Being Part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Udzungwa National Park is home to a fascinating diversity of life. Eastern Arc Mountain’ which is famous for its high concentration of endemic species of animals and plants is an important biodiversity hotspot on earth.
The park has a variety of landforms including rolling hills, mountains, valleys, and waterfalls that make the park outstanding scenic. Nature Lovers can explore mountain forests for several rare, endemic, and endangered species of flora and fauna including endemic species of range mangabey, Iringa red colobus, and endemic Udzungwa Forest Partridge and Rufous wing sunbird.
The park offers several spectacular waterfalls including the biggest waterfall in the National park system in Tanzania, The Sanje waterfall with 170m
Why Go on safari in Udzungwa Mountains National Park
The spectacular mountains scenery, grasslands, rocks, rivers and waterfalls and unique collection of flora and fauna are the treasure-trove of Udzungwa National Park.
The wildlife spotted in the park includes elephants, leopards, bush bucks, duikers, palm civets, Miombo genets, elephant shrews and hyenas. In addition to the wild animals the park also harbours some species of primates. Among the primates Iringa red colobus and the Sanje crested Mangabey are the unique ones.
With more than 400 species of birds, the park is also a treat for bird-lovers. Some common birds include crowned eagles, ruppells vultures, woodland kingfishers, silvery cheeked hornbills marabous, malachite kingfishers, and trumpeter hornbills.
Your trips can be tailor-made according to your travel preferences, what you want to see, and the time of year, so don’t hesitate to let your operator know exactly what you want in your Tanzania Safari.
