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Best walking tours in Northern Tanzania

Popular for its landscapes and wildlife, Northern Tanzania is popular with backpackers. The best walking tours in northern Tanzania have amazing views and wholesome indulgence in the wild. You can stay over in Moshi or Arusha and from there book a walking tour.

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Walking tours are great to get closer to the animals. You get a local guide and armed ranger who will show you around and explain it all to you. You can choose a tour that suits your budget and interest.

Here’s our list of the best walking tours in Northern Tanzania.

Arusha national park

We call Arusha National park a boutique National Park. That’s because even though it is smaller than most parks, it offers so much, from lakes to waterfalls to wildlife. Visit our blog to learn more about a walking safari in Arusha National Park.

Mount-Meru-Trekking

Tarangire national park

A walking safari in Tarangire National Park is a treat to the eyes. You will see Baobab trees and Acacia woodlands. Expect to see lots of elephants, buffalos, wildebeests, girraffes and zebras. You could also spot a leopard or lion, which you cannot find at Arusha National Park. Tarangire is mostly known for its abundance in elephants.

Tarangire-Baobab-Tree

Lake Manyara national park

There are a variety of walking tours you could take here, but we recommend the treetop walkway. A unique experience that you will always remember. This is a walkway suspended along the trees of the park. You can see wildlife from the top – how amazing is that!

Serengeti National Park

Last but not the least, Serengeti National Park has many walking safari tours to choose from.

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Getting up-close with the wildlife in arguably one of the best National Parks in East Africa is a dreamlike experience. Many people don’t know of this option at all, since there are special zones where game-drives are not permitted. The guides in this tour are armed and highly experienced.

Not many tour companies offer this walking safari.

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Our Marketing Manager is responsible for our online presence and bookings. She will most likely be the first person to reply to your request. Before moving to Tanzania, she was travelling through East Africa and has been employed in the tourism industry since 2008 in marketing and tour guide positions. Favorite place in Tanzania: Usambara Mountains and Serengeti National Park.

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