Udzungwa Mountains National Park
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Overview
One of the best national parks located in Tanzania is Udzungwa Mountains National Park. Sized by 1,990 km squares, it includes a lot of national habitats such as tropical rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, steppe. and grassland.
Udzungwa Mountains National Park is considered one of the most kept gems you can include while being on a Tanzanian Safari.
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The park is well known for its hiking activities, besides trekking, mountain climbing and forest walks. You can access the park only on your feet, giving you the chance to explore the mountain secrets and enjoy adventure.
There you can enjoy the wildlife of the Udzungwa forest with the forest canopy shielding you from the sun heat. It is a great way to observe elephants, monkeys, birds, duikers and elephant shrews.
Spend the night at the camp and enjoy music performances. The experience is truly atmospheric. With the support and encouragement of Hondo Hondo, a small group of farmers have formed a drumming group that performs a traditional “Ngoma,” meaning drum in KiSwahili.
The group also performs at celebrations, the weddings and at the end of the harvest season. Some of the music performances are instrumental, whistles, percussion and some wind instruments with a very energetic rhythm.
One of the local activities is cycling. Bring your own bike or rent a bike. There is a variety of bike sizes for all ages. Within the national park, there are no cycling trails, however, the valley provides a great deal of cycling terrain that is full of things to see.
You can combine other activities along with cycling such as rubber plantation, village tour. You can go with one of the guides to explore the local rural villages, and have a great chance for photography and interaction with the traditional Tanzanian life.
Canoe down the Kilombero River, in a canoe bird, and hippo watching and exploring the real pleasures of remoteness. Located on the banks of the Kilombero River, 4 hours from the Ifakara with the breathtaking Kilombero sunset and the river and dining in style.
The park is well known for its hiking activities, besides trekking, mountain climbing and forest walks. You can access the park only on your feet, giving you the chance to explore the mountain secrets and enjoy adventure.
There you can enjoy the wildlife of the Udzungwa forest with the forest canopy shielding you from the sun heat. It is a great way to observe elephants, monkeys, birds, duikers and elephant shrews.
Spend the night at the camp and enjoy music performances. The experience is truly atmospheric. With the support and encouragement of Hondo Hondo, a small group of farmers have formed a drumming group that performs a traditional “Ngoma,” meaning drum in KiSwahili.
The group also performs at celebrations, the weddings and at the end of the harvest season. Some of the music performances are instrumental, whistles, percussion and some wind instruments with a very energetic rhythm.
One of the local activities is cycling. Bring your own bike or rent a bike. There is a variety of bike sizes for all ages. Within the national park, there are no cycling trails, however, the valley provides a great deal of cycling terrain that is full of things to see.
You can combine other activities along with cycling such as rubber plantation, village tour. You can go with one of the guides to explore the local rural villages, and have a great chance for photography and interaction with the traditional Tanzanian life.
Canoe down the Kilombero River, in a canoe bird, and hippo watching and exploring the real pleasures of remoteness. Located on the banks of the Kilombero River, 4 hours from the Ifakara with the breathtaking Kilombero sunset and the river and dining in style.