Tanzania Trekking and Climbing Holidays

Our company was founded in 1991 as a Kilimanjaro climb operator, and to this day trekking and climbing in Tanzania remains very much at the heart of our business!

Our Tanzania trekking and climbing programmes are highly varied and include:

1.    Mountain treks on Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak
2.    Mountain treks on Mount Meru
3.    Altitude Acclimatising treks on Mount Lemagurut in the Ngorongoro Highlands.
4.    Maasai Lands walking safaris with light mobile camp support, including Mt. Longido and the Rift Valley Escarpment.
5.    Walking excursions in the Ngorongoro Crater Highlands and Serengeti borders.
6.    Walking safaris in the Selous.

Mount Kilimanjaro

The focus of a trekking holiday to Tanzania is usually Kilimanjaro. We offer all the standard routes (Shira, Lemosho, Machame, and Rongai) as well as the unique Gane and Marshall North Face Climb of Kilimanjaro. Visit our Kilimanjaro pages to learn more.

For rock climbers and mountaineers, we also offer a challenging climb to the summit of Mawenzi – at 5149ms. the third highest peak in Africa! Mawenzi can be climbed as an extension to a standard Kilimanjaro route or even as a stand-alone climb. Please contact Jeremy Gane for more detail about the special climb permits and the best itinerary to suit your requirements.

Mount Meru

This beautiful mountain (one of tallest in Africa at 4562ms.) looms over Arusha Town and is accessed on a safari through the small but varied Arusha National Park. Meru works well as a stand-alone climb which takes 3 to 4 days and it is also a great altitude acclimatiser to precede a Kilimanjaro climb. Combining Mt. Meru with Kilimanjaro (Rongai or Umbwe Route on Kili) makes up a fabulous ten-day trekking programme.

Tanzania Bush Walking Safaris

Treks and climbs on Kilimanjaro and Meru are far from the only attraction for walkers and climbers who visit northern Tanzania. Walking in the Maasai lands, in the foothills of Kilimanjaro or on the floor of the Great African Rift Valley, gives the visitor a view onto a different aspect of Tanzanian life and culture, where the wilderness meets with the semi-nomadic culture of the Maasai. Camping in special wild camp sites, seeing game such as giraffe and zebra, enjoying splendid birding, and learning about the Maasai lifestyle makes these unique safaris highly memorable. Such a bush walking safari can precede a visit to the main northern Tanzania national parks and reserves such as Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. We also offer a special itinerary to trek up Lemagurut (3132ms.) in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area as a stand-alone day trek or as an altitude acclimatiser for Kilimanjaro.

Walking Safaris

In the south of Tanzania, Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park) is where we arrange walking safaris both from fixed camps and also from light mobile camps. The Selous is one of the few major wilderness areas in Tanzania where walking safaris are permitted. Accompanied by an experienced guide and ranger, you'll explore the northern Selous on foot, setting up camp on the banks of the Rufiji River. The expeditions can vary in length and distance covered, with options for multi-day fly-camping safaris as well as shorter excursions that are ideal as an extension to a fixed camp or lodge-based safari.

When to trek?

While it is possible to trek in Tanzania at all times of year, the best months for walking holidays mirror the safari seasons, which run December to March and June to October. This is when you will encounter the lowest levels of rainfall and, between June and October, comparatively cool temperatures.

Contact Gane and Marshall to discuss Kilimanjaro and Meru climbs, bush walking safaris, and other walking adventures in Tanzania.

"We reached the crater rim gasping for air and still following in our guides footsteps through the knee deep snow. Suddenly, as we approached Uhuru Point, the snows ceased and the whole of Africa, or so it seemed, was suddenly opened up to us from the arctic summit to the acacia bush lands four miles below - and it was magical."   J.G. Trek Notes 1991