YOUR HIKES AND TREKKING TOURS IN AFRICA.
Africa profoundly changes those who visit it, as British journalist Brian Jackman points out. Travelling to Africa offers unforgettable adventures on a continent rich in cultural and natural diversity.
We explore Africa, step by step, in harmony with ourselves, the landscape and the continent's vibrant culture. Through our treks, we discover the incredible diversity of nature: from arid deserts to majestic mountains, from lush rainforests to breathtaking volcanic peaks.
Africa abounds in hiking regions with incredibly varied landscapes. From the majestic Kilimanjaro to the more accessible trails of Madagascar, the continent offers a multitude of options to suit all levels and desires.
MUST-SEE HIKES AND TREKKING TOURS IN AFRICA
Top 5 destinations for hiking and trekking in Africa.
Select the hike or trek that suits you best and set off to discover one of the top 5 destinations proposed by EMIT-Services.
E T H I O P I A
Hiking and Trekking in the Omo Valley and Gurages region
15 days / 12 nights
from €3,760.00 p.p. (including flight)
Travel no. AFE25/HE01
At the Heart of Spectacular Landscapes and Living Traditions According to program (Flight included)
Number of participants: 6 to 12 people.
ACTIVITIES
- 3-day trek in the Omo Valley (3 to 5 hours per day).
- 5-day trek in the Gurage region (5 to 7 hours per day)
- Explore on foot little-visited, isolated and unspoilt areas of southern Ethiopia
- Discover five different ethnic groups and their way of life
- Watch Nile crocodiles on Lake Chamo by boat
- Sleep on the edge of the African rift and enjoy the view
- Supporting the local population during a community trek in Gurage.
A trip to southern Ethiopia offers immersion in magnificent landscapes and unique ways of life, revealing an authentic Africa with its savannahs and acacias. Walking on the green hills around Arba Minch, we enjoy views of Lake Chamo, where crocodiles rest. Exploring this region on foot and camping near villages fosters a deep connection with the local population. On our treks through the Omo Valley and Gurage region, we sleep in tents, sample the local cuisine and discover the traditions of the different peoples. Each day begins with a typical breakfast, preparing us for new discoveries. This trip demands a respectful and delicate approach, the key to memorable experiences.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Accompanied by local guide from/to Addis Ababa
- Ethiopian Airlines flight to/from Frankfurt (subject to availability, supplement possible)
- Domestic flight from Addis Ababa to Jinka
- Flight CO2 compensation via atmosfair
- Current airport taxes, departure and security fees
- Rail&Fly ticket to/from the German border
- Accommodation: 3 nights in hotel, 3 nights in lodge, 6 nights in tent
- Meals: 12 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 13 dinners
- Luggage transport
- Kitchen and support team
- Entrance fees according to program
- Travel insurance
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Single room supplement (including single tent): €335.00 (for certain dates)
NOT INCLUDED
- Visa fees
- Tips
- Other meals and drinks
- Excursions and individual visits
- Horseback riding around Lake Wenchi (approx. 15 EUR per person, payable locally).
Good to know: After booking, you'll receive detailed information about your trip. This includes the complete program, essential equipment, travel formalities and everything you'll need to make the most of your hiking and trekking adventure. Your travel documents will be sent to you about two weeks before your departure!
Program subject to change (we recommend that you take out foreign health and cancellation insurance) We're delighted that you'd like to discover Ethiopia. A product of the tour operator Hauser Exkursionen international GmbH, Munich.
From 08. 02. to 22. 02. 2025
3,760.€ p.p
With flight
15 Days / 12 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From April 12 to April 26, 2025
3,945.€ p.p
With flight
15 Days / 12 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 11. 10. to 25. 10. 2025
4,354.€ p.p
With flight
15 Days / 12 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
If you have any questions or require further information about hiking and trekking in ETHIOPIA, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at
info@emit-services.com
M A D A G A S C A R
Trekking through nature reserves, national parks and mountains in the south, including crossing the 'andringitra' massif
22 days / 20 nights
from €4,290.00 p.p. (including flight)
Trip no. AFM25/HE03
On the trail of the Lemurians
Number of participants: 6 to 12 people.
ACTIVITIES
- 4-day trek (4 to 8 hours per day)
- Hikes: 2 light (2 to 3 hours), 6 moderate (4 to 6 hours)
- Trek through the majestic Andringitra massif with a local team
- Immerse yourself in everyday life in Madagascar's Betafo region
- Explore deep gorges and bizarre rock formations in Isalo Park
- Meet many lemurs in Madagascar's deep forests
- Contribute to the protection of species by taking part in this trip.
