Lake Challa

Expansive expeditions

Lake Challa Safaris

Lake Challa is a unique caldera lake, surrounded by a 100 meters high crater rim. This lake straddles the border between Tanzania and Kenya. This lake is 49km from Moshi town in Tanzania & 8km from Taveta, Kenya providing the perfect getaway from the towns to soak up nature’s beauty. This lake has a great diversity of life, from lush lake shore forest to stunning volcanic savannah from river beds marvelously carved through ancient rock, to thick bushes or open. Walking at Lake Challa is a magical experience that will put you back in touch with nature.

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Walking and hiking, the scenery around the lake have small hills you can hike to, also being a crater lake you will have to descend to and ascend from the lake providing a tremendous short hike adventure.
Swimming, a swim is a tempting activity at the lake but advised to be a good swimmer before you decide to dive into the challa waters.
Sightseeing, the scenery around the lake is beautiful, and you can relax and enjoy the lake views from the crater rim.

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Lake Challa

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