Day Trip to Lake Duluti | Wild Gaze Safaris

Overview

What makes this journey special

Bird WatchingCanoeing / KayakingFishing / Sport FishingForest Walk

Lake Duluti is a small crater lake situated in eastern Arusha. Lake Duluti Day trip, It takes approximately 20 minutes from Arusha City. Lake Duluti is surrounded by a thick forest that is home to a number of reptiles like lizards and snakes while the lake itself is a sanctuary for varies bird species.

Exploring the area around Lake Duluti is quite fun. Enjoy canoeing at Lake Duluti as well as the hike at the Duluti Forest and get to see the different animal and plant species.

You could also enjoy bird watching or go fishing with the help of professional guides. Since the area is quiet popular with cultural tourism take time to visit the local market within the area.

Morning at 0830, You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha town just a 20-minute drive away from Arusha, in the shadow of Mount Meru lays a crater lake.

Day by day

Your itinerary

Arusha → Lake Duluti – Crater Forest Walk

Hotel pick-up 8:30am – 20-minute drive – Guided walk around the crater rim

Your guide meets you at your Arusha hotel at 8:30am for the short drive to Lake Duluti, a small crater lake in the shadow of Mount Meru. Start with a guided walk through the forest that rings the lake, looking for monitor lizards, monkeys and forest birds, with views of Mount Meru across the water on a clear morning.

Hotel Pick-upCrater LakeForest WalkMount Meru Views

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Canoeing & Birdwatching on the Lake

Guided canoe paddle – Birdwatching from the water – Picnic lunch on the shore

Board a canoe with your guide for a quiet paddle across the lake, one of the best birding spots near Arusha – fish eagles, kingfishers, cormorants and herons are regularly seen along the shoreline. Fishing can be arranged with a local guide. Lunch is served lakeside.

CanoeingFish EaglesBirdwatchingLakeside Lunch

Local Market Visit → Return to Arusha

Short cultural walk to the local market – Drive back to Arusha – Hotel drop-off mid-afternoon

After lunch, walk into the nearby community to visit the local market and meet farmers and traders from the area. You are back at your Arusha hotel by mid-afternoon – an easy, relaxed outing for an arrival day or a rest day between safaris.

Cultural WalkLocal MarketReturn to ArushaHalf-Day Pace

Getting there

Arrival & transfers

Pick-up from hotels in Arusha at 8:30am – Lake Duluti is about 20 minutes away. Pick-up from Moshi or Kilimanjaro Airport area hotels can be arranged for a supplement.

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