Saturday, May 5, 2012

Udzungwa Mountains





UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS NATIONALPARK



TAN-SWISS is only located 60 kilometers (1 hour drive with our 4x4 vehicle) from Udzungwa Mountains National Park
and is therefore the ideal base for safaris into this park. There are several beautiful hiking trails
to discover (4 hour trip, one day trip, 3 day trip). The park offers a number of spectacular waterfalls
and is a superb venue for hiking, climbing and viewing of rare, endangered and endemic species.

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It can be visited throughout the year however the best time is June to February.
It is one of Tanzania’s most outstanding and exiting wilderness areas, with unique wildlife species
inhabiting this altitudinal range of forests. The park is known for its high level of biodiversity of plants and animals.
The park has a high density of endemic species, with some plants and animals like primates found nowhere else in the world
and it is therefore sometimes termed as “The Galapagos Islands of Africa”.
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Udzungwa Mountains National Park is located in South-central Tanzania, with an area of 1’990 km2 of
which 80% lie in Iringa region while the remaining 20% is found in Morogoro region.

The park protects more than 2500 plant species, of which 160 species are used locally as medicinal plants.
Udzungwa Mountains National Park is among the top ten most important areas for bird conservation in Africa.
The park is an attention-grabber for bird watchers due to its avian wealth as it harbours more than 250 bird species.

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