Destination guide · Southern circuit
Mikumi National Park
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Why come
What Mikumi National Park is known for
The Mkata floodplain
Open grass and flat-topped acacia — the Serengeti's shape at a smaller scale.
Reachable by road
The most accessible of the southern parks, which makes it a sensible opening rather than an afterthought.
The Mkata floodplain reads like a smaller Serengeti — open grass, flat-topped acacia, and horizons closed by the Uluguru mountains. Mikumi is the most reachable of the southern parks by road, which makes it a sensible first stop on a southern circuit rather than an afterthought.
Best time: June to October is driest and easiest, though the park holds game year-round. How long: two nights, usually paired with Ruaha or Nyerere.
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