3 Days Trekking in the West Usambara Mountains

Day 1: Drive from Moshi to Lushoto

You will be picked up at the hotel by your English speaking driver in the morning. The journey firstgoes along the south side of Kilimanjaro towards the Kenyan border before heading south on the"Dar es Salaam High- way" towards the coast. On the way, you pass the Pare Mountains, amountain range that rises to more than 2,400 meters. The Usambara Mountains are then already insight and soon after you reach the place Mombo, from which the road branches off into themountains to Lushoto. Here you will take lunch before continuing on a paved road with manyhairpin bends. The drive leads through small villages, on the way you have a great view back to theplain and get a first impression of the West Usambaras. After about 45 minutes you reach themountain village Lushoto, the former Wilhelmsthal.Here you spend the night in Lawns Hotel. Enjoy the colonial atmosphere of the 100 year old mainbuilding and the great dinner. Before eating, you are welcome to take a short trip to Lushoto, whichis about 5 minutes' walk below the hotel. In the evening, your local guide will visit you and tell youbriefly the most important thing about your hike for the next 3 days.Lunch; Dinner

Day 2: Hike from Lushoto to Lukozi

After breakfast, you will be picked up by your guide. You walk first down to Lushoto and then uphillto the royal village Kwembago. On the way your guide will tell you some interesting things aboutthe history of the centuries-old kingdom of Washambaa and the traditional ruling Kilindi clan. Thehike continues through cornfields and coffee plantations, on the way you have a beautiful view inthe valley and Lushoto. Soon you will reach the lush Magamba rainforest with a variety of endemicplants, bird species, butterflies and chameleons. With a little luck, you will also see colobusmonkeys. At Magamba Forest Peak (1,840 meters) you have a particularly great view, there is alsoa short break with lunch (depending on the weather and the hiking time, otherwise the lunch is abit later). The hike then leads through the forest and fertile valleys to the village of Lukozi, whereyou will spend the night in a simple lodge, the Bushbaby Homestay.Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Day 3: Hike from Lukozi to Rangwi

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This day will take you through the villages and settlements of the Mbugu and the Pare tribe.
Experience the everyday life of the mountain people with your own eyes and enjoy the contact
with the locals, especially the many children, who laughingly come to meet you. Also today your
hike leads through a beautiful landscape with smaller mountain peaks and viewpoints, through
forest and fertile valleys to your today's destination, the convent in Rangwi. Here you can relax
and enjoy the sunset with a beautiful view of the garden.
Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Day 4: Hike from Rangwi to Mambo

You can expect another, varied hiking day. First it goes through the village of Emau on the
Shagayu summit (about 2,000 meters) with a great view. Then you continue through a pine forest
and the villages of Goka and Sunga. After lunch you hike to the village of Mabughai, where you
will visit a small pottery jointly operated by local women. You can watch how skilfully the women
are making bowls, cups and other items and, of course, you can also purchase the beautiful
pieces. The women will be happy about it and you make a contribution to the small family income.
Now it is not far to the destination of your 3-day hike, the mountain village Mambo. From the
terrace of the Mambo Cliff Inn at 1,900 meters, you have spectacular views of the Pare
Mountains, Lake Kalimawe and, in clear weather, even Kilimanjaro. Once you have seen enough
of the fantastic surroundings, you will drive back to Lushoto, where you spend another night at
the Lawns Hotel. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

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Day 5: Drive from Lushoto to Moshi

After the hike, you are welcome to sleep a little longer today. Enjoy your breakfast in peace beforebeing picked up by your driver around 10.30 a.m. With many impressions from the Usambaramountains, it goes leisurely back to Moshi.Breakfast

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Notes: Accommodation capacities at Bushbaby Homestay and the convent in Rangwi are limited,
we recommend early booking. If the accommodations are already occupied, we try to evade
equivalent accommodations respectively we have to adjust the route / tour accordingly.