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Please select the National Park or Game Reserve from the list below:
Coastal Circuit
Amani Nature Reserve
The Amani Nature Reserve
is well off the beaten path of the usual safari circuit, but makes
a perfect stopover on longer trips and while driving to the Swahili
Coast. It’s quiet, tranquil setting offers the perfect opportunity
to relax from the rigourous schedule of vehicle-based safaris.
Although the area has been the focus of conservation efforts and
botanical research for over a century, the Amani Nature Reserve
has only been a protected area since 1997. Amani Botanical
gardens, the second largest botanical garden
in the world lies in this reserve. International efforts to preserve
the beauty of the Usambara forests within its boundaries have
met with much local success.
Guided nature walks, prohibited in Tanzania’s
national parks, are a unique feature of the nature reserve and
offer an exciting opportunity to view the flora and fauna of the
area up close. For the aspiring African botanist, Amani Nature
Reserve’s incredible diversity of plant life
-- between 600 to 1,000 different species --
is sure to attract. The East Usambara Conservation Area
Management Programme created and maintains the nature
trails, as well as training guides in an effort to encourage village
collaboration and conservation efforts. Short or long walks can
be arranged, and the guides are very knowledgeable about local
species, bird and insect life,
and traditional plant uses.
Location:
Located at the base of the central Usambara
Mountains, near Tanga town.
Things to Do:
Guided Nature Walks and Hiking
Animals:
It harbors some of the animals only seen in Usambara such as Nduk
eagle owl and most endemic plants. You have an opportunity to
see black and white colobus and blue monkey.
Birds include green headed oriole, Amani sunbirds, Uluguru violet
backed, forest warbler .
For safari packages,
please contact us
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