Southern Tanzania · gazetted 21 October 1992
Udzungwa, the Tanzanian park you walk into
There is not a single road inside Udzungwa Mountains National Park. Everything here is reached on foot with a TANAPA guide: the 170-metre Sanje Waterfall, two primates that live nowhere else on Earth, and rainforest that has been growing on these mountains since before the Rift Valley existed. Four to six hours from Dar es Salaam.
Photo: Marc Veraart (CC BY 2.0)
Start here
Everything you need to plan a visit
Entry fees
The official TANAPA rates: $30 conservation fee plus 18% VAT, and the compulsory guide fee nobody warns you about.
See the fees →Lodges & camps
From TZS 5,000 campsite pitches at Mang'ula to forest-edge tented camps and a 40-room lodge above the Kilombero valley.
Browse lodges →Getting there
Four to six hours on tarmac from Dar es Salaam, an hour from Mikumi, and the truth about the TAZARA train.
Plan the route →Wildlife
Two primates found nowhere else on the planet, eleven primate species in total, and around 400 birds including two strict park endemics.
What you'll see →Best time to visit
June to September for firm trails and safe footing, December to February for birding. Why March to May is genuinely dangerous.
Pick your month →Things to do
Sanje Waterfall in a day, Mwanihana Peak in three, the Lumemo Trail in five, plus village cycling and cultural sites.
See the trails →