One to four hours Easy to moderate

Walking safaris and nature walks

Leave the vehicle behind. Walk with a ranger to a waterfall, across the plains, or into Eastern Arc forest.

Some of the best moments on safari happen on foot. In Arusha National Park an armed ranger walks you through the forest to the waterfalls and along the Momella Lakes, with buffalo and giraffe at a respectful distance.

The Lark Plains are explored entirely on foot with Maasai guides, and the Usambara and Udzungwa mountains have no roads inside the forest at all. Ruaha offers guided bush walks from camp, and at Gombe the whole chimpanzee experience is a walk.

Walks are led by licensed guides and rangers, and we match the length and difficulty to your group.

Destinations

Where you can do this

Walking safaris and nature walks is part of the day in these destinations. Pick one to see its wildlife, birds and the safaris that go there.

Arusha National Park

Montane forest, the Momella Lakes and Hartlaub’s Turaco, just 45 minutes from Arusha.

Lake Natron

The Rift Valley soda lake where East Africa’s Lesser Flamingos breed.

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) in reeds, Tanzania

Rubondo Island National Park

Quiet island park with forest birds, waterbirds and sitatunga.

Bird singing on an acacia branch, northern Tanzania

Mount Kilimanjaro

Montane forest birding on the slopes of Africa’s highest mountain.

Lark Plains

The only place on earth to see the critically endangered Beesley’s Lark.

Usambara Mountains

Ancient Eastern Arc forests holding Tanzania’s rarest endemic birds.

Wild chimpanzee in the forest at Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania

Gombe & Mahale Mountains

Track wild chimpanzees in the forests where Jane Goodall began her research.

Ruaha National Park

Tanzania’s largest park: big predators, baobab plains and 570+ bird species.

Sunbird perched in the forest canopy, Udzungwa Mountains

Udzungwa Mountains & Kilombero Floodplains

Rainforest endemics, Sanje Falls and the Kilombero Weaver in southern Tanzania.

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More things to do

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Half day to full day

Game drives

The heart of every safari: a private 4x4 with a pop-up roof, your own guide, and the whole day to follow the wildlife.

Hartlaub’s Turaco in Arusha National Park

Any length, from a morning walk to a 27-day expedition

Birdwatching

More than 1,100 species, dozens of endemics, and guides who find most birds by ear. Our speciality.

Two to three hours

Canoeing on the Momella Lakes

A quiet paddle past flamingos and hippos, with Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro on the skyline.

Ngorongoro Crater floor seen from the rim

Up to six hours on the crater floor

Ngorongoro Crater floor game drive

Six hours on the floor of the world’s largest intact caldera, with lions, rhino and 25,000 animals in view.

Hot-air balloon over the Serengeti plains at sunrise

About four hours including breakfast

Hot-air balloon safari

Drift over the plains at sunrise, then land to a champagne breakfast in the bush.

Two to six hours of walking

Chimpanzee trekking

Follow trackers into the forest above Lake Tanganyika and spend an hour with wild chimpanzees.

Spotlit night game drive on safari in Tanzania

About three hours after dinner

Night game drives

Spotlights, genets and bushbabies. See the park after dark, when a different cast of animals comes out.

Half day to full day

Forest hiking and waterfalls

Hike through ancient Eastern Arc rainforest to Sanje Falls and the viewpoints of the Usambaras.

Start planning your safari

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