Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Enjoy the green, rolling panoramas around
Tukuyu
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)
and
around
Mbeya
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)
Hike past waterfalls and chirping birds at
Udzungwa Mountains National
Park
(
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)
Explore off the beaten track around
Njombe
(
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),
Songea
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WILDLIFE IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Ruaha National Park, with its landscapes and elephants, is the highlight.
Mikumi National Park is also full of wildlife, and easily accessed. Udzungwa
Mountains National Park is known for its many endemic species and its birding,
and Kitulo National Park for its flowers.
Morogoro
POP 250,000
Morogoro would be a fairly scruffy town were it not for its verdant setting at the foot of the
Uluguru Mountains, which brood over the landscape from the southeast. The surrounding
area is one of the country's breadbaskets, home to the prestigious Sokoine University (Tan-
zania's national agricultural institute) and a major educational and mission station. While
there are few attractions, Morogoro offers a good introduction to Tanzanian life outside Dar
es Salaam. It's also the best base for hiking in the Ulugurus.
