Five day excursions lasting from 1 hour 30 to 7 hours, four combined excursions lasting from 6 to 8 hours or a 4-day tour for between $20 and $80 per person/day.
Day hikings
With the exception of the city tour, all the excursions below offer the chance to discover landscapes of exceptional beauty and originality. The hikes are not physically demanding: all you need are good walking shoes, a hat and sun cream!
1. Visit to the town of Lushoto (90 minutes)
Depart from your hotel to discover the local market, the first prison built by the Germans at the beginning of the 20th century and still in use, and other colonial and religious buildings constructed during this period.
2. Walk to Irente View Point (3-4 hours)
Depart from your hotel for a walk through villages and fields. Arriving at the viewpoint, you can admire the plain with its rice paddies and sisal fields as far as the eye can see.
It is possible to organize this excursion to enjoy the sunset. The return journey is by public transport.
3. Magamba rainforest (5-6 hours)
You’ll discover the village of Magamba, the surrounding fields and learn about the different Shambaa and Kilindi ethnic groups, before climbing the mountain to the Magamba rainforest. As you make your way through this forest, you’ll see chameleons, colobus monkeys and blue monkeys. You’ll also pass the cave in which German soldiers took refuge in 14-18. Arriving at the summit, you’ll have an exceptional view of Lushoto and the opportunity to enjoy a local meal before returning down another path.
4. Kisasa waterfall (3 hours)
To reach this recently-discovered waterfall, you’ll have to cross various plantations and forests. The waterfall is quite imposing but, unlike the Mkuzi waterfall, has no basin for bathing. Enjoy a local meal by the waterfall before returning to your hotel.
5. Mkuzi waterfall (6 – 7 hours)
You start from Magamba, crossing fields and forests until you reach the waterfall. Enjoy a local meal before returning to Migambo and taking public transport back to your hotel.
These destinations can be combined
1. Magamba rainforest and Kisasa waterfall (6-7 hours)
2. Magamba rainforest and Irente view point (6-7 hours)
3. Magamba rainforest and Mkuzi waterfall (7-8 hours)
4. Kisasa waterfall and Irente view point (5-6 hours)
A 4-day tour is also available
Day 1: Lushoto – Lukozi
There are several ways of getting from one place to another. One of them, is to walk to the Magamba forest and finish by private transport. Overnight in a guest house in Lukozi.
Day 2: Lukozi – Rangwi.
You’ll walk around fifteen kilometers through fields and valleys to Rangwi convent, where you’ll spend the night.
Day 3: Rangwi – Mtae
A 4-hour walk to Mtae. Enjoy exceptional views before heading for Magumba, where you’ll spend the night.
Day 4: Mtae – Lushoto
This day you’ll return to Lushoto on foot or by private transport for a small additional fee.
This tour is exceptional in that it offers a chance to really get into the mountains without having to make inordinate physical efforts. The accommodation is modest but of good quality, guaranteeing a wonderful change of scenery without too many aches and pains! You’ll have the chance to see a wide variety of flora and fauna that will delight you long after your return!
