| The Udzungwa Mountains is one of the highlights of | | | | mountains. Moreover, most of these species are |
| Tanzania. Although Udzungwa is not a conventional | | | | endemic such that these can only be found in the |
| game viewing destination, it is every hiker's dream. | | | | Udzungwa Mountains, including the African violets. |
| Since the Udzungwa has been accorded national park | | | | While these are some of the reasons that generally |
| status, many hikers have been enticed to these | | | | attract tourists to Udzungwa, the exciting trails and |
| grandiose mountains. | | | | breathtaking scenery toward the peak particularly |
| The Udzungwa Mountains are generally a part of the | | | | attract hikers and ornithologists. Among the many |
| Eastern Arc Mountain Range of Tanzania. These | | | | trails that can be trekked in these mountains, the |
| mountains are covered with what are left of the | | | | most exciting and the most challenging is the |
| great forest that used to cover the whole country. | | | | Mwanihana trail. This trail leads to the second highest |
| Thus, the amount of biodiversity is just so great | | | | peak of the Udzungwa Mountains which is the |
| within these forests that a number of the rarest | | | | Mwanihana Peak. |
| flora and bird species are actually found here. | | | | A trek along the Mwanihana trail is an experience of |
| Udzungwa is a towering stature that rises from the | | | | a lifetime. It is best enjoyed piece by piece, where |
| flat coastal scrub of Tanzania. It is the largest and | | | | every stop over promises new adventures and |
| most biodiverse forest mountain in Africa. It covers | | | | exciting things to discover. Aside from unexpectedly |
| 1990 square kilometers of surface area, and stands | | | | stumbling over an elephant along the way, a varied |
| 2756 meters at its highest peak. It is home to a high | | | | range of primates such as the Iringa Red Colobus |
| density of endemism species of plants, birds, | | | | and the Blue Monkey casually swing across the forest |
| butterflies, and insects. Moreover, these mountains | | | | trees just a few feet above the head. Although the |
| are likened to an archipelago of isolated ranges, | | | | larger animals are not frequently seen, they are |
| because these mountains are small fragments of the | | | | believed to be silently lurking in the deep forests. |
| astounding Eastern Arc Mountain Range. Thus, just | | | | Moreover, the woodland and the sub-montane |
| like the Eastern Arc Range, Udzungwa Mountains can | | | | forests effectively provide cover for these larger |
| be classified as a tropical rain forest with high rainfalls | | | | animals. Indeed, there is no better way to get in |
| and rich savanna vegetation. | | | | touch with nature than a trek at Mwanihana trail. |
| The major attractions of these mountains include | | | | Aside from the picturesque view at the top, one |
| reptiles, amphibians, insects, and plants among others. | | | | could never compare the amount of excitement |
| The biodiversity is so great that hundreds of | | | | derived from trekking up to one of the highest |
| different species can be seen at most parts of the | | | | peaks of the Udzungwa Mountains. |