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3-Day Trip To Irente Viewpoint
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Culture, Wildlife

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Bashkir, Cambodian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian

Description

Enjoy a 3-day trip to the famous Irente viewpoint from Lushoto. See the village of Mazinde, almost 1000m below, and the vast Maasai steppe beyond from the viewpoint. Take an uphill walk from Lushoto to the royal village of Kwembago and learn about the cultural history of the traditional ruling clan of the Kilindi and the centuries–old kingdom of Washambara from Kwembago. Check out the rare black and white Colobus Monkey in the Magamba tropical rainforest.

Highlights
  • Enjoy the beautiful view from the Irente Viewpoint of the Mazinde village, almost 1000m below 
  • Learn about the cultural history of the traditional ruling clan of the Kilindi
  • See the rare black and white Colobus monkey in the Magamba tropical rainforest
  • Visit the village of Vuli and learn about local soil conservation irrigation projects
  • Day 1: Arusha to Irente Viewpoint expand_more

    On arrival, you will visit the famous Irente Viewpoint and see the village of Mazinde, almost 1000m below, and the vast Maasai steppe beyond. On the return trip to Lushoto via the German Middle school, visit the Irente farm for lunch at an orphanage that acts as a blind and autistic school in the village of Kwembago.

    Dinner and overnight.

  • Day 2: Magamba Rainforest expand_more

    After breakfast, you will visit the Magamba Rainforest. The tour begins with an uphill walk from Lushoto to the royal village of Kwembago. Here you can learn about the cultural history of the traditional ruling clan of the Kilindi and the centuries–old kingdom of Washambara from Kwembago. You have a beautiful view over Lushoto to the Maasai plain from here. From here, you proceed to the Lushoto Magamba tropical rainforest, home to the rare black and white Colobus Monkey and old-world species endemic to Africa. You will hear them first; they are frequently visible as they sit in groups high in the forest canopy.

    Dinner and overnight.

  • Day 3: Usambara Farm and Flora expand_more

    You have morning breakfast and then visit Usambara Farm and Flora. This walk takes you through the fertile land of Jaegertal to a fruit tree nursery, where you learn about the different varieties of fruit trees contained in the nursery. You continue uphill to the village of Vuli to learn about local soil conservation irrigation projects and farming methods. In the last part of the journey, we returned to Lushoto for dinner and overnight—end of the tour in Lushoto.

What's Included
  • Transport to Lushoto and back to Arusha
  • Hotel accommodation on bed and breakfast
  • All tour activities
  • Village fees
What's Excluded
  • Meals for the whole trip
  • Tipping
  • Things of personal requirements
What to bring
  • Warm clothes
  • Rain clothes
  • Proper walking shoes
  • Camera
Know before you go

The Usambara Mountains comprise the easternmost ranges of the Eastern Arc Mountains. They are 90 km long and about half that wide. Faulting and uplifting formed them nearly two million years ago, and they are composed of Precambrian metamorphic rocks. Visit the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania and hike in ancient forests which are ecologically unique. The quaint German-style town of Lushoto is the gateway to this beautiful area. The Usambara Mountains are considered a biodiversity hotspot due to a high degree of endemism in the flora and fauna.

Meeting Point

Arusha, Tanzania

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 10 USD 755 Per Person
11 To 20 USD 675 Per Person
Child
1 To 10 USD 655 Per Person
11 To 20 USD 595 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 755 / person