Mikumi is the most popular Tanzania national park and its located north of selous game reserve 315km from Dar es salaam, and covers the area of 3,230square kilometer area and the fourth largest park in Tanzania.
The mikumi flood plain,with its open grasslands,dominates the park together with the mountain ranges. Lions are comomonly seen, elephants are also encountered and other animals frequently seen are Thompson Gazelles eland, giraffe, kudu, warthog, waterbuck, buffalo, civet, velvet monkey, wildebeest as the packs of wild dog are rare elsewhere in Africa.
