Meru Water falls Day trip

Best tour guide ever! Make sure you ask for JOEL. Very knowledgeable of Arusha, waterfalls, Kilimanjaro & thermal waters! Great personality. Started at 8 am. Ended at 7 pm. Full day but very worth it! The hike to see the waterfalls is so worth it. Just beautiful !!! See pics below.

The guide who picked us up, Joel, was a legend! Super friendly, very informative and relaxed. He took us to the Waterfall where the entrance fee and guide fee was included in the price. The local guide from Mt. Meru however did try to say we still have to pay the guide fee. After we declined it was ok however, and Joel confirmed it was already included. The waterfalls and hike were great, afterwards Joel even helped me to get a local sim card. I would definitely recommend, but pay attention to what is and what isn’t included so you don’t get ripped off by someone.

I chose to be picked up and dropped off from Kilimanjaro Airport, however no one ever showed up, and when I contacted the tour operator they informed me they were expecting me to go to their office in Arusha. They then did organise a transfer for me, but I was very late in starting the trip, once I arrived, I was informed I needed to pay an extra $40 for a transfer back to the airport, which I would be sharing, and had no choice over the departure time. I had a flight to catch and they were not much concerned about it. While the waterfall tour is very nice and I enjoyed it, after that I was taken to shops & markets where I was pressured into spending money. I asked to end the day early because I was not enjoying myself. We had agreed a time (5:45) for the driver to pick me up to return to the airport, and he did not arrive until after 6:00. We then had to pick up the others and then get through traffic. I was flying home, on an international flight so I was fairly anxious to check in. To the driver’s credit he was unaware I was flying internationally, he thought I had a domestic flight like the others, and he did his best to get me to the airport as quickly as possible. I would not recommend this company, there are many better companies offering better services.