Tanzania
Lushoto (Usambara)
Usambara hikes & viewpoints
About Lushoto (Usambara)
Walking the Usambaras
North-eastern Tanzania, in the Usambara Mountains
Lushoto sits in the Usambara Mountains of northeast Tanzania, a lush former hill station of viewpoints, waterfalls and terraced farms set in the Eastern Arc rainforest.
It is walking country, made for slow discovery — village-to-village trails, birding and the famous Irente escarpment view out over the Maasai plains.
Safaris that visit Lushoto (Usambara)
Journeys to the Usambaras
Cards marked “Nearby” pass close by and can be tailored to include Lushoto.
Usambara Highlands & Swahili Coast
Cool mountain air and an unhurried Swahili shore.
Rhinos in Mkomazi, village trails and the Irente Viewpoint around Lushoto, then the quiet coast at Pangani.
NearbySwahili Islands Ocean Safari
Reefs, dhow sails and whale sharks, island by island.
Stone Town and the reefs of Mnemba Atoll, quiet dive sites on Pemba, then whale sharks and the marine park off Mafia Island.
NearbyClassic Tanzania Safari
Big cats at dawn, white sand by the end of the week.
Four nights among the big cats of the central Serengeti, then four on the white sand of Nungwi, at Zanzibar’s northern tip.
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