Tour code: TTS 22:

Trip narration: The tour takes you to explore the Usambara Mountains on the northeastern of Tanzania. Landscape, tropical forests and numerous spectacular viewpoints, historical sites and the opportunity to visit local communities development projects, thorough explanation of the history and life of the local farmers provide a memorable experience. You will enjoy your tour.

Day by day description.

Day 1: Arrive day pick up from Kilimanjaro International Airport or transferred from Nairobi to Arusha by Shuttle bus. Overnight at the Hotel booked in Arusha.

Day 2: Arusha - Lushoto.

After breakfast drive with your private transport to Lushoto town where you check in a Hotel for lunch.  Afternoon and evenings at leisure or go for sightseeing.  Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. After breakfast drive to the famous Irente viewpoint where you can see the village of Mazinde almost 1000m. below the vast Maasai plains.  On your way back to Lushoto you visit the Irente farm cheese factory and the royal village of Kwembago.  Dinner and overnight.

Day 4.Breakfast at 08:00a.m. drive to Soni and trek to the top of Kwa Mongo mountains    peak famous for its multi colored butterflies, via the village of Shashui and Kwemula.  From Kwa Mongo you have views of Soni, Lushoto and Handeni plains as you descent to the villages of Magila at the foot of the Growing Rock to visit a soil conservation project and learn why the rock is growing.

Day 5.After breakfast with picnic lunch boxes begin your tour trekking up hill from Lushoto to the royal village of Kwembago, learn about the cultural history of the traditional ruling clan, the Kilindi.  From Kwembago you have a beautiful view over Lushoto and the Maasai plains.  You proceed to the lush Magamba rainforest, home to black and white colobus monkeys. The return to Lushoto passes via an old German middle school and the village of Magamba. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6. After breakfast walk through the fertile farm land of Jaegertal to a fruit tree nursery where you will learn about various different varieties of fruits.  Break for lunch and continue your tour up hill to the village of Vuli to learn about the soil conservation, irrigation projects and local farming methods.  Evening return to Lushoto via the Arboretum. 

Day 7. After breakfast take a short walk from Lushoto to the Catholic mission of the Montessori Sisters in Ubiri.  At this beautifully landscaped mission you can learn about, taste and buy locally made cheese, wine and jam. Later return to your Hotel in Lushoto for dinner and overnight.

Day 8. Breakfast at 08:00a.m. drive back to Arusha while enjoying the scenery of the rolling Usambara mountains.

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