Mount Usambara
Usambara Mountains
- Visiting the pristine Usambara Mountains;
- Walking in Mazumbai Forest Reserve home to black and white Colobus monkeys
- Hiking to and swimming in the Soni Waterfalls
Itinerary
DAY 1
You’ll be picked up from Mwalimu Nyerere International Airport and taken to your hotel in Dar Es Salaam where you can relax and recover from your journey. Accommodation: Tanzanite Executive Suite. Meals: Dinner & Breakfast
DAY 2: DAR ES SALAAM – LUSHOTO USAMBARA MOUNTAIN
In the morning after breakfast you’ll leave Dar Es Salaam and be taken to Lushoto. On the drive you’ll be able to enjoy the views and see traditional villages. After lunch at Irente View Cliff Lodge you’ll visit Irente Viewing point. Accommodation: Irente View Cliff Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 3: MAZUMBAI FOREST RESERVE
In the morning after breakfast you’ll visit tea plantations and coffee plantations and the Mazumbai forest. This is pristine forest and we’ll go for a short walk here looking out for huge tree, wild flowers and the black and white Colobus monkey. Accommodation: Irente View cliff lodge. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 4: MAZUMBAI- BUMBULI- SONI WATERFALLS
After breakfast you’ll visit Bumbuli with its beautiful scenery and from there we’ll take you to Soni waterfalls for a swimming and picnic lunch. We’ll go back to the lodge in the afternoon to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. Accommodation: Irente View cliff lodge. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 5: LUSHOTO – DAR ES SALAAM
In the morning after breakfast you’ll be taken back to Dar es Salaam. We’ll take you for lunch at the Southern Sun Hotel and then to the airport for your flight back home. This has been a special safari and you’ll be taking some special memories home with you. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Whats is included
- Government tax and levy
- Arrival & Departure Transfers
- Quality waterproof, four-season private mountain sleeping tents
- Experienced and professional mountain guides
- All Park fees
- Rescue fees
- All meals while on the Mountain
- Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
- Quality Mess tents with table and chairs
- Portions of fresh, healthy nutritious food
- Clean, purified drinking water
- Crisis management and safety procedures
- Fair and ethical treatment of porters
Whats is NOT included
- Accommodation in Iringa
- Please bring your own sleeping bag but you can still rent them in Arusha at reasonable price paid once for the whole trip
- Tanzania Visa
- Gratitudes/Tipping for guide & porters
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Meals not listed above