Udzungwa Mountains Hike:

Hike through Udzungwa Mountains and Sanje waterfall towards part of the Eastern Arc Mountains.

The Udzungwa Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, the arc which begins in Taita Hills in Kenya, and in Tanzania runs through the North and South Pare, the East and West Usambara, and the Nguu, Nguru, Ukaguru, Rubeho and Uluguru mountains and Udzungwa. The Udzungwa mountains are situation between the towns of Morogoro and Iringa.

The Udzungwas are 10,000 sq mtrs in total covered in wet humid climate providing water for Kilombero valley. The Great Ruaha provides electricity for much of the country. Rainfall in the southeast of the mountains amounts to 2,000 mm per year and on the Northwest rain shadow area it decreases to 600 mm. Temperatures range from 21-27 centigrade on average.

There are hundreds of different species of trees, shrubs, climbers and herbs of which 50 are restricted to the area. 200 species have medicinal properties. Also restricted to the mountains is the Iringa red colobus monkey(uhehe) and the Sanje crested mangabey

TA/UMH/101: 3 daysUdzungwa Mountains Hike

Day 00: Arrival Day:
0n your arrival you will be met and transferred to the hotel for Dinner and overnight at Twiga Hotel.

Day 01:
Depart from Twiga Hotel, drive to Man'gula camp for your dinner and over night.

Day 02:
After breakfast, set off on five hour hike further into the mountains along a rural road/path Arrive at Sanje waterfall set up camp, and then have the lunch after lunch explore surrounding area, swim in either of the two pools of the waterfalls

Day 03:
Wake up, breakfast, pack up camp, and descend to base of Waterfall
One hour hike to Sanje village, depart for Dar Es Salaam

Site Style:
First night camp is at Twiga Hotel just outside the park - it is a local hotel, very clean, with a bar and local cuisine. Second night camp is at Sanje waterfall.