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Vuma Hills Tented Camp is perched above the trees stretching over the seemingly endless wilderness south west of Mikumi National Park. 'Vuma' translated from Kiswahili means "a good rumor that is spread with the blowing wind". Now a reality rather than just a rumor, it is the ideal place to evoke the true spirit of Africa. Mikumi was gazetted as a National Park in 1964 and is named after the spindle shaped Borassus palm trees. The Mkata plain supports vast herds of plains game such as wildebeest, impala, zebra and giraffe, hunted by their associated predators; while you are more likely to find Lichtenstein's hartebeest, greater kudu, roan and sable antelope in the surrounding less fertile hills. Although game sightings can never be guaranteed, there are lots of sightings of the African 'wild dog' hunting the plains in packs. Your spacious and comfortable tent is one of sixteen, all with a rather old fashioned colonial d?cor. Sleeping under canvas at Parks Served: Mikumi

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