Serengeti National Park

Endless Plains of Nature’s wonder

The Serengeti National Park, covering 14763 square kilometers is one of the worlds largest wildlife sanctuaries. One of the most breathtaking events in the animal kingdom, the migration of thousands of wildebeests takes place here every year. The Serengeti, 320 kilometers from Arusha, became  a National Park in 1951. It was accepted by the World Heritage Convention as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve in 1981.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

“The Eight Wonder”

This area consist of 8300 square kilometers and includes:

Ngorongoro Crater which is 20 km wide.

Nearly two million years ago Ngorongoro Peak towered almost as high as Kilimanjaro. Both these mountains formed the highest peaks in Africa at that time. The Ngorongoro Volcanic peak collapsed beneath the volcano to form a caledra, the largest unbroken and unflooded in the world today. Although a geological feature formed by the withdrawal of molten in this manner is correctly called a caldera, many people are traditionally used to the term Crater and hence Ngorongoro Caledra is described as crater in all records available. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the few natural places in East Africa where one can sight the rare Black Rhinos in their natural settings.

Lake Eyasi where the Hadzabe people have lived for 10 000 years. Their lifestyle is still centred around hunting and gathering traditions.

Engaruka which is a village close to the ruins of a complex irrigation system with terraced stone housing sites estimated to be at least 500 years old.

Oldoinyo Lengai which has one of Tanzania’s most rugged and unusual scenery and trekking. It is 2878m.

Embakai Crater. Small and beautiful with a lake in the bottom. You can walk down with a ranger and come very close to the flamingos.

Olduvai George where they have found documentation of ancient life.

Lake Manyara National Park

Lions in Acacia Branches

Located 125 kilometers west of Arusha town, under the wall of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park attained its status in 1960. The park is 330 square kilometers in size, of which 230 is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara. The park contains a large variety of habitats such as the rift wall, the ground water forest, acacia woodland, areas of open grassland, to mention a few; thus being able to support large number of species. The main attraction here is the rich bird life, baboons, hippos and three climbing lions which can be seen at a very close range. 

Arusha National Park

Bird-watching Amid Major Peaks

Formerly Ngurdoto Crater National Park, Arusha National Park covers an area of about 137 square kilometers. It is located near Arusha town between the peaks of Mountains Kilimanjaro and Meru. The park and the town derive their name from the Waarusha people who traditionally lived in this area.

It is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania, but is very attractive and topographically varied. It consists of: Ngurdoto Crater, the Momela Lakes and Mt. Meru.

Tarangire National Park

Tree-climbing Pythons

Covering approximately 2600 square kilometers, Tarangire lies to the south of large open grass plains of southern Masaai land, 115 kilometers from Arusha along the Arusha-Dodoma road. The features of Tarangire correlate with the type of animals residing in the grassland and flood plains. Tarangire is commonly famous for its tree-climbing pythons, zebras, hartebeests, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, gazelles, oryx and abundant bird life.

Kilimanjaro National Park

From Game Viewing to Alpine Conquests

The Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain awaits the brave and adventurous. The area around the mountain has been declared a national park, with an area of 756 square kilometers. The Kilimanjaro National Park attained its status in 1973 to preserve Mount Kilimanjaro’s outstanding scenic features and its flora and fauna. At an altitude of 5895 meters above sea level, Kilimanjaro is not only the highest mountain in Africa, but also the highest free standing mountain in the world with one of the largest volcanoes ever to burst the earth’s crust.