A turquoise spring-fed pool in the middle of dry acacia country, fed by water filtering down from Kilimanjaro. The best recovery day after a trek and the most relaxing day trip in the region.
Pick-up at 08:30 and drive roughly 90 minutes from Moshi through Maasai grazing land and sisal estates, the last section on rough track.
Several hours at the springs. The water is clear enough to see the bottom at three metres and stays around 26 degrees all year. Fig tree roots form natural platforms and there is a rope swing.
Grilled lunch beside the pool, then the drive back arriving mid to late afternoon.
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Warm rather than hot, around 26 degrees, which is why they are so pleasant to stay in for hours. The name comes from the Swahili "chemka", meaning to boil, describing the way the water bubbles up.
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