Arusha National Park
	• 137 sq km • above 1800 m (sea level) • Kilimanjaro views • The Momella lakes and Mt Meru • Buffalo, Elephants, hippos • Plains game • 400 species of birds

Arusha National Park is one of the smallest and most beautiful of the Tanzanian National Parks. Its main features are the Ngurdoto Crater also dubbed the Little Ngorongoro, the Momella Lakes and the rugged Mt. Meru (4556m). Because of the differing altitudes and the geological structure, there are several vegetation types which support an abundant wildlife. Among the species to be seen in this park are the Burchell's zebra, Buffaloes, Elephants and a variety of plains game besides baboons and Colubus Monkeys.

The Momella lakes like many Rift valley lakes are shallow and alkaline. This attracts a variety of water birds the most pronounced being the Flamingoes which feed on the algae growth. The Ngurdoto crater now extinct while the Mt Meru is dormant having last erupted just 100 years ago.