Treks in Africa

Multi-day treks in Africa, country by country. Each guide covers routes, days, altitude, best months, costs and what to ask your operator.

Tanzania

Aerial view of Empakaai Crater and its lake, with green slopes on the rim and the cone of Ol Doinyo Lengai rising beyond

Tanzania

Crater Highlands trek: Empakaai to Lake Natron

Duration: 2–5 days
High point: 3,200 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Best months: Jun–Oct

Kilimanjaro seen from Amboseli National Park in Kenya, with zebras and wildebeest grazing below

Tanzania

Kilimanjaro

Duration: 5–9 days
High point: 5,895 m
Difficulty: Hard
Best months: Jan–Mar, Jun–Oct

A walker seen from behind as a dark silhouette at sunrise, with Kilimanjaro rising above the clouds, from the high camp of Mount Meru

Tanzania

Mount Meru

Duration: 3–4 days
High point: 4,562 m
Difficulty: Hard
Best months: Jan–Feb, Jun–Oct

Steep green ridges and rock faces of the West Usambara Mountains in soft evening light, with tall grass in the foreground and hazy plains below

Tanzania

Usambara Mountains trek

Duration: 3–4 days
High point: 1,900 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Best months: Jan–Feb, Jun–Sep

Morocco

Earth-brick kasbahs of Nkob under a grey sky, with the flat-topped ridges of Jbel Saghro behind

Morocco

Jbel Saghro traverse

Duration: 4–7 days
High point: 2,592 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Best months: Oct–Apr

The rocky volcanic summit of Jbel Sirwa rising above cushion plants and a patch of snow, with hazy ridges of southern Morocco behind

Morocco

Jbel Sirwa (Siroua) trek

Duration: 6–7 days
High point: 3,304 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Best months: Apr–May, Oct–Nov

A group of hikers on a stony ridge facing the snow-streaked Toubkal massif in Morocco's High Atlas

Morocco

Jbel Toubkal ascent

Duration: 2–3 days
High point: 4,167 m
Difficulty: Hard
Best months: Jun–Oct

Morocco

M'Goun trek

Duration: 4–6 days
High point: 4,071 m
Difficulty: Hard
Best months: Jun–Oct

Lac d'Ifni, a green lake below steep red-brown slopes on the south side of the Toubkal massif, with a small stone building on the shore

Morocco

Toubkal Circuit

Duration: 4–7 days
High point: 4,167 m
Difficulty: Hard
Best months: Jun–Sep

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