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Overview
Start and end in Arusha or Moshi with the Materuni Waterfalls day trip and Cultural & Coffee Experience Tour. The Materuni waterfall is the highest in East Africa at 70 meters and is truly spectacular. Surrounded by a lush indigenous forest. It’s just a 20-minute walk, you have a day tour (Sightseeing) package taking you through Materuni Village.
Materuni is one of the few villages of wonder in Northern Tanzania sitting at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. The village is blessed with full of beauty worth visiting for a holiday, weekend outing, or vacation. While in the village, there is a Coffee experience, a working tour, scenic view of Moshi Town and Mount Kilimanjaro is astonishing. This green village with fresh air from green vegetation welcomes visitors to explore the beauty of the land and the cultural heritage of the Chagga people. Materuni Waterfalls, Cultural & Coffee Tour includes an expert guide, meals, and transport.
Itinerary
After breakfast you will be met by your driver and set out for the Materuni Waterfalls day tour (approx 3 hours drive) packed with lunch boxes, this village has a very impressive waterfall, which is one of the tallest in the area, spewing crystal clear glacier water 70m into its basin.
The beautiful path leading to Materuni Waterfall is located 2500m above sea level. It traverses through valleys and hills covered by tropical rainforest, past coffee, banana and avocado “shambas”, the Kiswahili word for farms. On a clear day, great views of Kibo and Moshi can be seen.
The hike to the base of the Waterfall can be demanding and hiking boots are recommended. Upon reaching the bottom a picnic lunch will be served before returning to Materuni village, the starting point of the hike.
Hiking boots and a pole are highly recommended. If a pole is not available the guide will construct one from tree branches found in the area.
More information about this day tour
On the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro lies the village of Materuni. It is one of the many villages in Tanzania populated by the Chagga tribe. Materuni village produces many perishable goods including yam, sugar, maize and beans. However, the main crop that is grown is coffee. In the village you will be able to learn about the process from which coffee is grown, to when it is finally poured, steaming hot into the cup.
You will pick your coffee, remove the cover and then with coffee that has been previously dried out, crush it into coffee granules. After experiencing the complete coffee production process you will be able to enjoy your very own, satisfying and rewarding cup of fresh coffee.
You will also learn how the Chagga tribe lives, such as their home set-up, the types of food they cook and eat and how they rear their animals.
During your trek to the Materuni waterfalls, you will enjoy the scenery of coffee and banana plantation farms. Late in the afternoon, you will drive back to Arusha or Moshi town.
Prices are per person on twin sharing basis; departures are guaranteed even with two persons!
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