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Neighbouring
the Ruaha National Park, Mbomipa WMA is made up of land carved from 21 villages
located in Idodi and Pawaga administrative wards in Iringa Rural District.
MBOMIPA
WMA paves a way to Community conservation initiative in Tanzania.
Neighbouring
the Ruaha National Park, Mbomipa WMA is made up of land carved from 21 villages
located in Idodi and Pawaga administrative wards in Iringa Rural District.
Mbomipa is an acronym from the Swahili name, Matumizi Bora ya Malihai Idodi na Pawaga, which translated in official documents means “Sustainable Use of Wildlife Resources in Idodi and Pawaga.”
Mbomipa is an acronym from the Swahili name, Matumizi Bora ya Malihai Idodi na Pawaga, which translated in official documents means “Sustainable Use of Wildlife Resources in Idodi and Pawaga.”
Mbomipa
WMA was established in 2007, covering an area of 777 kilometers and is
Tanzania’s biggest community based wildlife management association whose
mission is to manage an effective and sustainable wildlife management system
under the community authority, responsible for the Pawaga-Idodi locality
Wildlife Management Area.
Through
such an initiative, Mbomipa is committed to promote sustainable management of
all natural and cultural resources as a means of enhancing local economic
development and contributing to the reduction of poverty in the villages which
it operates.
Tourists to Ruaha National Park are the leading visitors booked carry out photographic safaris in Mbomipa WMA. Attractive animals and mammal species found in Mbomipa WMA include Elephants, Hippos, Giraffes, Impalas, Elands, Buffaloes, Zebras, Antelopes, Greater and Lesser Kudus.
Tourists to Ruaha National Park are the leading visitors booked carry out photographic safaris in Mbomipa WMA. Attractive animals and mammal species found in Mbomipa WMA include Elephants, Hippos, Giraffes, Impalas, Elands, Buffaloes, Zebras, Antelopes, Greater and Lesser Kudus.
The
area boasts a high diversity of birds and the African clawless otter, while key
reptiles include the Nile Crocodiles, Monitor Lizards, Pythons, Black Mambas,
Spitting Cobras and Puff adders.
Big herds of Elephants, Buffaloes, Impalas, Guinea Fowls, Warthogs and other species from Ruaha National Park are easily found in this WMA.
Big herds of Elephants, Buffaloes, Impalas, Guinea Fowls, Warthogs and other species from Ruaha National Park are easily found in this WMA.
Photographic
Safaris, Tourist Hunting, Walking Safaris, Cultural Tourism and Picnicking are
tourist activities taking place within Mbomipa WMA.
Vegetation
distributed within the WMA forms a beautiful mosaic of plant communities that
provides a diverse and scenic landscape for spectacular game viewing, scenery
and natural beauty in Mbomipa.
Bird
communities, fish, Nile crocodile and monitor lizards can easily be seen during
rainy seasons.
Mbomipa
WMA is accessible by road transport from Iringa Town. Visitors from Dar es
Salaam can easily travel to Mbomipa WMA through to Iringa Municipality.
From
Iringa Municipality is 90 kilometers drive to Tungamalenga where Mbomipa WMA
head office is located. It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to drive from Iringa to
the WMA through the gravel road, now under construction to a tarmac road.
There
is a daily public bus plying between Tungamalenga and Iringa Municipality and
which visitors can book to visit the WMA.
Accommodation
services can be arranged and booked through travel agents or direct booking to
the lodges operating outside, but closer to the WMA, offering international
standards services.
These
are Ruaha Hilltop Lodge and which is located on a hill overlooking the WMA with
a best view of green vegetation downstream. Sunset Mountain Lodge is the
other tourist facility serving visitors booked to Mbomipa WMA. The lodge is
located on Idelemile, Mountain; overlooking the green WMA’s conserved area.
Tungamalenga
Lodge and Camp site offers accommodation services outside the WMA and is
located at Tungamalenga Township, about
15
km from Mbomipa WMA also Vinyago Lodge.
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