Region guide

Central Highlands Tanzania

Interior highland trekking country including Mount Hanang and its surrounding escarpments.

Mountains

Mount Hanang

3418 m in Tanzania

Mount Hanang is Tanzania's best inland acclimatisation summit and a strong short trekking peak in the central highlands.

Routes

Use these route-linked adventures to plan the trails and traverses that sit inside this region.

Challenging

Mount Hanang Route

The standard overnight summit route on Mount Hanang from the Katesh side.

  • Distance16 km
  • Days2
  • High point3,418 m

Adventures

These trips use this region as the main mountain and route base.

Towns and villages

Supporting planning details for where trips start, finish, or stay overnight in this region.

Highland town

Katesh

Main access town for Mount Hanang treks in central northern Tanzania.