MKOMAZI NATIONAL PARK
This national park is located in the Northeastern Tanzania on border of Kenya in both Kilimanjaro and Tanga region
Mkomazi National Park was established in 1951 as a game reserve and recently was upgraded into a national park in 2005. The national park covers an area of 3234km2(323400 ha) and dominated by Acacia vegetation. The national park came as a result union of the two game reserves of Umba and Mkomazi game reserves
How to get to Mkomazi National park.
By road, this national park is easily accessible via Same, that lies on the surface highway connecting Arusha to Dar es Salaam. The national park is also easily accessible on special arrangement through Njiro, Kivingo and Umba gates. The national park can either be reached from the nearby existing tourist attractions in East Arch Mountains, Coast and Kilimanjaro Mountain Charter. The flights are available to Kisima Airstrip
Attractions at Mkomazi National Park.
Birds
The park recorded over 400 different bird species making this national park a bird viewing destination. There are many different birds and the most common ones are, doves, hornbills, weavers, guinea fowls, martial eagles, and violet wood pikers. The birding in this national park.
Animals
This national park has typical arid conditions in Nyika and the animal here include, Giraffes, Oryx, gerenuk, hartebeest, lesser Kudu, eland, impala, and the Grants gazelle and these share the park with elephants, buffalos, and numerous predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs, and in all the national park recorded over 75 different animal species around the park.
Mkomazi national park is the southern tip of the Sahel Zone. It is a classic dry- country reserve of grey green Nyika bush, ancient baobab trees isolated that can keep water from 300-1000 liters and can liver over 600 years. The rocky isolated hills. Elsewhere the seas of bush give way to open savannah woodland s of umbrella acacia and mbugas- sahllow valleys of grassland.
ACCOMMODATION
There are many types of accommodation ranging from the very low budget, mid-range and luxury accommodation and the close one are noted, The Tides Lodge, Double tree resort, Aluna Nugwi, beach Crab resort, and many others that offer best services
Location and direction.
Its located in the Northern Tanzania split between Kilimanjaro and Tanga administrative regions. The park boards on the west, Tsavo National park of Kenya. The Zange Entrance gate lies 112km69miles from Moshi, 550km rom Mwalimu J.K Nyerere International Airport- Dar es-Salaam, 145kmfrom Kilimanjaro International Airport and 120 km from Kilimanjaro National park