Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Mountain rainforest in the Eastern Arc ranges, above the Kilombero valley. The park is explored on foot, on trails to waterfalls and viewpoints, and two monkeys found nowhere else live here: the Sanje mangabey and the Udzungwa red colobus.

Udzungwa became a national park in 1992. Its forest runs from about 250 metres to 2,576 metres, and the Sanje mangabey was only discovered by scientists in 1979.

Trails range from the one-hour Sonjo walk to the six-day Lumemo trail. A popular half-day hike climbs to the 170-metre Sanje waterfall, which falls into a pool at its base. More than 400 bird species have been recorded.

The park headquarters is at Mang'ula, reached from Dar es Salaam by road through Morogoro and Mikumi town. The TAZARA railway also stops there.

Wildlife

  • Sanje mangabey
  • Udzungwa red colobus
  • Elephant
  • Buffalo
  • Leopard