Destination guide · Northern circuit
Arusha National Park
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Why come
What Arusha National Park is known for
Walking safaris
No lion here, so you are allowed on foot with a ranger among giraffe and buffalo.
Momella lakes
Shallow, alkaline, and pink with flamingo when the season is right.
Black-and-white colobus
Moving through the forest canopy above the track.
The park most travellers drive past on the way to somewhere else, which is a mistake if you have a spare day at either end of a trip. Momella's shallow lakes turn pink with flamingo, black-and-white colobus move through the forest canopy, and because there are no lion here you are allowed to walk — with an armed ranger, on foot, among giraffe and buffalo.
Best time: year-round; the forest is at its best after rain. How long: a day, or a night if you are climbing Meru afterwards.
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