Mikumi National Park
Description of Mikumi National Park
Mikumi National Park is a nature reserve near Mikumi in central Tanzania. Mikumi National Park was found in 1964 and today covers an area of 3230 km². This natural biosphere contains two lodges as well as three luxury tented camps and three campsites.
Mikumi Park is located between the Uluguru
Mountains and the Lumango Range and borders the Selus Hunting
Reserve and the Uzungwa Mountains National Park. Together with them,
the park forms a popular safari route.
Rare acacias can be
found along the Mkata River in the park.
Through the
territory of the park there are migration routes for animals such as
zebras, warthogs, impalas and buffalos. In addition, giraffes and
elephants live in the park, and hippos live in ponds located 5 km
north of the main entrance. In the flooded meadows you can find
cannons, which are the largest antelopes in the world, as well as
large kudu and black antelopes. This diversity attracts lions who
like to sit on the tops of termite mounds or on trees.
The
park has more than 400 species of birds.
Mikumi National Park
is a very attractive tourist destination in Tanzania, largely due to
the fact that an asphalt road from Dar es Salaam was built before
it. The proximity to the largest city in the country contributed to
the fact that people began to come to the park for the weekend. Most
visitors are attracted to the Big Five park: cheetahs, lions,
elephants, buffalos and rhinos.