Recharge in healthy and brisk mountain air

Staying in the Mufindi Highlands is the perfect break from the heat and dust of a safari.

These Southern Highlands have cool hills, pristine forests and rolling tea plantations.

Surface 7.515 km2
Inhabitants 265.000
spring rain season around April
fall rain season around December

About Mufindi Highlands

The Mufindi Southern Highlands lie between Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve, at an altitude of 1,830 meters.
This rural area offers wonderful cooling after a safari. The green highlands provide a completely different experience of Tanzania.

Landscape of Mufindi Highlands

Landscape
The Mufindi Highlands is known for its spacious tea plantations, healthy climate and relaxed atmosphere. Also, for its vast tea plantations, a healthy climate and a relaxed atmosphere. A hilly area with villages on hilltops, surrounded by large and small farming. This is rural Africa.

Products
Mufindi Highlands is known, amongst other things, for its tea and wood industry.

Climate & season

Mufindi Highlands has a warm and temperate climate and is a wonderful destination, especially in our summer.

March to May:
Most rain falls in April. By that time, temperatures reach on average 13 degrees at night and 22 degrees during the day.

June to September:
In Mufindi Highlands this is the “cool” period. There’s little rain and the temperature is around 9 degrees at night to around 21 degrees during the day.

October to December:
Precipitation is rising again, it’s the hottest period. The temperatures are around 25 degrees during the day.

January and February:
The temperature drops slightly, to an average of 23 degrees during the day. Precipitation varies.

Interesting facts

1. Mufindi is the name of a city in the Mufindi District, in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands.

2. At an altitude of 1,830 meters, the temperatures are cool in the early morning and evening. Night frost is possible in June and July.

3. The Mufindi Highlands Lodge supports a small orphanage for disabled children, which you can visit.

4. The local clinic and pharmacy are also supported and can also be visited.

Activities

In Mufindi Highlands you can walk through the rainforest and tea plantations, but also horse riding and so much more …

Animals in the area

There are few wild animals in Mufindi Highlands.

Common animals include horses, birds and fish.

Click here for the wildlife overview

Dieren overzicht Mufindi Highlands

Diverse bird species
Fish
Horse

Imagining yourself in Mufindi Highlands yet?

Have a look at other example trips that can be fully adapted to your wishes or contact us directly!

example trips trip advice

Accommodation in Mufindi Highlands

Located between the tea plantations in healthy and brisk air.

This Fox family-owned landmark hotel in log cabin style is a wonderful place to recharge and undertake activities together.

Mufindi Highlands Lodge

Mufindi Highlands, South Tanzania
Cozy lodge, Full board

€ 130 to € 155 pppn (full board)