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Chagga Museum

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Sandrelle
Utah157 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Solo
Had one extra day
after climbing Kilimanjaro and decided to give this a try. The caves were interesting but the guide left a lot to be desired and couldn’t answer a lot of questions. Felt awkward, very one note and quite boring. The highlight here is the FOOD!!! Be sure to arrange to have lunch here, hands down the best food I had in Tanzania!! My guide arranged it and I’m so glad
he did. Otherwise I’d skip this excursion and just do the Maasai village
experience followed by the hot springs.
Written 26 November 2022
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Balitraveller53
United Kingdom169 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2012 • Friends
I wouldn't particularly make a special trip to the museum BUT there are a number of other interesting things to see in that area - including the waterfalls and the chagga caves and the combination of all three makes for a very fascinating day. The museum itself is small and the displays are all static, but interesting - the best part about the museum is the replica hut (complete with smoky fire and resident cows) which you can go into and listen to a talk by a local man.
Written 19 December 2012
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Mette R
Moshi, Tanzania16 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2015 • Couples
We visited both the live museum and also the chagga caves near by. In the chagga caves we learned a lot of history about the chagga's survival strategy and struggles with the other tribes. Very interesting to visit the caves and the guide there is a good story teller with good English!
In the live museum there was a lot of tools being used and I guess it is called live museum because they have live goats and a cow in the traditional chagga house. After this we convinced our driver to take us to a local bar to tast the local beer "mbege" made from bananas and millet. Awful tast, but something to tick off the list ;-)
Written 19 May 2015
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Szabadaba
Warsaw, Poland353 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021 • Friends
Ridiculously pricey one day trip from Arusha for very basic attraction worth not more than few dollars. For 100$ per person you got the long road, small walk to the waterfall ( nice but nothing special or spectacular) and Chaggy museum. Coffee tour - nothing to learn, just a very basic info and like 15 minutes presentation of the production on traditional items ( more acting than a real experience). Not interesting at all. Chagga caves - 10 minutes walk through the tunnel with very bored guide who couldn,t answer even simple questions about the place. The only information we received was just a basic sentence like “ here was a kitchen” . At the end short walk on the hill were we supposed to see Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro view from the hill is mostly covered by big antenna tower, so there is no chance for clear view even in the great weather.

The whole trip is just a tourist trap.
Written 8 November 2021
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Leanna K
Kingman, Arizona, United States29 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2017 • Family
We had a group of 10 people with 5 teens on a Lutheran Mission trip. Our guide was funny and kept the attention of the youth. It was interesting and we wished we had more time to spend there.
Written 30 June 2017
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lsdourte
Anaheim, CA147 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Family
this was a very interesting day trip from the Marangu Hotel. We went with a villager to learn about local culture and some Chagga history. Lots of walking, but very worth it.
Written 10 September 2014
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Dave M
Chaska, MN2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2014 • Friends
Nice day trip! Went with Mar tours a day befor a kilimanjaro climb. makes for a great day trip. Went with a guide names Ramadan who was also my chief guide on Kilimanjaro- Great guide and best priced organization in Mushi! You will come with a tour partnership and leave with friends.
Written 19 June 2014
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M Richard M
Kathmandu, Nepal1,748 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
Was raining and after the falls we went here. I suppose we expected to see more. Just lots of same stuff displayed differently.
Written 3 May 2019
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DirtWorks
Ballantine, MT8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2018 • Friends
We enjoyed stopping at this museum as part of our Cultural Tour with African Traits. It was interesting to see how they lived above ground and also underground when they had to go into hiding.
Written 7 April 2019
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Hierschegirl
Billings16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2018 • Friends
We visited the Chagga Museum and underground caves as part of a 2 day Cultural Tour through African Traits.

We learned a lot about the history of the Chagga people, looked inside their houses, learned about the symbols on them and things around their houses. We also went into the cave which was very interesting.
Written 3 April 2019
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