Udzungwa Mountains National Park is one of Tanzania’s most outstanding and exciting wilderness areas, with unique wildlife species inhabiting this range of forests. Udzungwa is home to approximately 400 species of bird, many of which are endemic to the area. The park is treasured for the high level of biodiversity of birds and animals. The biodiversity of this park is by far one of Tanzania’s most special features.

Habitats include mountain forests, tropical rain forests, Miombo woodlands, grasslands, and steppe. The vertical height of the Udzungwa forests ranges from 250 m to 2,576 m and with numerous forest trails, offering different kinds of activities, the park is a true hikers’ paradise. A half-day tour to Sanje waterfall at a towering 170 m is definitely worth doing. The park is also home to 6 species of primates, 2 of which (Iringa red colobus and the Sanje crested Mangabey) occur nowhere else in the world.

Mammals found in the park include elephants, leopards, bushbucks, duikers, palm civets, Miombo genets, elephant shrews, and hyenas. Bird watchers are also in for a treat as the park boasts over 400 species of birds. Some of them are endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains and four of them are found only in Udzungwa. Other common birds include ruppells vultures, marabous, crowned eagles, malachite kingfishers, woodland kingfishers, silvery cheeked hornbills, and trumpeter hornbills. Over 2500 species of plants have been discovered in the park of which 25% are endemic to the area.