Udzungwa Mountains

Full Destination Details

Location & Landscape

Located in southern Tanzania, 65km from Mikumi, the park covers 1,990 sq km of the Eastern Arc Mountains. The landscape features:

• Steep forested slopes (up to 2,576m at Luhomero Peak)
• Four major waterfalls
• Mountain streams feeding the Kilombero Valley
• Unique “sky island” ecosystems

Why It’s Unique:
✔ Home to 6 species found nowhere else including the Udzungwa partridge
✔ One of Tanzania’s most important watersheds

Wildlife: Rare Primates & Birds

Udzungwa shelters more primate species than any Tanzanian park:

Star Species:

• Sanje crested mangabey (endangered, discovered 1979)
• Iringa red colobus (endemic, bright rust-colored)
• Udzungwa dwarf galago (Africa’s smallest primate)

Birdlife Highlights:

• Udzungwa partridge (extremely rare)
• Rufous-winged sunbird
• Moreau’s sunbird

Best Time to Visit

Guide Tip: “April-May offers spectacular wildflowers with few other hikers.”