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Udzungwa Mountains National Park
IIntroducing Udzungwa Mountains National Park
The Udzungwa Mountains are almost unearthly. An enchanted forest of leafy glades freckled with sunshine, where fungus, lichen, moss and ferns ingratiate themselves into every damp crevice. It is at once both vivid detail and larger than life; a new variety of African violet were discovered in the shelter of a 30 meter high tree.
Udzungwa Mountains National Park's Wildlife and Nature & Wildlife Safari Experience
Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a hothouse nurturing species found nowhere else on earth, a secret bank account of precious genetic stock. Of its six types of primate, two are endemic - the Iringa red colobus monkey and the Sanje crested Mangabey, not discovered until 1979. Four previously unknown birds, including the rufous-winged sunbird and a new species of the partridge-like francolin, make this Tanzania's richest forest bird habitat and among the three most important bird conservation areas on the continent. As one of East Africa's great forests, this undisturbed habitat undoubtedly has new treasures yet to reveal.
A link in the chain of Africa's eastern arc mountains, Udzungwa is made for hiking and climbing on trails through the rainforests and along the escarpments. The plateau is a natural tower top, with views of sugar plantations against a patchwork of grassland and mountain forest extending over 100 kilometers. But the centerpiece is the Sanje River, which reinvents itself as a spectacular waterfall, plunging 170 meters through the forest to land in a mist in the valley below. Visit the Udzungwa Mountains year round but be prepared for rain any time.
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