Daraja la Mungu

Daraja la Mungu means God's bridge, and it is a span of rock crossing the Kiwira river near Tukuyu, formed when lava from the Rungwe volcanic field flowed over the stream and cooled, leaving the water running through a tunnel beneath. People walk across it. A short distance downstream is the Kijungu boiling pot, where the river drops into a rock cauldron and churns, and the whole set of features sits in a green valley of banana and tea.

What you actually see

• The rock span - a natural bridge of cooled lava over the running river.
• The Kijungu pot - a rock cauldron downstream where the water churns.
• The tunnel - the river running through the rock beneath the bridge.
• The valley - banana, tea and coffee smallholdings around the site.

When to go

June to October for the driest access. In the rains the river is high and the rocks are slippery. Mornings are clearest before the highland cloud builds.

Honest expectations

The rocks are slippery and unfenced and there have been accidents. Guides at the site expect payment and negotiate hard. The walk down and back up is steep.

Nearby

Tukuyu is south, and Mount Rungwe is north.