Mikumi National Park, which has an area of 3230 square kilometers, is the closest park to Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of Tanzania, and is quite accessible by road and by charter plane. The park gets its name from the borasssus palm trees that are common in the area. It is dominated by river flood plains with ridges, swamps, and open grassland. The miombo woodlands found in the park and mountain ranges that border it on two sides are also significant features of the park. Mikumi has a wide variety of wildlife. Large herds of buffaloes and elephants feed and wander on the river plains. Many wildebeests, warthogs, jackals, etc.make the plains their home. Black-and-white colobus monkeys inhabit the trees in the south of the park, and crocodiles and hippos make use of its water. The park, too, has many of species of birds, some of which are Eurasian migrants commonly seen between October and April.