1-Day Lake Challa Tour from Moshi with Swimming and Kayaking

1 Day Round trip from Lake Chala Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Lake Challa, a stunning crater lake on the Tanzania-Kenya border
02 Watch the lake change colour from deep blue to turquoise and green
03 Swim or kayak on the lake while enjoying birdlife and the lakeshore forest
04 Relish local delicacies at Caldera Restaurant overlooking the crater lake

Spend a day exploring the beautiful surroundings of Lake Challa, a stunning crater lake that straddles the border between Kenya and Tanzania and was formed approximately 250,000 years ago. Enjoy a swim in the cool, pristine waters of the lake, watch its colours shift from deep blue to turquoise and green, and take in the scenery around the crater rim. The experience is rounded off with lunch at Caldera Restaurant, where you can taste local delicacies overlooking the crater lake.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Lake Challa Crater Lake Adventure

Visit Lake Challa, a crater lake in a caldera on the border of Tanzania and Kenya, on the eastern edge of Mount Kilimanjaro, not far from Moshi and Taveta.
See the lake change its colour from deep blue to turquoise and green depending on the time of year, fed by groundwater flows from Mount Kilimanjaro.
Explore the surrounding 100-meter-high crater rim.
Have lunch at the Caldera Restaurant overlooking the crater lake and the Challa savanna.
Swim in the brilliant waters or paddle around the lake in kayaks while enjoying the birdlife and the lakeshore forest.

End of the tour.

The route