Tanzania · Coffee Plantation Tours

1-Day Materuni Coffee and Waterfall Tour from Moshi

1 Day Round trip from Moshi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Coffee farm visit with hands-on roasting and brewing the traditional Chagga way
02 Guided hike through lush hills and valleys past banana and coffee plantations
03 Learn about local plants, traditional medicine, and Chagga culture along the trail
04 Swim beneath Materuni Falls in a pristine valley with 200ft cliffs overhead

Explore the charming village of Materuni on a one-day tour from Moshi. Learn how coffee is grown, harvested, and prepared the traditional Chagga way at a local coffee farm, and try your hand at roasting and brewing a fresh cup. Then enjoy a guided hike through the lush hills and valleys, passing banana and coffee plantations while learning about local plants and Chagga culture. End at Materuni Falls, a 200ft-high waterfall hidden in a pristine valley, where you can swim in the shimmering pool beneath the cascading water.

You will hear the falls before you see them, and once they come into view, you might be lucky enough to catch a rainbow sheen as the splashing waters split the sunlight.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro

Languages English, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Materuni Village, Coffee Experience and Waterfall Hike

You will start from Moshi and head up the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the village of Materuni. Visit a coffee farm and learn how coffee is grown, harvested, and processed, then try your hand at roasting and preparing a fresh cup of coffee the local Chagga way before tasting it.
Enjoy a beautiful 45-minute hike through the hills and valleys on the way to Materuni Falls, passing through banana and coffee plantations. Along the way, your guide will teach you about local plants and how they are used for food and traditional medicine, while also giving you more insight into the local Chagga culture.
You will hear the falls before you see them, and once they come into view, you might be lucky enough to catch a rainbow sheen as the splashing waters split the sunlight. The falls are hidden away in a pristine valley, with cliffs towering up to 200ft overhead. The mountain waters plunge straight down in a shimmering curtain into the rippling pool, where you can float and take a swim.