Mikumi national park is Tanzania’s fourth-biggest national park. It’s additionally the most open from Dar es Salaam. With confirmed wildlife sightings, it makes a perfect safari goal for those who are busy and have less time to travel, two days or more can get you an opportunity to explore the splendor of Mikumi national park. Since the formation of a highway connecting Mikumi national park to Dar es Salaam Tanzania busiest and largest city, Mikumi National Park has been slated to be a major hotspot for the travel industry in Tanzania. Situated between the Uluguru Mountains and the Lumango go, Mikumi is the fourth biggest national park in Tanzania and just a couple of hours drive from Tanzania’s biggest city. The park center has a wide assortment of natural life that can be simply spotted and furthermore very much suitable to viewing in a game drive. Its vicinity to Dar es Salaam and the measure of wildlife that live inside its fringes makes Mikumi National Park a well-known choice for those travelers who don’t have much time but also want
to enjoy a wildlife safari to Mikumi national park.
Mikumi national park has a diversified ecosystem that is furthermore divided by the rod that runs across the park. The road separates the park into two sections one in North West and the other in South East. Both sides have a different ecosystem with little in common for example the North West is dominated by the open alluvial plains that are characterized by more Acacia trees and the large Baobabs tree. The North West is more like the Tarangire National park and here in this region, you get more African Elephants. On the other side of the road which is less accessed for Mikumi national park safari and game viewing. The vegetation is thick and dominated by shrubs with few wildlife found in the area hence making it less exploited.
The Mikumi national park safari is best done in the North West commonly known as the “Mkata plains”. The plains have similar characteristics with the famous Serengeti national park that is found in the Northern part of Tanzania. If you like hiking then the Northern part of Mikumi national park will be the place to be during your Mikumi national park safari. It has unique rock formations like Ruhebo Mountains and Uluguru Mountains
Attractions in mikumi national park
Wildlife
Nicknamed as little Serengeti national park in Mikumi national park, it's rich with a wide range of wildlife. The park hosts a large number of the big game that covers four members of African bi five only missing Rhinos. Mikumi is a home of large herds of Elephants, Buffaloes, Zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, Leopards, Lions, Sable Antelopes, Great Kudu, and many more. The chances of seeing tree-climbing lions in Mikumi national park are higher than in the famous tree-climbing lions home that is Lake Manyara national park.
Bird Species
.Birds is one of the key Attractions in Mikumi national park, the park has over 400 bird species with both permanent habitats and migratory birds. This large number of birds has made the park one of the birding destinations in the Southern part of Tanzania. The long lists of birds can be achieved with patient Mikumi national park safaris that last beyond 3 days. However much the size of the park is not all that very big but the diversity of the ecosystem and the vegetation has attracted different bird species. The most sighted birds are Black-billed bustard, Secretary bird, Guinea fowl, Oxpeckers, Bateleur eagles, cattle egret.
Mountains
Mikumi national park is situated in the middle of mountains hence making mountains some of the key Attractions in Mikumi national park. The scenic views of the mountains that have a unique formation system attract more guests, especially writers, photographers, and researchers to the park. The most common and famous mountains are Uluguru mountains that every guest wants to try to hike during their safari to Mikumi national park. Other mountains around the park include Udzugwa Mountains, Malundwe Mountains which are the largest and the highest mountain. Its found in the center of the national park connecting the Uluguru mountains with the Udzungwa mountains and Uvidunda. Malundwe Mountains is consist of three peaks with the highest peak found on the Southern part reaching up to 1290 meters.
