Mikumi National Park
The Mikumi National Park is a national park in Mikumi, near Morogoro, Tanzania. The park was established in 1964, currently covers an area of 3230 km² and is the fourth largest in the country.
The park contains a subspecies of giraffe, that biologists consider the link between the Masai giraffe and the Somali giraffe.
Other animals in the park are elephants, zebras, gnu, impales, eland, kudu, black antelope, baboons, wildebeests and buffaloes.
Tours Mikumi National Park
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CIRCUIT (10 DAYS)
Our 10-day Highlights Southern Circuit safari includes 4 national parks of the Southern Circuit: Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park and Nyerere National Park (Formerly Selous Game Reserve) the biggest protected wildlife area in Africa.
BEST OF THE SOUTHERN CIRCUIT (14 DAYS)
Our 14-day Southern Circuit safari includes all the national parks of the Southern Circuit: Selous Game Reserve, Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park and Saadani National Park.
More Mikumi National Park
At about 5 km from the north of the park, there are two pools inhabited by hippos. More than 400 different species of birds also inhabit the park.
The Mikumi belongs to the circuit of the wildlife parks of Tanzania, less visited by international tourists and better protected from the environmental point of view.
Most of the routes that cross the Mikumi proceed in the direction of the Ruaha National Park and the Selous.
The recommended season for visiting the park is the dry season between May and November.
