Kilimanjaro National Park is yet one of the other mostly visited destination in Tanzania filled with thousands marvel attractions to sight and also enjoy the safari activities in the destination, Mountain Kilimanjaro is located in the Northern part of Tanzania.
Known to be one of Africa’s tallest mountains which stands at an elevated area of about 5,895 meters above the sea level covering a total surface area of about 1,688 square kilometers, Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park is located within Kilimanjaro region, which is a few kilometers away from Moshi town hence, lies approximately about 300 kilometers from the south of the Equator.
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site and it was officially declared as a national park in 1973, managed by the Tanzania National park Authority Kilimanjaro National Park is commonly visited due to the fact that the destination is made of thousands of marvel sceneries great to marvel at.
Recorded with a population of about 52,000 visits per year, Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park has so many wildlife species that contribute to the visits that are carried out in the destination
Mountain Kilimanjaro its self is a snow caped mountain that is found at the heart of the park this adds to the marvel part of the park and increase in the numbers of visitors per visit, mountain Kilimanjaro national park is a home to natural habitats such as; montane forests, moorland, grasslands and stunning water bodies.
All these act as homes to different wildlife in the national park such; African bush elephants, grey duikers, tree hyrax, whilst leopards, blue monkeys, cape buffalos and many others, and today in this article get to understand the main fact as to why Kilimanjaro national park is a special destination to have a safari adventure from while in Tanzania while on Tanzania Safaris Tours
Safari Activities to do in Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park.
There are thousands safari activities that can be carried out while on an adventure into Kilimanjaro National Park all these give great experiences and also more knowledge about the republic of Tanzania and its great wildlife.
Below are some of the safari activities that you should consider to try out while you are in the national park these include;
Bird Watching.
Mount Kilimanjaro national park also harbors around 150 bird that are of different kinds like; migratory birds and permanent residents and therefore some of these birds include; hornbills, chats, cuckoos, white necked raven, turacos, klaas cuckoo, hartlaub’s turaco, grey crowned crane, sunbirds, bee eaters, greater flamingo, African pitta, shrikes, woodpeckers, Narina trogon, African emerald cuckoo, silvery checked hornbill, cinnamon chested bee-eater, schalow’s turaco,, white-browed coucal, bearded vulture, new world barbet, fierily necked nightjar and many others hence birding is one of the fascinating safari activities to try out while at the national park.
Game Viewing.
The Park is home to over 154 mammal species that are spotted in different areas around the park through gave drives both at night and day time and some of these include; elephants, buffalos, giraffes and unique species like; porcupines, aardvarks, honey badgers, antelopes that are always seen clamoring up the mountain slopes, servile cats, tree hyrax, grey duikers, marsh mongoose, white necked raven, white tailed mongoose and many other.
Community visits and Cultural Encounters.
For tourists exploring around Mount Kilimanjaro National Park can get to carry out community visits as they get to be exposed to different cultural encounters through interacting with the people of different tribes such as; the Chagga tribe and Maasai.
This permits sightseers to get to understand the history of the tribes through paying a lot of attention while listening to their stories, and participating in traditional dance performances and this will give all sightseers the chance to know about the surrounding.
Aside from these safari activities there are several other safari activities that can be carried out in the national park some of these include; mountain trekking, mountain biking, guided nature walks, visit Lake Chala crater and so much more.
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