Highlights of this trip include crossing the Andringitra mountains, with their impressive granite rock formations, and hiking in the Isalo National Park, leading to the Vallée des Singes, where ring-tailed lemurs can be seen. On the east coast, we visit tropical forest reserves, discovering a fascinating diversity of flora, including ferns and vanilla. Passing through villages in the Betafo region, we meet farmers in a landscape of rice terraces. To conclude the trip, we relax on the beaches of the Indian Ocean in the palm-shaded fishing village of Ifaty.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Local guide from Antananarivo to Tuléar
- Ethiopian Airlines flight from/to Frankfurt via Addis Ababa to Antananarivo (subject to availability, supplement possible)
- Domestic flight from Tuléar to Antananarivo
- Flight CO2 compensation via atmosfair
- Current airport taxes, departure and security fees
- Rail&Fly ticket to/from the German border
- Accommodation: 14 nights in medium-category hotels and lodges, 2 nights in a private house (multiple room and shared bathroom), 1 night in a simple mountain refuge (multiple room and shared bathroom), 2 nights in a tent.
- Meals: 19 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 15 dinners
- Luggage transport
- Kitchen and support team
- Travel insurance
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Additional flights on request
- Connecting flights from Vienna, Zurich: supplement on request
- Business class flights: supplement on request
- Single room supplement (including single tent, 16 nights): €475.00
- Single room supplement (including single tent, 16 nights): € 395.00
NOT INCLUDED
- Visa (approx. €30.00)
- Other meals and drinks (approx. €200.00)
- Tips
- Excursions and individual visits.
Good to know: After booking, you'll receive detailed information about your trip. This includes the complete program, essential equipment, travel formalities and everything you'll need to make the most of your hiking and trekking adventure. Your travel documents will be sent to you about two weeks before your departure!
Program subject to change (we recommend that you take out foreign health and cancellation insurance) We're delighted that you'd like to discover Madagascar. A product of tour operator Hauser Exkursionen international GmbH, Munich.
From 13. 04. to 04. 05. 2025
4,290.€ p.p
With flight
22 Days / 20 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 07. 06. to 28. 06. 2025
4,290.€ p.p
With flight
22 Days / 20 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 27. 09. to 18. 10. 2025
4,590.€ p.p
With flight
22 Days / 20 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 01. 11. to 22. 11. 2025
4,690.€ p.p
22 Days / 20 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
If you have any questions or require further information about Trekking in MADAGASCAR, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at
info@emit-services.com
SOUTH AFRICA
Through the kingdoms via Eswatini, Lesotho and the Garden Route to Cape Town
22 days / 19 nights
from €4,790.00 p.p. (including flight)
Travel no. AFA25/HE01
Hiking and safaris from Johannesburg
Number of participants: 6 to 12 people.
ACTIVITIES
- 2 light (2 to 3 hours), 6 moderate (4 to 6 hours)
- Admire the view of Cape Town and the Cape region from Table Mountain
- Take an all-terrain vehicle safari in Kruger National Park
- Trek through the mountainous landscapes of Lesotho and the Drakensbergen mountains
- Watch hippos and crocodiles from a boat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- Get up close to rhinos on foot in Eswatini
- Taste South African wines at a small winery in the Cape region.
A gentle breeze scented with acacia and jacaranda trees envelops us as we drive across the vast steppe of Kruger National Park in an all-terrain vehicle, in search of African wildlife such as lions, giraffes and elephants. In St. Lucia, we take a boat trip to observe crocodiles and hippos. On foot, we track rhinos in Eswatini's Hlane National Park. Hiking along the Panoramaroute, we admire high waterfalls and deep canyons. In the Drakensbergen, we discover traditional Zulu huts, and in Lesotho, we meet Basotho people on their horses. We explore the wild coast of Tsitsikamma and make our way to the Cape of Good Hope. In the "Winelands", we taste South Africa's famous wines, before ending our stay in Cape Town with a hike up Table Mountain, with a breathtaking view of Cape Town.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Local guide from Johannesburg to Cape Town
- Flight with Turkish Airlines from/to Frankfurt via Istanbul to Johannesburg, return flight from Cape Town (subject to availability, supplement possible)
- Flight CO2 compensation via atmosfair
- Current airport taxes, departure and security fees
- Rail&Fly ticket to/from the German border
- Accommodation: 13 nights in lodges or chalets, 1 night in a hotel, 5 nights in a guest house
- Meals: 19 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 8 dinners
- Entrance fees according to program
- Travel insurance
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Other departure airports in Germany subject to availability: €50.00; Vienna, Zurich: surcharge on request
- Single room supplement: €500.00 (09.11.2024, 21.12.2024, 21.09.2024, 12.10.2024)
NOT INCLUDED
- Other meals and drinks (approx. €300.00)
- Tips
- Excursions and individual visits.
Good to know: After booking, you'll receive detailed information about your trip. This includes the complete program, essential equipment, travel formalities and everything you'll need to make the most of your hiking and trekking adventure. Your travel documents will be sent to you about two weeks before your departure!
Program subject to change (we recommend that you take out foreign health and cancellation insurance) We're delighted that you'd like to discover South Africa. A product of tour operator Hauser Exkursionen international GmbH, Munich.
