Arusha National Park - Bobby Camping Safaris Tanzania

Welcome to Arusha National Park

This beautiful Park has often been called a “little germ” and rightly so. It is only ½ an hour by tarmac road from Arusha town, the safari center of Northern Tanzania. With mountains, valleys, lakes, and small plains clothed in green, it has a wonderful feeling of peace and solitude. It is dominated by Mount Meru, which at 4,566 m (14,980 ft) is the 5rd highest free standing mountain in Africa.

This second highest mountain in Tanzania offers unforgettable experience and serves as acclimatization refuge before climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

The Serengeti is home to the world’s largest populations of Wildebeest, Zebra, Cape Eland, Lion, Cheetah, Hyena and Gazelles. The scenic beauty of the sky with cool nights and warm days makes your visit to this remaining home for great migration of large mammals incredible!

Climate of Arusha National Park

Arusha National Park can be visited throughout the year; however, the best time to explore Arusha National Park is between June to September and December to early March, when the weather is generally dry and ideal for wildlife viewing, hiking, and canoeing.

The short rainy season in Arusha National Park occurs from October to November, while the long rainy season lasts from March to May. During this period the park receives an average annual rainfall ranging from approximately 800 mm to 1,200 mm.

Located at an altitude ranging between 1,700 and 4,566 meters above sea level, Arusha National Park features diverse climate zones that support lush forests, open grasslands, and alpine vegetation around Mount Meru, Tanzania’s second-highest mountain.

Getting there

The park can be accessed by road and air.

Road. Accessed from all towns and cities to the present entry or exit points/gates namely Naabi Hill, Seronera, Ndutu, Kusini, Kirawira, Handajega, Ikoma, Tabora ‘B’, Lamai, Lobo, Ndabaka, Machochwe and Kleins.Air. There are all weather airstrips in the center of the park (Seronera), in the South (Kusini), in the East (Lobo), in the West (Kirawira) and in the North (Kogatende & Lamai). There are scheduled and private charters from Arusha, Mwanza, Kilimanjaro, Musoma, Dar es salaam and Zanzibar.

Attractions

The Park is gifted with variety of attractions ranging from wildlife inhabiting the wilderness to craters and mountain peaks.