Kitulo National Park
Locals call the Kitulo Plateau Bustani ya Mungu – God’s Garden – while botanists call it the Serengeti of Flowers, home to “one of the world’s great floral spectacles.” Kitulo is a rare botanical wonder, with 350 species of vascular plants, including 45 varieties of terrestrial orchid, that erupt into a riotous wildflower display of breathtaking scale and diversity during the rainy season, which runs from late November to April.
More About Kitulo National Park
The well-watered volcanic soils of Kitulo, perched at around 2,600 meters (8,500 feet) between the rugged peaks of the Kipengere, Poroto, and Livingstone Mountains, support Tanzania’s largest and most important montane grassland community.
Kitulo, one of the most important watersheds for the Great Ruaha River, is well known for its floral significance, which includes not only a plethora of orchids, but also the stunning yellow-orange red-hot poker and a diverse range of aloes, proteas, geraniums, giant lobelias, lilies, and aster daisies, with over 30 species endemic to southern Tanzania.
Though a few hardy mountain reedbuck and eland still roam the open grassland, big game is scarce.
Kitulo, a botanist’s and hiker’s paradise, is also a birdwatcher’s paradise. Along with a breeding colony of the endangered blue swallow and range-restricted species like mountain marsh widow, Njombe cisticola, and Kipengere seedeater, the park is home to Tanzania’s only population of the rare Denham’s bustard. The biological diversity of God’s Garden is further enhanced by endemic butterfly, chameleon, lizard, and frog species.
Wildlife safaris in Tanzania
This trip was made for you if you think "safari" and "wildlife." This all-camping safari, designed to maximize wildlife viewing opportunities, will bring you up close and personal with creatures large and small, from big cats to birds.
