Mikumi is a renowned national park in Tanzania. The Mikumi is the most popular and the most accessible spot of Tanzania. The natural beauty of this place attracts huge number of visitors of all ages. The main attractive feature of this place is the open grasslands covered by mountain ranges on two sides.
The Mikumi National Park covers an area of 3230 square kilometers. Due to its pleasant climatic conditions and undisturbed nature, the visitors frequent this place throughout the year. This area is much more civilized and the mode of transportation to this place is also available in plenty. Mkata River are found here. Hence, presence of swamps and wetlands are a common feature of the Mikumi National Park. With all its diverse features, this place is worth a two day visit.
The wild life of the Mikumi has hippos, varied species of birds, wild dogs, yellow baboons, red bucks, impalas and other antelopes. Apart from this other animals include black-bellied bustards, black turkeys and ground hornbills are found in abundance in the plains. In the Mikumi National Park, there are two water holes where the visitors can see the deadly python, hammer kop, saddle-bill stork and the malachite kingfisher. On the eastern part of the plain one can see the cunning jackals, the most common predator. The plant life consist of the baobab trees, shady fig trees and the gigantic pink Jacaranda trees.
