Say Mikumi and it’s hard not to think of the arterial road (and the massive video coaches driven by maniacal drivers on their way between Dar es Salaam and Mbeya) that slices its way through the park
Say Mikumi and it’s hard not to think of the arterial road (and the massive video coaches driven by maniacal drivers on their way between Dar es Salaam and Mbeya) that slices its way through the park. Of course this is to belittle the park and there’s more to it than just road kill.
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Mikumi is one of Tanzania’s smallest parks and is located just to the east of the Uluguru Mountains. It shares a border with the Selous Game Reserve to the south and therefore, as you’d expect, has many of the species in common with those found in the Selous. Mikumi does have some excellent game; leopard, lion and even hunting dog are found here as well as elephant and plenty of plains game. The best way to visit the park is almost certainly as part of a safari to include the Udzungwas and Ruaha, which can be done by air, or, if you’re feeling up to long journeys, by road. In this context Mikumi makes very good sense for a couple of nights.
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