Arusha National Park

Arusha National Park is a Tanzanian national park located in the north of the country in the Arusha region. Founded in 1960, the park included the Ngurdoto Crater and Lake Momella and was called the Ngurdoto Kreuter National Park. After the Meru volcano became part of it in 1967, the park changed its name to Arusha.

The park is located between the mountains of Kilimanjaro and Meru, 25 kilometers east of the regional center of the city of Arusha. In the immediate vicinity of the park are also the city of Moshi and Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Arusha consists of three main zones: Ngurdoto Crater, Momella Lakes and Meru Volcano. The Ngurdoto Crater, also known as the mini-Ngorongoro, is the most protected area in the park and is closed to tourists who can only watch the animals from several observation decks on its edge. Momella Lakes are a group of shallow alkaline lakes fed by underground springs. Mount Meru is the fifth highest peak in Africa and the second highest in Tanzania with an altitude of 4,565 meters.