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Mikumi
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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. Criss-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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