Situated in the North-Eastern parts of Tanzania with their wide vistas, cool climate, winding paths and picturesque villages, the Usambara are one of Tanzanias highlights. The Usambara’s are a part of the ancient Eastern Arc chain which mountains stretch in a broken crescent from the Taita hills in Southern Kenya down to Morogoro and the Southern highlands. They are estimated to be at least 100 million years old and the rocks forming them may be as much as 600 million years old. The mountains are home to an exceptional assortment of plants and animals and represent one of the highest degrees of biodiversity on the continent. The habitation of the Usambara´s goes back to at least 1,5 million years. Traces which are unique in world history were found near Mambo and still can be seen
Usambara Mountains Lushoto 4 Days/3 Nights Itinerary
7:00 am – You will be picked up at your hotel in Dar-Es-Salaam by your driver guide and be taken to Lushoto, a leafy highland town nestled in a fertile valley at about 1200m, surrounded by pines and eucalyptus mixed with banana plants and other tropical foliage. It’s the centre of the western Usambaras and makes an ideal base for hikes into the surrounding hills. On the road enjoy the view and get to see real traditional African villages and the locals going about their business.
1:00 pm – After lunch at Irente View Cliff Lodge, hike to Irente View point for spectacular view of the village of Mazinde and the Maasai plains almost 1000 meters below.
7:30 pm – Dinner and overnight Lushoto
7:00 am – Breakfast
8:00 am – Visit tea and coffee plantations and the pristine Mazumbai Forest. You shall go for a short walk here looking out for a huge tree, wild flowers and the black and white Colobus monkey. Mazumbai forest is a great place for bird watchers, anthropologists and botanists as it is also known as botanical Mazumbai garden
7:30 pm – Dinner and overnight Lushoto
7:00 am – Breakfast
8:00 am – With picnic lunch visit Bumbuli and enjoy its beautiful scenery, from there you will be taken to Soni Waterfalls for a good swim and enjoy your picnic lunch at the waterfalls and later return to the lodge
7:30 pm – Dinner and overnight Lushoto
