Rau Forest walk 3 – 5 hrs
A guided walk in the forest will give you a chance to see an
abundance of nature, covered by the unique tree species including the
largest Milicia excelsa (Mvule Mkuu) specie in Africa, Oxystigma msoo
which are rare elsewhere, and a lot of native tree with unique shapes
and shrubs which make the forest a unique home for primates, birds,
butterflies, squirrels and dik dik, also you will have 100 % chance see
Black White Colobus monkeys, Blue monkeys.
You can extend forest hike with experience in tree planting here a visitor can participate in seeds collection and seedling uprooting in the forest and transplanting in our tree nursery and plant some tree around the forest and in the village. Local food offered after the tour.
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A visitor will participate and involve in daily
activities of the villagers such as farming activities especially in
rice farm. Livestock keeping, local beer preparation and making like
banana and maize beer, local red burnt bricks making and having coconut
juice in Mandaka Mnono village. However, local food can be prepared and a
visitor can stay in one of selected family (home stay) and ten percent
(10%) of the money goes to village development. While a visitor is in
the village can have a better view of Moshi town and Mount Kilimanjaro
from the village.
You can extend forest hike with experience in tree planting here a visitor can participate in seeds collection and seedling uprooting in the forest and transplanting in our tree nursery and plant some tree around the forest and in the village. Local food offered after the tour.
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Village Tour 3 hrs
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Bird watching 4-6 hrs
With more than 50 birds species including forest birds, common
waterlogged bird species as well as seasonal migratory birds that feeds
on the rice farms. It’s all start from Rau Nature Forest extending to
the rice farms on the local villages. Rau Nature Forest is probably one
of the best places in Moshi for birders.
From the egrets to herons, hamerkop to storks and then there are ibises, African jacana, black-winged stilt, blacksmith lapwing, spackled pigeon (rock pigeon), African doves, speckled mousebird, African spoonbill, sunbirds, African paradise –flycatcher, African pied Wagtail, pied crow, raptors and common bulbul, there is certainly something to please any keen twitcher!
From the egrets to herons, hamerkop to storks and then there are ibises, African jacana, black-winged stilt, blacksmith lapwing, spackled pigeon (rock pigeon), African doves, speckled mousebird, African spoonbill, sunbirds, African paradise –flycatcher, African pied Wagtail, pied crow, raptors and common bulbul, there is certainly something to please any keen twitcher!
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Market Tour 2 - 3 hrs
A visitor will have a chance to experience different products
such as cash crops and local commodities selling to the market; also we
will buy some so that we can go to preparation of local food with
our visitor. However, during this tour; a visitor can be provided with
historical information of Moshi town; also a visitor can visit
historical sites like common wealth world wars grave yards and as well
as learning and participating in artworks in Makonde handicraftsmen of
Moshi and if interested to buy their product to support them.
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Rice Farm Tour 2 hours
Walk through beautiful scenery of rice paddies in Mabogini
village and get an insight on how rice is cultivated in these low land
areas in Moshi where by our tour guide will explain all steps of rice
cultivation while at the end of this tour you will have a chance to
taste local food prepared from rice which includes Wali, Pilau and
Vitumbua.
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Biking Tour
Enjoy a cycling tour to Rau Forest Reserve for nature experience,
Mandaka Mnono village for cultural experience and to a small but
typically vibrant Tanzanian market Moshi town to explore it and feel
imposed by the beauty of the Mount Kilimanjaro.
We organize extended biking tours:
Biking tour to Lake Challa (3 days)
The first day; cycling to lake Challa, we can start from Moshi which is 50 kilometre, the tour start at the junction of Dar es salaam and Marangu, using different routes on road and off road. Lake Challa trekking,walking in crater rim to the border between Tanzania and Kenya.
The second day; extending the cycling tour from lake Challa for Village cultural to experience Chagga lifestyle in one of the village nestled on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro 25 kilometres from campsite passing different hills there you will learn preparation of local brew such as banana and maize beer, coffee, having local food in the village and visiting chagga traditional cave and Chagga traditional house.
Third day; cycling back to Moshi town
Cycling to Chemka hot spring (3 day)
First day; this tour will start from Moshi to Rundugai village which is 20 kilometre from Moshi town to explore the village. Visitors will have a chance to swim in strong water flow in spring with a constant temperature of 280
Second day; A visitor will have a chance to visit people and learn their culture especially Maasai and as well as participate in BBQ preparation, cattle herding and farming activities and home stay on Maasai Boma.
Third day; return back to Moshi.
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Biking Tour
We organize extended biking tours:
Biking tour to Lake Challa (3 days)
The first day; cycling to lake Challa, we can start from Moshi which is 50 kilometre, the tour start at the junction of Dar es salaam and Marangu, using different routes on road and off road. Lake Challa trekking,walking in crater rim to the border between Tanzania and Kenya.
The second day; extending the cycling tour from lake Challa for Village cultural to experience Chagga lifestyle in one of the village nestled on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro 25 kilometres from campsite passing different hills there you will learn preparation of local brew such as banana and maize beer, coffee, having local food in the village and visiting chagga traditional cave and Chagga traditional house.
Third day; cycling back to Moshi town
Cycling to Chemka hot spring (3 day)
First day; this tour will start from Moshi to Rundugai village which is 20 kilometre from Moshi town to explore the village. Visitors will have a chance to swim in strong water flow in spring with a constant temperature of 280
Second day; A visitor will have a chance to visit people and learn their culture especially Maasai and as well as participate in BBQ preparation, cattle herding and farming activities and home stay on Maasai Boma.
Third day; return back to Moshi.
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