Lake Jipe is a small, shallow lake lying astride the Kenya-Tanzania border, just to the east of the northern Pare Mountains of Tanzania (Mwanga district, in the Kilimanjaro region). It is 12 km long and 2.5 km wide, 12 square km belong to Tanzania and 14 square km to Kenya. Tsavo West National Park of Kenya borders the southern portion of the lake while Mt Kilimanjaro dominates the horizon some distance to the northwest.
Lake Jipe receives its main inflow from Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania via River Lumi passing through Kenya. The other main inflow is via River Muvulani from the Pare Mountains. Several temporary streams, mainly from the Pare Mountains, also drain into Lake Jipe. The lake has one outflow, the River Ruvu, located in Tanzania to the south of River Lumi, the main inflow.Jipe is a shallow backwater of the Lumi River, which afterwards becomes the Ruvu River, and enters in the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir. After joining there with the Kikuletwa the stream flows as Pangani River in the Indian Ocean.
As for wildlife, Lake Jipe not only offers an abundance of hippos and crocodiles but there is also a small herd of zebras, To the northern end of the lake are also a few tiny villages whose inhabitants make a living from fishing.Kenya's unfenced Tsavo West National Park protects part of the lake's northern shore, while on the Tanzania side, Mkomazi Game Reserve is nearby. The lake is known for its, Canoeing and Boat safari, endemic fish, Hippopotamus, Herds of Elephants, and Crocodiles, as well as water birds and other mammals, wetland plants, and lake-edge swamps, which can extend 2 kilometers (1.2m) from the lake’s shore.
Our cycling starts from Moshi to Lake Jipe, through both rough and tarmac road flat roads, downhill and uphills we will cross through the different villages in our route, explore their cultural activities and the way they live out there before getting to Lake Jipe and spend a day out there. Later afternoon we will start cycling to Moshi town back to the hotel and this will be the end of our package services. Lake Jipe! best time to visit is on dry season from July-September and then December-February. Big Mamals like Hippo, Elephants and a lot of birds are guaranteed to be seen. The tourist/cyclist will have to pay $385 price based on 2 person include the following services as it listed on the table below. for any query please call us or send us a message for clarifications from our team. Book This Package Now
Entry fee.
All other gorvernment fees.
Picnic lunch box.
Please call us for special Meal.
purified Drinking water.
Professional mountain bike guide.
MTB Guides and Cooker salaries.
supportive car or cars.
The Mountain Bike.
International flights.
Tanzania Visa.
Pre/post accommodation and airport transfers (booking is available upon request).
Tips for your guide and driver, $ 20 P/Person per day.
Personal Expenses.
Meals not listed in the itinerary.
Liquors, beers and bottled beverages.
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