{"id":4140,"date":"2016-02-27T12:07:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T12:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltourism.co.tz\/?page_id=4140"},"modified":"2023-09-05T10:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T10:52:09","slug":"mikumi-national-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kimaliaadventuresafaris.de\/en\/destinations\/southern-tanzania\/mikumi-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikumi National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Swirls of opaque mist hide the advancing dawn. The first shafts of sun color the fluffy grass heads rippling across the plain in a russet halo. A herd of zebras, confident in their camouflage at this predatory hour, pose like ballerinas, heads aligned and stripes merging in flowing motion.<\/p>

Mikumi National Park abuts the northern border of Africa\u2019s biggest game reserve \u2013 the Selous \u2013 and is transected by the surfaced road between Dar es Salaam and Iringa. It is thus the most accessible part of a 75,000 square kilometer (47,000 square miles) tract of wilderness that stretches east almost as far as the Indian Ocean.<\/p>

The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain, the popular centerpiece of Mikumi, draw frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains.<\/p>

Lions survey their grassy kingdom \u2013 and the zebra, wildebeest, impala, and buffalo herds that migrate across it \u2013 from the flattened tops of termite mounds, or sometimes, during the rains, from perches high in the trees. Giraffes forage in the isolated acacia stands that fringe the Mkata River, islets of shade favored also by Mikumi\u2019s elephants.<\/p>

Criss-crossed by a good circuit of game-viewing roads, the Mkata Floodplain is perhaps the most reliable place in Tanzania for sightings of the powerful eland, the world\u2019s largest antelope. The equally impressive greater kudu and sable antelope haunt the miombo-covered foothills of the mountains that rise from the park\u2019s borders.<\/p>

More than 400 bird species have been recorded, with such colorful common residents as the lilac-breasted roller, yellow-throated longclaw, and bateleur eagle joined by a host of European migrants during the rainy season. Hippos are the star attraction of the pair of pools situated 5km north of the main entrance gate, supported by an ever-changing cast of waterbirds.<\/p>

About Mikumi National Park
Size: 3,230 sq km (1,250 sq miles), the fourth-largest park in Tanzania, and part of a much larger ecosystem centered on the uniquely vast Selous Game Reserve.
Location: 283 km (175 miles) west of Dar es Salaam, north of Selous, and en route to Ruaha, Udzungwa, and (for the intrepid) Katavi.<\/p>

How to get there
A well-surfaced road connects Mikumi to Dar es Salaam via Morogoro, a roughly 4-hour drive.
Also road connections to Udzungwa, Ruaha, and (dry season only) Selous.
Charter flight from Dar es Salaam, Arusha, or Selous. Local buses run from Dar to park HQ where game drives can be arranged.<\/p>

What to do
Game drives and guided walks. Visit nearby Udzungwa or travel on to Selous or Ruaha.<\/p>

When to go
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