Hondo Hondo Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp
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Hondo Hondo Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp is a small family-owned ecolodge bordering the Udzungwa Mountains National Park
in southern Tanzania
. The lodge is a growing eco-aware business which works closely with the local village community and is powered solely by a micro-hyrdo generator and solar water heaters.
Hondo Hondo provides access to the pristine rainforest of the Eastern Arc Mountains
known as the Galapagos of Africa and has hosted researchers studying insects, baboons and other primates, and birds, as well as groups from universities and schools in Germany, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. Hondo Hondo has been featured in articles and blogs including that of the African Rainforest Conservancy, the Natural History Museum London, and the International Ecotourism Society regarding its environmental and sustainable tourism
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Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a national park in Tanzania. The habitats contained within the national park include tropical rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, grassland and steppe. There is a vertical height range of 250–2,576 metres , which incorporates the Udzunga Mountains part...
in southern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The lodge is a growing eco-aware business which works closely with the local village community and is powered solely by a micro-hyrdo generator and solar water heaters.
Hondo Hondo provides access to the pristine rainforest of the Eastern Arc Mountains
Eastern Arc Mountains
The Eastern Arc Mountains are a chain of mountains found in Kenya and Tanzania. It comprises:* Taita Hills* North and South Pare* East and West Usambara* North and South Nguru* Ukaguru* Uluguru Mountains* Rubeho* Udzungwa Mountains* Mahenge Escarpment...
known as the Galapagos of Africa and has hosted researchers studying insects, baboons and other primates, and birds, as well as groups from universities and schools in Germany, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. Hondo Hondo has been featured in articles and blogs including that of the African Rainforest Conservancy, the Natural History Museum London, and the International Ecotourism Society regarding its environmental and sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism is tourism attempting to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. The aim of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development brings a positive experience for local people, tourism companies and the...
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