Kitulo National Park

The Kitulo Plateau is an alpine grasslands in the southern highlands of Tanzania, which is protected for the most part by the Kitulo National Park. To state Kitulo farm in the south- eastern part of the plateau yet intensive agriculture (especially dairy cows) is operated. It is about 2,000 meters high between the alpine high mountain ranges of the Poroto mountains in the north, the Kipengere mountains with the 2,961 m high Mount Mtorwi the east and the Livingstone Mountains to the 2,960 m high Mount Rungwe in the West. The plateau is known for its floral diversity. It is easily accessible from the town of Mbeya on foot, but requires a few days, really rainproof clothing, a full camping equipment, a very warm sleeping bag (at night the temperature to minus 7 degrees fall ), a compass and a GPS receiver. A local guide with at least one mule here is strongly recommended that a stable cycle also. On the plateau there are no catering. Towards the mountains, the terrain is rugged and very difficult. The plateau itself is open grassland and geographically a bit easier. If you want to descend to Lake Malawi through, needs a complete high-alpine mountaineering equipment. The rock walls fall because of the longest stretches only to the valley, then down toward the lake from perpendicular. If you want to wander through the highlands to the Ruhuhu should plan a good three weeks for this 200 km and obtain accurate information on which street in which villages he can hold supplies. Because colonized only the valleys and of which only the lower altitudes.

Kitulo National Park

The Kitulo National Park ( KINAPA ) is a natural protected area with alpine grasslands and mountain forests in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania. The park covers an area of ​​412.9 km ², with the largest part in the Njombe region, but also in parts of the Mbeya Region are. In addition to a large part of the Kitulo Plateau, the park also includes parts of the adjacent Livingstone forests in the mountains of the same name and the Numbe forests in the eastern part. The by TANAPA ( Tanzanian National Park Authority ) managed National Park was established on 16 September 2005 and was the first national park in East Africa, which was placed under protection because of its floristic importance.