|
Hiking in Udzungwa
Mountains Forest National Park
Hike through Udzungwa Mountains and Sanje
waterfall towards part of the Eastern Arc
Mountains
|
 Price: |
USD $234 /person
|
|
Customise: |
This package can be customised |
|
Country:
|
Tanzania |
|
Duration: |
3 days |
|
Persons: |
min (4)
|
|
Accommodation: |
Camping |
|
Activities: |
Hiking, Rainforest
Tours |
Udzungwa 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
Day 00: Arrival
Day:
0n your arrival you will be met and
transferred to the hotel for Dinner and overnight at
Kipepeo beach Village.
Day 01:
Depart from Dar Es
Salaam, drive Man'gula camp at Twiga Hotel 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.
End of
tour
The price
includes:
-Transport
-Camping fees
and park fees for one night in the park
-Dinner on
first day, breakfast, packed lunch and a cooked dinner
on Second day, Lunch on last day.
-Use of cooking
and eating utensils
-Drinking water for the hikes
-Use of sleeping-tents and cubicle-washing-tent
-Porters to carry tents, camp equipment and
utensils, water and food. However, hikers will carry
their own sleeping bag and personal belongings.
-Locally based guard for security of hikers and
their belongings
Price
excludes
First night and last night after
Safari( Book with us for $35 per person sharing per
night). BB
Airport transfer $ 25 per vehicle per
trip.
Expedition Essentials
-You
should bring the following items with you. If you don't
have them, we may be able to rent some of these items to
you on request.
-Rucksack for carrying personal
belongings
-Sleeping bag
-Shoes and clothes
suitable for hiking, and rain coat.
-Change of
clothes in case they get wet, change of shoes or flip
flops and at least one sweater/cardigan
-Swimsuit
for taking dip in river
-Toiletries including
soap/washing gel etc
-Towel
-Optional
refreshments on journey to and from Udzungwa
-Any
other extras
Book with us today and get 10% discount |
