Lushoto Tours & Trips

Head up to Ndelemai Forest Reserve viewpoint at 1,500m, where you'll look down at Mazinde village sitting 1,000m below and see the Maasai plains stretching out to the horizon. This full-day trip from Lushoto takes you to Irente Farm's cheese factory for lunch with brown bread, artisan cheese, fruit jam, quark, and fresh juice.

This 4-day budget hiking tour takes you through Mazumbai Forest Reserve, where bird watchers can spot rare flowering species and butterflies in this botanical paradise. You'll walk from Soni village through Kwebua and Kwehangala, passing coffee and tea plantations with sweeping views of Mombo village below.

You'll trek 13km through Magamba Rainforest, where black-and-white Colobus monkeys swing through the canopy and two-horned chameleons hide in the undergrowth, then spend the night at Rangwi Sisters' Convent with basic shared facilities. The next day brings a 14km hike along the Usambara Mountains' escarpment to Mtae's viewpoint, which offers 180-degree views stretching across Tsavo West and Kilimanjaro, followed by a hands-on clay pottery session at Mabughai workshop. Your stay at Magumba Cottages, one of the best mountain lodges around, includes traditional meals with the Ernest family, who are known for their authentic Tanzanian cooking.

This 7-day budget trek takes you through Magamba rain forest where you'll spot black and white Colobus monkeys, then climbs to Mtae village on the Usambara Mountains edge with views across Mkomazi National Park and the Maasai plains—on clear days you can see Mount Kilimanjaro and Kenya's Tsavo National Park. Stay at Rangwi Sisters Convent for cultural exchange, visit pottery women's groups in traditional Washambaa villages, and have homemade lunch at Irente Farm with fresh cheese and jam while looking down 1,000 meters to Mazinde village. Groups of 2-6 get full board meals and stay at Magumba View Point Lodge and Kakakuona Lodge in Lushoto.

Trek through Magamba rainforest looking for black and white colobus monkeys and check out WWI trenches that German forces dug here, staying overnight at Rangwi Catholic Mission and Mazumbai Forest Hostel. Hike up to Mtae's viewpoint for views over Mkomazi Game Reserve and Kenya's Tsavo West—on clear days you'll see Kilimanjaro from Magumba View Point Lodge. Stop by Sakharani Mission's vineyard to try their local grape wine and tour Herkulu's tea plantations and factory to see how they process tea the traditional way.