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mount MERU AND ARUSHA national park
itineraries The closest national park to Arusha town - northern Tanzania's safari capital - Arusha National Park is a multi-faceted jewel, often overlooked by safari goers, despite offering the opportunity to explore a beguiling diversity of habitats within a few hours
About Arusha National Park
Size: 137 sq km (53 sq miles).
Location: Northern Tanzania, Northeast of Arusha town
Getting there
An easy 40-minute drive from Arusha. Approximately 60 km (35 miles) from Kilimanjaro International Airport. The lakes, forest and Ngurdoto Crater can all be visited in the course of a half day outing at the beginning or end of an extended northern safari.
What to do
Forest walks numerous picnic sites; three or four day mount Meru climb - good acclimatization for Kilimanjaro.
When to go
To climb mount Meru, June-February although it may rain in November. Best views of Kilimanjaro December-February.
Accommodation
A lodge, two rest houses, camp sites, two mountain huts inside the park; two lodges at Usa River outside the park and many hotels and hostels in Arusha town.
Mount Meru
Climbing Mt. Meru is usually skipped in favor of its bigger neighbor Mt. Kilimanjaro to the west, but the sheer beauty and challenge of this three-day climb makes it a must-do for obliging itineraries. The early parts of the trail pass through lush rainforests of fig trees and colubus monkeys high in the canopy.
As you climb higher, the cloud forest clears in the late afternoon to reveal striking vistas of Kilimanjaro and the volcano chain on the edge of the Rift Valley. The last distance before the summit passes over the crater ridge - an exhilarating experience, and not one for the faint-hearted.
itineraries The closest national park to Arusha town - northern Tanzania's safari capital - Arusha National Park is a multi-faceted jewel, often overlooked by safari goers, despite offering the opportunity to explore a beguiling diversity of habitats within a few hours
About Arusha National Park
Size: 137 sq km (53 sq miles).
Location: Northern Tanzania, Northeast of Arusha town
Getting there
An easy 40-minute drive from Arusha. Approximately 60 km (35 miles) from Kilimanjaro International Airport. The lakes, forest and Ngurdoto Crater can all be visited in the course of a half day outing at the beginning or end of an extended northern safari.
What to do
Forest walks numerous picnic sites; three or four day mount Meru climb - good acclimatization for Kilimanjaro.
When to go
To climb mount Meru, June-February although it may rain in November. Best views of Kilimanjaro December-February.
Accommodation
A lodge, two rest houses, camp sites, two mountain huts inside the park; two lodges at Usa River outside the park and many hotels and hostels in Arusha town.
Mount Meru
Climbing Mt. Meru is usually skipped in favor of its bigger neighbor Mt. Kilimanjaro to the west, but the sheer beauty and challenge of this three-day climb makes it a must-do for obliging itineraries. The early parts of the trail pass through lush rainforests of fig trees and colubus monkeys high in the canopy.
As you climb higher, the cloud forest clears in the late afternoon to reveal striking vistas of Kilimanjaro and the volcano chain on the edge of the Rift Valley. The last distance before the summit passes over the crater ridge - an exhilarating experience, and not one for the faint-hearted.