5-Day Safari and Hiking Usambara Mountains

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Visiting Arusha National Park

After breakfast, the car will pick you up and drive you to Arusha National Park. Here, you will see giraffes, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, and occasionally a lion. You will take a lunchbox, and the whole day can be a game drive. Or you can choose to hike for some hours with an armed ranger. Dinner will be served in Moshi in the BruBru lodge.

Main Destination:

Arusha National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Animals are easier to spot)

High Season July to March (The park can get busy)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Arusha NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

ElephantOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

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LeopardRare

HyenaRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Brubru Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Moshi (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

On Your Way to Mkomazi National Park

After early breakfast, you will drive to Mkomazi National Park. It is a quiet but very interesting park due to the wild dogs which you will see here. Furtermore there is a rhino sanctuary which you can visited. You will stay overnight in the park where lunch and dinner will be served.

Main Destination:

Mkomazi National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Animals are more easily found)

High Season This park doesn't have a high season

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Mkomazi NP

GiraffeCommon

ZebraAbundant

ElephantOccasional

Black RhinoOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionRare

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LeopardRare

CheetahRare

HippoRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Babu's Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located inside Mkomazi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Usambara Mountains

After an early breakfast, you'll enjoy a game drive in Mkomazi National Park is on the program, or visit the rhino sanctuary in the park. You will see a lot of wildlife in the park. In the afternoon, you will head to the Usambara mountains, a rainforest area where you will stay in a nice cottage.

Main Destination:

Usambara Mountains (Mountain Range)

Accommodation:

Casa Tumi

• Budget guest house located 1-2hr drive from Maseru (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Hiking in the Usambara Mountains

Today, you will hike to Irente viewpoint, and a local guide will show you the beauty of the Usambara mountains. You'll see how they grow the banana plantations, how they produce the bricks, and enjoy the beautiful views at Irente viewpoint. You'll enjoy a local lunch at a small restaurant where they produce nice bread and cheese.

Main Destination:

Usambara Mountains (Mountain Range)

Accommodation:

Casa Tumi

• Budget guest house located 1-2hr drive from Maseru (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Time to Return to Arusha

In the morning, there is time to rest or to do another hike in the Usambara Mountains, or just wander through Lushoto to feel the local life. After lunch, you will drive back to Arusha, where you will be dropped off wherever you want.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.