Rau Forest Nature Walk (One Trip - One Tree)

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Itinerary

1. Explore a natural African forest reserve in which several cultural tourism activities are allowed. You will be exposed to an abundance of nature covered by unique tree species. On your walk you will spot blue monkeys and black-and-white Colobus monkeys and a number of forest bird species and butterflies. Listen to the guide’s stories and get to know the uses of various trees including the very old trees spanning up to 200 years. Visit the sacred tree Mvule (Milicia excelsa) believed to be 196 years old regularly visited by locals to prey for different needs. Enjoy the great view of rice plantations dotted with water birds of different colors at the skirts of the forest and the coconut-drink offered by one of our local farmers. If the weather permits, you will get to see Mt. Kilimanjaro. After having eaten a delicious lunch prepared by our local women we invite you to enrich your forest nature walk with the experience of tree planting. By collecting seeds and planting a seedling in our tree nursery you contribute to our purpose of protecting and conserving the wonderful Rau Forest. And back home you will know that "your tree" is growing and helping us fight the climate change.

   7 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 79 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5A wonderful time!

  Unfortunately we didn’t see much of the Rau forest, as one of us is having trouble walking, but the guides tried very hard to make that work, even bringing along a chair to rest in. What we DID experience was the cooking class with Mama Matalo. What a wonderful time! We helped with the preparation, including making coconut milk, then we watched as they masterfully created six delicious dishes over a fire. It was a lot of fun and very interesting. Also delicious!

  melodys995September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Definately recommend!

  It was an experience I would definately recommend! The cooking class with mama was incredible. She showed me how to make a lot of dishes and we went to visit the market. The walk around Rau forest was also a very informative. I really enjoyed, especially when we arrived at the hidden ricefields. The view is just incredible!

  floore756July 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Amazing

  I nice place a enjoy see different monkey and bird's

  deogratiasm906February 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Amazing walk among the trees of the Rau forest

  It was a great experience, the walk in the Rau forest felt magical. We saw many monkeys (colobes and blue monkey) and our guide Nassoro taught us a lot of things about plants and insect. Go with this tour without any hesitation !

  lemerciery2025November 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Fantastic pure nature

  Amazing pure experience with Linus, our guide, who picked us up at 9 for a hike through the forest. We had a great walk followed by lunch at a local. The hike was fantastic, such a great guide, told us a lot but also very sensitive to what happened in the forest. We even had medication in the forest. We saw monkeys, dig dig, caribous, African flycatcher, owls, spiders, many beautiful butterflies and many trees and flowers. The deeper we went in the forest the more it talked to us. We also walked the ricefields where e saw frogs, birds, praying mentis, lizards, dragonflies. We finished the walk at a local lady who prepared a great lunch where we tasted ugali, beef stew, bananas cooked,veg cooked, pilau rice, fruits and tasted the local Kilimanjaro beer. What a beautiful day! A day to remember.

  OnAir19666922208September 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Nature and food

  Nice tour with top guides. Spotted monkeys, squirrels, birds, butterflies and a huge owl. Ended the trip with a splendid local buffet by mama Mtalo!

  jonast129August 2025via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Moshi

• Its from-price is 97% below the median of the 1122 experiences we list in Moshi.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 35 of 1122.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Moshi

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Kilimanjaro's snow-capped summit towers over the town on clear mornings, and Moshi is where most climbers prepare and later celebrate. Routes such as Marangu and Machame start at park gates a short drive away, while Lemosho sets off from the far western side of the mountain, climbing through farmland, rainforest, heath and alpine desert to the glaciers near Uhuru Peak.

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