Northern Circuit · National Park

Mkomazi National Park

Black rhinos and wild dogs beneath Kilimanjaro.

June–October and January–February
approx. 3,245 km²

Mkomazi National Park

Type: National Park
Region: Northern Circuit
Area: approx. 3,245 km²
Established: 2008
Best time: June–October and January–February
Access: Approx. 3 h by road from Kilimanjaro Airport

Overview

Semi-arid wilderness on the Kenyan border with a black rhino sanctuary and a wild dog breeding programme — and views of Kilimanjaro.

Mkomazi is a dramatic landscape of open grassland, acacia bush and inselbergs, with Kilimanjaro on the horizon. It is a conservation success story: the park’s fenced sanctuary protects endangered black rhino, and a breeding programme has helped return African wild dogs to the wild.

Game drives reveal elephant, giraffe, lion and dry-country species, and the views over the Mkomazi Valley at sunset are unforgettable.