Just south of Kenya’s border, in the shadow of the Pare Mountains, is Mkomazi National Park. Although Mkomazi’s dry savannah is one of the best places to bird watch in Northern Tanzania, it can be challenging to see game in some seasons. Even in the height of the safari season, there are more than 400 bird species and hardly any tourists or safari vehicles. The Mkomazi Rhino Project, a conservation initiative that is reintroducing black rhinos and African hunting dogs to the region, is based in the reserve. Highlights of the game include rhinos, hunting dogs, elephants, zebras, ostriches, and various antelope species. In Mkomazi, extended walking safaris lasting a few hours to a few days are possible. It is a rarely visited park because it is situated in the opposite direction from the other Northern Circuit safari destinations (relative to Moshi and Arusha).