The farm is near Kilimanjaro’s Machame Gate with access to the spectacular rainforest on the mountain’s lower slopes. The area is home to the Chagga, people whose small villages and coffee farms dot the hillsides. On the plains to the south, Masai graze their cattle. The area is rich in diversity. The farmland is surrounded by the Makoa and Kikafu river valleys with their beautiful gallery forest, picturesque villages and local markets can be visited in the surrounding area – usually accompanied by the fantastic view of Mount Kilimanjaro. The farm is committed to environmental, nature and animal protection and work closely with the Tanzanian authorities on wildlife rescue missions.
In the morning you will go to a small rehabilitation center Makoa Farm, which is located right at the foot of Kilimanjaro. Immediately after arrival you will meet your guide and begin а light tracking, after that you will meet with the monkeys. It will be possible not only to watch the monkeys in their natural habitat, but also to play with them, took them in your hands. They are absolutely peaceable, because they are in constant contact with people who care about them.
An hour later, you’ll continue tracking, which ends at the waterfall with flying dogs, on the way the guide will tell you a brief story of Makoa Farm and answer questions you may have. On returning to the main building, the staff will lay the table for you and you can have a tasty lunch.
Next it will be the second part of the tour, you will see a variety of representatives of wild animals and learn about their history: serval, mongoose, secretary bird, cheetahs, baboons, monkeys, marabou and many others. Unfortunately, many of them cannot independently survive in the wild, so they are kept here and provide them a complete care. In addition to regular employees who feed the animals, there are also professional veterinarians and handlers who help monitor not only the state of health of the animals, but also their psychological state.
This center is not sponsored by the state and lives due to personal investment of the owner and visitors, so if you want, you can donate some money for the maintenance of any animal.
Closer to the evening, getting a lot of impressions, you will finish the tour and will go back to Moshi.
- Region: Kilimanjaro
- Distance: 30 km
- Duration: 6 hours
- What to bring: Jeans, sneakers, panama, the camera
