The Pare Mountains to the south
The South Pare Mountains in Tanzania, which cut through rural areas, produce outstanding and magical safari experiences because they are attractive and offer travelers or adventurers scenic and outstanding views of the mountains. While exploring the South Pare Mountains, you will have the opportunity to land on the Tanzania’ hidden treasures, particularly those found in the remote region area, and you will appreciate how the homesteads have been clinched to the steep hand-made terraces with an inquisitive mind for the visitors.
The southern Pare Mountains are located in the Kilimanjaro Region, approximately 150 kilometers south of Moshi. From the surrounding fields, the mountains appear to be a desolate and abandoned region, but once you start climbing the inclines, one of Africa’s most unique scenes is revealed to your eyes. In between massive forlorn rocks are small green waterway valleys where ranchers have built amazing stone porches.
The Chome Forest Reserve, a dense tropical timberland with numerous unusual trees and plants, is located on top of the mountains. The woodland provides a desert oasis of rest, beauty, and fresh air. Guests can undoubtedly spend an entire day walking through the woods without encountering anyone. The surrounding towns are among the most isolated in Northern Tanzania, and the locals have maintained their traditional Pare culture throughout the years. Limited trails wind through the mountains, beginning in one town and progressing to the next.
The tourist interests here are found high in the Mbagfa hills, which offer a lot of history dating back to the colonial masters. The traditional and local architecture of the Palre are still evident within the area, and the place also features several witch doctors, which attracts numerous travelers from all corners of the world to come and see the witch doctors. Some people, however, travel long distances from Arusha to the south to decipher their unusual problem.
The place also features outstanding areas such as the Malemeni Rock, where the children were believed to have been sacrificed in the name of appeasing the evil spirits. This was around the year 1930, and this place can now be climbed or hiked after you have been briefed and after you have received instructions, and it provides or offers an outstanding safari experience for the visitors.
It is just a short distance from here that there is the presence of the Mgahimbi Caves, and these provided the best hideaways and habitat for the local tribes during the time of the slave trade, and you can explore all these on half-day walks. Additionally, more spiritualism can also be found among the outstanding tree fruits and the banana palms in Ikongwe village, which can be explored on a full-day excursion from Mbaga, a beautiful and beautiful area where the local people believe that they were picked and gotten from the heart of the distinct region and communities have developed from here.
Another interesting place here is the Mapera viewpoint atop Mapera Hill, where it has been gazetted to represent the peace between the local and the Catholic community as well as the protestant community. When the skies are clear, the viewpoint is used by locals as a peaceful area for petitions, and it provides great views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the Mbaga Hills, and the Mkomazi Game Reserve. Entire day walks can also be planned into nearby towns to visit families practicing traditional techniques to mix amounts of beer or longer climbs through untainted forests like Shengena Forest.
It is possible to camp under the stars and wake up for a dawn climb up Shengena Peak, the highest point in the Pare and Usambara Mountains at 2,463m above sea level, discover new springs and troops of colobus monkeys, as well as enjoy spectacular views of Same and Lushoto.
The Pare people (WA) are very welcoming, and they will receive you with both hands. They are always willing to help. This is raw, unadulterated Tanzania that you won’t find in more touristy areas. The Pare public can be divided into two subgroups: the Ugweno, who speak Gweno and typically live in the north of the Pare Mountains, and the Usangi, who speak Chasu and live in the south. Today, the Wapare primarily produce tea, coffee, sisal (a type of fiber used to make rope and then baskets or mats) and bark bark (a fortifying agent that comes from a plant that grows in this region). Learn about the local cuisine, meet the incredibly friendly people, and hike through the beautiful green Pare Mountains with a local guide.
The Pare Mountains are located in Tanzania’s upper east. They unquestionably belong to the Kilimanjaro region and are located near the more well-known Usambara Mountains. Because it isn’t as accessible to tourists, this section of the district is frequently bypassed by visitors. On the off chance that you ask us, this is a truly out-of-the-ordinary goal! The Pare Mountains, on the other hand, are not mediocre in terms of magnificence when compared to the Usambara Mountains: they are very rich and very green.
Historically, under their boss, Ghendewa, the Pare is known to have had a large, sustained capital. He started with a reorganized armed force and built a tight-knit clan with a “refined social framework.” Ghendewa was killed while fighting the Chagga. The Reverend Jacob Jenson Dannholz, a Leibzig preacher, lived in Mbaga for about ten years between 1908 and 1917, establishing a congregation and a farmhouse on Tona Moorland. Privately known as “The White Man’s House,” it is formally known as “Dannholz Cottage” to honor the man who built it. Since then, the ministers have been using it, and four rooms are available for visitors.
