This Arusha national park day trip can start from Arusha or Moshi town. A 1-day Arusha national park tour offering a perfect opportunity for wildlife enthusiasts who would like to go on a short Tanzania safari break to the bush.
Arusha is a tapestry of habitats, teeming with animals and birds. From lush swamps to tranquil lakes or the rocky alpine heights of Mount Meru, the terrain is as varied as it is beautiful.
The Arusha national park is full of life, during your Arusha national park tour, you can encounter heard of buffalo, zebra, and giraffe often, and warthog, waterbuck, pairs of dik-dik and reedbuck are also frequent sights. More than 400 species of bird, both migrant and resident, can be found in Arusha national park alongside rare primates, such as the beautiful Black-and-White Colobus Monkey.
This 1-day safari to Arusha national park gives you an opportunity to explore nature at its closest and offers a variety of safari activities such as game driving, walking safaris, canoeing, and trekking, but, its the feeling of solitude that might just be the best asset of Arusha national park.
What to Expect on this Arusha National Park Tour
At 8:00 am in the morning, your driver will meet you at your hotel in Arusha town for your day trip to Arusha national park, located 35 km from Arusha town (40 minutes drive); Arusha national park can be accessed on a good tarmac road for most of the journey.
The park has an incredible variety of fauna and flora, which cannot fail to impress. Your day trip will include a visit to the Ngurdoto Crater.
Buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, warthogs, zebras, and baboons can be seen all year round as well as many different bird species.
At the Momella Gate, an armed ranger will be waiting for you to accompany you on the walking safari (3hr walk) that will give you the chance to experience the wildlife up-close.
Only a few other national parks in Tanzania give you such an opportunity and it is something that should not be missed.
Lunch will be taken at a picnic place and in the afternoon, you will continue your tour in the safari vehicle through the Arusha National Park.
The park can easily be seen in a day. Most visitors will tailor a day visit to Arusha national park to fit in with a trip to one of the Big four parks (Serengeti, Tarangire, Manyara and Ngorongoro).
Your day trip to Arusha national park ends with a return to Arusha town, arriving at around 5:00 pm.
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