Tanzania





Mikumi National Park

Possibly because it is bisected by the surfaced main road to Zambia, Mikumi has never acquired the near-mystical status of more remote counterparts such as Ruaha and Katavi. But the very accessibility of this 3,230 sq km sanctuary – the country’s fourth-largest national park and an extension of the 150,000 sq km Selous-Niassa ecosystem – makes it a thoroughly attractive goal for a self-contained weekender out of Dar es Salaam, or as an initial pit stop on a more extensive safari through southern Tanzania. Those who do make the effort to visit Mikumi can expect to encounter few other tourists and plenty of wildlife – indeed the park’s open horizons and high wildlife concentrations have drawn frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains.




Vegetation and habitats

Wildlife

Activities

Getting there

Where to stay

Nearby places of interest





Vegetation and habitats








Wildlife









Activities
 






Getting there








Where to stay






Nearby places of interest



Checklist of conspicuous and noteworthy mammals: lion, leopard, spotted hyena, African wild dog, blue wildebeest, Bohor reedbuck, common waterbuck, impala, greater kudu, common eland, sable antelope, bushbuck, common duiker, African elephant, African buffalo, common zebra, hippo, warthog, Maasai giraffe, yellow baboon, vervet monkey.