Materuni Waterfalls and Coffee Tour

Materuni village is rich of coffee. On this fragrant and fun day out you’ll get a chance to make your own cup of coffee the proper way and you’ll find out the secret to the perfect cup of coffee from the local Chagga people. Next you’ll hike the short but challenging route to the Materuni Falls and you can stand under the waters pool which is safe for bathing. There’s nothing more soothing than floating in the cool waters. Enjoy your packed lunch as any time that you want to enjoy, if it is after or before the swim.

Itinerary

You will start from Moshi up the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the village of Materuni. You’ll visit a coffee farm and learn about how coffee is grown, harvested and processed, and you’ll try your hand at roasting and preparing a fresh cup of coffee the local Chagga way and have a taste of it. you’ll take a beautiful 45-minute hike through the hills and valleys en route to the Materuni Fall and pass through banana and coffee plantations.

Along the way your guide will teach you about local plants and how they are used for food and traditional medicine, as well as giving you more insight into the local Chagga culture. You’ll hear the Falls before you see them, and once they come into view, you might be lucky enough to see a rainbow sheen as the splashing waters split the sunlight. The Falls are hidden away in a pristine valley with cliffs towering to 200ft overhead. The mountain waters falls straight down in a shimmering curtain to splash in the rippling pool where you can float and take a swim.