Choma Waterfall Morogoro Tanzania


 CHOMA WATERFALL


Choma waterfall is one of the waterfalls located in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. Choma is a traditional village which is the reason why the waterfall is named after it. The waterfall is about a six(6) kilometer hike from Morogoro town.The waterfall is about 1900m above sea level.

THE TRIP

Note: All prices below are in Tanzanian Shillings and you can see current exchange rates at www.xe.com.

Trip to Morogoro

It depends on where are you coming from and how you want to get there; whether it's renting a car, using a bus, or flying.

For us, we travelled to Morogoro using the bus from Ubungo in Dar es Salaam. A popular company to use is Abood Bus Service where the fee is 9,000 each way (and the trip is about four(4.5) hrs.


Contact for Abood bus service: +255 22-2450470

We travelled for around four(4.5) hours then we reached a bus stop called Msamvu in Morogoro.

Trip from Morogoro town to Choma waterfall

There are two ways to reach Choma waterfall;

1.Using the bike
The price will depend on the starting point; for example from Morogoro town to Choma waterfall it's 6000/= each way. This includes 2 parts of the journey, first the price from Morogoro town to a place called "kwa mkuu wa mkoa" which means Regional Commissioner Place which is 1000/= then from "kwa mkuu wa mkoa" to Choma Waterfall it's 5000/=.

This is the number of one of the trusted bike drivers named Mudy +255785732308

2. Hiking
Using this method a lot of people prefer to take a bike from Morogoro town to this placed called "kwa mkuu wa mkoa" and the price is 1000/= and then starting the hike from there, it's a common starting point to Choma waterfall.
The good thing about this hike is it's straight forward because its on a main road (rough road) and on the road there are signs that will help you to reach the destination without needing to ask for directions.
 


Fun fact: this street name means "don't get tired street"😁😁 

The beauty of this hike is the beautiful landscape that you will see on the path and you will also see people who live in the mountains. Also there is this big river which comes from the Choma Waterfall and a quiet environment which gives you a break from the city noise.


Beautiful mountains on the way to Choma waterfall

ENTRANCE FEE TO CHOMA WATERFALL

The best part of this is entrance fee is very cheap and affordable for everyone.

Locals = 2000/=
Foreigners= 5000/=
Students=1000/=

All payment is done when you reach the waterfall there is person who collects them there.

Also here people are allowed to swim in the falls. Imagine if you feel the dry season heat and then after hiking you dive into this cold water waterfall in the mountain while experiencing the chill and beautiful nature sounds... it is an amazing experience that is really important to add to your bucket list.








Choma Waterfall


There are activities, for example some people play marimba and people sell fruit and there are some shops where you can buy some stuff like drinks and snacks. 
Note:
There won't be cold drinks because there is no electricity at the time I am writing this article.

These are some details that I am able to share with you guys about this really amazing trip. If you want some more specific details please don't hesitate to ask me in the comment section below.

Thank you for reading my article and stay tuned for more to come

Keep Vagabonding dear friends.

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