Northeast Tanzania

Northeast Tanzania stretches from the northern border to Kenya to Dar es Salaam in the south, borders on the Indian Ocean in the east and the west with the area of Kilimanjaro.

Regions

• Pare Region - Mountainous region, underdeveloped Trekking Kindoroko, highest peak in Northern Pares. Lomwe Secondary School located in the village of Usangi, has cultural tourism centre, where treks can be organized, very affordable. Market in Usangi on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• Usambara Mountains - one of the most ecologically diverse areas on the planet. Lushoto - main town, an attractive town, styled through German colonial architecture. A fine base to launch treks into the surrounding forests.
• Tanga Region - main town: Tanga. An hour south is the town of Pangani, surrounded by idyllic beaches and blue seas. Very similar to Zanzibar beaches, minus the crowds. Where the Tanzanians go for holidays.

Cities

• 🌍 Arusha
• 🌍 Karatu
• 🌍 Lushoto
• 🌍 Moshi
• 🌍 Mto Wa Mbu
• 🌍 Pangani
• 🌍 Tanga

Other destinations

• Amani Forest Reserve
• 🌍 Arusha National Park
• 🌍 Lake Manyara National Park
• Mkomazi National Park
• 🌍 Mount Kilimanjaro
• 🌍 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• Saadani National Park
• 🌍 Serengeti National Park
• 🌍 Tarangire National Park

Understand

Get in

Get around

See

• Usambara Mountains — The Usambaras are a part of the ancient Eastern Arc chain which mountains stretch in a broken crescent from the Taita hills in southern Kenya down to Morogoro and the southern highlands. They are estimated to be at least 100 million years old and the rocks forming them may be as much as 600 million years old. The mountains are home to an exceptional assortment of plants and animals and represent one of the highest degrees of biodiversity on the continent. The habitation of the Usambara´s goes back to at least 1.5 million years. Traces which are unique in world history were found near Mambo and still can be seen. Nobody knows which people first settled in the Usambaras, only that the ancestors of the present Sambaa people came hundreds of years ago. In the mid-18th century a Sambaa kingdom existed which had about 60,000 people. In the latter half of the 19th century it is reported that there was a lot of war and terror with neighboring tribes which ended with the German colonization. The Germans discovered the charm of the Usmabaras and they established Lushoto (during those days Wilhelmsthal) and it was a favoured holiday spot for colonial administrators. Today you still find many traces of the German times. Tanganyika became a British mandate territory after World War I. The British administration continued to reserve and exploit forests. After independence in 1961 the Ujamaa politics or African socialism of President Julius Nyerere brought one of the best organized village communities in Africa which still exists today in the Usmabaras. Besides the historical sites the Usambaras have a lot of interesting places and activities. It is a exquisite place for hiking, bird watching, mountain biking or relaxing.

Do

• Foot2Afrika Tanzania Ltd. A free independent volunteering helping local community for economic development through Volunteer work. 

Drink

Stay safe

Go next