Around Moshi

Around Moshi The town has some great coffee shops serving local coffee and cakes and there are several good bars (particularly those on rooftops with evening views of Kilimanjaro) and restaurants. Moshi is great for shopping, particularly the artists cooperative Muungano Makonde where you can watch the carvers and painters at work.

Climbing Kilimanjaro is a popular, if testing walk talking 5-6 days. You have the chance to complete a fantastic personal challenge and see different ecosystems, and possibly wildlife if you?re lucky. There are several routes you can take including the popular Marangu route (with handy huts to sleep in), challenging Machame and quieter Rongai.

Around Moshi there are plenty of trips. Marangu is a sleepy town on the edge of Kilimanjaro National Park with lots of day walks to waterfalls and even the first hut of the Kili climb, a lovely place to relax and get away from it all. Towards Arusha are the Maji Moto (?hot water?) springs were you can camp and dip your toes in the cooler of the pools. Arusha National Park is only 45 minutes away and although lacking the big predators, there is great game viewing with giraffe, antelope and monkeys abound. A highlight is taking a walking safari with one of the knowledgeable guides. Moshi has great transport links and is a convenient starting point for weekends in the Pare and Usambara Mountains.