Arusha National Park

Area: 137 km²
Arusha National Park is only 25 km outside Arusha and is one of Tanzania's smallest national parks. The park encompasses many interesting environments - forests, lake systems, wetlands, mountains, meadows and grasslands. Arusha National Park is a natural area with outstanding beauty as it lies between the peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m asl) and Mount Meru (4565 m asl). This is probably the best national park for getting giraffes close in as they are less shy here than in other parks. The number of bird species in Arusha amounts to no less than about 400. An area of ​​interest in the park is the Ngurdoto crater, which is 20 km wide and 100 meters deep.

Arusha - Tarangire

After breakfast, departure from Arusha towards Tarangire National Park. From Arusha it takes about 2 hours to reach the entrance to Tarangire National Park.
Tarangire National Park is located 50 km south of Lake Manyara National Park. The nature is varied in Tarangire with palm forest, tree and grassy savannas, cliffs and hilly terrain. The park is known for its characteristic baobab trees which grow up to 15 meters high. Without the existence of the Tarangire River, this park would not house much wildlife. The park is one of the most abundant national parks in Tanzania for birds (in terms of number of species). Tarangire is the elephant densest national park in Africa with about 2,000 elephants during September – December. During the months of January - March, zebras and wildbeest give birth to their calves annually.