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Usambara Mountains

The Usambara are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains which run parallel to the Tanzanian coast extending into Taita Hills in Kenya, and recognized as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.

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Botanical Paradise of Usambara

Usambara Mountains estimated to be at least 100 million years old. The rocks that forms these Mountains may be as much as 600 million years old. The mountains are home to an exceptional assortment of plants, animals and they represent one of the highest degrees of biodiversity on the continent.

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World Viewpoints !

The Usambara Mountains, are known for their pleasant climate, beautiful viewpoints and fertile slopes. Excursions, which take few days or just a half day include hiking and visits to Wasambaa villages, where visitors will have a glimpse of daily life of local Wasambaa people.

Birds and flowers paradise

Usambara mountains are ecognized as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. This exceptional diversity attracts naturalists and nature lovers from all over the world who come to watch birds, study trees and flowers or butterflies.

Usambara mountains key facts

The Usambara mountains are estimated to be at least 100 million years old and the rocks forming them may be as much as 600 million years old.

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World View Points

Usambara offers spectacular views points.

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Rain Forests

The rainforests are home to black and white colobus monkeys

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Waterfalls

Majestic waterfalls some with swimming pool.

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Black-and-white colobuses

Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus

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Blade-horned chameleon

Endemic chameleon spices of the Usambara

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Usambara Eagle Owl

Endemic Owl species of Usambara

Mountain buzzard

Mountain buzzard

A bird of prey that lives in montane forests in East Africa
 

Hot Dry Season

Due to high altitude the Usambara are cooler and wetter than the surrounding lowland. Rain can fall at any time of the year, for an averages of 1,500mm a year an average temperature of 20C.
 

Long Dry season

The long dry season , Temperatures vary hugely with altitude and location, but it’s usually a fine, clear sky and sunny weather – it’s a great time to visit Dar Es Salaam.
 

Short Dry Season

If it has rained during the short rains, then it normally dries up for a few months, January and February, which is Tanzania’s ‘short dry season’, before starting to rain again in earnest in March.

Hot Dry Season

December-March,

Cooler Dry Season

May to October.

Short Rainy Season

November

long rain season

April to May.

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