From 01. 03. to 22. 03. 2025
4,790.€ p.p
With flight
22 days / 19 nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 12. 04. to 03. 05. 2025
4,850.€ p.p
With flight
22 days / 19 nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 23. 08. to 13. 09. 2025
4,850.€ p.p
With flight
22 days / 19 nights
With local guide
subject to availability
From 20. 12. 2025 to 10. 01. 2026
5,250.€ p.p
With flight
22 Days / 19 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
If you have any questions or would like further information about hiking and trekking in SOUTH AFRICA, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at
info@emit-services.com
A L G E R I A
Trekking through the Tadrart desert region of central Sahara
15 days / 13 nights
from €3,195.00 p.p. (including flight)
Travel no. AFAL25/HE03
The Dazzling Desert
Number of participants: from 2 to 12 people.
ACTIVITIES
- 12-day trek in the Tadrart desert region (4 to 6 hours per day)
- Experience the isolation and vastness of the Sahara
- Enjoy a personal space to recharge your batteries
- Intense enjoyment of nature with minimal travel time
- Discover prehistoric cave paintings and engravings
- Admire rock formations sculpted by wind and sand
- Hike alongside the Tuaregs and discover a unique culture.
A desert enthusiast will be particularly fond of Algeria's Tadrart, famous for its spectacular rock formations, deep gorges and vast seas of sand. The region offers dazzling colors and luminous atmospheres, as well as prehistoric cave paintings and engravings. For years, he has been returning to Algeria to share his passion for the desert, emphasizing freedom of choice for travelers and minimizing car journeys. His slogan, "Only where you walk have you really been", emphasizes the importance of the walking experience. Its regular customers hope that the "desert virus" will not find a cure.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Tour guide from / to Germany
- Flight with Air Algérie from/to Frankfurt via Algiers and Tamanrasset to Djanet (subject to availability, supplement possible)
- Flight CO2 compensation via atmosfair
- Current airport taxes, departure and security fees
- Rail&Fly ticket to/from the German border
- Full board
- Accommodation: 13 nights in tents
- Tuareg support team with cook
- Camping and kitchen equipment (tents and foam mattresses included)
- Satellite phone
- Travel insurance
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Single room supplement (including single tent supplement): €200 .
NOT INCLUDED
- Visa fee for Algeria (€100.00) and visa processing fee (€60.00)
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Possible new airline surcharges.
Good to know: After booking, you'll receive detailed information about your trip. This includes the complete program, essential equipment, travel formalities and everything you'll need to make the most of your hiking and trekking adventure. Your travel documents will be sent to you about two weeks before your departure!
Program subject to change (we recommend that you take out foreign health and cancellation insurance) We're delighted that you'd like to discover Algeria. A product of tour operator Hauser Exkursionen international GmbH, Munich.
From 23. 11. to 07. 12. 2025
3,255.€ p.p
With flight
15 Days / 13 Nights
With local guide
subject to availability
If you have any questions or require further information about trekking in ALGERIA, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at
info@emit-services.com
T A N Z A N I A
"Reach for the heavens: Climb Kilimanjaro, an unforgettable adventure on the summit of Africa!
8 days / 7 nights
from € 2,445.00 p.p.
Travel no. AFT25/HE08
The solitary crossing of all vegetation zones from north to south
Number of participants: 2 to 12 people.
ACTIVITIES
- Trekking : 6 days (approx. 3 to 6 hours' walking per day)
- Kilimanjaro ascent: reach the summit at 5,895 m, with a summit day comprising an ascent of 1,180 m and a descent of 2,815 m, over 13 to 15 hours.
- Discover the diversity of the landscape: explore the contrasts between the dry north and the humid south.
- Breathtaking views: admire the mighty peaks of Mawenzi and Kilimanjaro as you climb.
- Descent via the Mweka-Route: Descend through dense rainforest on the less-travelled route.
- Acclimatization: Get used to the altitude near Mount Mawenzi and camp near the region's only lake.
- Supporting the local economy: Ensuring a stable income for the local support team.
The Kilimanjaro massif rises majestically before us, offering a constant view from the little-traveled Kikeleva road. Starting from the dry northern slope near the Kenyan border, we enjoy spectacular views of the peaks and, perhaps, glimpses of wild animals. After crossing moorland to Kikeleva Cave and camping by Kilimanjaro's only lake, we take a relatively easy route to the summit. At Gilman's Point, the reward for our efforts is palpable. Continuing on, we discover lush rainforest to the south, contrasting with the arid north, where lichens and colorful flowers abound.
SERVICES INCLUDED
- German-speaking mountain guide from Moshi.
- Accommodation: 2 nights in a medium-category hotel, 5 nights in a tent.
- Meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners.
- Kitchen and support team.
- Mountain luggage transport : 12 kg per person.
- Entrance fees: According to program.
- Travel insurance.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- Return flight : From Germany to Kilimanjaro airport, from €1,045.00 (including taxes, fees and Rail&Fly).
- Price per person :
- 2 participants: € 2,445.00
- 3-4 participants: €2,175.00
- 5-12 participants: € 2,095.00
- Single room supplement : 550.00 € (including single-tent supplement)
NOT INCLUDED
- Visa fees : 50.00 for Tanzania.
- Meals and additional drinks: approx. €30.00 - €50.00.
- Tips.
- Excursions and individual visits.