Udzungwa Mountains NP
This is one of the newest parks of Tanzania, set up in 1992. The park has a surface of 1900 square km. The name of the park already tells you that there are a lot of mountains, the lowest point of the park is Kilombero Valley on 200 metres, the highest point of the park is Luhombero Peak on 2579 metres. Thanks to these unevenness the park has a lot of landscapes, grass plains to tropical rain forests to the foot of the mountains.
The park lends itself very well for walking safaris, there are three popular destinations; first there is a three day hike to the top of Mwanihana Peak on 2100 metres this is the second highest point of the park; the second destination takes a half day and the walk brings you through the tropical forests of the Sanje water falls this you is a short but steep hike, when you arrive at these very beautiful water falls there is the possibility to take a dive in the crystal clear water of the lake; the third destination brings you in 40 minutes to a smaller water fall.
In the park you can find among other things the following animals; elephants, zebras, wildebeest, leopards, ostriches, several types of sulk and gazelles, Hippopotamuses and Nile crocodiles. In the tropical forests of the Udzungwa Mountains live more than ten different types of monkeys, among which is the rare Iringa colobus monkey and the Sanje crested mangabey, that only here occur, furthermore the forests are rich in a mixture of tropical birds.