Magamba Forest coffee tour

Overview

The hike starts right from Lushoto town and leads through villages, nice landscapes, farming areas up to the Magamba Rainforest which is host to a huge biodiversity and has been upgraded to a Nature Reserve in the last years.

Experience the wonderful silence of the rainforest and its variety of birds. You can see black and white Columbus monkeys, blue monkeys, a variety of birds, butterflies and other species.

Visit an old cave used as a hide out by the Germans during the First World War. Continue climbing up to the peak of Magamba Rainforest at 1850m above sea level where after you will descend down to the Royal Village of Kwembago. This way leads through a colorful landscape of green hills and a big variety of plants.

At the home of a member from the coffee-farmers-initiative you will get to know more about the history of coffee in Usambara & the experiences, hardships and the specific knowledge of local coffee-farming. See and try yourself to prepare coffee – from the harvesting, the roasting, the grinding to the brewing of your own coffee!

Afterwards enjoy a traditional meal at the local family’s home in the village and finally taste the freshly brewed Usambara coffee sharing it with its local producer – right next to the field where it was grown! The tour ends with a pleasant walk back to Lushoto-Town.