Arusha Tours

Where is Arusha National Park located?

Arusha national park is located near the busy city of Arusha in the northern part of Tanzania. The Arusha city is also known as the Geneva of Africa, it’s also the host of most of the tourism activities in the northern part of Tanzania.  The Arusha national park has diverse landscape and the most rewarding view of the Mount Meru.  Do you have few hours in this city before proceeding with other activities?  Then Arusha national park is the perfect scape goat for you to have a few hours to enjoy nature.

Activities to do at Arusha National Park

 This national park offers the following tourism activities.

Game viewing activity- The Arusha national park offers a wild viewing activity as it is the host of different wild animals such as Giraffes, elephants, buffalos, colobus monkey, zebra and various species of antelopes. Have a few hours’ drive to enjoy the spectacular view of different wild animals.

Bird watching activity- Momela Lake which is located inside Arusha National Park is an the leading attraction to different bird species. This makes the destination an ideal place for bird watching activities.  The alkaline nature of this lake attracts several bird species such as flamingos, pelicans, African fish eagle, hamerkop and many more.

Walking safari- If you love nature walks and trekking then, this is a perfect place for you to be in. The Arusha national park offers the best nature walk safari normally accompanied with armed rangers. The nature walks offer you a chance to explore the ecosystem of this park, to learn smaller details of both the large animals all the way to the smaller species such as insects.

Picnic safari – The Arusha national park has a well-designed space for you to enjoy the picnic, have a relaxation break that is surrounded with a spectacular view of the nature. The diverse landscape, the wild animals, and the birds will make your picnic even more immerse.

Canoeing on Lake Momela- You can’t leave Arusha National Park without giving yourself a chance of exploring the canoeing activity in this national park in Lake Momela. This activity will give you a peaceful and relaxation moment, as you explore the wildlife along the shoreline of Lake Momela. Immerse yourself with the thrilling view of the sunset or sunrise.

Exploring the reptiles at Meserani Snake Park. You cannot speak of Arusha without mentioning Meserani, or most famous snake park in East Africa. It is located at a distance equivalent to a 45mins drive from Arusha town while heading towards Manyara. Its location is strategic, as it is located just near the road while heading to the other national parks on the Northern Circuit (i.e. Tarangire, Serengeti, Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater). There are various activities that are likely to be conducted while at Meserani such as having snake tour whereby visitors are likely to be exposed to various species of dangerous snakes that are found in this park. The species of snakes includes the most dangerous species of snakes in the world such as the green mamba, black mamba, puff adders and the Egyptian cobras. The entrance fee to Meserani snake part is not that much expensive since it has been categorized into two categories; the fee for the indigenous (Tanzanians) and the fee for the foreigners. The fee for the Tanzanians is very low while the fee for foreigners is almost about 20 USD which is equivalent to almost forty six thousand Tanzanian shillings (just in case you opt to pay in Tanzanian shillings).