Stay. Explore. Volunteer

Your gateway to the meaningful experiences in Tanzania.

Stay Like Home

A welcoming hostel where travelers feel at home and become part of a community. Dive into diverse cultures, local delicacies, and create memories on extraordinary journeys.

Travel With Purpose

Meaningful opportunities to engage with local communities through cultural exchange and hands-on projects. Make your visit to Tanzania meaningful while creating memories that last a lifetime.

Explore Tanzania

Whether you’re teaching, supporting childcare, or taking part in community initiatives, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute while experiencing everyday life in Tanzania through genuine cultural exchange.

Have you always dreamed of volunteering in Africa? Make Tanzania your next destination. Stay at Hostel Kiliwood in Moshi and combine meaningful community engagement with authentic travel experiences.

Located on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Hostel Kiliwood welcomes volunteers from around the world to join community projects, connect with local people, and discover Tanzania’s incredible natural beauty and rich culture.

Whether you’re a university student, gap-year traveler, career breaker, intern, backpacker, retiree, or simply looking for a meaningful adventure, you’ll have the opportunity to travel with purpose, build genuine connections, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

What We Offer

More than just a place to stay

A community-driven facility that helps you have a meaningful Tanzanian experience by combining safe and cozy accommodation with volunteer opportunities, internship, cultural exchange, and local support for your entire stay.

Volunteering

Cultural Experience

In-country Support

Discover what makes Hostel Kiliwood more than just a place to stay. Join us and make a difference while gaining hands-on experience, cultural insight, making new friends, and experiencing the warmth of Tanzanian hospitality.

What people say about us

It’s a beautiful building with homey vibes and a welcoming atmosphere. The staff (especially Welly) were so kind, accommodating and helpful. While more ideal for long stayers, I really enjoyed my short time there, experiencing local food, amazing sunsets and unforgettable day trips.

Betty (Solo traveler)
United Kingdom
Everything was super clean. The breakfast was great and the owner really friendly!

Paulina (Group)
Germany
Welimas sted er autentisk. Der er en smuk have, som er velholdt. Derudover er det meget hjemligt og stedet har hyggelige værelser. Man føler sig tryg og kan altid regne med at få hjælp. Welima er også god til at finde rundt i byen og arrangere ture bl.a, Safari og andre dagsture i området. Welima laver lækker hjemmelavet mad og vi har simpelthen kun gode ting at sige om vores ophold! Hostelet ligger lidt længere ude af byen, hvilket er dejligt, man kan nemt tage en tuktuk eller gå ned til centrum. Vi kan i højeste grad anbefale stedet!

Anna (Traveler with friend)
Denmark
Super clean and comfortable. stayed for the kili marathon and it was a nice social atmosphere with several runners. easy access to food and shops without being in the busy center of town. Also had the best prices for tours.

Isaac (Young couple)
United States
Beyond all expectations! Walima is a very kind host and the hotel is very well located, clean, quiet and pleasant. We recommend it 200%!
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Jean-Francois (Traveler with friend)
France
An incredibly charming hostel with a fantastic and innovative approach that combines travel and volunteering.

Simon (Solo traveler)
Germany
I stayed at Hostel Kiliwood for two nights with two friends, and we had an amazing experience! The host is wondeful—she took care of every detail to make sure our stay was perfect and treated us with a delicious homemade breakfast each morning. She also arranged a fantastic day trip to the Materuni Waterfalls, which made our time in Moshi even more special.

Alessia (Group)
Italy

Affordable hostel accommodation in Moshi with impactful volunteer experiences and Add-ons Kilimanjaro treks & Tanzania safaris..