Compact park with Mt Meru, Momella Lakes (flamingos), and the Ngurdoto Crater — all in one day.
Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Region
Northern Circuit (near Arusha)
Best time
June–October, December–February
Coordinates
-3.250, 36.830Arusha NP covers just 552 km² but packs in remarkable diversity: the slopes of Mt Meru, the emerald-green Ngurdoto Crater (a mini-Ngorongoro), the 7 Momella Lakes thick with lesser flamingos, and plentiful giraffe, buffalo, zebra and black-and-white colobus monkeys. Perfect as a warm-up day before Kilimanjaro or Serengeti.
Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.
Best time to visit
June–October, December–February
Choose a curated departure or use any of these as a starting point — we'll tailor the itinerary, dates and pace to you.
4,566 m summit — the best Kilimanjaro acclimatisation trek with wildlife to boot.
Mt Meru acclimatisation + all 5 northern parks + Zanzibar — the complete Tanzania sampler.