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C o n
t a c t s:
Plot 29-A
Karanga Drive
P.O. Box 855
Moshi-Kilimanjaro
t/f:
+255 27 27 50248
e:
info@ahsantetours.com
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www.ahsantetours.com
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ahsante_tours@hotmail.com
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ahsantetours
 
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Location |
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Kigoma Region,
Tanzania
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Gazetted |
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1985
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Circuit |
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Western |
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Area |
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1,577 sq km
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Topography |
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Mountains, lake,
rift valley and forest
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Main
Features |
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Uniquely
varied flora and fauna
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Japanese Research Project
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Mahale
Mountain range
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Huge primate population; especially chimpanzees
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Remoteness
> There
are no roads at all in the park therefore the only way to visit
the park is by foot –enhancing the whole experience
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Animal
life |
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Common animals include chimpanzees, blue duiker, Sharpe's grysbok,
bushy-tailed mongoose, red legged sun-squirrel, brush-tailed
porcupines, red colobus monkey, Angolan black and white colobus
monkey.
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Birdlife |
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Include Livingstone's turaco, crested guinea fowl, crowned
hawk-eagle, ducks and geese, sandpiper, giant king fisher, African
fish eagle, paradise fly catcher and trumpeter horbill.
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Best time
to visit |
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May to October |
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