Mikumi National Park

5,000 square kilometre (47,000 square miles) wilderness that stretches almost to the shores of the Indian Ocean. It is nestled in the centre of mountain ranges, Uruguru Mountains to the East and the Lumango ranges to the Southwest. Enclosed by this ranges is the main feature of the park, the Mkata floodplain that is home to a large herd of Buffalo. It is within the open horizon of Mkata floodplain that the bulk of the wildlife in Mikumi is found.