The Southern Highlands is a sparsely populated area of the country in the southwestern part of Tanzania. The mountainous landscape is formed by the Eastern Rift. The surroundings of Iringa are attractive with amazing mountain shapes, as well as rock paintings. To the west of the city on the river of the same name is the second largest "wild" park Ruaha. To the east of Iringa, next to Selous, is the Udzungwa Mountain Park, with unique flora and endemic fauna. Closer to Malawi, the terrain is dominated by mountains of volcanic origin, lakes located in volcanic craters, and waterfalls. Among the Kipengere, Poroto and Livingstone mountains, there is a high-altitude meadow - the Garden of God, the Kitulo flower park.
