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Mikumi National Park
Swirls
of opaque mist hide the advancing dawn. The first shafts of sun color the
fluffy grass heads rippling across the plain in a russet halo. A herd of
zebras, confident in their camouflage at this predatory hour, pose like
ballerinas, heads aligned and stripes merging in flowing motion. Mikumi
National Park abuts the northern border of Africa’s biggest game reserve – the
Selous – and is transected by the surfaced road between Dar es Salaam and
Iringa. It is thus the most accessible part of a 75,000 square kilometer
(47,000 square mile) tract of wilderness that stretches east almost as far as
the Indian Ocean. The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata
Floodplain, the popular centerpiece of Mikumi, draw frequent comparisons to the
more famous Serengeti Plains. Lions survey their grassy kingdom – and the
zebra, wildebeest, impala and buffalo herds that migrate across it – from the
flattened tops of termite mounds, or sometimes, during the rains, from perches
high in the trees. Giraffes forage in the isolated acacia stands that fringe
the Mkata River, islets of shade favored also by Mikumi’s elephants.
Crises-crossed by a good circuit of game-viewing roads, the Mkata Floodplain is
perhaps the most reliable place in Tanzania for sightings of the powerful
eland, the world’s largest antelope. The equally impressive greater kudu and
sable antelope haunt the miombo-covered foothills of the mountains that rise
from the park’s borders. More than 400 bird species have been recorded, with
such colorful common residents as the lilac-breasted roller, yellow-throated
long claw and bateleur eagle joined by a host of European migrants during the
rainy season. Hippos are the star attraction of the pair of pools situated 5km
north of the main entrance gate, supported by an ever-changing cast of water
birds.
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