This incredibly beautiful and lush area is a welcome retreat from Tanzania s Game Parks and cities. The mountain region is ideal for hiking as well as some spectacular driving. Lushoto is the principal city in the Usambara Region, and Grant's Lodge is a mere 15 mile drive from town.
Temperatures are mild year-round.
The main rainy season is from mid-march through early June. However, during this time of year the region is incredibly lush. The access road to Lushoto from the plains below was built at the turn of the century for Kaiser Wilhelm's planned but never realized trip to Wilhelmstal. This road is still the main route to Lushoto, and the original stone bridges and culverts, now 100 years old, are still in excellent shape. The Germans envisioned Lushoto as a great coffee-growing area, but they were proven wrong.