1990 km²
Size
12-28°C
Temperature
250-2,576 m
Altitude
Montane forest, wet, leeches in the rains
Climate
Udzungwa is forest walking: Sanje Falls, endemic monkeys, and a humid Eastern Arc mountain that has nothing to do with a savanna game drive.
The Sanje waterfall day hike is the usual introduction, steep enough that people who "do some walking at home" feel it. Longer trails exist for overnight trekkers. Udzungwa red colobus and Sanje mangabey are the mammals you came for. Lions are not.
Sleep in Mang'ula. Combine with Mikumi or continue toward Ruaha. This is a southern add-on for hikers, not a substitute for Kilimanjaro, and not a beach. After Udzungwa, some guests still fly to Zanzibar to dry out.
Things to See & Do
Getting There
Road
From Mikumi it is a couple of hours toward Mang'ula. From Dar it is a full morning. There is no airstrip for standard sa...
Wildlife you can see here
All 10 speciesPrimates
Iringa Red Colobus
Piliocolobus gordonorum
An endemic monkey of the Udzungwa Mountains, with a red crown and black back.
Udzungwa Mountains
Primates
Sanje Mangabey
Cercocebus sanjei
A rare monkey found only in the Udzungwa Mountains, first described in 1979.
Udzungwa Mountains
Big cats
Leopard
Panthera pardus
A solitary, powerful climber that hides its kills in trees.
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Elephants
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
The largest land animal on Earth, living in family herds led by a matriarch.
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Antelopes
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
A handsome black antelope with long, curved horns.
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Primates
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
A dark, forest-dwelling monkey that eats fruit high in the canopy.
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Primates
Kipunji
Rungwecebus kipunji
A rare monkey discovered in 2003, found only in two southern highland forests.
Udzungwa Mountains
Primates
Thick-tailed Bushbaby
Otolemur crassicaudatus
A big-eyed nocturnal primate whose call sounds like a crying baby.
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Best Time to Visit
FAQs
How fit for Sanje Falls?
You need knees and lungs for a few hours of steps and roots. It is not a stroll from the car park to a viewpoint and back in twenty minutes.
Can we see the primates?
Colobus are likely if you walk quietly. Mangabeys are shyer. We go with park guides who know the current fruiting trees.
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