Local Guide

Short notes from real trips: what the waterfall looked like this week, how full the springs were, what we ate, who came along. Written by Shaiya, straight from the field.

13 Oct 2026 On the road: private transfers across northern Tanzania Not every road here is tarmac. Whether it is Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha at midnight or a dusty… 13 Oct 2026 Materuni with two guests: the waterfall, fresh coffee and a Chagga lunch A day on the green slopes of Kilimanjaro above Moshi. First the walk down to Materuni waterfall, one… 13 Oct 2026 Chemka hot springs: floating, the rope swing and water this clear The water at Chemka is so still under the palms that the trees look like they grow down…