Your visit will be conducted by the people of Machame and can be designed in various ways and can range from a half a day to several days tour. Machame is located on the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Machame area is a mosaic of beautiful valleys, deep gorges, rivers, waterfalls, farms and it is the home base of the Chagga people. Here you can experience and witness the only agro-forestry »best practice«, an intensive farming system of intercropping of mixed crop using traditional irrigation. Machame is an ideal place for acclimatization before climbing the mountain. From many points the snow capped peak can be seen.

For queries and further details about any Cultural Tour, Safari Tour, Trekking Tour or Zanzibar Tour as well as price quotations, please do not hesitate to contact us!

This is the invitation from the people of Machame:

» Welcome and explore the life of the Kilimanjaro Mountain people.
You have a choice of comprehensive escorted cultural tours
from our enthusiastic and experienced guides.

We, the farmers of the Kilimanjaro offer you:

• A warm welcome in a local Chagga household;
• Hikes through dense natural forests and farms for acclimatization along fast flowing streams;
• Three different views of snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, where local ancient Chagga legends recount tales of an Iron hut that brought them strength;
• A visit to several development projects in the area (coffee production, traditional, forestation, cross breeding, bee-keeping, schools, health care, food processing etc.).

The profit will be used to subsidize various women and youth
development activities within the area.«

LOCATION:

Machame is located on the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Machame Cultural Tourism Centre Kyalia is situated 14 km from the Machame junction, to the north of the Moshi-Arusha road. The Machame Gate, a starting point for Mt. Kilimanjaro climbers is about half an hour walk away.

MACHAME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:

The profit is intended to subsidize various women and youth development activities within the area.

FACILITIES:

There are different types accommodation available in the area.

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