Mikumi forms the northern border of the Selous Game
Reserve, and is one of the most accessible of the
Tanzanian national parks. Mikumi is rich in wildlife and
contains buffalo, elephant and lion. Also found are
wildebeest, zebra, impala, warthog, hippo, and giraffe.
Most of the animals can be seen at all seasons.
Elephants can be seen throughout the area and buffaloes
totaling some 3,000 are to be found on the treeless
grassland. Vegetation: The Mkate River Floor Plain with
its hard ridges, swamps and black clay grassland, the
miombo woodlands lie on hills of east and west, and the
rivers with their fringe of tall trees and dense
thickets. The TAZARA (Tanzania-Zambia) railway line
marks the boundary of Mikumi with Selous to the south.