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Things to do near Iringa and Ruaha

There is Ruaha National Park, of course — and we can take you there with our own guide. But the land between Iringa and Ruaha has more to it than most travellers ever stop for: the Iringa hot springs at God’s Bridge just outside Mangalali, the eroded pillars of the Isimila Stone Age site, and the Mkwawa Museum in Kalenga.

Around the farm and the village there is plenty to do at a slower pace. Learn to cook biriani, pilau or chicken over the fire with people from Mangalali. Join a local fruit tour, see how bamboo juice (ulanzi) is tapped, or sit in on a pottery workshop.

And there is the farm itself: ten hectares of vegetable garden, fields and animals, with picnic spots, a playground, and walks that end with the sun going down over the grassland.

Iringa Hot Springs & God’s Bridge

Just outside Mangalali, the Little Ruaha River disappears beneath enormous smooth rocks and comes back out further down, beside a warm spring. Half a day by motorbike with a local rider, €10 per person.

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Ruaha National Park

Tanzania’s largest national park, famous for its elephants, big cats and baobabs. Go with Nolasco, our guide from this region, for one or more nights inside the park — park fees included in the quote.

Ruaha safari

Cook with Linah and Aneth

Join Linah and Aneth in the farm kitchen for a hands-on cooking workshop. Learn to make ugali the way it is made in Tanzanian homes, stirred slowly over the fire, and cook it with fresh vegetables from the farm. Then sit down together and eat what you made.

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Local life on the farm

Mangalali is a real Tanzanian village, not a tourist stop. Walk through it, greet people, and see rural life as it is lived every day.

Isimila Stone Age Site

Towering sandstone pillars carved by erosion, and one of the most important Stone Age sites in East Africa. An easy trip from the farm.

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