Usangi Travel Guide

 Bonobo2005 Says:  To my surprise the tour was not finished yet. After more than an hour we reached the edge of the mountain range. We now looked to the north over Jipe Lake at the plains of Kenya, and to the east at the Southern Pare Mountains and the Mkomazi game reserve. We started to get... 

 Bonobo2005 Says:   The tours were not only about reaching the peaks, but also to show local life.Besides a dozen encounters with local people at their homes (all acquaintances of my guide), we visited the secondary school, a pottery where women produce energy saving stoves, the local market... 

 Bonobo2005 Says:  The third day we did the Mt. Mangatu View Tour. So called because of the superb side views on the two peaks of Kilimanjaro during the hike. The morning was a bit cloudy but the hike was very pleasant - not too strenuous. It took us took us only 2,5 hours to the viewpoints... 

 Bonobo2005 Says:  The first tour was to Kindoroko peak at ca. 2100m.; although it’s not very high, it’s still 750 meters of altitude gain and therefore useful training. Before we reached the moorland at the summit, we passed a beautiful forest reserve and met a lot of friendly people –mostly... 

 Bonobo2005 Says:  The second day we did a longer and steeper trek to the summit of Kamwala Mountain at ca. 2200m.Again we met lot of people that lived on the slopes to farm their extremely fertile land. Maize, green bananas and sweet potatoes are the main crops. Ugali is the staple food–a...