The Chaga (also called Wachaga, Chagga, Jagga, Dschagga, Waschagga, or Wachagga) are Bantu-speaking indigenous Africans and the third largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They traditionally live on the southern and eastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru and near Moshi. Their relative wealth comes from the favorable climate of the area and successful agricultural methods, which include extensive irrigation systems, terracing, and continuous organic fertilization methods practiced for thousands of years. They were one of the first tribes in the area to convert to Christianity. This may have given them an economic advantage over other ethnic groups, as they had better access to education and health care as Christians.
The Chaga descended from various Bantu groups who migrated from elsewhere in Africa to the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, a migration that began around the start of the eleventh century While the Chaga are Bantu-speakers, their language has a number of dialects related to Kamba, which is spoken in southeast Kenya and to other languages spoken in the east such as Dabida and Pokomo.
The Chaga area is traditionally divided into a number of chiefdoms. They are culturally related to the Pare, Taveta, and Taita peoples. They follow a patrilineal system of descent and inheritance. Their way of life is based primarily on agriculture, using irrigation on terraced fields and oxen manure. Although bananas are their staple food, they also cultivate various crops, including yams, beans, and maize. In agricultural exports, they are best known for their Arabica coffee, which is exported to American and European markets, resulting in coffee being a primary cash crop.
Once you sign with us we will take you to the historical site where you will get full description of the Chagga tribe and see the way they were living by that time before the effect of modernizations and how they were fighting against the intruders, also they will be eager to show you guys the process of making your own cup of coffee or brew banana beer and finally will be the picnic site for the lunch or hot lunch as you choose. Please do not forget to buy souvenirs from them as your support to them and we are sure it will remind you the memories with the Chagga tribe when you are back at home,
Entry fee
All other gorvernment fees
Picnic lunch box
purified Drinking water
Professional guide
Guide salaries
Transport to and from the destinaton
Please call us for special Meal.
Pre/post accommodation and airport transfers (booking is available upon request).
Tips for your guide and driver. Kilibush Adventures recommendation is $20 to your guide divided
per group in the vehicle.
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, cameras, visa, and travel insurance.).
Meals not listed in the itinerary.
Liquors, beers and bottled beverages.
Please Kilibush Adventures design the numerous day trips and point to note is , the price may vary due to the distance and the value of the place, for example day trip to Kilimanjaro can be the most expensive one among the day trips plan. Be happy please because we are committed with our services that we providing and caring about our clients for delivering the best services please your welcome to have a fun together
Please remember that if your fun with mountain biking , good news is that we design this one day tour with three options
Options number 1; for those who are not experience with mountain biking we will use only min bus or Tax
Option number 2; for those who love mountain biking tour and travel but has no enough experience or exercises before there tour , here we will hire both min-bus or Tax and mountain bike
Option number 3; for those have enough experience with mountain biking and ready to challenges their bodies , according to our day trip tour here the minimum distance is 10km this include Moshi town and Njoro forest are very closed to each other so we will make two in one inclusive and the maximum distance is Olipopongi maasai cultural site and game reserve about 150km go and return to Moshi town the choice is yours , tell us and we will handle your trip