Northern Tanzania Destination

Why Go?
To paraphrase that well-known quote about Africa, we envy those who’ve never been to northern Tanzania because they have so much to look forward to. This is a land of superlatives, from Africa’s highest mountain to arguably the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet. But Mt Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti plains are merely starting points to so many journeys of a lifetime. Mt Meru is Kilimanjaro’s rival in both its beauty and the challenge of climbing it, while the Crater Highlands rank among Africa’s most haunting landscapes. When it comes to wildlife, there’s Tarangire’s elephant kingdom, Lake Manyara’s tree-climbing lions and the massed flamingos of Lake Natron. It all converges in Ngorongoro: venturing into its crater can feel like returning to earth’s first morning. But this, too, is a journey among the Maasai and the Hadzabe whose presence here makes this one of Africa’s most stirring and soulful destinations.