Ndarakwai Ranch Safari

Elephants below Kilimanjaro on a private conservancy, with a walking safari and First World War trenches.

4–5 hours Easy West Kilimanjaro From $191 per person

Ndarakwai Ranch Safari · 4–5 hours

Package Overview

Ndarakwai is an 11,000-acre private conservancy on the western plains of Kilimanjaro, brought back from overgrazing and poaching since 1995. Elephant, giraffe, zebra, eland and the long-necked gerenuk move between the waterholes, and lion and cheetah have returned. Because it's private land you can get out and walk with an armed ranger, and there are trenches left from First World War fighting in the hills.

Highlights

Elephants with Kilimanjaro behind them
Guided walking safari
Rare gerenuk antelope
More than 300 bird species
First World War trench remains

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1 • Game drive and bush walk at Ndarakwai

Ndarakwai

Drive west from Moshi to the conservancy for a game drive between the waterholes, then set off on foot with a ranger to read tracks and get closer to the smaller things you'd miss from the vehicle. A picnic lunch under the acacias, then back to Moshi.

Activity · WALKING SAFARI

About an hour on foot with an armed ranger, at an easy pace.