Mikumi national park safari
Mikumi national park safari: Mikumi national park is one of the protected areas that are found in the Southern part of the country. Its located not far from the shores of Indian ocean, it the park was established in 1964. Mikumi national park has risen through several landers after it was gazette as national park. It began as a small game reserve till 1975 when more land from both South and Northern sides were added in to the park. Currently the park is the 4th largest national park in Tanzania covering a total land area of 3,230 square kilometers.
Your planed Mikumi national park safari takes you to the land of Arc Mountains that surround the park across all directions. The most famous mountains are the Uluguru Mountains that are found on the Eastern part of the Park. In the West and the north you find the Mazunyungu hills, Madzini hills and Mbesera hills. Mikumi is one of the best national parks though not very famous but has great wildlife experience. Its unique surrounding by the mountains and the hills has given more reflection of light to the park that gives good scenic and fabulous color and light around the park. The views of the sunset and sunrise are good especially if you hike to the top of any hill or mountain and observe the sun rise or sun set.
Mikumi national park has diversified ecosystem that is further more divided by the rod that runs across the park. The road separates the park in to two sections one is North West and the other is South East. Both sides have different ecosystem with little in common for example the north West its dominated by the open alluvial plains that are characterized by more Acacia trees and the large Boababs 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. During your Mikumi national park safari you will enjoy more live action of wildlife especially good number of healthy African Elephants that are found in large numbers. Mikumi national park safari is guaranteed all year around wildlife experience as many animals can be sighted throughout the year. Its size and distance away from the busy town of Dar es Salaam makes it one of the best park to explore for the business community who may not have enough time to explore the wilderness. You can do 2 days Mikumi national park safari starting from Dar es Salaam.
Mikumi national park safari always start from the Tanzanians busies city that is Dar es Salaam passing through one of the protected area called Ruaha national park. The government constructed good highway that opened the park to the city hence reducing on the driving time. The distance from Dar es salaam to Mikumi national park is around 283 kilometers taking four to five hours drive from the city. Our Mikumi national park safari starts early in the morning from Dar es salaam either with pickup from the airport (Julius Nyerere international Airport) or at your hotel in the city. The Mikumi national park safari is parked with sceni drives passing through the largest national reserve not only in Tanzania but entire Africa that is Selous national reserve. You can choose even to fly from the airport at Julius Nyerere international airport with domestic flights like Safari Airlink to Ruaha or Selous then the driver will pick you and transfer you to Mikumi national park.
Experience the best of Southern Tanzania with our Mikumi national park safari package that can combine both Mikumi national park and other game reserves like selous, Ruaha and others. See the untapped wildlife at their natural habitat. This park is fully parked with action with four of the African big five family available. You will explore the big game during your Mikumi national park safari like Elephants, Buffaloes, Lions,. Elephants, Wildebeests, hyenas, hippos, Giraffes, Zebras, Gazelles, Kudus, Sable Antelopes, African wild dogs mention but a few. Birders also enjoy the little bird paradise with over 400 bird species. The park is gate way route of migratory birds that come to Indian Ocean for breading. The most sited birds are: Guine Fowls, Black billed Bustards, Marabou storks, Ox peckers, Different species of Eagles like Martial eagle, fishing eagle mention but a few, Yellow Throated long claws, Cattle Egrete, herons,colorful Lilac, lovebirds, secretary bird and others.
The park is dominated by midrange and budget accommodations hence making Mikumi national park safari more affordable to all guests. Mikumi national park is part of the greater Selous ecosystem that is gifted with a good number of healthy animals that freely move across the parks. However much the movement has been reduced by the highway that was constructed across the park. Despite the fact that Mikumi national park has much to offer to the guest besides being the 4th largest national park in Tanzania, the number of visitors that the park receives annually is very small compared to the Northern national parks. This makes the park good screte destination for brain refreshment and relaxing while enjoying game viewing. The park is not crowded hence giving more privacy.
In conclusion, when planning for Mikumi national park safari its advisable to make it a little bit longer trip that can give you opportunity to get more wildlife game with a visit to the South Tanzania popular parks like Selous, Ruaha, Katavi or Gombe stream the only destination where you can see Chimpanzees in Tanzania. The trip can be done any time of the year though the best recommended time is during the long dry season that is from June to October. Mikumi national park is also regarded as the educational and research center with great research programs of wildlife like Yellow Baboons research project which is currently only done here in entire Africa.
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