-Trailing halfway to heaven!
Udzungwa Mountains National Park, is the adventure trekker’s paradise of southern outbacks Tanzania, and it is a mere 2 hours drive from the grand plains of mikumi national park. Pongo safaris caters for adventurous trekking safaris in Udzungwa Mountains national park, by facilitating your excursion and securing your accommodation of choice within the Udzungwa wildlife terrains. Below are brief details on the park and the activities you may indulge in at Udzungwa Mountains during your exotic wildlife safari in the southern terrains of Tanzania.
Brief:
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
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Est: 1992
Area: 1990sq.km
Location: 7º48'S, 30º41'E
Altitude: 200-2,579m asl
Distance: 350 km. 6hrs. From Dar-Es-Salaam
65 km. 2hrs. From Mikumi National Park
Best time to visit: March-May
Major attractions:
Montane Forest, Mountain Scenery, extraordinary biodiversity,
waterfalls, remarkable range of plant species of which 160 of
the species have medicinal value and are used locally, incredible
variety of insect species, rare primates, over 250 species of birds
of which most are rare and native only to the region, sacred place
of worship to the mountain God ‘Bokela’ for the native tribe,
Mwanavule Cave, Large Mammals, hiking trails, cultural & historical
sites.
Activities:
-Photography
-Bird Watching
-Primate tracking
-Adventure Trekking
-Swimming
-Camping
-Community Tourism (Morogoro Region)
Ruaha - Mikumi - Udzungwa - Selous - Zanzibar - Mafia - Saadani - Dar Es Salaam - Kilwa