Moshi Attractions
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Moshi is a little town on the edge of the plains that start to climb towards Mount Kilimanjaro. Most visitors to Moshi are getting set to climb Kilimanjaro.
Moshi means "smoke" in Swahili, the town was named for the cloud that shrouds the mountain for most of the day, the snows are visible in early morning and late evening.
Although a former administrative and European area, few attractions can be seen. The Railway Station is a two-story building from the period when Germans occupied the town. The station has low arches, arched windows and a gabled roof. On Station Road, there is an Indian shop building dating from the colonial period. Stone columns, wide curved steps and a cupola are characteristics to note.
Moshi is where Catholic missionaries introduced the Arabica coffee seeds at the end of the 19th C. It is now one of Tanzania's major coffee producers.
Moshi means "smoke" in Swahili, the town was named for the cloud that shrouds the mountain for most of the day, the snows are visible in early morning and late evening.
Although a former administrative and European area, few attractions can be seen. The Railway Station is a two-story building from the period when Germans occupied the town. The station has low arches, arched windows and a gabled roof. On Station Road, there is an Indian shop building dating from the colonial period. Stone columns, wide curved steps and a cupola are characteristics to note.
Moshi is where Catholic missionaries introduced the Arabica coffee seeds at the end of the 19th C. It is now one of Tanzania's major coffee producers.
