Ngangao Forest

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Ngangao Forest is one of the few remaining indigenous cloud forest fragments of the Taita Hills, Kenya. It is located on a rock surrounded by the villages of Makandenyi, Maghembinyi, Mgambonyi and Kitumbi. It lies 10km from Wundanyi and can easily be reached by road. There is even frequent public transport from Wundanyi to Makandenyi (at least 10 vehicles daily). The very basic "Ngangao forest camp" is located next to the foresters house at the edge of forest.

With its 150ha, Ngangao is the second largest forest and one of the least disturbed forests of the Taita Hills. As a result, it is a stronghold for many plant and animal species. The three endemic birds species of the Taita Hills (Taita Thrush Turdus (olivaceus) helleri, Taita Apalis Apalis (thoracica) fuscigularis and Taita White-eye Zosterops (poliogaster) silvanus) occur in relative large numbers and some plants (e.g. Zimmermannia ovata) are only found in the dryer parts of Ngangao forest.