Day 01
Materuni, Coffee Experience, Waterfalls and Chagga Heritage
- Drive to Marangu Gate (1900 m), the starting point for all Kilimanjaro treks via the Marangu route.
- Explore the area around Marangu, home to the local Chagga tribe, and learn about their rich history and traditions.
- Visit a small coffee farm, where you will learn how coffee is grown, harvested, and processed locally.
- Try your hand at processing, roasting, and preparing a fresh cup of coffee. After enjoying your coffee break, depart for the spectacular Ndoro Waterfalls.
- Hike through a lush green landscape to the base of the waterfall. The descent takes approximately 1 hour, and here you will have the opportunity to relax and take a refreshing bath in the waterfall pool.
- Visit the Chagga Underground Caves and the Chagga Live Museum. In times of drought, the Maasai migrated up the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro in search of food and water, and they enslaved and killed the local Chagga people. In defence against these attacks, the Chagga built an extensive network of underground caves. Your guide will vividly illustrate this conflict as you visit the caves.
- Continue to spend some time at the Chagga Live Museum, a small outdoor museum that offers further insight into traditional Chagga life. The tour also includes a Chagga culinary taste when you stop for lunch at a small restaurant. Here, you will be served a traditional hot meal, and later you will also have the chance to try local spirits such as banana beer and wine before the late afternoon drive back to Moshi.
