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UDZUNGWA
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
AREA
: 1900 Sq. Km.
ALTITUDE : 300 - 2800 Metres
The major attraction to the park is its biologically diverse
and unique forest, of leafy glades freckled with sunshine.
Udzungwa Mountains National Park also harbours plant species
found nowhere else in the world, from a tiny African violet to
30m. high trees.
Of
its six types of primate, two are endemic - the Iringa red
colobus monkey and the Sanjey Crested Mangabey, not detected
until 1979. Four previously unknown species of birds make this
Tanzania's richest forest bird habitat and among the three
most important bird conservations areas on the continent. This
undisturbed habitat is yet to reveal all its treasures,
waiting for further scientific exploration to catalogue its
wealth.
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Water
falls on Udzungwa Mountains
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This park is of particular interest to those who enjoy
trekking, as game viewing is done via the various nature
trails on foot. There are no game viewing routes for vehicles
in this park. This park can be visited as an addition to
Mikumi and Ruaha.
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