This national park is located in northeastern Tanzania on the border of Kenya in both the Kilimanjaro and Tanga regions
Mkomazi National Park was established in 1951 as a game reserve and was recently upgraded into a national park in 2005. The national park covers an area of 3234km2(323400 ha) and is dominated by Acacia vegetation. The national park came as a result of the union of the two game reserves, Umba and Mkomazi
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 animals here include Giraffes, Oryx, gerenuk, hartebeest, lesser Kudu, eland, impala, and Grant's gazelle. These share the park with elephants, buffalo, and numerous predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs, and in all the national park has 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 that can keep water from 300-1000 liters and can live over 600 years. The rocky, isolated hills. Elsewhere, the seas of bush give way to open savannah woodlands of umbrella acacia and mbugas- shallow 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.
It's located in Northern Tanzania, split between the Kilimanjaro and Tanga administrative regions. The park boards on the west, Tsavo National Park of Kenya. The Zange Entrance gate lies 112 km (69 miles) from Moshi, 550 km from Mwalimu J.K Nyerere International Airport, Dar es-Salaam, 145kmfrom Kilimanjaro International Airport, and 120 km from Kilimanjaro National Park.