4 Days usambara mountains trekking
Overview
Our Usambara Mountains Hiking 6 Days package treat visitors with breathtaking unique and wide vistas. This peaceful corner of Northern Tanzania is best experienced on a village to village trek. Explore Tanzania off the beaten track as you come along hillside farms nestled between the mountains and lush green rainforest. Experience the real farm life of Tanzania.
HIGHTLIGHT
- DAY 1: Departing Lushoto town.
- DAY 2: heading through farms where you can see coffee and banana plantations and experience local village life.
- DAY 3: Start the day hiking through the beautiful Shagayu rainforest.
- DAY 4: Catch an early morning 4X4 land cruser from Mtae to Kwesimu village.
Itenerary
Duration: 4 days.
Start your hike at 8:30am, departing Lushoto town and going to the royal village Kwembago where the first king of the Sambaa tribe lived. Then head to Magamba tropical rainforest. Here you will visit a German trench cave as well as have the opportunity to see black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, birds, many colourful butterflies and Jacksons chameleons. You will enjoy lunch at Magamba viewpoint and then hike to Lukozi where you will overnight at Migombani guesthouse.
| Accommodation: | Migombani guesthouse. |
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| Meals Planed: | B.L. |
Following breakfast you will start out at 9am, heading through farms where you can see coffee and banana plantations and experience local village life. You will have great views of the rolling hills of Lushoto and have a go at making and taste-test sugarcane juice. You will hike to Rangwi sister’s convent to have dinner and overnight. This is an old German missionary.
| Accommodation: | old German missionary. |
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| Meals Planed: | B.L & D |
Start the day hiking through the beautiful Shagayu rainforest. Here you will be able to see the famous Usambara violet flower which was discovered in 1884 by Saint Paul. You can visit the womens pottery society to witness them making clay pots, followed by a visit to a traditional medicine man. At 6:30pm you will arrive at Mtae viewpoint to watch the sunset (altitude of 1900m). You will have dinner and overnight at Mtae Lutheran mission.
| Accommodation: | Mtae Lutheran mission. |
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| Meals Planed: | B.L.D. |
Catch an early morning bus from Mtae to Kwesimu village. You will hike from here to Irente farm (approx.. 1 hour). Enjoy a breakfast of fresh produce here before heading to Irente viewpoint where you have wonderful views across the sisal plantations and cliff tops. From here you will head back to Lushoto town, marking the end of the tour.
| Accommodation: | No accommodation (End of tour). |
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| Meals Planed: | B.L.D. |
Cancelation Procedure
10% Deposit payable upfront. Remaining balance payable 30 days prior to trip departure. Free cancellation up to 30 days prior departure. No refund applicable within 30 days of departure..
Payment Procedure
A deposit of 10% is required when booking this tour. The remaining balance will be charged 30 days prior departure. For any bookings within 30days of departure, the full tour amount will be charged upon booking.
Include
- Park fees
- Conservation Fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide.
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days.
Exclude
- International flights
- Increases in park fees where applicable
- Visa and passport fees
- Personal items
- (tipping guideline
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Items of a personal nature
