Moshi: Materuni Waterfalls Hike, Traditional Lunch & Coffee Farm

Begin with a hotel pickup in Moshi after breakfast and a meet and greet with your local Chagga guide. A scenic drive along Uru Road past markets, street traders, and everyday Tanzanian life brings you to Materuni Village, 15 km from Moshi and one of the last authentic highland settlements before Kilimanjaro National Park. Take a guided hike through lush tropical rainforest, winding past coffee and banana farms to the foot of Materuni Waterfalls, one of the tallest cascades on Kilimanjaro's slopes, plunging 80 - 90 m into a crystal clear natural pool. Weather permitting, take a refreshing swim before heading back through the village. In the afternoon, enjoy a fully hands on farm to cup coffee experience: harvest ripe cherries, peel, soak, sun dry, roast, and grind the beans yourself accompanied by traditional Chagga songs. Then sit down to taste the very cup you made. Afterward, enjoy a buffet style Chagga lunch, prepared fresh by village mammas in clay pots using organic, locally grown ingredients. Browse handmade souvenirs from village artisans and, if you wish, raise a final glass of local banana beer, wine, or vodka before your guide returns you to Moshi.

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   Materuni Waterfalls