Southern Tanzania Safari

Birds of Udzungwa & Hiking

Udzungwa Mountain National Park is  one of the top ten forests for bird conservation in Africa,  with local endemic species of Udzungwa partridge,  rufous-winged sunbird and the African tailor bird, others include African Marabou, Ruppell’s Vulture, Crowned Eagle, African Hobby, Scaly Francolin, African Green Pigeon, African White-rumped Swift, Malachite Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher, Striped Kingfisher, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Trumpeter Hornbill, Crowned Hornbill, Grey Hornbill, Hoopoe, Wire-tailed Swallow, Cape Rook, Fiscal Shrike, Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling

One of the amazing thing is how The forest's vegetation keep on changing its  shapes and sizes  within the same  area. From mid-sized trees, to bigger trees that are concentrated in some areas. At all levels, the bird life are excellent  Visitors have also an opportunity to see among others the rare plants which include wild-banana and wild-coffee plants.

Udzungwa Mountain National Park offers opportunity for foot walking safari, especially for naturalists, and hikers. Walking and hiking through dense forest on the steep slope to the waterfalls while viewing the Kilombero flood plain and being entertained by endemic primates, butterflies, and birds songs. At a relaxing time walking to the  Ruiper Ranger Post along the Ruiper River, full of water buffalos and hippos, as well as birds.

For that case, Udzungwa mountain National Park is an ideal place that a person could combine Bird watching, game viewing through foot walking safari, and mountain hiking as well as forest camping.

The hiking takes 2 nights: Starting with Foot-walking game viewing, hiking and bird-watching. Accommodation: Udzungwa Mountain  Lodge and forest Camping. See Details Itinerary

We are planning the new routes to ascend from Mbatwa Ranger Post (Ruaha Mtandika) to Mwanihana Peak and descending toward Sonjo, which takes 6 days; and another route to the highest peak in Udzungwa, Luhombero from Dabaga, Iringa (which takes5 to 7 days)

Xenoperdix udzungwensis is commonly known as the Udzungwa Forest-Partridge in English. In French (Français), Xenoperdix udzungwensis's common name is Xénoperdrix De Tanzanie . In Spanish (Español), Xenoperdix udzungwensis's common name is Perdiz De Udzungwa

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