Welcome to Rau Eco and Cultural Tourism

Rau Eco & Cultural Tourism Enterprise is a youth led community based and sustainable tourism programme, which was established in 2013 following the guidelines for Cultural Tourism Programmes of Tanzania (CTPT).The CTPT is under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism supervised by Tanzania Tourist Board section of Cultural Tourism Programme and was officially registered in 2014 with registration No. CTP/REG.014.

We organize eco-friendly tourism activities through involving the local people who live in the skirts of Rau Forest Reserve. One of our main strategies is to empower women through eco and cultural tourism activities and to increase people’s awareness on environmental conservation.

Meet the Founders

Linus LaswayCo Founder & Programme Coordinator

Linus likes nature and conservation, cultural preservation, swimming and travelling. His favorite song is “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson.

Daniel MaembeCo Founder, Conservation & PR

Daniel has passion for environmental conservation and believes that the resources can be used sustainably by involving the community.

Hamis MsuyaCo Founder & Asst Program Coordinator

Hamis is a young graduate with strong passion for environmental conservation, tourism, cultural exchange and making positive changes to the community.

Getting There :

Our office is located 2.9 km from Moshi town at Langoni, Mji Mpya near Mji mpya secondary school; it can be reached easily from town through Private car, Tax, hired car, Motorcycle. It takes 5-10 minutes to reach there.