Mkomanzi National Park
Mkomazi National Park is a hidden gem amongst the parks of Tanzania. Located in Northeastern Tanzania below the slopes of the Pare and Usambara Mountains, Mkomazi extends to Tsavo National Park in Kenya and together these two parks form the Greater Tsavo Ecosystem with an area of 43,ooo square kilometers.
Representing one of Tanzania’s most unique ecosystems Mkomazi National Park is the southernmost extension of the Somali semi-arid belt and the Sahel Biosphere the biogeographic region linking the Sahara Desert with Central Africa. For this reason, several species found in Mkomazi are found nowhere else in Tanzania. Although protected as Mkomazi and Umba Game Reserves since 1951 it was only gazetted as a national park in 2008 when Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) took over management of this 3,200 square kilometre wilderness.
The best time for game viewing in Mkomazi is during the dry season, from June to November, when animals congregate around the waterholes. But the park can be visited all year round as most roads are all weather, and across the seasons a variety of different species may be encountered, particularly migratory birds. Even in the hot season from December to March, it cools down pleasantly at night due to its altitude of 800-1.200m.
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