Ten reasons why you must visit Mikumi National Park from Dar es Salaam

If there is one hidden natural wonder of Africa that one should not miss if one ever visits Dar es Salaam, it definitely has to be the Mikumi National Park located just under 300 km from Tanzania's financial capital. HERE ARE 10 GOOD REASONS WHY ONE SHOULD VISIT THE PARK: REASON 1: BIG GAME + DIVERSITY OF OTHER WILDLIFE Mikumi is home to an amazing diversity of big game including 4 of the the famed big 5 of Africa- elephants, buffalos, lions and the leopard. The Park also has a staggering diversity of lesser-wildlife/ small game and game birds, apart from the big game. It is a dream destination for bird lovers, with over 400 species to sight and photograph from. Apart from birds there are many species of insects and reptiles that roam here. Big herds of zebra, impala, giraffe, wildebeast, wild buffalo are found in Mikumi National Park A staggering 400 species of birds have been apparently recorded in Mikumi National Park, including residents like this