The fourth largest National park has direct access from Morogoro and Dar es salaam. Most travelers prefer to take this day trip for its near guarantee to see animals at mikumi national park, lion, leopard, buffalo, hippos, wildbeest, elephant, zebra, impala, giraffe. There are more than 400 species of birds including resident lilac breasted roller abd the bataleur eagle enjoying the company of migrating European birds. Mikumi is also known as the little Serengeti.