Kitulo

National Park
Tanzania · East Africa (Kitulo Plateau)
East Africa (Kitulo Plateau)Declared in 2005412 km²

Nicknamed the Garden of God and the Serengeti of flowers, with more than 350 flower species including 45 kinds of endemic orchid

Area

412 km²

Protection category

UICN II

Parque nacionalwhat the IUCN categories mean

Declared in

2005

Region

East Africa (Kitulo Plateau)

Climate

Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Montañoso

Best time

June to September

Plan your visit

Best time
June to September
Area
412 km²

Highlight

Nicknamed the Garden of God and the Serengeti of flowers, with more than 350 flower species including 45 kinds of endemic orchid

Declared in 2005, Kitulo is known locally as the Garden of God and internationally as the Serengeti of flowers, for concentrating more than 350 species of wildflower, including 45 orchid species, on a plateau above 2,600 metres that flowers en masse through the rainy season, making it the first national park in Tanzania (and one of the few in Africa) declared specifically to protect flora rather than fauna.

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4 species documented in Kitulo

3 Mammals1 Birds

At conservation risk:Grulla carunculada

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Tanzania, where Kitulo lies.

SabanaMarino / costero

Experiences in this park

Observación de aves

Wildlife you can see now

What is worth watching this month in Tanzania?

Common WildebeestLeast Concern

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

Ahora es buena época: Gran Migración: cruce del río Mara (Julio a octubre)

Plains ZebraLeast Concern

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

Ahora es buena época: Gran Migración: cruce del río Mara (Julio a octubre)

Lesser FlamingoNear Threatened

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Ahora es buena época: Cría de flamencos enanos en el lago Natron (Junio a octubre (anidación ago-oct))

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